Anna Woolhouse

{{Short description|British sports journalist and presenter (born 1984)}}

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| name = Anna Woolhouse

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| caption = Woolhouse, Wembley 2020

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|01|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Market Deeping, England, UK

| birth_name = Anna Elizabeth Woolhouse

| education = Leeds University

| employer = Sky Sports

|occupation = TV presenter

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Anna Woolhouse (born 19 January 1984) is a British sports journalist and presenter, who has been working for Sky Sports since 2012. She is the lead boxing presenter for the network, and has covered many high-profile fights, such as Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin, Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin, and Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. She has also interviewed many boxing stars, such as Anthony Joshua, Lennox Lewis, and Tony Bellew. She has a BA Honours degree in music from Leeds University, and a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism from the same institution.

Career

She started her career as a radio presenter, and then joined Sky Sports as an ice hockey reporter. She has also hosted shows on other sports, such as W Series, rugby league, darts and basketball.

Woolhouse has interviewed, among many others, world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua following the first loss in his professional boxing career to Andy Ruiz Jr., in 2019.

References

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{{Cite web|date=2020-08-22|title=Who is Anna Woolhouse? Presenter and face of Sky Sports boxing coverage in profile|url=https://sportlife.news/2020/boxing/who-is-anna-woolhouse-presenter-and-face-of-sky-sports-boxing-coverage-in-profile/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=sportlife.news - All about the world of sports!|language=en-US}}

{{Cite web|date=2018-08-01|title=Sky Sports presenter Anna Woolhouse reveals the abusive comments she receives for lifting weights as a woman|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/anna-woolhouse-sky-sports-presenter-weight-lifting-instagram-trolls-abuse-a8472626.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/anna-woolhouse-sky-sports-presenter-weight-lifting-instagram-trolls-abuse-a8472626.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-11|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}}

{{Cite web|title=Anna Woolhouse: Meet Sky Sports' boxing presenter for Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker {{!}} Boxing {{!}} Sport {{!}} Express.co.uk|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/boxing/939341/Anna-Woolhouse-Sky-Sports-boxing-presenter-Anthony-Joshua-Joseph-Parker/amp|access-date=2020-10-11|website=www.express.co.uk}}

{{Cite web|title=AJ: The Untold Truth|url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/boxing/11786673/aj-the-untold-truth|access-date=2020-10-10|website=SkySports|language=en}}

{{Cite web|date=2019-08-18|title=Anthony Joshua Trashes Lennox Lewis In Interview|url=https://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/anthony-joshua-trashes-lennox-lewis-in-interview/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=BoxingInsider.com|language=en}}

{{Cite web|title=Whyte vs Povetkin: Anthony Joshua to join Natasha Jonas and Tony Bellew on Box Office team|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12052177/whyte-vs-povetkin-anthony-joshua-to-join-natasha-jonas-and-tony-bellew-on-box-office-team|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1984 births

Category:British sports journalists

Category:Women sports journalists

Category:Sky Sports presenters and reporters