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Former Wolves winger Adam Hammill swaps boots for boxing gloves - teaming up with ex-Molineux keeper

Wolves’ double-header with Liverpool was one which Adam Hammill certainly kept an eye on. A lifelong Liverpool fan, he enjoyed his only Premier League experience with Wolves. Now though, his focus is fixed on a very different sport, as he tells Paul Berry.

Supporting image for story: Former Wolves winger Adam Hammill swaps boots for boxing gloves - teaming up with ex-Molineux keeper

Supporting image for story: Walsall retro: 19 pictures of town life in the early 1960s – see what you recall

Walsall retro: 19 pictures of town life in the early 1960s – see what you recall

Supporting image for story: Three decades since Staffordshire rail crash caused by train fault left one dead, 20 injured and a gas leak in the air

Three decades since Staffordshire rail crash caused by train fault left one dead, 20 injured and a gas leak in the air

Supporting image for story: 13 nostalgic photos as Blitz spirit and plenty of authentic costumes bring 1940s spirit to Black Country market

13 nostalgic photos as Blitz spirit and plenty of authentic costumes bring 1940s spirit to Black Country market

Supporting image for story: Popular Tipton pub given new look by new owners 'by order of the Peaky Blinders'

Popular Tipton pub given new look by new owners 'by order of the Peaky Blinders'

Supporting image for story: Retro: 27 cherished images celebrating the women whose care and dedication shaped life in our Midlands communities over the years

Retro: 27 cherished images celebrating the women whose care and dedication shaped life in our Midlands communities over the years

Supporting image for story: 19 pictures to take you back to Wolverhampton in 1975 and 1976 — see the places and people you might remember

19 pictures to take you back to Wolverhampton in 1975 and 1976 — see the places and people you might remember

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Supporting image for story: Free entry for a day to Black Country Living Museum - here's when and why

Free entry for a day to Black Country Living Museum - here's when and why

Supporting image for story: 'I would love Joel to be here - but it's an honour to receive in his name' - Black Country campaigner speaks of university doctorate and continuing to honour her son's memory

'I would love Joel to be here - but it's an honour to receive in his name' - Black Country campaigner speaks of university doctorate and continuing to honour her son's memory

Supporting image for story: Midland Metropolitan welcomes historic stained glass from City Hospital

Midland Metropolitan welcomes historic stained glass from City Hospital

Supporting image for story: The Wolves hall of famer turned podcaster recalls Molineux memories and his Steve Bull partnership

The Wolves hall of famer turned podcaster recalls Molineux memories and his Steve Bull partnership

Supporting image for story: From the glassworks that built the Crystal Palace, to a literary tramp, Langley and Oldbury history group marks 30 years with a series of talks

From the glassworks that built the Crystal Palace, to a literary tramp, Langley and Oldbury history group marks 30 years with a series of talks

Supporting image for story: New exhibition at historic Black Country house set to feature unseen and newly acquired works by Rossetti family

New exhibition at historic Black Country house set to feature unseen and newly acquired works by Rossetti family

Supporting image for story: Crime expert to talk about real-life Peaky Blinders at Dudley history group's next talk

Crime expert to talk about real-life Peaky Blinders at Dudley history group's next talk

Supporting image for story: Mansion near Dudley where Gunpowder Plot conspirators made their last stand could be converted into office block

Mansion near Dudley where Gunpowder Plot conspirators made their last stand could be converted into office block

Supporting image for story: UK’s first hydrogen-powered shunting locomotive enters the market as HydroShunter launches at Severn Valley Railway in Kidderminster

UK’s first hydrogen-powered shunting locomotive enters the market as HydroShunter launches at Severn Valley Railway in Kidderminster

Supporting image for story: 7 reasons this underrated West Midlands town steeped in Anglo-Saxon history deserves to be UK Town of Culture

7 reasons this underrated West Midlands town steeped in Anglo-Saxon history deserves to be UK Town of Culture

UK News

Supporting image for story: Report finds 84 cases of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at Holyrood

Report finds 84 cases of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at Holyrood

Supporting image for story: Keir Starmer greeted by Micheal Martin as he arrives for Cork summit

Keir Starmer greeted by Micheal Martin as he arrives for Cork summit

Supporting image for story: Teenage girl released from hospital after school stabbing

Teenage girl released from hospital after school stabbing

Supporting image for story: Family pay tribute to ‘inspiring’ grime star Dot Rotten who died aged 37

Family pay tribute to ‘inspiring’ grime star Dot Rotten who died aged 37

Supporting image for story: British troops came under attack at Iraqi base on Wednesday – defence chiefs

British troops came under attack at Iraqi base on Wednesday – defence chiefs

Supporting image for story: Competition watchdog puts fuel retailers ‘on notice’ of price monitoring

Competition watchdog puts fuel retailers ‘on notice’ of price monitoring

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man’s ‘disbelief’ after five-year quest for rare book ends in local Oxfam shop

Man’s ‘disbelief’ after five-year quest for rare book ends in local Oxfam shop

Supporting image for story: Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel

Inventive West Midlands dad turns car into amphibious vehicle by fitting 5ft snorkel

Supporting image for story: Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’

Charity campaigner flies to America for 3,000-mile ‘tartan trek’

Supporting image for story: 'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'

'I was a shopaholic with £15k of debt - but now I get my dopamine hit from saving'

Supporting image for story: Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands

Charity offers ‘extraordinary’ opportunity to work in remote part of Highlands

Supporting image for story: What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row

What a yarn! Knitting entrepreneur casts off for Atlantic charity row

World News

Supporting image for story: Armed man shot dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue – reports

Armed man shot dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue – reports

Supporting image for story: Ex-rapper’s party sweeps election in first ballot since youth-led uprising

Ex-rapper’s party sweeps election in first ballot since youth-led uprising

An oil tanker burning near Basra

Iran will use Strait of Hormuz as leverage, says country’s new leader

Supporting image for story: Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack

Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack

Supporting image for story: Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war’s impact

Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war’s impact

Supporting image for story: Drone hits luxury residential building in Dubai sparking fire and evacuations

Drone hits luxury residential building in Dubai sparking fire and evacuations