{"id":296730,"date":"2023-11-06T17:54:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296730"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:54:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:54:54","slug":"sky-sports-boxing-icon-leaving-channel-after-overcoming-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/sky-sports-boxing-icon-leaving-channel-after-overcoming-cancer-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Sports boxing icon leaving channel after overcoming cancer battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Sports presenter Adam Smith has explained his absence from the channel while telling viewers that he is now cancer free.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was the lead presenter for their boxing coverage before taking a year away from screens with no reason offered up to his fans until now. Accounting that he faced a battle with cancer which he has now won, he also detailed his next steps.<\/p>\n<p>The father of three will no longer be the head of Sky Boxing in favour of finding a new challenge which he will announce in due course.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Joe Cordina ready to \u2018roll the dice\u2019 after boxing champ survives Monte Carlo title scare<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Amir Khan was &apos;scared of the toilet&apos; after Terence Crawford low blow had him \u2018p***ing blood\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media, Smith said: &quot;Hope everyone is well\u2026.new, exciting beginnings and challenges for me after a wonderful, incredible 3 decade journey at the amazing place that is Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;A brutal year away recovering from serious ill-health has given me the opportunity to think of my wider passions in sport &#8211; taking a deeper interest in the development of sports men and women and presenting\/commentating on a broader canvas.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I am cancer free and raring to go. Thanks to everyone at Sky &#8211; all my super talented colleagues past and present- for the most magical memories. Time for me to fly and I cannot wait!!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>What is your most memorable moment of Adam Smith at Sky Sports? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31375995.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Regis-Prograis-and-Josh-Taylor-Press-Conference.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Smith&apos;s update came more than a year after his most recent post which was uploaded before Savannah Marshall took on Claressa Shields in October of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>His most notable moments at Sky include commentary of Anthony Joshua&apos;s win over Wladimir Klitschko in which he exclaimed: &quot;Lift off for AJ!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He was also part of Sky Sports&apos; notable deal with Boxxer after Eddie Hearn and Matchroom joined forces with DAZN.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31375994.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Josh-Taylor-v-Jack-Catterall-Press-Conference.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article30794334.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Fulham-FC-Premier-League.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to C<span>ricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span><span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span><span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a322 a month<\/p>\n<p>A fan said in response: &quot;Will miss this man on Sky Sports Boxing but glad to see he is well Adam Smith was quality on Sky Boxing.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A second added: &quot;Adam Smith has been THE VOICE OF BOXING in the UK for as long as I can remember &#8211; his commentary on the AJ Klitschko fight we always be one of my favourites!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A third concluded: &quot;Great to hear Adam Smith is healthy again. What a duo Eddie Hearn and Smith were together btw. Hearn\u2019s charisma and showmanship mixed with Adam\u2019s level headed pragmatism.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/adam-smith-sky-sports-boxing-31376077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Sports presenter Adam Smith has explained his absence from the channel while telling viewers that he is now cancer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sky Sports boxing icon leaving channel after overcoming cancer battle - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/sky-sports-boxing-icon-leaving-channel-after-overcoming-cancer-battle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sky Sports boxing icon leaving channel after overcoming cancer battle - 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