It was an impressive debut for (Irish) Gavin Freel at Friday night’s Niagara Legends Boxing Show at the Merritton Community Centre. The 16-year-old member of the St. Catharines Boxing Club...
It didn’t take long before Paul Zahra was hooked on being a boxing coach. His introduction to the role came when he was a fighting in Scotland and Ireland as...
Despite an impressive rowing background, Julia Dimarcantonio had no interest in coaching the sport. “Even though I rowed for so many years, I never had any urge to become a...
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...
