Articles by Donald McRae

About Donald McRae

Donald McRae is an award-winning author of twelve non-fiction books which have featured compelling boxers, pioneering heart surgeons, and legendary trial lawyers. He has twice won the UK's William Hill Sports Book of the Year for Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing and In Black White: The Secret History of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens. McRae is a three-time UK Interviewer of the Year winner. He has also won the UK's Sports Feature Writer of the Year three times for his work in The Guardian - most recently in 2018 and 2019. Connect with Donald on Twitter @donaldgmcrae.

At Peace With Boxing: Seanie Monaghan Moves On

January 7, 2020 Donald McRae

“It’s a bit of both,” Seanie Monaghan says when I ask him if he feels happy or sad to be back in his old Freeport gym, on Long Island, at the end of a year […]

Jorge Rubio, the Cuban trainer based in Miami, wraps Chamberlain's hands before his last fight - against Luke Watkins at York Hall in London on 27 October 2018.

Isaac Chamberlain: From Brixton’s Streets to Life as a Young Boxing Millionaire

November 23, 2019 Donald McRae

All images, credit Ernest Simons (@ErnestSimons). *** 5:15 a.m., Tuesday November 19, 2019, London Isaac Chamberlain sits alone in his apartment. After another restless night, with little sleep, the distressing thoughts take hold of him […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

“One More”: Regis Prograis Prepares For Josh Taylor

October 25, 2019 Donald McRae

“Yeah, one more, one more,” Regis Prograis says urgently as his gray T-shirt darkens with the sweat that pours down his face and body in the corner of a blue ring. We’re tucked away in […]