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South American Games welcomes women’s boxing

South American Games welcomes women’s boxing
Following the historic decision by the International Olympic Committee to include women’s boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games, the South American Sports Organization ODESUR has now approved the inclusion of women’s boxing at the IX South American Games, to be held in Medellin, Colombia from...
September 25th, 2009 | Boxing, Events | Read More

Zimmerman puts Netherlands Antilles on the map

Zimmerman puts Netherlands Antilles on the map
Gilton Benjey Zimmerman made the transition to boxing from kick-boxing just four weeks before the 2009 AIBA World Championships in Milan, but this didn’t stop him from putting on a spectacular show last night at the Mediolanum Forum. The 23-year-old super-heavyweight (+91kg) lives and trains in...
September 8th, 2009 | Boxing, Events, International | Read More

Antillean boxer Zimmerman has three testmatches in Rome

Antillean boxer Zimmerman has three testmatches in Rome
Benjey Zimmerman from The Netherlands Antilles will compete in three test matches in Rome, where he is participating in an official trainingscamp. Zimmerman is one of the 94 young hopeful boxers from 66 countries in the “Road to Milan” program. This program is an initiative from the International...
August 16th, 2009 | Boxing, Events, Sports | Read More