Riley Kirk has gone from a sport that was beating her up to one where she can beat other people up. “I quit gymnastics in August and I didn’t have...
Dylan Maissoneuve’s game plan went out the window Friday night in front of a packed house at the Niagara Legends Boxing Show at the Merritton Community Centre The 20-year-old member...
This Friday, I will be inducted as a Niagara Boxing Legend along with Val Ryan, Shawn Conlon, John Conlon and Greg Black. I am humbled and honoured to be the...
It is only fitting that Val Ryan join her husband Vinnie on the list of Niagara Boxing Legends. The 74-year-old Ancaster resident, who was born in London, England, but grew...
No one was satisfied with the decision in last Saturday’s World Boxing Council United States’ middleweight title bout at the Hamilton Convention Centre between Antonio Napolitano (5-0) and Brandon Brewer...
Antonio Napolitano (5-0) didn’t hesitate when he was asked to fight Brandon Brewer (25-1-1 with 11 knockouts) this Saturday at the Hamilton Convention Centre. “It was an easy decision once...
More than 30 years after throwing his last punch as a competitive fighter, boxing is still with Shawn Conlon. “I have played a number of sports since then and I...
Greg Black’s boxing career was short-lived. The 69-year-old St. Catharines native was friends with boxers, Dennis McNeil, Sr. and Dennis McLeod, and decided to take up the sport when he...
After a three-year absence from the sport, Dylan Maisonneuve was looking forward to getting back in the ring last October at Boxing Ontario’s Return to Competition Test Event. Unfortunately for...
Live amateur boxing made its long-awaited return to St. Catharines Friday night with the St. Catharines Boxing Club’s Sixth Annual Murphy’s Gloves Fight for the Kids Christmas Show at the...
Jeremy Cowan wasn’t thinking about competing when he first started throwing punches. “I started hitting the bag just to lose some weight and then I eventually came here and I...
The St. Catharines Boxing Club has a long and successful history of boxing cousins. The latest edition of Ring Relatives is Dylan Maisonneuve and Lucas Owens. Both fighters will be...
Live boxing is back in Niagara after a lengthy pandemic pause. The St. Catharines Boxing Club will be hosting The Sixth Annual Murphy’s Gloves and 2021 Fight for the Kids...
It is only fitting that the St. Catharines Boxing Club’s two fighters competing at Boxing Ontario’s Return to Competition Test Event are making returns to the sport after lengthy absences....
Count James Hughes among those delighted to return to training at the St. Catharines Boxing Club, thanks to Niagara moving into the red zone. “It means everything to me,” the...
After a long wait, Antonio Napolitano is ready to get back into the ring. His opponent for an April 24 fight on pay per view in Vancouver, B.C. will be...
The local boxing community is mourning the loss of local boxing legend Ron Gallen and remembering the hundreds of lives he changed for the better. Scott Copeland, who coached with...
This past Sunday night, members of the extended Niagara boxing family toasted Keith Murphy while listening to the song Spirit in the Sky. The St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame...
Ray Napper, head coach of Napper's Boxing Club, poses with club member Barb Burch. Submitted photo. Napper’s Boxing Club has been synonymous with the sweet science in Welland for more...
Cousins Antonio Napolitano, James Hughes and Charlie Ryan are in various stages of their careers at the St. Catharines Boxing Club. Training sessions at the St. Catharines Boxing Club are...
Karan Salgotra made his amateur boxing debut Friday night at Ray McGibbon Gloves Viva Las Vegas card held at the Optimist Club on Napier Street. The St. Catharines Boxing Club...
The St. Catharines Boxing Club’s next generation of fighters will be in action this Friday at the Ray McGibbon Gloves Viva Las Vegas card being held at the Optimist Club...
Growing up in the Philippines, Jim Victor Chan was inspired by boxer Manny Pacquiao, the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing. But unlike Pacquiao, the 25-year-old Chan...
Boxer James Hughes’ hopes of representing Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo ended with a semifinal loss in mid-December at the Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal. The St. Catharines...
Berny Portolesi and Corey Belliveau have been competing against each other for years. After meeting as hockey parents, the pair went Mano-a-mano against each other in Crossfit and Tough Mudder...
James Hughes has taken the first step to becoming a 2020 Olympian. The 19-year-old member of the St. Catharines Amateur Boxing Club recently won the 69-kilogram division at the Ontario...
Lucas Bahdi continues to make short work of his opposition. In his most recent fight in Mexico City, the 25-year-old Niagara Falls native defeated Jonathan Sanchez Fabela (1-2 with a...
Antonio Napolitano will put his perfect 3-0 pro boxing record on the line this Saturday at the CAA Centre in Brampton. The 25-year-old St. Catharines native’s opponent will be Ricardo...
Bruce Greenlaw, left, and Kevin Lamb are two of the coaches who will be helping to run the St. Catharines Amateur Boxing Club's free boxercise classes for civil servants. The...
Lucas Bahdi continues to make short work of his opponents early on his professional boxing career. The 25-year-old Niagara Falls super lightweight recently ran his record to 3-0 with a...
