Boxing

Former national boxing champion Christopher ‘Shaka’ Henry is advocating for  Barbadian boxers to be allowed to compete more often, noting that training is one thing but to apply that and…

President of the Barbados Boxing Association (BBA) Richard Atwell believes Barbados has what it takes to produce world champion boxers. Earlier this week the BBA president met with the Minister…

Barbadian professional boxer Cobia ‘The Soldier’ Breedy wants to see a lot more support being thrown behind athletes that continue to put the island on the map and bring recognition…

Amateur boxing is not as popular as it used to be but with an influx of officials, Charles Gill, chairman of the Referees and Judges Commission, believes this can help…

One of Barbados’ youngest and newly certified boxing coaches, Brandon Lee, wants to see that sport thrown more into the spotlight locally.  Lee who completed the national certificate program under…

While the boxing gym at the National Stadium remains closed, a few others such as Belfield and Surfside have reopened. President of Barbados Boxing Association (BBA) Richard Atwell said that…

While professional boxing in Barbados remains in a hiatus, the sport is very much alive and punching in the amateur ranks. President of the Barbados Boxing Association (BBA), Richard Atwell,…

After its conception 12 years ago, the Ronald Wilson Invitational is back on the Barbados Boxing Association’s (BBA) calendar and promises to be an exciting three-way tie between Barbados, Canada…

Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor is set to return to the octagon on January 18, 2020, where he will take on veteran American Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a welterweight…

Just days after publicly declaring he was done with the “brutal sport” of boxing, former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather has announced a 2020 comeback. The 42-year-old Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs),…