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Video: Lambe Wins In Texas, Retains Boxing Title
[Updated with video + written by Stephen Wright] Andre Lambe has retained his American Boxing Organisation [ABO] regional welterweight title after defeating Bryan Springs in Cleveland, Texas, last night [August 26]. Lambe was awarded a unanimous points victory after dominating Texan Springs in the six-round bout at the Cleveland Civic Centre to improve... Read more of this article
Andre Lambe On Title Defence In Texas
[Written by Stephen Wright] Andre Lambe insists he has no issue “taking risks” as he steps outside his comfort zone to defend his American Boxing Organisation [ABO] regional welterweight title against Bryan Springs in Cleveland, Texas, on Saturday. Lambe faces fellow southpaw Springs in a six-round contest at the Cleveland Civic Centre and believes... Read more of this article
Andre Lambe Pays Respects To Boxing Legend
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda boxer Andre Lambe has paid respects to Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight world champion, after visiting Jack Johnson Boulevard in Galveston, Texas. Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Johnson reigned as the heavyweight world champion from 1908 to 1915, defeating James J. Jeffries in 1910 in a bout dubbed the “Fight... Read more of this article
Boxer Andre Lambe To Defend Title In Texas
[Written by Stephen Wright] Andre Lambe will defend his American Boxing Organisation [ABO] regional welterweight title against fellow southpaw Bryan Springs at the Cleveland Civic Centre in Cleveland, Texas, next Saturday [August 26]. Lambe, who also holds the American Boxing Federation regional welterweight crown, won the ABO title after defeating... Read more of this article
Dill Attends Boxing Congress In Colombia
Nathan Dill, the Bermuda Boxing Federation president, has attended the American Boxing Confederation [AMBC] Congress in Cali, Colombia. Dill, voted in as the BBF president in 2015, has joined boxing stakeholders from throughout the region and International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev at the event. “On location at AMBC Congress to meet... Read more of this article
Boxing: Adrian Roach Defeated In Colombia
[Written by Stephen Wright] Adrian Roach suffered a controversial defeat to Aaron Prince, of Trinidad and Tobago, at the American Boxing Confederation Junior, Youth, and Women’s Championships in Cali, Colombia, yesterday [August 6]. Roach, 21, has claimed the judges scored the three-round amateur contest in his favour, only for the referee to deduct... Read more of this article
Sentinel Defence Group Sponsor Adrian Roach
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda boxer Adrian Roach is stepping up his bid to qualify for the Pan American Games at the AMBC Continental Championships in Cali, Colombia. The 21-year-old must secure a strong finish in the super-welterweight division to qualify for the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in October-November. Roach has extra incentive... Read more of this article
Historical Video: Boxer Polly Smith In 1955
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian boxing has grown tremendously in recent years through the exploits of Nikki Bascome, Andre Lambe and Tyler Christopher, but the island has a long history of producing professional fighters. Clarence Hill, who won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, Troy Darrell,... Read more of this article
Historical Video: Boxing In Bermuda In 1954
[Written by Stephen Wright] Rare footage has surfaced of a top-level heavyweight fight in Bermuda between Nino Valdes and Jimmy Walls almost 70 years ago. Cuban Valdes, one of the leading heavyweights of his era, faced American journeyman Walls on December 11, 1954, in front of 2,500 spectators at the King’s Stadium in Hamilton in a bout described... Read more of this article
Lambe To Defend Title In Texas Next Month
[Written by Stephen Wright] Andre Lambe is set to defend his American Boxing Organisation [ABO] welterweight title against a yet-to-be-determined opponent at the Cleveland Civic Centre in Cleveland, Texas, on August 26. The 27-year-old won the vacant ABO welterweight regional title after defeating American Cristiano Luciano at The Shed in Dockyard on... Read more of this article
Roach’s CAC Campaign Comes To An End
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda boxer Adrian Roach bowed out of the Central American and Caribbean Games after losing his first-round bout against Venezuelan Christian Palacio in San Salvador, El Salvador, yesterday [June 23]. The more experienced Palacio was handed a unanimous points victory in the Men’s 71kg fight, with four of the five judges... Read more of this article
Adrian Roach Raring To Go For CAC Games
[Written by Stephen Wright] Adrian Roach believes he is better prepared than the recent Bermudian boxers to have competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games. The 21-year-old is representing the island at the multi-sport event in San Salvador, El Salvador, where he will fight in the 156lb super-welterweight division. At the previous Games in... Read more of this article
Boxing: Andre Lambe Earns Stoppage Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Andre Lambe improved his professional boxing record to eight straight wins after stopping Filipino Ronniel Tabayag in the main event at The Shed in Dockyard last night [May 27]. Lambe utilised his superior reach and technique to impressive effect, keeping the significantly shorter Tabayag [6-3-1] out of range and seemingly... Read more of this article
