Spirou Dome, Charleroi — 2022 Antoine Vanackère. "La Flingue." The Gun. A close friend. A fighter I have followed for years through 12 Rounds Promotion — the Belgian stable that became my second family in boxing. The tattoos, the intensity, the style that is entirely his own. This is Antoine at his most himself — in the thick of it, body to body, giving and taking in equal measure. The kind of fighter who makes you lean forward in your seat. I have photographed many fighters. Few have the same presence inside the ropes as Antoine Vanackère. La Flingue. Always loaded. Always ready.