York Hall – Hackney Citizen

Liberal Democrat activist ‘knocks out’ UKIP MEP in Brexit-charged ‘chessboxing’ match

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 17:10

Dominant: Lib Dem Toby White lands a blow. Photograph: London Chessboxing

York Hall hosted the political bout of sport that alternates chess and pugilism as a test of mental and physical strength

Skate Wars: The Empire Skates Back

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 16 October 2011 at 09:15

Fast, feisty and furious, London Rockin’ Rollers face Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz in what promises to be a hard-fought battle. Skate Wars women’s roller derby thunders on Hackney’s borders

Beautiful Burnout

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 7 September 2010 at 16:21

World-famous boxing ring at York Hall hosts a Scottish physical theatre production about the sport