2006 NEWS

December 18, 2006

Welcome Back Margaret!

The Border City Boxing Club is pleased to see the Drouillard Road Community has resurrected the Margaret Sidoroff-Canty Mural that was removed from a later-demolished building last year! The new location of Margaret's mural (which was touched-up by artist Donna Maine) is at 993 Drouillard, on the North face of the building.

December 16, 2006

Border City Goes 3-1 At Brentwood

"Marvelous" Marvin Vasquez wins

In the Main Event of Saturday night's boxing show at Brentwood, The Border City Boxing Club's "Jack-knife" Josh Cameron won a split decision over Fighting Island's Tyler Dunlop. Border City saw two more wins when "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie defeated East Windsor's Karim Abeed and "Marvelous" Marvin Vasquez stopped Kingsville Boxing Club's Sean Deriks.

Also fighting out of Border City was Don "Ducky" Wills who lost a unanimous decision to Detroit's Craig Lewis.

November 26, 2006

Gorges earns Silver in Denmark

"Gorgeous" Andre Gorges represented Canada and Border City well at the 2006 Copenhagen Cup Boxing Tournament this week.  Andre lost by one point in the final tonight to the Ukraine's David Tabatadze. The final score of the bout was 24-23.

November 25, 2006

Cameron Wins in Italy

Josh Cameron (third from left) represents Canada in Rome

Border City's "Jackknife" Josh Cameron represented Canada in Rome on Saturday night.  Cameron faced Italy’s Francesco Lacovizzi and won the bout by unanimous decision.  Cameron was also supposed to compete last Thursday in Italy, however the bout had to be cancelled because his opponent was ill.

November 25, 2006

Gorges moves on in Denmark

"Gorgeous" Andre Gorges won a very tough bout over Denmark's Torben Keller at the Copenhagen Cup Boxing Tournament tonight.  Andre won his second bout of the tournament, defeating Keller by a 38-36 score and he has now advanced to tomorrow’s final. 

November 24, 2006

Gorges wins quarter-final bout in Copenhagen

Border City's "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges is representing Canada at the prestigious annual Copenhagen Cup Boxing Tournament.  Andre won his first bout of the tournament tonight over South Africa's John Koen by a 25-7 score and has advanced to tomorrow’s semi-final. 

November 23, 2006

Déjà vu for Dunn

Always a bridesmaid: Katie Dunn (far right) with the other medallists

Katie “Silence” Dunn had to settle for Bronze once again in her second trip to the World Championships in New Delhi, India.  Like her first World Championships, Katie advanced to the semi-final where she met the home-county’s entrant and eventual Gold Medallist, and dropped a close decision.  Last year, in Russia, it was Yulia Nemostova who ousted Katie in the semis, this year it was India’s Jenny R. Lalranliani. Lalranliani took the Gold Medal, Sweden’s Klara Svensson (pictured at the left) won Silver, and both Dunn and Nemostova took Bronze Medals.  Katie’s tournament bracket went as follows:

Katie defeated Cindy Grain ( France ) 21 – 17 in the preliminaries;

Katie defeated Saida Gasanova ( Ukraine ) 33 – 19 in the quarter-finals;

Katie lost to Jenny R. Lalranliani ( India ) 19 – 25 in the semi-finals

November 12, 2006

Ontario Boxing Championship Winners

The Border City Boxing Club captured 5 Gold Medals at the Ontario Championships this weekend in Windsor.  In the Junior Division Eyobe “Sharpshooter” Amberber won his first Provincial Title (119 lbs.), stopping John Seo of Orangeville in the third round, then out-pointing last year’s National Champion Adrian Sinanan of Bramalea in the final. “Jackknife” Josh Cameron (141 lbs.) TKOed Toronto’s Daniel Khan, then defeated Oakville’s Tim Smith by a 42-31 score.  Cameron and Amberber earned the right to represent Ontario in the Yukon at the Canada Games in March.

In the Senior Division, “Gorgeous” Andre Gorges (141 lbs.) won three bouts (over Ottawa’s Claude Makouka, Cornwall’s Tony Luis and London’s Yordan Mateo) en route to capturing his second Provincial Title, while Alison “The Cat” Hunter (132 lbs.) earned her fourth Open Ontario Championship with wins over St. Catharines' Jenn Turner and Hamilton’s Alanna Rabley.  Hunter and Gorges will join stable mate and National Team member Katie “Silence” Dunn at the Canadian Championships in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec in January.

Finally, in the Cadet Division (119 lbs.), Ali “Junior” Youssef defended his title from last year, out-pointing Bramalea’s Martin Halibus to earn the right to return to the Canadian Championships.  The Cadet Nationals are in St. Catharines in February.

Border City’s “Gentleman” Jim Larkin (152 lbs.) and Don “Ducky” Willis (201+ lbs.) both won bronze medals for their efforts, while Colin “The House” Sangster (201+ lbs.) was eliminated in the preliminaries.

November 4, 2006

GARSIDE WINS SECOND WORLD TITLE

Tonight in Edmonton, Alberta Border City's undefeated Professional World Champion Jeannine "Heartless" Garside (6-0-1) was victorious over seasoned veteran Laura Serrano of Mexico. Garside knocked Serrano down twice during the bout and captured the WIBA Featherweight World Title. Serrano, who dropped to 16-5-4, is an icon is Women's Boxing, fighting Christy Martin, Tracy Byrd, Chevelle Halback, Deirdre Gogarty, Isra Girgrah, Layla McCarter, Alicia Ashley, Melissa (Salamone) Del Valle, JoJo Wyman and Kelsy Jeferies among others, going undefeated for 9 years in her illustrious career. Garside, who vacated her Jr. Featherweight Title earlier this year, exchanged fight trunks with Serrano immediately following the bout, which Serrano stated would be her last.

October 29, 2006

Border City Club Show XI a Success!!!

The Border City Boxing Club had four boxers compete on Sunday afternoon's Club Show XI at The Border City Boxing Club. In the Main Event of the evening "Jackknife" Josh Cameron defeated Champion Boxing Club's Daniel Khan by unanimous decision. Cameron will be competing in Rome, Italy this November while, also in November, teammates "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges and Katie "Silence" Dunn will be representing Canada in Copenhagen, Denmark and New Delhi, India respectively. Border City's Professional Jr. Featherweight World Champion, Jeannine "Heartless" Garside will be moving up to challenge Mexico's Laura Serrano for the Featherweight World Title in Edmonton, also in November. On Sunday afternoon's card, Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber was also victorious, out-boxing the 2005 Ontario Champion, Anthony Belanger of Toronto's Champion Boxing Club. Border City's Kevin "Bam-Bam" Guenette defeated Brandon Wafer of Sudbury's Top Glove Boxing Club by unanimous decision. Also representing Border City was Don "Ducky" Willis, who lost a close decision to International Boxing Club's Superheavyweight Tim Washington of Ohio. The bouts were the Border City boxers final tune-up bouts before their 2006 Provincial Championships begin on November 9th.

The Program:

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October 21, 2006

Willis and Bialkowski Win Gold

Don "Ducky" Willis and Shelby "Lionheart" Bialkowski both brought home Gold Medals from the 2006 Arnie Boehm Tournament in St. Catharines this weekend. Willis knocked out both of his opponents, Kyle Farwell of the Windsor Boxing Club and Greg Medwid of the KO King Boxing Club in the Superheavyweight Division, while Bialkowski stopped Heather McIsaac of the Bigtyme Boxing Club to move to a perfect 3-0.

October 17, 2006

"Gorgeous" Andre Gorges dropped a 3-2 split-decision to the host Dominican Republic's entrant, Gilbert Hernadez, who went on to win the Gold at the 2006 Romana Cup.

October 15, 2006

"Gorgeous" Andre Gorges is representing Canada this week in the Dominican Republic. The following countries are participating in the 2006 Romana Cup in the Dominican:

1. Dominican Republic
2. Porto Rico
3. Canada
4. Haiti
5. Ecuador
6. Guadeloupe
7. Venezuela
8. Costa Rica

Gorges' first bout will be today against the boxer from the Dominican Republic. Andre will be competing in his 130th bout. Good Luck, Andre!

October 8, 2006

Dunn and Cameron Victorious

The Border City Boxing Club's Katie "Silence" Dunn stopped the Swedish National Champion, Armine Sinabian, in the second round of their bout in Sudbury on Thursday evening. Dunn, the Canadian Champion and Pan-Am Champion, is preparing for the World Championships in India this November. Also representing Border City on the Sudbury Card was "Jackknife" Josh Cameron, who defeated Sudbury's Justin Ceskauskas. Cameron won again in Windsor on Saturday over the Windsor Boxing Club's Jesse Lozon. Cameron will be competing in Italy in November.

September 23, 2006

2-0 in London

The Border City Boxing Club had two boxers compete against boxers from Toronto at a fight card in London on Saturday. "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges had his final tune-up bout before he represents Canada in the Dominican Republic in October. Gorges defeated Sully's Boxing Club welterweight Thomas D'Sulva by unanimous decision. Teammate "Jackknife" Josh Cameron was also victorious, out-boxing Combat Sport's Stephen Zea.

World Champ Open Workout

World Champion Jeannine "Heartless" Garside will be representing Border City at an open workout on September 23 at 400 Tecumseh Plaza at Tecumseh and Howard. The fun begins at 10:45 AM and goes until 3 PM. Please show your Border City Spirit and wear your T-Shirt to the event. Get your picture taken with the Champ and her belt!

Colchester Kronk?

The World Famous Kronk Boxing Team is considering opening a satellite club in Colchester, Ontario. Hall of Fame Trainer Emmanuel Steward informed members of the Border City Boxing Club that Kronk has been approached by local investors and plans to open a Canadian Branch are underway!

Border City's Rosalind Canty with Emmanuel Steward

A NIGHT OF LAUGHS FUNDRAISER - SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

On Saturday, September 9, 2006 the Border City Boxing Club will be hosting a night of laughs at the Komedy Korner located at 1269 Ottawa Street. The show starts at 9 PM. Tickets are only $12 and can be purchased by phoning (519) 253-1578 or by stopping by the gym at 1072 Drouillard Road, Monday-Friday from 4:30-6:30 PM.

Andre Gorges Repeats as Ringside World Champion

The Border City Boxing Club's "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges defeated Arkansas' Orlando Utsey by unanimous decision in the Open-Class Welterweight Final at the 2006 Ringside World Championships on Saturday. Gorges, who went 4-0 at the tournament, became just the second
boxer in Border City history to win consecutive Ringside Championship Belts - the other was current professional World Champion Jeannine "Heartless" Garside.

August 4, 2006

Day Three in Kansas City... And Then There Was One

Three Border City Boxing Club representatives made it to the semi-finals at the Kansas City Ringside World Championships on Friday night. "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges won a unanimous decision, making it one step closer to defending his 2005 Ringside Title. Gorges will fight in the final tomorrow while Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber and "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie dropped decisions in the semi-finals and were eliminated.

(Cameron, Gorges and Amberber pictured)

August 3, 2006

Three Border City Boxers Remain

Three fighters representing the Border City Boxing club moved into the semi-finals with wins on the second day of competition at the Ringside World Championships in Kansas City Missouri on Thursday. "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges defeated Texas' Jose Juan Fuentes, Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber defeated Mexico's Emilio Garza, and "Bustin" Dustin Heggie defeated New Jersey's Emmanuel Chase. Eliminated from the competition were "Jackknife" Josh Cameron and Kevin "Bam Bam" Guenette who lost to the U.S.'s Raymond Leyba and Chad Peeler respectively.

August 2, 2006

Border City Goes 3-1 at Opening Day of Ringside World Championships

Three of four members of the Border City Boxing Club won on Tuesday at the 2006 Ringside World Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges won a unanimous decision over former Alberta Champion Luke Hall, "Jackknife" Josh Cameron defeated Kansas City's Hubert Acevedo, also by unanimous decision and "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie stopped Gerald Friscia of New York. Also representing Border City was Geoff "King" Lalovich, who dropped a unanimous decision to Lansing's Eric Sizemore.

July 22, 2006

Border City Club Show X in the Books

The Border City Boxing hosted its tenth installment of its in-house boxing series on Saturday evening. In the Main Event, 16-year old "Jackknife" Josh Cameron bounced back from a close decision loss to 2004 U.S. Olympian Rau'Shee Warren three weeks ago to defeat former U.S. Champion, 27-year old Scott Furney of Pontiac's SAL Boxing Team by unanimous decision. Also representing Border City were Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber who was awarded the Bill White Best Boxer Award for his win over Battle Creek's Mike Estelle, "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie, who avenged his lone defeat over Waterloo's Andrew Savory, Kevin "Bam-Bam" Guenette, who lost a split-decision to Sudbury's Brandon Wafer, Geoff "King" Lalovich who dropped a 2-1 decision to Toronto's Luke Prachany, and 10-year old "Jabbin'" Jocelyn Guenette who also lost a split decision in her debut bout to New York's Shalyn Smith.

The Program:

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June 23, 2006

Border City Boxing's Garside Dodges Bullet

Jr. Featherweight World Champion Jeannine "Heartless" Garside honoured her mandatory rematch clause with former World Champ Lisa "Bad News" Brown on Friday night in Edmonton, Alberta. Brown came out strong in the early rounds in an attempt to reclaim her title, but Garside closed the bout strongly. The ten-round bout was declared a draw, and Garside retained her title. Negotiations for a third bout at featherweight between the two are underway for October.

Cameron Avenges Loss

June 17, 2006

The Border City Boxing Club's ninth installment of its in-house boxing series was a great success on Saturday afternoon. Club Show IV featured "Jackknife" Josh Cameron avenging a recent loss to Cincinnati's Brett Simmons. Cameron not only won a unanimous decision, but he also won the Bill White Best Boxer Award for the evening. Cameron became the first boxer to ever win consecutive Bill White Best Boxer Awards. Also representing Border City was "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges, who won via disqualification over Toronto's Craig Morgan, Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber who defeated River Rouge's Matt Templeton by unanimous decision, and "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie, who stopped Pontiac's Nathan Betty in the second round to move to 6-0.

The Program:

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Border City Goes 2-1 in on Kronk Show

June 10, 2006

Three Border City Boxers competed at a Kronk Boxing Team Show in Detroit on Saturday night. "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie improved his record to 5-0 with a first-round knockout over Kronk's Daniel Davidson, while "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges defeated Kronk's Ray Harris by unanimous decision. Also representing Border City was "Jackknife" Josh Cameron, who lost a unanimous decision to Kronk's LeAndre White.

Amberber and Heggie Win

June 9, 2006

Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber and "Bustin'" Dustin Heggie defeated their opponents tonight in River Rouge Michigan. Amberber defeated the host River Rouge Boxing Club's Matt Templeton by unanimous decision. In the Main Event of the evening, Heggie beat River Rouge's Ryan Roberts, also by unanimous decision.

Dunn Defeats the 4-Time U.S. Champ to Repeat as Pan-Am Champion

June 7, 2006

Border City's National Champion Katie "Silence" Dunn defeated America's Elizabeth Quevedo by a 17-12 score in the final of the 63 Kg. Category in Buenos Aires, Argentina this evening. Dunn was trailing in going into the final round, but pulled away from the 4-Time United States Champion in the final stanza.

June 3, 2006

"Sharpshooter" Steps Up

The Border City Boxing Club's Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber had an excellent performance on Saturday afternoon in Chatham. In only his 15th amateur bout, Amberber faced 68 bout veteran and Canadian Champion Steven Wilcox of Hamilton, Ontario. Although Amberber lost by 2-1 split-decision, he showed that he certainly belongs in the Open-Class Division. Amberber will next compete June 17th at the Border City Boxing Club's next in-house card, Club Show IX. For ticket information, call 253-1578.

June 2, 2006

Dunn Advances in Argentina

The Border City Boxing Club's Katie "Silence" Dunn advanced to the final of the 2006 Pan American Boxing Championships by defeating Argentina's Celeste Peralta by a score of 20-16 on Saturday night. Dunn, who reached the 75 bout milestone Saturday, will face American 63 Kg. Champion, Elizabeth Quevedo, in the final on Wednesday.

May 31, 2006

Garside to Defend her World Title Against Lisa Brown

The Border City Boxing Club's Jeannine "Heartless" Garside is not the only one eager for her next professional fight. Read the following WBAN Article:

'On June 23rd, in Edmonton, Alberta Lisa "Bad News" Brown is coming to back to get her title. In a highly anticipated rematch with Jeannine Garside, Brown is out to avenge her November 18th loss and, in her own words, "take back what is rightfully mine."

A Ring of Their Own Partner Arnie "Tokyo" Rosenthal is also eager to see Brown and Garside mix it up again, and said, " I promised Lisa back in December that I'd give her a chance at redemption and I'm excited to see this rematch".

Brown is reluctant to speak too much about her training for the southpaw Garside but is ready to spread her brand of news when the two warriors meet again. About Garside holding the title, Brown says, "This belt is just on loan-it was a lottery night where her number was called and she got it. And I’m gonna go there June 23 and show the world that hey, November 18 was just one of those ordinary times when you could lose or you could gain, and it happened that I lost and now I’m going out to take back what is rightfully mine."'

Garside's response: "This time it's serious." To see the WBAN article click here!

May 29. 2006

Katie “Silence” Dunn to Represent Canada in Argentina

The Border City Boxing Club’s Katie “Silence” Dunn leaves tomorrow (May 30) for Buenos Aires, Argentina for the 2006 Pan American Boxing Tournament. As National Champion, Dunn will represent Canada in the tournament in which she captured the Gold Medal in 2005. The 2006 Pan American Championships is a precursor to the 2006 Women’s World Championships, November 19-25 in New Delhi, India. Dunn earned the Bronze Medal at the 2005 World Championships in Russia.

Saturday May 6, 2006

Club Show Eight Results:

Cameron Leads Border City to 4-2 Record on the Night

The Border City Boxing Club had eight boxers compete at its eighth in-house Club Show on Saturday night. In the main event of the evening, "Jackknife" Josh Cameron defeated National Silver Medallist Zishan Khan from Brampton. Josh was also the recipient of the Bill White Best Boxer Award of the evening. Also representing Border City were Sergei "The Bear" Bervald, who defeated Ohio's Freddie Ellis, Dustin "Scarface" Heggie, who defeated Ohio's Jarrel Ellis, Talal Abdlhamed, who defeated London's Ryan Laprise, Ali "Junior" Youssef, who dropped a split decision to Ohio's Zeddie Adams and Kevin "Bam-Bam" Guenette, who lost to Ohio's Edward Davis. Border City's "Sweet" Sammy El-Mais and Alison "Red" Bringas also competed in exhibition bouts.

The Program:

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April 29, 2006

Amberber Shines

The Border City Boxing Club had four boxers compete in Defiance, Ohio on Saturday night. Eyobe "Sharpshooter" Amberber scored an exciting first round knockout over Wauseon's Nicando Villaneuva in the Junior 120 lbs. Division. Also representing Border City were Sergei "The Bear" Bervald, who won a unanimous decision over Toledo's Mike Martin, Dustin "Scarface" Heggie, who won his debut bout over Adams County's Tyler Webb, and Donald "Ducky" Willis, who dropped a unanimous decision to Lima Kronk's Mike Glasscot. The four will join several other Border City Boxers in competition at our next in-house Club Show on May 6th at 6 PM.

April 22, 2006

Border City goes 2-0 in Toronto

Border City's "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges defeated Toronto's Steve Rolls by a split decision on Saturday. Also representing Border City was 12 year old Kevin "Bam Bam" Guenette, who defeated Toronto's Kristian Badu also by split decision. Border City will be showcasing 11 of its own boxers on our next club show on May 6, 2006 at 6pm.

April 15, 2006

Dunn, Gorges Victorious

The Border City Boxing Club had four boxers compete in Stow, Ohio on Saturday. National Champion Katie "Silence" Dunn won a four-round unanimous decision over Pennsylvania's Brittany Inkrote and Provincial Champion "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges defeated Akron's Tiger McDowell, also by unanimous four-round decision. "Jackknife" Josh Cameron dropped a close decision to Cleveland's Brett Simmons and Sergei "The Bear" Bervald lost a decision to Justin Keith, also from Cleveland.

April 8, 2006

Youssef Earns Bronze at the Nationals

The Border City Boxing Club's Ali "Junior" Youssef earned the Bronze Medal at the 2006 Canadian Cadet Boxing Championships this weekend in Sarnia. The youngest member on the Provincial Team, Youssef dropped an 18-10 decision to last year's Gold Medallist, Adrian Sinanan of Toronto. Ironically, Youssef, who at 14 years old was up-graded to compete at Cadet-C, defeated Sinanan in March to earn a spot on the Ontario Team, but lost to the veteran at the Nationals. The Provincial Training Camp and his first trip to the Nationals was excellent experience for Youssef, who still has two more years as a Cadet competitor.

March 30, 2006

Farewell to a Champion and a Friend

Two-Time Olympian Andrew Kooner (center, surrounded by a few of the Border City Boxers he has mentored over the years) had his final training session at Border City today. Canada’s most successful boxer from the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Greece, Kooner was unveiled as the newest member of the GYM stable earlier this month in Montreal.

The British born Kooner has reached a three-way promotional deal involving Group Yvon Michel (GYM), RFI Promotions, and Hennessy Sports of England. Kooner went further than any of his Olympic teammates, losing out on the bronze medal, and is the third boxer of the five man team to turn professional, Benoit Gaudet and Jean Pascal being the others. Athens was the second Olympiad for Kooner who also competed at the 2000 games in Atlanta where he also lost out to an eventual medal winner. He also won Commonwealth silver.

The transatlantic agreement is the latest extension of a fast growing relationship that will have Kooner spending the majority of his early career in Canada. The young protégé who has a large contingent of family and friends in the Birmingham area hopes to be making his British debut within six months. Andrew Kooner is amongst the best of what Canadian Amateur Boxing has produced in the last 15 years,” said Yvon Michel, president of GYM.

Saturday March 18, 2006

Dunn and Gorges Fight in Ireland

The Border City Boxing Club had two boxers compete in Cork, Ireland on Saturday Night. Ontario Welterweight Champion "Gorgeous" Andre Gorges defeated six-time Irish Champion, David Joyce, while National Jr. Welterweight Champion Katie "Silence" Dunn dropped a very close decision to European Champion Katie Taylor of Ireland.

March 18, 2006

Border City Club Show VII Results

The Program:

The Border City Boxing Club had three boxers compete at our in-house Poetry in Motion Show on Saturday afternoon. In the Main Event 114 lb. Provincial Champion Ali "Junior" Youssef defeated 119 lb, Provincial Champion Steven Wilcox of Hamilton by a very close but unanimous decision. Youssef, with 22 bouts in his young career, and Wilcox, a 63 fight veteran will represent Ontario at the National Championships in April. Also representing Border City on Saturday was Sergei "The Bear" Bervald, who defeated Orangeville's Cameron McIssac by a split decision, and "Jackknife" Josh Cameron, who had an exhibition bout with Orangeville's Mike Morley.

Come and see out next Live Event:

March 4, 2006

Border City Perfect at Ontario Cadet Boxing Championships

The Border City Boxing Club went undefeated at the 2006 Provincial Championships this weekend in Mississagua. Ali "Junior" Youssef defeated Bramalea's Adrian Sinanan in the 106 lbs. Open-Class final by a score of 21-13 to advance to the National Championships next month in Sarnia. Also representing Border City were Sergei "The Bear" Bervald, who defeated Toronto's Devon Malcolm by T.K.O. in the third round, Shelby "Lionheart" Bialkowski, who defeated Orangeville's Heather McIsaac by second round stoppage, and Kevin "Bam-Bam" Guenette who won over Waterloo's Kristian Padua by a 39-38 score. The four will next compete at a live event and poetry reading at the Border City Boxing Club on March 18th at 2PM billed as Poetry in Motion.

 

February 16, 2006

"Heartless" Moves to 5-0

WIBA Super Bantam Champion Jeannine "Heartless" Garside returned to the ring in her first outing since claiming the title, against dangerous veteran Kim Colbert in a six round bout in Kansas City, Missouri. Garside hurt Colbert several times in the bout before the referee mercifully called an end to the fight in the third round. Jeannine hopes to have one more bout before honouring her rematch clause with former World Champ Lisa "Bad News" Brown. Brown, meanwhile, is preparing to challenge for another title in Trinidad this April.

Jeannine poses with her sparring partner, two-time Olympian Andrew Kooner

 

February 11, 2006

GORGES KNOCKS OUT SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPION