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Matt Astbury

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  • Content Editor, DAZN
Sheffield
As seen in: DAZN, Sports Illustrated, Substack, Flipboard, Yahoo Sports, Letterboxd
Covers:  Boxing, football and American football (NFL)
Content Editor for DAZN News 📝 | Substack: mattastbury.substack.com | Views are my own, not my employer's.

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Matt Astbury’s Biography

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I am a Content Editor for DAZN News.

Responsibilities for this particular role are listed below:
- Source and write news stories across numerous sports.
- Attend sporting events such as fight nights to deliver live blogs and reports.
- Interview athletes for original features on the website.
- Sub-edit and publish articles produced by other colleagues.

Articles

‘Tomorrow might never come’: How Joshua’s tragic car crash inspired Fury’s return to boxing

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By Matt Astbury Verified, James Cooney Verified
| Flipboard
Tyson Fury has said he is coming out of retirement to "make boxing great again" and insisted the sport hasn't been the same during his time away. Fury …
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Why Luke Littler's heel turn is best for his career and darts

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By Matt Astbury Verified
| Substack
Two years ago, the darting world was experiencing a serious bout of Luke Littler fever. The 16-year-old was making headlines with each passing round in his World Darts Championship debut and went on to reach the 2024 final before losing to Luke Humphries 7-4 in the Alexandra Palace showpiece. What made Littler the talk of the sporting was not just his age, but also his likeable personality.
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Matt Astbury Sport and Everything Else

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By Matt Astbury Verified
| Substack
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editorial Assistant at DAZN.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

CMS

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Awards

Gold Student Radio Award

2016 - Best Event or Outside Broadcast

The sports team at Fly FM (Nottingham Trent University's Student Radio Station) won a Gold Student Radio Award for its coverage of the Nottingham Varsity Series.

Silver Student Radio Award

2018 - Best Event or Outside Broadcast

The sports team at Fly FM (Nottingham Trent University's Student Radio Station) won a Silver Student Radio Award for its coverage of the Nottingham Varsity Series.

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