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Last Year’s Champ Returns

McHenry resident Justin Seeberger said he would stick with amateur boxing for as long as he keeps winning.A dearth of competitors in the 125-pound class in last year’s senior novice Chicago Golden Gloves boxing tournament meant...

Johnny Lira, World Class Pug

From a 2009 interview: He's like that guy on the Mexican beer commercial, "the most interesting man in the world."Johnny Lira very well may be the most interesting man in Chicago. In his...

Amateur boxing Saturday night in Highland Park

About a dozen amateur fights are scheduled Saturday evening at Albert Falcon’s Warehouse Boxing Gym in Highland Park.In an interesting welterweight matchup, Daniel Sotelo will be taking on Bobby DeCore. Sotelo is a seasoned fighter and...

Godinez puts up a fight

Alfredo Godinez, a middleweight from Pug’s Boxing Club in Crystal Lake, started out strong then ran out of gas in the second round at the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament Friday night at Gordon Tech High School.Clifford James...

Crystal Lake boxing coach, British historian to discuss granddad, Jack Johnson

Tony Prignits is planning a fact-finding expedition next month to London, to find out more about his grandfather, Fred Drummond, who was a long-time sparring partner of Jack Johnson. Prignits, a 69-year-old boxing coach at The...

Sparring sessions heating up for boxers training for Chicago Golden Gloves

They ought to be charging admission to watch some of the sparring at Albert Falcon's Warehouse Gym & Boxing Club in Highland Park.Kenneth Sims, 17, and Miguel Guadarrama, 23, went six hard rounds Saturday morning.Guadarrama is...

'Tis the season to trade punches

Christmastime you exchange gifts. But for some amateur boxers, 'tis the season to trade punches. The end of the year is the start of the training regimen for those getting ready for the Chicago Golden Gloves. It's...

"The Fighter" is a good movie; the boxing not so good

If you're one of those punch-counting, hard-edged boxing aficionados, don't see "The Fighter." Mark Wahlberg – the star of the movie who portrays former welterweight champion "Irish" Mickey Ward &ndash...

Members of Crystal Lake boxing club training for upcoming bouts

Members of Pug's Boxing Club are training for an upcoming show in Highland Park. Welterweights Brian De Leon and Bobby Decore -- both 20 years old -- are scheduled to fight in a USA Boxing-sanctioned show 7:30 p...

Sergio Martinez flattens Paul Williams in the 2nd round

People go to the fights to see knockouts. A packed house Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City saw middleweight champ Sergio Martinez flatten challenger Paul Williams with a single punch in the second round. The 35-year...

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Last Year’s Champ Returns

Johnny Lira, World Class Pug

Amateur boxing Saturday night in Highland Park

Godinez puts up a fight

Crystal Lake boxing coach, British historian to discuss granddad, Jack Johnson

Sparring sessions heating up for boxers training for Chicago Golden Gloves

'Tis the season to trade punches

"The Fighter" is a good movie; the boxing not so good

Members of Crystal Lake boxing club training for upcoming bouts

Sergio Martinez flattens Paul Williams in the 2nd round

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