Mike Costello is a British sports broadcaster. He is currently the main commentator for boxing and athletics for BBC Radio

BBC Radio

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, having taken over this role when John Rawling

John Rawling

John Rawling is a Boxing and Athletics commentator. Currently commentating for boxing on Sky Television and BoxNation, he was the lead commentator for Channel 4 in their coverage of the 2011 IAAF World Championship in Korea. He is also lead commentator on yachting for the Americas Cup World Series...

moved to television. He provided the BBC's radio commentary during the 2004 Summer Olympics, along with updates via his blog

Costello's 1st sports column for BBC Sports was posted 20 February 2006, where he provided a live commentary investigating the effects of the mind from a knock out punch in boxing.