Boodles Boxing Ball 2025

On Friday 6th June 2025, in the heart of London, one of the most anticipated events in the social calendar returned in spectacular style, as the Boodles Boxing Ball lit up Old Billingsgate for the very last time.

The Boodles Boxing Ball 2025

In aid of Hope and Homes charity for children


The black-tie charity fundraiser featured a sit-down dinner for 600 guests who raised over £850,000 for the charity and combined its usual glamour and grit, bringing together a host of familiar faces from the worlds of society, fashion, business, television, and sport.
Hollywood actress Olga Kurylenko, Global Ambassador of Hopes and homes charity.
Natalie Pinkham, Mark Waddington, CEO of Hope and Homes for Children, Olga Kurylenko and James Amos, Managing Director of Boodles

The 2025 Boodles Boxing Ball was a glittering evening in aid of the charity Hope and Homes for
Children, one very close to Boodles’ heart. Guests included Hollywood actress Olga Kurylenko,
Formula 1 presenter Natalie Pinkham, writer Dolly Alderton, Dawn O’Porter (wife of Chris O’Dowd),
and renowned chef Mark Hix MBE. All funds raised will support the charity’s mission to help 5.4
million children shut away in orphanages get back to family.

A surprise guest on the evening was actress Olga Kurylenko, whose emphatic speech brought the
house down and added some Hollywood sparkle to the ringside, while F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham
and writer Dolly Alderton were spotted in attendance cheering on the night's bouts. Former England
rugby player Martin Bayfield hosted the live auction, while Louise Roe and husband Mackenzie
Hunkin, Binky Felstead and Max Darnton, and Boodles’ Honour Wainwright and her fiancé Charlie
Coleman (son of Annabel Croft) were among the stylish attendees.

Martin Bayfield, former England rugby player hosting the live auction.

The evening featured a quintessentially British seasonal menu curated and cooked by renowned chef
Mark Hix MBE, whose food was accompanied by magnums of Mirabeau Pure Provence Rosé. Live
entertainment from Flash Bang Brass and DJ Abel brought electric energy to a night to remember.

Mark Hix MBE, Renowned chef.
Artist Dave Sharp painting live on stage
    "The Boodles Boxing Ball has a very personal feeling about the way it is run…we have always seen it as an event put on by friends, for friends. We are blown away by the support we have received over the years, and can’t believe we have raised over £5 million for a whole host of wonderful causes."
    James Amos, Boodles Managing Director

    Once again, Boodles—the lead sponsor—demonstrated its commitment to Hope and Homes for
    Children, with huge funds raised, and Managing Director James Amos was invited to become a
    Patron of the charity by Hope and Homes CEO Mark Waddington CBE.

    After 23 extraordinary years and over £5 million raised for charitable causes, the 2025 Boodles
    Boxing Ball marked a glittering farewell to an event that, for over two decades, has welcomed British
    society, stars, and talent to raise vital funds for charity. It was a truly unforgettable night in support
    of the crucial work Hope and Homes for Children does, to get children back into the support of
    loving families.

    In Aid Of Hope And Homes

    Supporting wonderful causes
    At its core the Boodles Boxing Ball is a charity event, and over the past eight events the occasion has raised over £5 million for a variety of different charities. Through auctions, raffles and pledges, all profits raised are donated to the night’s charity of choice. For the last two events, this was Hope and Homes for Children, one of Boodles charity partners. £1.75 million has been raised for Hope and Homes for Children, whose main aim is to stop the institutionalisation of children by making orphanages history- a truly worthwhile cause.