Steve Gallinger and Mark Rome, pictured above, are two of the local heavyweights being honoured at the 31st Annual Ray McGibbon Gloves. It will be a heavyweight night when the...
Lucas Bahdi is one victory away from being the first Canadian-born pro fighter in more than a decade to be a world champion. The 32-year-old Niagara Falls native will meet...
Members of the St. Catharines Boxing Club came up with an impressive performance at the recent Ontario novice boxing championships in London. Taking home gold medals were: Layla LeBlanc at...
St. Catharines Boxing Club members Melinda Manoj and Layla LeBlanc returned from the recent Athena’s Reign all-female boxing tournament in Mississauga with silver medals. Manoj won her silver in the...
Boxer Josh Lupia believes he’s getting close to being at the top of the boxing world. “I feel I am not too far from a world title,” said the 28-year...
Unbeaten as a pro boxer, James Hughes is not yet using the word retired when it comes to his involvement in the sport. “I haven’t fought since last March but...
Jackie Armour is proud of his accomplishments with the Black Eye Boxing Club in Brantford. He coached Winston (The Punisher) Matthews and turned him pro in 10 months after going...
Rob Rutherford started out as just a fan of boxing, watching the sport when he was young with his father. In his twenties, the 2026 Niagara Boxing Legends inductee ventured...
Niagara-on-the-Lake artist Tanya Peterson is one of six 2026 Niagara Boxing Legends being inducted during the St. Catharines Boxing Club’s Niagara Legends Boxing Show Friday, March 27 at the Merritton...
Niagara Boxing Legend Antonio Napolitano last fought as a pro in December 2024 but he hasn’t totally closed the door on his boxing career. “It’s hard to say in general....
After a 12-year absence, Mike Abbruscato has returned to the boxing ring with lofty ambitions. “I want to go to the 2028 Olympics and win a gold medal. That is...
Mark Ryan took to heart the lessons he learned in June at the recent Canadian national boxing championships in Quebec City. After winning his first two matches and then losing...
Jake James and Ray Riley will be among six boxers recognized this Friday at the McGibbon’s Gloves Boxing Show at the Merritton Community Centre. Ray Riley was 50 years old...
Adam Congiu, Jake Isenor and Dennis Steingart are being honoured Friday, Oct. 24. St. Catharines Boxing Club is using the McGibbon’s Gloves Boxing Show Friday, Oct. 24 at the Merritton...
It was a golden weekend for the St. Catharines Boxing Club at the recent Ontario novice championships in London. Bringing home gold medals were Oliver Kuebeck in the 60-kilogram youth...
Mark Ryan made an impressive debut at the recent Canadian national boxing championships in Quebec City. The 15-year-old St. Catharines resident won a bronze at youth nationals following in the...
Make way for the next Ryan sibling to compete at the Canadian national boxing championships. When Mark Ryan steps into the ring next weekend at the youth nationals in Quebec...
Jessie Wilcox can thank the St. Catharines Boxing Club for his induction into the Niagara Boxing Legends at the 17th Annual Niagara Boxing Legends Show Friday at the Merritton Community...
Baby Joe Mesi will be a proud recipient when he is inducted into the Niagara Boxing Legends at the 17th Annual Niagara Boxing Legends Show March 21 at the Merritton...
Bill Williams has spent a lifetime in boxing. The 74-year-old Brantford resident, who will be inducted into the Niagara Boxing Legends at the 17th Annual Niagara Boxing Legends Show March...
The latest in a long line of Ryan brothers is ready to make his mark in the sport of boxing. Fifteen-year-old Mark Ryan announced his readiness to climb the boxing...
Brian Baines was a quick study in the sport of boxing. The 58-year-old Port Robinson resident, who will be honoured at the 17th Annual Niagara Boxing Legends Show March 21...
Another Ryan brother will be joining the Niagara Boxing Legends fraternity. Gerry Ryan will be inducted into the Niagara Boxing Legends at the 17th Annual Niagara Boxing Legends Show March...
Bruce Greenlaw’s boxing history goes back to the early 1980s when he fought out of the Merritton Boxing Club and won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the...
Jamie Pagendam was more than willing to have a one-day delay going with his family to the Dominican Republic in late November. The 59-year-old Thorold resident was sent an email...
Mike Strange’s illustrious amateur boxing career has landed him in another hall of fame. The 54-year-old Niagara native was a member of the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame, the...
Fighting highly touted prospect Ashton Sylve July 20 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Lucas Bahdi appeared on his way to the first loss of his progressional boxing career. The...
Ryan Ranelli took up boxing when he was 11 years old and the 38-year-old Hamilton resident is still going strong. “I am just too stupid to quit,” the recent inductee...
Niagara Boxing Legend Ryan Baulk is surrounded by Boom Boom Mancini and Gerry Cooney at the recent Niagara Legends boxing card. Like father, like son. One year after his father,...
