Published:Friday | December 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Minister of Sport Olivia 'Babsy' Grange described former Commonwealth lightweight champion George Leslie 'Bunny' Grant as 'one of the finest boxers the Caribbean region has produced' at the thanksgiving service for his life, which took place at the...
Published:Saturday | November 24, 2018 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Funeral arrangements have been finalised for Bunny Grant, the former Jamaica and Commonwealth lightweight boxing champion, who died on November 1. A thanksgiving service for his life will be held at the Holy Cross Church, 77 Half-Way Tree Road, in...
Published:Saturday | October 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
In an effort to increase its pool of qualified tennis coaches, Tennis Jamaica is conducting a 12-day, Level 1 tennis course in collaboration with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), at its headquarters, the Eric Bell Tennis Centre, at...
Published:Saturday | March 17, 2018 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
"I am happy that I was able to make the first successful defence of my title here in Jamaica before my fans, and the sky is now the limit" said an elated Kemahl Russell on Friday night, after he stopped Mexican Michie 'The Matador' Munoz, in the...
Published:Thursday | January 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Middleweight boxer, Kemahl ' The Hitman' Russell, currently one of Jamaica's best prospects for another world title, has his sights set on a top- ten ranking this year.Speaking to The Gleaner yesterday, a pensive Russell, who is currently in the top...
Published:Sunday | December 24, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
A not so quiet revolution is taking place in sport administration in Jamaica, and it is being led by the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), the umbrella organisation that is responsible for all the Olympic sports in Jamaica. There are now 41...
Published:Friday | December 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Vasyl 'High Tech' Lomachenko, the Ukranian boxer, who humiliated Jamaica's Nicholas 'The Axeman' Walters in their world title fight on November 26, 2016, continues to create waves in boxing circles, and has earned himself a new nickname, '...
Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Thirty-two-year-old tennis coach Damion Johnson and 15-year-old Campion High School student Jenna Harrison, took the Open Class titles in the Jamaica National Bank 2017 Open Tennis tournament, which ended on Sunday at the Liguanea Club in New...
Published:Thursday | December 7, 2017 | 4:13 PMLeroy Brown
Nine-year-old Hillel Academy student, Alyssa James, who is one of Jamaica's top age-group tennis players, had the country's flag flying high in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Tuesday, when she won the title for 9-year-olds in the Little Mo...
Published:Friday | December 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Fielding an excellent all-round team, Campion College dominated the annual Hi-Lyte National All-Island High School Tennis Championships which took place recently at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre in Kingston.Coached by Rayne Russell of the Russell...
Published:Sunday | November 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Two of Jamaica's top junior tennis players, Damani Cain and Michaela Stephens, added to their well-stacked trophy cases when they came out victors in the 16-and-under age group matches, which were the feature events in the Mayberry Investments...
Published:Saturday | November 4, 2017 | 3:13 PMLeroy Brown
After months of frustration at having fights arranged and cancelled, former World Boxing Council (WBC) Super bantamweight champion Jamaican Alicia Ashley will fight American Kirstie Simmons on Saturday, December 16, at the Claridge Hotel and Casino...
Published:Friday | November 3, 2017 | 2:22 PMLeroy Brown
Luis Nery, the Mexican boxer who is now the World Boxing Council's (WBC) bantamweight world champion, escaped punishment recently for testing positive for a banned substance. He argued successfully that contaminated meat was the reason he tested...
Published:Tuesday | October 31, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Veteran middleweight boxer Devon Moncriffe, suffered a shock first-round technical knockout defeat in Canada on October 21 at the hands of a brash young boxer, Ricardo Salas, on the under-card of a six-fight card at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga...
Published:Thursday | October 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
One of Jamaica's most promising tennis players, 15-year-old Blaise Bicknell, created a sensation over the Heroes Day weekend when he pulled off a big upset in his match against the No. 1-seeded Rowland 'Randy' Phillips to take the men's singles...
Published:Sunday | October 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Sakima 'Mr Smooth' Mullings, the Wray & Nephew 2017 Contender champion, made light work of his opponent Ramel 'Sub Zero' Lewis last Saturday night, when he stopped him by technical knockout in the third round of a six-round bout that was the main event on a five-fight ProAm card at the Manchester High School in Mandeville...
Published:Friday | October 13, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Three of Jamaica's elite boxers, Wray and Nephew Contender 2017 champion Sakima Mullings, another former champion, Donovan 'Police' Campbell, and Ramel Lewis, will be in action tonight at the Manchester High School in a six-fight ProAm card that is...
Published:Sunday | October 8, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
A mixed reception greeted the outcome of the super-middleweight bout last Saturday night, at the Alpart Sports Club in St Elizabeth, between promising middleweight boxer Kestna Davis and boxer-comedian Miguel 'Iron Dawg' Raye. Their six-round bout...
Published:Friday | October 6, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
"Crowley hit Richard with a blatant low blow and should have been disqualified," was the complaint of trainer Carl Grant after his boxer, Richard 'Frog' Holmes, failed in his bid to win the Canadian Junior Middleweight Boxing title last Saturday...
Published:Wednesday | October 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
A clash between middleweight boxer Kestna Davis and crowd-pleaser Miguel 'Iron Dog' Ray, over six rounds, will be the feature attraction on a seven-bout ProAm boxing card dubbed Wray and Nephew Fight Night, which will take place at the Alpart Sports...
Published:Thursday | September 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Richard 'Frog' Holmes, who was one of the semi-finalists in this year's Wray and Nephew Contender show, left Jamaica on Wednesday for Montreal, Canada, for a junior middleweight fight against Canadian, Cody Crowley tomorrow night, at the Memorial...
Published:Friday | September 8, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Kemahl 'The Hitman' Russell, Jamaica's best hope for another world boxing title, will have an important fight against American Ian 'The General' Green for the Junior North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight title tonight at the Resorts...
Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Alicia 'Slick' Ashley, Jamaica' most successful and decorated female boxer, is in her own words "50 and fabulous" today.Speaking to The Gleaner yesterday, on the eve of her birthday, Ashley, who was born in Kingston on August 23, 1967, and lived in...
Published:Thursday | August 17, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Nicholas 'The Axeman' Walters, whose once spectacular boxing career is now on life support, has suffered another setback. His fight against Mexican Arturo Santos Reyes scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) in Lincoln, Nebraska, has been cancelled...
Published:Thursday | August 10, 2017 | 12:00 AMLeroy Brown
Fresh from his first round knockout victory over Nigel Edwards on July 26, Kemahl 'Hitman' Russell will fight American Ian 'The General' Green from New Jersey on Saturday, September 9, for the Junior North American Boxing Federation (NABF)...
