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History will be made when CedarBridge Academy hosts the first Bermuda Boxing National Championships on Saturday night.
The amateur card consists of six bouts spread among as many weight classes.
The aim of the event, sanctioned by the Bermuda Boxing ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Teresa Perozzi, the Bermuda boxer, has ruled out any chance of making a ring comeback.
Perozzi’s retirement decision comes after losing against Kali Reis, of the United States, in a bout for the vacant IBA world middleweight title at The Fairmont Sou...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nikki Bascome, the Bermuda boxer, has a style that is reminiscent of Floyd Mayweather Jr, the undefeated five-division world champion, according to Clarence Hill.
Hill, who claimed the bronze medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, was impressed...
DATE: Nov 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s Nikki Bascome put on a dazzling display of ring craft en route to a unanimous points victory against Joe Marchand-Tipping in an entertaining welterweight bout that lived up to its expectations.
Bascome took early control of the fight and ne...
DATE: Nov 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Chioke Tucker’s professional debut could not have gone any worse after he suffered a thunderous first-round knockout at The Fairmont Southampton last night.
Tucker, the Bermuda heavyweight, was caught with a superb right hand by Martello Jones, his o...
DATE: Nov 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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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