Errol Christie

Who is Errol Christie?

Errol Christie is a former professional British boxer and currently a boxing trainer. He was the captain of the English boxing team from 1980 to 1983 and European champion in 1983.

Christie, born in Leicester and raised in Radford, Coventry, was a regular fixture on ITV Fight Night in the 1980s. He earned the right to wear the Kronk Gym golden shorts after impressing its promoter Emanuel Steward. Christie won the overwhelming majority of his amateur and professional bouts up to 1985 when he was defeated by Mark Kaylor. After that his career declined until he retired in 1993 after a fight with Trevor Ambrose. He has since become a trainer to City executives engaged in the current craze for white collar boxing. One of his regular students is TV presenter Dermot O'Leary.

In March 2010, Christie published his biography No Place To Hide, about racism in both the boxing game and 1970s/1980s Britain in collaboration with former BBC TV producer, Tony McMahon. The book has now been longlisted for the William Hill sports writer prize for 2010. Both Christie and McMahon are registered with the Blake Friedmann literary agency.