Boxing Ontario News
[TALENT ID] – Connecting Athletes to Opportunities
What is Talent ID? Talent identification (TID) are programs that are designed to identify young athletes with the potential for success in senior elite sport. TID programs connect athletes with training, development, and competitive opportunities that are designed to...
[FEATURE FRIDAY] – Chris Hoard
What a great opportunity to share my story with you all, my journey of boxing and health and how it changed my life. Before boxing I was an overweight, unhealthy middle-aged man, focusing on my two kids and my family. I was working full time as a support worker to the...
[THE BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR] – Boxers Back at It
Article by Brian Smiley via The Brantford Expositor | Published on July 15, 2020 Boxers Back at It Brantford’s boxing clubs are ready to rumble. After the provincial government announced the lifting of certain COVID-19 restrictions last month, Boxing Ontario and its...
[BP SPORTS NIAGARA] – St. Catharines’ Punching Cousins
Article by Bernie Puchalski via BP Sports Niagara| Published on July 15, 2020 | St. Catharines’ Punching Cousins Cousins Antonio Napolitano, James Hughes and Charlie Ryan are in various stages of their careers at the St. Catharines Boxing Club. Training sessions at...
[RADIO-CANADA] – Boxing Gyms Struggling to Reopen in Ontario
Article by Raphaël Guillemette via Radio-Canada | Published on June 17, 2020 | Translated from French Boxing Gyms Struggling to Reopen in Ontario About 20 boxing gyms [update: now 57] have been given the green light to reopen, but club owners in Ontario are struggling...
[BOXING CANADA] – Road to Tokyo: Update on Boxing Qualification System
Article via Boxing Canada | Published on May 26, 2020 Update provided by the International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force Following the joint decision by the IOC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Japanese Government to reschedule the Olympic Games Tokyo...
[BOXING SCENE] – Canada’s Boxing Gyms Are Carefully Weighing How To Reopen
Article by Corey Erdman - Published on May 26, 2020 The effects that COVID-19 has had on the sport of boxing have been most visible in the professional game. Fights have been cancelled, income has been lost and the momentum of many promising careers has been halted....
[NOTICE] – OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON SAFE SPORT PROTOCOLS AND RETURN TO SPORT
ATTENTION ALL BOXING ONTARIO MEMBERS AND CLUBS: We hope everyone is staying healthy and active, especially with the weather warming up. Please take some time to fully review Boxing Ontario's Official Statement On Safe Sport Protocols and Return To Sport. As we...
[NOTICE] CREATION OF THE BOXING ONTARIO COVID-19 TASK FORCE
Boxing Ontario | MAY 15, 2020 VIRTUAL MEMBER MEETUP: KO-COVID TOWNHALL An all-member virtual meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 28 at 8:00 pm Please plan to attend receive up to date information and participate. Use the form below to RSVP. ATTENTION ALL BOXING...
[CHATHAM DAILY NEWS] – KAYO Boxing Club Receives Help in Fight Against Hunger
Article by Mark Malone - Published on: May 8, 2020 Coaches in the Kent Athletic Youth Organization have traded boxing gloves for oven mitts. Coaches in the Kent Athletic Youth Organization have traded boxing gloves for oven mitts. Their gym is shuttered, so they’re...
[IOC NEWS] – IOC and Sports Events Organisers to Continue to Benefit From WHO Guidance on Mass Gatherings
Article courtesy of olympic.org The International Olympic Committee (IOC), together with other sporting organisations, has recently contributed to the drafting of a document published by the World Health Organization (WHO) which provides specific public health...
[RECORD] Boxing Ontario Virtual Officials Refresher Course – May 2020
[RECORD] Boxing Ontario Virtual Officials Refresher Course - May 2020 Understand the rules, understand your tools, know how to use them well and know that developing respect for the sport will carry you a long way. It was great to spend a couple of hours with...