Anna Woolhouse

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Anna Woolhouse
Born
Anna Elizabeth Woolhouse

(1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 40)
Education Leeds University
Occupation TV presenter
EmployerSky Sports

Anna Woolhouse (born in 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. [1] [2] [3] She has a BA Honours degree in music from Leeds University, and a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism from the same institution. [1]

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. [1]

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. [4] [5] [6]

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