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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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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Nikki Bascome’s bout with Portugal’s Fabio Costa at the Fairmont Southampton on Saturday night will be streamed live on the internet on pay-per-view.
Promoters Extreme Entertainment have introduced pay-per-view to accommodate fans who were unable to ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nikki Bascome believes stablemate Andre Lambe has made the right decision to remain amateur in a bid to reach the Olympic Games in Toyko in 2020.
Bascome, who trains alongside Lambe at Rego’s Gym in Warwick, still regrets never representing Bermuda a...
DATE: Nov 03, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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Andre Lambe says he will delay turning professional so he can realise his ambition of boxing at the Olympic Games.
The welterweight has been advised to hold off on plans to join the paid ranks and instead hone his skills at top amateur competitions s...
DATE: Nov 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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Nikki Bascome and Andre Lambe’s preparations for their bouts on the “Bermuda v Portugal” fight card are going smoothly, their trainer Allan “Forty” Rego said yesterday.
Both boxers are presently at a training camp in Orlando, Florida, as they build t...
DATE: Oct 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nikki Bascome took a jab at opponent Fabio Costa on the eve of his departure for a training camp in Orlando, Florida, today.
In a recent interview, Portuguese Costa told The Royal Gazette he is confident of “raising the Portuguese flag proud in vict...
DATE: Oct 20, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
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
Fabio Costa is confident he can put a dent in Nikki Bascome’s unblemished professional boxing record and make the local Portuguese community proud.
The two unbeaten boxers are scheduled to meet in a six-round bout on November 11 at the Fairmont South...
DATE: Oct 03, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
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