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Oscar Lightbourne, Bermuda’s acting boxing commissioner, has defended his decision not to sanction last weekend’s welterweight bout between Nikki Bascome and Claudele Duprier.
Lightbourne made the call in the “interest of safety” after Duprier failed...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Pandemonium erupted after Nikki Bascome dropped opponent Claudele Duprier to the canvass to secure a dramatic knockout victory as Saturday night’s Extreme Entertainment Knock Out Night at Bermuda College Gym lived up to its billing.
The crowd rushed ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The tension in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife as combatants Nikki Bascome and Claudele Duprier sized each other up at yesterday’s press conference at the Flagpole in Hamilton.
“I know he’s coming here to fight but I have a job to ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Professional debutant Shae Alvarez has shrugged off suggestions she may be intimidated by opponent Lena Taylor tonight.
Taylor is the firm favourite in the women’s lightweight bout at the Bermuda College Gym.
“I am not intimidated,” Alvarez said at ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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Nikki Bascome’s preparations for his welterweight showdown with Claudele Duprier have gone fairly smoothly, according to the professional boxer’s trainer Allen “Forty” Rego.
The orthodox fighter puts his unblemished record on the line against his Hai...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Boxers from Controversy Gym will go in search of ring glory when they step between the ropes for Knockout Night at the Victualling Yard in Dockyard on Saturday.
Robert Somner, Naizari Roberts, Jared Jimenez and Raul Vlad will represent the Queen’s Cl...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Lena Scott-Taylor intends to teach opponent Kirunis Dulei a “boxing lesson” when the two women meet at the Extreme Entertainment Knockout Night in Dockyard on Saturday.
The four-times United States national champion and Women’s World Championship med...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Three fighters from the Bermuda Sanshou Association are gunning for title glory at the International Chinese Martial Arts Championships in Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando.
Sentwali Woolridge, Samir Furqan — who both competed at the Championships thre...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Claudele Duprier is confident he can “rise to the occasion” when he faces Bermuda’s Nikki Bascome at next month’s Extreme Entertainment Knockout Night in Dockyard.
The welterweight bout to be held at the Victualling Yard on July 11 will be the South ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nikki Bascome, the Bermuda boxer, will look to extend his undefeated professional record when he returns to the ring to face an unknown opponent at the Victualling Yard in Dockyard next month.
The orthodox welterweight, whose record stands at 2-0, wi...
DATE: Jun 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
