WHEN Boxing Scotland was deemed not fit for purpose by auditors in 2008, a decision that saw the governing body lose all of its funding, it was a precarious time for the sport. Boxing had gone from being one of Scotland’s most prominent sports to teetering on the edge of oblivion. When in a…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (December 21, 2017) – Christmas came early for Jared Anderson, who not only won the heavyweight title at the recent USA Boxing National Championships, the 18-year-old also captured the Most Outstanding Boxer Award in the Elite Division. Seeded No. 7 in eight-boxer field at The Nationals, Anderson, in order, defeated No.…
DAVAO CITY – Young boxers from General Santos City, Sultan Kudarat and Barangay Aglayan beat their respective rivals to barge into the Mindanao Quarter Finals of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Robinsons Place in General Santos City. Sultan Kudarat’s Remark Brillo made his presence felt by knocking out Zaldy Recopuerto…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Uzbekistani superstar and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist, Shakhram Giyasov, has landed in the United States, and will settle in Las Vegas, NV, to start his pro career. As a professional, Giyasov will campaign in the welterweight division, where he was a sensational amateur standout. At age 24, Giyasov who stands…
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao believes boxing could end the country’s medal drought in the Olympics hence his partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup that begins Saturday in General Santos City. “We will be fighting opponents of the same weight that is why I believe we would…
Nutley, NJ (December 11, 2017) — This past week in Salt Lake City, Utah, Vito Mielnicki Jr. captured the United States Junior National championship in the 145-pound division. Mielnicki of Roseland, New Jersey moved up an unprecedented 10 weight classes where he competed at 106-pounds at the 2017 tournament, and defeated the number-two seed,…
The International Olympic Council (IOC) is on the warpath. With Russia now banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for their state-sponsored violation of anti-doping laws, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has similarly become an association of interest for the IOC. The Olympic discipline that has proved most profitable for Irish athletes, Inside…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Eight members from the “Pound-4-Pound” gym, Las Vegas’ # 1 amateur boxing program, will compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open. The five-day tournament will take place in Salt Lake City, UT, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as…
AFTER spending three years trying to get on to the GB boxing programme, Aqeel Ahmed is hopeful that a Commonwealth Games gold medal will tip the balance and see him, finally, get the call. “I’ve been making a case for three years to get on GB so I think I’ve got a good case…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Sports Commission, Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines and eight-division boxing champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao will join hands in rediscovering interest to the sports and searching for the best new boxing talent in the country in staging the 2017 PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup that will kick off this December…