John Rawling

John Rawling is a British boxing, track and field and darts commentator currently working for ITV and Talksport. As lead boxing commentator for TalkSport, John works alongside former European super-bantamweight champion Spencer Oliver. John has also commentated on Track and Field and Paralympic sports with Channel 4 receiving a BAFTA for Best Live Sports Coverage for their work on the 2012 games

John worked on subsequent Paralympic games through to 2022 and also worked as lead boxing commentator with ITV, Sky, BT and BoxNation.

He has commentated on many notable world titles fights from the 1980s through to the present day.

before joining ITV, John was a commentator on BBC Radio, covering major athletics meetings from 1988 as BBC Athletics Correspondent, winning the Sony Radio Sports Commentator of the Year award, and working on many other sports.

Previous work experience includes a spell at the Mansfield Chad, Roland Orton's Leicester News Service and BBC Radio Leicester.

He has also written for national newspapers, most notably The Guardian.

John has three children, lives in Leicestershire with his partner. Interests include golf, classic cars and his beloved German Shepherd Dog Winnie.