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‘Boxing is a force for good’
John Wight meets FRANK GILFEATHER, the fighting pensioner and social media sensation
Frank Gilfeather in his branded boxing gloves and (right) Frank in his younger days
AT AGE 78 Frank Gilfeather has lit up the boxing firmament these past few months, during which his social media footprint has grown exponentially to the point where he now boasts hundreds of thousands of followers and over a million views of his tutorial videos on the sport.
To watch him hit the bag in the gym is to watch the ageing process in reverse, such is the verve, power, balance and speed with which he goes about it.
Eloquent and as sharp as the proverbial tack, he is the best advertisement for a boxing life possible to conjure, making a strong case via the plethora of videos he’s published to date that “boxing is a force for good.”
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