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鈥淭his is my story. It鈥檚 the story of how a single mother - me - stumbled into boxing because of childcare. Or lack thereof.鈥�

Having been through a turbulent relationship break up, housing difficulties and as a newly single mother to a young son, the knock outs kept coming. Libby Liburd was seeking a way to find her feet again, when she came across a flyer for a boxing gym.

Boxing is an unlikely sport for women, a sport rife with accusations of misogyny and sexism. But Libby found that, while she may not be accepted as a boxer, she is celebrated as a mother - and having her child with her in the boxing gym changes the trajectory of both their lives.

Fight Fair is a punchy, pacy, personal story about what it means to overcome adversity on your own terms, to be a woman in a male dominated space and just what you can achieve if you keep moving forward.

New Storytellers presents the work of new radio producers, and this series features the winners of the Charles Parker Prize 2024 for the Best Student Radio Feature. These awards are presented every year in memory of the pioneering radio producer Charles Parker who produced the famous series of Radio Ballads with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. This series is introduced by Charles鈥� daughter, Sara Parker, an award-winning radio producer in her own right.

Fight Fair was produced by Libby Liburd who is studying the MA in Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast at University College London. The judges said her feature demonstrated a 鈥渞eal raw talent. It was very moving, and terrific to hear her determination. A marvellous programme, by a maker who knows absolutely what she鈥檚 doing鈥�.

Photo: Kasia Burke

Producer: Libby Liburd
A Soundscape production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4