boxing News Archive

'Convicted robber testifies against former boxing coach (The Lufkin Daily News)
A convicted robber told jurors in court Thursday his former boxing coach drove him to rob a convenience store off U.S. Highway 69 south of Lufkin and then instructed him how to hold a gun before leaving him to rob the store alone.

'Ottawa Hills native enters California Boxing Hall (The Toledo Blade)
Ottawa Hills native Steve Harpst was recently inducted into the California boxing Hall of Fame for his contributions as an artist, trainer, and boxing promoter. His bronze statues have been chosen as awards by several athletic organizations, including the World boxing Council, the World boxing Hall of Fame, and the Urban Youth Baseball Academy. Harpst, who lives in Burbank, Calif., just north ...

'I will say it again, boxing has lost its punch (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
I'm trying, oh, am I trying to resurrect my long-faltering passion for boxing, a sport which once ranked as my favorite but with which I've had a symbiotic relationship in recent years.

'Cesar Montano hosts "Pinoy Mano Mano: The Celebrity Boxing Challenge" (PEP)
After taking a two-year hiatus from regular TV work, actor-director Cesar Montano is all set to stage his big television comeback and prove his mettle as a host via ABS-CBN's newest sports reality show, Pinoy Mano Mano: The Celebrity Boxing Challenge.

'Boxing gives Parkinson's patients a fighting spirit (Miami Herald)
Personal trainer Craig Marks wants to help his clients slam Parkinson's disease with a knockout blow -- literally. Marks and his fellow trainer Onyedikachi Ibeji, who run a gym in Davie, lead a group of about eight Parkinson's patients twice a week through a workout routine that includes boxing. And they swear by his unconventional methods.

'Boxing: Size isn't everything if Yafai can box clever in Beijing (Independent)
Pieces of eight traditionally have a golden ring about them, and even amateur boxing is now a thing of booty. The British squad heading for Beijing certainly hope so, with eight of the nation's finest gloved up and determined to plunder piratically the bullion in the Olympic boxing tournament.

'Quijano: Boxing Boom in Cebu (Sun Star)
SGG Promotion?s Sammy Gello-ani phrased it so succinctly when he said that Cebu is the ?show-window? of Philippine boxing to the world.

'Convicted robber implicates former boxing coach (The Daily Sentinel)
LUFKIN ? A convicted robber told jurors in court Thursday his former boxing coach drove him to rob a convenience store off U.S. HWY. 69 south of Lufkin and then instructed him on how to hold a gun before leaving him to rob the store alone.

'Boxing event offers something for all (The Desert Sun)
Numbering 768 amateur fighters, the largest boxing tournament in the desert began Wednesday and continues through the weekend.

'Briefs | Boxing: Oscar Diaz in coma after collapsing in ring (Seattle Times)
boxing Fighter in "critical" condition: Welterweight Oscar Diaz had surgery for bleeding on the brain and was in a coma after collapsing...