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Teresa Perozzi’s dreams of capturing the vacant IBA world middleweight title ended in tears after a third-round stoppage against a relentless Kali Reis at The Fairmont Southampton last night.
Perozzi was pounded throughout the one-sided bout, with Re...
DATE: Nov 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Jermal Woolridge’s hopes of achieving glory at the Sanda World Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia, suffered a setback yesterday.
Woolridge lost 2-1 to Omar Mamdouh Ali Ali Badr, of Egypt, in his opening round-robin contest in the 90Kg weight class.
The Bermud...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Amateur boxers will not wear headguards for the first time in Bermuda for many years when they step into the ring tonight at The Fairmont Southampton.
The controversial decision for amateurs aged 18 or above to box without headguards is in accordance...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Teresa Perozzi and Kali Reis, her opponent, were on their best behaviour at yesterday’s weigh-in ahead of their showdown for the vacant IBA world middleweight title.
But with so much at stake, both boxers are sure to be anything but pleasant when the...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Cousins Jermal and Sentwali Woolridge came away with medals at the seventh Sanda World Cup that concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia, today.
Jermal, the elder of the two relatives, won the bronze and $500 in prize earnings in the 90kg plus weight class, w...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nikki Bascome, the professional Bermuda boxer, has hailed his ten-day training camp in Florida as a roaring success and said that he is confident of executing his game plan against Canadian Kru Joe Marchand-Tipping.
Bascome will make his professional...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Teresa Perozzi has a simple but bold piece of advice for challenger Kali Reis ahead of the Bermudian southpaw’s defence of her IBA world middleweight title at The Fairmont Southampton: “Forget about victory.”
Perozzi, who meets Rhode Islander Reis in...
DATE: Nov 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Chioke Tucker, the Bermuda boxer, has vowed to “take care of business” when he makes his long-awaited professional debut against Martello Jones in a superheavyweight bout at The Fairmont Southampton on Friday.
Tucker, who spent eight years training i...
DATE: Nov 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
The Sanda World Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia, will be a family affair for cousins Jermal and Sentwali Woolridge.
Jermal, the elder of the two relatives, will carry Bermuda’s hopes in the men’s 90kg division, with Sentwali competing in the men’s 70kg cat...
DATE: Nov 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Clarence Hill, the Hall of Fame boxer, has swapped the gloves for the pen.
Hill, the winner of Bermuda’s only Olympic medal after claiming bronze at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, is writing a book that he intends to unveil to the public next sum...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
