SBL A THREAT TO PAKISTAN AMATEUR BOXING?
British boxer Amir Khan’s recently announced Super Boxing League (SBL) is a real threat to Pakistan’s amateur boxing.
XAVIER RODRIGUEZ AIMS FOR NUMBER ONE
With a record of 17-8, 11-year-old Xavier Rodriguez (pictured left) has multiple amateur and youth boxing championships.
SYDNEY BOXING GYMS MAKING WAVES
Every man who fancies himself a man harbours deep-seated fantasies of boxing glory. Testosterone? Validation? Rocky Balboa complex? Who knows—there’s just something about a pair of old-school Everlast gloves that quickens the heart.
AMATEUR BOXERS A HIT IN TIMARU
Amateur boxers from across the South Island put the gloves on and jumped in the ring in Timaru on Saturday for an annual tournament which attracted a sell-out crowd.
USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOC. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE KICKS OFF
USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” got off to a knockout start this past weekend in Canastota, New York, at the annual International Boxing Hall of Fame Class induction ceremonies, as nine high-profile boxers, featuring an incredible accumulate pro record of 365-51-7 (239 KOs) and 24 major world titles, joined the growing USABAA ranks…
SUGAR BERT AMATEUR BOXING TOURNEY COMES TO PUNTA GORDA
Hundreds of amateur boxers from the United States and the Caribbean will converge on Punta Gorda to compete for a chance to advance to the Third Annual Sugar Bert Boxing Title Belt National Championship.
HOLYFIELD CALLS FOR MORE AMATEUR PROGRAMS
As a child growing up in Atmore in the 1960s, the youngest of nine children and, as he phrased it on Friday, “just a little fella,” the horizons did not seem broad for Evander Holyfield.
CLEVELAND BOXERS WIN NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES TITLES
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland amateur boxing took a step into history over the weekend with national titles. Heavyweight Roney Hines and 165-pound division boxer Morelle McCane were crowned champions in the 2018 National Golden Gloves that took place in Omaha, Nebraska.
NORFOLK BOXERS HEAD TO USA BOXING NATIONALS
NORFOLK, Va. – Four amateur boxers from Norfolk will be competing in the Golden Gloves National Championship tournament in Ralston, Nebraska, later this May.
BOXING RISKS BEING REMOVED FROM 2020 OLYMPICS
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Boxing still risks being kicked out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics amid concerns over the sport’s governing body, the IOC said on Thursday.