News – Page 3 – Eddie 'THE BEAST' Hall

February 25, 2022

The heaviest boxing match in history. It’s been a long wait, but finally it’s about to burst straight into your living-rooms. Fear not – you won’t need to push the settee back, shift the coffee table. Exclusive TV coverage of the fight means you can see me lay out Thor Bjornsson live from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, where, on March 19, our epic battle will be the hottest ticket in town. For me, the fact we are being beamed around the world is massive. One of the great...

January 25, 2022

IT’S official – Eddie vs Thor is the most anticipated boxing match of 2022.Research from fight site Geezers Boxing, checking out social media engagement around some of the biggest match-ups of the year, put our clash at number one, above a potential Fury vs Joshua clash and the frenzy of Mike Tyson vs Logan Paul. And no wonder when you consider exactly what will be played out when finally we climb into that ring. Not only will this be the heaviest boxing match in history but it features two immense...

December 8, 2021

CHRISTMAS is about to hit us. A time when anyone concerned with fitness might naturally worry about giving in to temptation and ruining a long-term training regime with an overdose of calories. Hard to avoid the avalanche of food – but actually why would you want to? Christmas is a feast. I’ve certainly weighed into the turkey(s) and trimmings down the years and, despite being in serious preparation for my epic fight against my arch-rival Thor in spring, I don’t see this year as being any different. Thing is, it’s...

Thor – I’m coming for you!

October 25, 2021

I always have plenty in my diary, but for sure right now one thing sticks out more than any other – the big fight between me and Thor Bjornsson. Well, I say fight. Let’s face it, it’s going to be a walkover. In ancient mythology, Thor was the god of thunder. Bjornsson though is about as threatening as a light drizzle. He might have played The Mountain in Game of Thrones but I really don’t see our match-up as much of a hill to scale. We were meant to get...

I’m a Guinness Book of Records breaker!

January 1, 2019

Happy New Year! And what a year it’s been! So many highlights, so many massive moments, so many times when I’ve had to give myself a pinch and think, ‘Is this really all happening?’ One event made me feel like that more than any other – and I think it was because it took me back to being a kid. Back then, I loved the Guinness Book of Records with all its weird and wonderful feats – especially the weightlifting ones. As a kid, it’s one of those things that...

December 18, 2018

When I set out down this road, my main vision was to become known as the strongest man on earth. That I achieved that goal means everything to me. But it’s not about a trophy on the mantlepiece or an entry in Wikipedia. It’s not even about meeting Holly Willoughby! What matters to me is that I have shown that we need to believe in people mentally as well as physically. We need to be aware that even the strongest, like me, will often have another unseen side to them....

I’m changing – and you can change too!

December 4, 2018

I’VE got a lot of ambitions. To fulfil them, I can’t, quite literally, be the man I used to be. I took myself to the edge of 30-stones for one reason and one reason only – to lift the title of World’s Strongest Man. I was never going to stay that weight forever. It simply isn’t long-term healthy or sustainable. You don’t see many 30-stone blokes wandering around for nothing. Carrying that large a weight is a huge strain on a person’s frame and organs. I was never obese –...

September 10, 2018

OK, I’ve done some strange things and been in some strange places in my time. But Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown, which starts on Channel 5 on September 11 has to take the biscuit. In fact, it did quite literally take the biscuit. Luxuries like that were one of the things I was denied when I was locked in a room in a disused warehouse in Dublin for five days. I should mention I agreed to go along with this set-up, the aim of which was to see how long people...

July 6, 2018

IT was a big thing for me releasing my book at the end of last year. I’m just a normal lad from a normal background. I never thought my face would be peering out from the shelves in WH Smith. I’m incredibly proud of the book, but there was one strange fact about it. When it was first released, in October last year, it didn’t have the story of me winning the World’s Strongest Man in it. The TV show of the competition is never shown until Christmas and so...

July 3, 2018

I’M in Belfast this week, and the exciting times roll on. I’m in Northern Ireland filming a TV show to be aired later this year on Channel 5. With Love Island not plumping for me, this is a show where I’ll be sharing company for a week with people of a different kind. I can’t say too much, but we’re talking me sharing some space with a few celebrities – don’t worry, it’s a step up from Big Brother. The result will be a five or six episode series and...

May 18, 2018

OK, there’s a lot going on in the life of the Beast. I can hardly keep up with it myself, so I’ve no idea what it must be like for you guys! It’s for that reason that, as well as updating you all here, I’m putting together a monthly newsletter. It’ll be different, though, because in my newsletter I’ll be directing you to reach, as I did, your ultimate goal. Training is massive now. It has grown in popularity so much over the last ten years. That might be training...

April 18, 2018

I MIGHT not be competing at World’s Strongest Man this year but I certainly won’t be far from the action. I’m delighted to say I’ve signed a contract with UKTV to commentate on the competition, so you’ll still be able to enjoy the sight of my handsome features when the shows turn up on your TV this Christmas. After two years in Botswana, the World’s Strongest Man contest this year is being staged in Manila. So at the end of this month I’ll be heading to the Philippines. It’s the first...