{"id":5148,"date":"2020-08-12T00:09:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T23:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2021-02-17T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:26:14","slug":"meet-the-punching-preacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/meet-the-punching-preacher\/","title":{"rendered":"The punching preacher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How can a \u2018man of God\u2019 make a living hurting people? Stuart Weir checks out the boxing pastor Derrick Osaze.<\/p>\n

Derrick Osaze has two jobs. He is a professional boxer and an ordained pastor in his church in Nottingham. The \u2018Punching Preacher\u2019 has won all ten of his professional fights so far. He says of the name: \u2018It\u2019s not a nickname I picked for myself. It\u2019s one I tried to reject at all times. I was ordained last year in March. So I guess I\u2019d embrace the nickname now because it\u2019s the truth, I do punch and I do preach.\u2019 Sorted decided to ask him if he felt there was any conflict between loving his neighbour and punching his lights out. We will return to that later\u2026<\/p>\n

Osaze, who grew up in a Roman Catholic home in South London, was often in trouble. He was a sporty kid playing football, rugby and basketball. He takes up the story: \u2018I had issues dealing with anger management and I was getting into trouble at school. I had been excluded from school about 16 times and was on the verge of ...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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