Luke G. Williams

Luke G. Williams is in his third decade as a journalist and writer. A former staff writer for uefa.com, sportal.com, euro2000.com and Boxing Social websites, his freelance work has been published in The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Express, Boxing News and 007 Magazine among many other outlets. Luke was also a prolific feature writer and the online editor of Boxing Monthly magazine for several years. In the course of his career, Luke has interviewed many of the world’s top boxers, including Manny Pacquiao, Tyson Fury and Roy Jones Jr, as well as other leading figures from the world of sport such as David Beckham and Jimmy White. Luke’s first book Masters of the Baize (Co-written with Paul Gadsby) was published in 2004 and was named ‘book of the week’ by both The Sunday Times and Independent newspapers. His second book, Richmond Unchained, was published to widespread acclaim in 2015 and was featured on the BBC and ITV among many other media outlets. Nominated for Best Biography at the 2015 British Sports Book Awards, Richmond Unchained has also featured for the past six years on Thomas Hauser’s annual list of the greatest boxing books of all time and is currently under option for a potential television adaptation. In 2021, Hamilcar published Luke’s third book, President of Pandemonium, a meticulously researched investigation into the life and career of troubled Nigerian heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi which was hailed by sports writing legend Donald McRae as a “gripping read”. Luke’s fourth book, entitled The Natural, is a biography of cult snooker hero and hustler Patsy Houlihan and will be published in April 2023 by Pitch.