Oliver Fennell began writing for Boxing News in 2000, having populated his contacts book in the late '90s and early '00s while running a boxing website during the pioneering days of the genre. A boxing PR stint followed in the mid-'00s, before he returned to the BN fold by covering the Thai scene during a lengthy spell as an expat. He is now a regular contributor since relocating the UK in 2018 and otherwise has been published by a variety of newspapers, magazines and websites. Oliver is also a BoxRec editor as well as a panel member on the Transnational Boxing Ratings Board.