COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL BULLETIN 4th May 2019 R L (RAY) CLARKE OBE I am grateful to BBB of C General Secretary, Robert Smith, for informing me of the death of my old boss and friend, Ray Clarke at the age of 98. Ray started work for the Board in 1946 after serving in the Royal…
The Past Week in Action 30 April 2019 Highlights: -Juan Francisco Estrada scores revenge win over Srisaket to become the WBC super flyweight champion -Daniel Roman gets majority verdict over JT Doheny to unify the WBA and IBF super bantamweight titles -Regis Prograis and Nonito Donaire progress to the finals of the WBSS tournament with…
FORMER COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION WINS WORLD TITLE Congratulations have been sent to RICHARD COMMEY of Ghana, the latest former Commonwealth Champion to win one of the ‘big four’ World Championships when after a couple of setbacks, he finally won the IBF World Lightweight Championship by beating Isa Chaniev in San Francisco on 2nd February He joins…
THE LATE ‘BUNNY’ GRANT I was very sorry to learn today of the passing of our former Lightweight Champion, George Leslie Grant, better known throughout the boxing world as ‘Bunny’, who was one of Jamaica’s most distinguished sporting heroes. He was Jamaican national Champion at two weights, a Central American Lightwelterweight Champion, and…
CBC AGM, NURSTEAD COURT, KENT. 27TH/28TH SEPTEMBER For the first time at this ancient manor in the Kent countryside, Directors attended a very successful and enjoyable AGM, the main details emanating from which were as follows :- Presidential election With current President, Dr Calvin Inalsingh of Trinidad and Tobago nearing the end of his two…
CHAMPIONS, CONTENDERS & DEFENCE OBLIGATIONS 27TH 28TH SEPTEMBER 2018
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