EPISODE 35
FROM BRIXTON STREETS TO BOXING CHAMPION: JOURNEY TO THE TOP
BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION, ISAAC CHAMBERLAIN
Step inside the mind of rising boxing star Isaac Chamberlain and his relentless drive to become World Champion on the latest episode of the Off Script podcast.
Hear stories from Isaac’s troubled childhood on the streets of Brixton, his brush with gangs and violence and how boxing saved his life.
Listen as Isaac opens up about his meteoric rise to fame in the ring - and the harrowing lows of struggling alone in Miami with his career and future on the line.
You’ll learn:
What really happened in Isaac’s controversial losses
How his unbreakable faith in God has shaped his journey
An inside look at epic sparring sessions with boxing legends like AJ and Wilder
Isaac’s darkest moments before fame with violence, gang’s and his close brush with jail.
The relentless drive that’s led him from sleeping in attics to the brink of world championship glory.
Discover why Isaac Chamberlain is the boxer and man everyone is talking about.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
“Can you be committed to the process without being emotionally attached to the results? If you don't get what you want, can you still be the same hard worker? Can you still be that same guy?”
56.21- Isaac Chamberlain
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“I grew up in Brixton, South London. I was a shy kid, low self esteem. And my Mum took me to the gym. Because when I was growing up, there was a lot of gang violence around and, my cousin, he got stabbed in the heart after passing his GCSEs. Obviously, he was involved in gangs as well and my mom didn't want me to go down that route, because eventually he started to become a product of your environment.” - 7:07 - Isaac Chamberlain
“ I'm 23 years old and I just headlined the O2 Arena on Sky Sports. That's crazy. But you don't realise it, you're just a young kid. I remember walking out to that fight, and all I’m seeing is phone lights everywhere, and thinking I'm just young boy from Brixton, like I'm not supposed to be here.” - 26:40 - Isaac Chamberlain
“I've got friends that have grown up the wrong side of the law, that never believed in God, or any type of God, nothing. And then something would happen in life, a pinnacle moment where some of them maybe went to jail.. And they've come back with some form of faith, and I always say, I don't like labelling it, I don't like saying I'm this or that religion, or there's this God or that God because I feel like it divides. I do believe there's a higher power bigger than all of us, a bigger energy somewhere, something. And I always think that if you need faith to be a better human being and do better, I respect that. ” - 28:55 - Ty Temel
“Of course dreams often get shattered as Marco Huck has to pull out with a hand fracture from spiralling on the weekend. I felt numb when I heard the news. Not with any pain, but with an acceptance that this must be just how life goes. This must be what it is for me. No break, nor is there no break through. I pick up my hopes off the ground and I told myself that I must keep going. I must be relentless. I must not stop. I left my mother, our families, little brothers and sisters for hope. Hope that nothing could actually happen. This kills me slowly, but it's turning me so much more dangerous. No one is around me for any sort of comfort. Not that I'm looking for it. But it's a big burden when you have such a mind full of depth. It's a blessing and a curse.” - 36:15 - Isaac Chamberlain