BOXING
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! What is Boxing Day?
Boxing Day by Alecia Dixon When is it? December 26th, Boxing Day takes place on December 26th or the following Monday if December 26 falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Where did it come from? Boxing...
Posted on 12/26/12 at 10:09 AM
THROUGH THE LENS Questions I Have Been Asked
These are questions I get asked quite commonly! A lot of times this week! This might get wordy! Grab some coffee or a nice beverage of your choice and sit back and enjoy! I am one of those people t...
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:55 AM
THE NEW FORTY Working the bag...
I love my punching bag and gloves. I have been known to say that boxing is my new favorite thing, but one of the students in our program, Patrick Wilson, tells me that it isn't really "boxing" unless ...
Posted on 9/18/10 at 11:31 AM
PRO BOXING: Virgil Hill hopes for one more fight
Virgil Hill wouldn’t mind seeing his boxing career end where it started — in Grand Forks. And the former light heavyweight champion wouldn’t mind seeing his son — Virgil Jr. — launch his boxing career in Grand Forks as well.
By Wayne Nelson , April 17, 2013
Grand Forks’ Forx Fighters resume bouts after boxer’s death 
A month after Jerimiah “J.J.” Moen collapsed in the ring, and later died, the fights have returned to the American Legion club in East Grand Forks.
By Robb Jeffries , March 16, 2013
Mayweather Signs Record-Breaking Deal With Showtime/CBS
Eight-time world champion Floyd Mayweather has left HBO in favor of a 30-month, six-fight deal with Showtime and its parent company CBS in what is being called the richest pact in boxing history.
By Steve Keating , February 23, 2013
USA Boxing investigates Grand Forks boxer’s death
USA Boxing, which sanctions amateur boxing in America, is investigating the death this week of Grand Forks boxer Jerimiah “J. J.” Moen. Moen, 29, collapsed last Saturday between rounds of a bout at the American Legion Club in East Grand Forks.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 23, 2013
Grand Forks boxer, hurt Saturday, dies today in Altru Hospital
Moen never regained consciousnessNeither Jerimiah “J. J.” Moen's coach nor a fight judge, both experienced in boxing, saw anything unusual. Moen's family learned this week he had "seriou trauma" to the brain from previous injuries.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 20, 2013
Grand Forks boxer in critical condition after Saturday fight
A Grand Forks boxer is in critical condition at Altru Hospital after collapsing during an amateur boxing card Saturday. J.J. Moen suffered a severe brain injury, according to his uncle, Mike Sweeney, and, as of Monday night, hadn’t regained consciousness.
By Greg DeVillers , February 18, 2013
In St. Cloud, these women are drawn to the ring
Most people who walk through the doors of the St. Cloud Boxing & Wrestling Club expect to see boxers sweating, sparring and jumping rope. Male boxers. But not all of them are men, the St. Cloud Times reported. Witness 25-year-old light heavyweight Jaime Powers and 19-year-old featherweight Jessica Gregg, who are both in there training alongside their male counterparts.
By Ryan Fitzgerald , February 18, 2013
Virgil Hill elected to hall of fame
Virgil Hill was elected on the first ballot to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and will be inducted next summer.
By Jeff Kolpack , December 10, 2012
BOXING: Marquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in sixth round
Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao with a right hand at the end of the sixth round to win the fourth bout between the two boxers
By Associated Press , December 09, 2012
Camacho's mother says life support will end
Hector "Macho" Camacho will be taken off life support, his mother said Friday night, indicating she would have doctors do that Saturday. It was a decision the former championship boxer's eldest son opposed.
By Danica Coto , November 23, 2012
Boxer 'Macho' Camacho critical in Puerto Rico
Former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho was in critical condition Wednesday after being shot in his native Puerto Rico, with doctors and his family expected to wrestle with whether to take him off life support after his condition worsened.
By Danica Coto , November 21, 2012
Taking body blows for a hobby: Amateur boxers fight for fitness, pride
Marie Laska was one of 18 amateur boxers to take to the ring Saturday afternoon at the American Legion in East Grand Forks. They came from all over the region, some from as far away as Winnipeg.
By Robb Jeffries , November 17, 2012
Hill's former manager says he's going to try and talk him out of resuming boxing career
The former manager for former world boxing champion Virgil Hill says he’s not ready to get back into the fighting fray just yet.
By Jeff Kolpack , September 20, 2012
Grand Forks native Virgil Hill remembers 1984 Olympics, plans comeback
Virgil Hill, now 48, was one of about 6,800 Olympic athletes from 140 nations in 1984. And today, almost 28 years later, he is planning a professional comeback as the 2012 London Olympics kick off today.
By TJ Jerke , July 27, 2012
BOXING: Bradley beats Pacquiao in split decision
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao tried to turn his welterweight title fight with Timothy Bradley into a brawl, but it was Bradley who won a split decision to end a remarkable run by the Filipino fighter.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2012
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