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Fabio Costa has vowed to make the island’s Portuguese community proud and insists Nikki Bascome is merely a stepping stone to bigger things.
Costa has become a symbol of the “old country” for many of Bermuda’s large base of Portuguese descendants and...
DATE: Nov 10, 2017
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Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Lamon Brewster will for ever be remembered for his stunning knockout victory over the great Wladimir Klitschko in Las Vegas in 2004.
A crushing 11-1 underdog, Brewster’s hopes of defying those ominous odds appeared unlikely after being dropped by the...
DATE: Oct 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Riddick Bowe has seen nothing in the present crop of heavyweight boxers to make him believe they could withstand his “African soup bone”.
That is the moniker Bowe bestowed upon his explosive right hand; a nickname borrowed from his mother, Dorothy Bo...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Nikki Bascome hopes to finish his “breakout year” on a high against Portuguese boxer Fabio Costa at the Fairmont Southampton in November.
Although Bascome anticipates a portion of the island’s Portuguese community to get behind their man, he has warn...
DATE: Sep 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Few sports are more solitary, brutal and dangerous than boxing but when Nikki Bascome steps between the ropes he never truly feels alone.
The Bermudian welterweight takes comfort from knowing that the battles he has overcome outside of the ring are...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Nikki Bascome, the Bermuda boxer, will be hosting a school bag launch at Brown and Co Bookmart on Front Street tomorrow.
The bags, branded with Bascome’s Fresh & Hungry logo, will be given to the first 20 children who bring a list of the five things ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Allan “Forty” Rego insists it is crucial Nikki Bascome is brought along at the right pace after his hard-fought victory over David Rangel.
Despite being two years younger than Bascome at 24, the tough Mexican had greater experience with 11 more bouts...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Andre Lambe showed a boxing maturity beyond his 21 years after outsmarting his more seasoned opponent during their amateur welterweight bout at North Field on Saturday.
Lambe scored a unanimous points win over Corey Moore, of USA Baltimore Boxing, wi...
DATE: May 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Aside from battling a relentless, teak-tough Mexican, Nikki Bascome has revealed he also fought through sickness to claim a unanimous points win at North Field on Saturday.
Bascome believes he passed a true test of character to preserve his undefeate...
DATE: May 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Zain Philpott hopes to be a “new fighter” when he steps into the ring for the first time since switching from sanshou to boxing at North Field tonight.
Philpott, who faces his first overseas opponent in Kristan Browne, from Heavy Hitting Boxing in Co...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright