Bob Wilcox can thank his oldest son, Steven, for his induction into the Niagara Boxing Legends. “He said he would like to try a single sport. I boxed when I...
St. Catharines Boxing Club members Dylan Maisonneuve and Dennis Steingart. St. Catharines Boxing Club member Dennis Steingart was one and done at the recent senior national boxing championships in Brampton....
More than 43 years ago, boxer Hilmer Kenty pounded out a hard-fought decision over Niagara Falls native Ralph Racine at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. No one had to remind the...
The list of Niagara Boxing Legends will grow by five this March. Included in the list of 2023 inductees who will be honoured at the Niagara Legends Boxing Show on...
Every Saturday from noon until 2 p.m., kids gather at the St. Catharines Boxing Club to take part in free boxing lessons. Bella Bailey, a 10-year-old from Niagara Falls, has...
Dennis Steingart went into the Golden Gloves provincial boxing championships feeling comfortable. “At past tournaments, the first fight I would kind of get the butterflies and nerves and be anxious....
Pat Ryan and the St. Catharines Boxing Club have had a long and prosperous relationship. Eight of the 51-year-old St. Catharines resident’s 11 sons have boxed for the club. Two...
When James Hughes’ hopes of representing Canada at the last Olympics ended with a semifinal loss at the Olympics Trials in December 2020, his thoughts immediately turned to the pro...
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...
