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In an all action fight, Brandon Rios captured the WBA Lightweight championship from Miguel Acosta via 10th round knockout in the first night of a stacked 2011 lineup for Showtime Championship Boxing and Showtime PPV. In the evening’s co-feature, Antonio DeMarco won a unanimous decision over Reyes Sanchez. “A star …
Read More »Ring 8 Boxing Awards Ceremony A Knockout Success
© Peter Frutkoff The 24th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony attracted more than 400 people last Sunday afternoon at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Read More »Boxing In New York: 2010 Ring 8 Awards Slated For December 19
The 24th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 PM/ET), December 19 at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Ring 8 was formed in 1954 by an ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, and it became the eighth subsidiary of what was then …
Read More »Over 500 Attend Ring 8 Benefit
**With Slideshow** © Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Over five hundred people attended the rescheduled Ring 8 annual benefit luncheon for injured and retired boxers held at Russo’s on the Bay catering hall in Howard Beach, New York. The event was originally scheduled for December but got snowed out. Former …
Read More »Boxing Info: Ring 8 Holiday Party A Smashing Success
© Peter Frutkoff A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Ring 8 holiday party and awards dinner December 21 at Tony Mazzarellaʼs Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York.
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