Articles filed under Boxing
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Mills Lane, Hall of Fame boxing referee, dies at 85
Dec 6, 2022 8:19 PM - Mills Lane, the Hall of Fame boxing referee who was the third man in the ring when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear, died Tuesday. He was 85. -
Constable: Libertyville grad's look at Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X becomes a Netflix doc
Sep 5, 2021 7:58 AM - As a sports historian, Libertyville High School graduate Johnny Smith wrote a book with his mentor, Randy Roberts, called "Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X." Now their book is a Netflix documentary.
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9 years on, Cameroon Olympic boxer talks of defection to UK
Aug 6, 2021 9:34 AM - When boxer Thomas Essomba walked out of the London Olympic Village with his suitcases in 2012, he left behind his life in Cameroon to start another one from scratch in a country he knew next to nothing about.
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Remembering former champ Leon Spinks' days in the suburbs
Feb 8, 2021 9:38 AM - Leon Spinks, the former boxing champ who famously upset of Muhammad Ali in 1978, called the suburbs home after his days in the ring were over. -
Elgin community activist to box Kane County sheriff in 'Hands Up, Guns Down' charity match
Sep 10, 2020 7:47 PM - Elgin community activist Marcus Banner will take on Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain in a charity boxing match Saturday in Elgin. Money raised goes to the O.N.E. Fitness Center, a nonprofit gym that Banner opened last year that is open to all but targets low-income at-risk youths. -
Boxing royalty in Elk Grove Village for Night at the Fights fundraiser
Feb 28, 2020 5:30 AM - Boxing royalty converged on Elk Grove Village to boost the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame's Night at the Fights fundraiser Thursday night. -
Ex-champs, brother linked to Smollett highlight boxing fundraiser in Elk Grove Village
Feb 26, 2020 5:54 AM - Two former boxing world champions will highlight the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame's Night at the Fights fundraiser Thursday in Elk Grove Village, but they may have to share the spotlight with an amateur fighter better known for his connection to actor Jussie Smollett. -
Hawthorn Woods mayor's boxing match canceled
Nov 23, 2019 7:37 PM - Longtime Hawthorn Woods mayor Joe Mancino's boxing match scheduled for Saturday night was canceled. -
A mayor with muscle: Hawthorn Woods leader transforms himself in the boxing ring
Nov 23, 2019 7:00 AM - Boxing has become a transformative way of life for Hawthorn Woods Mayor Joe Mancino. -
Wheaton native Mike Lee got a finance degree. But now he seeks boxing's super middleweight title.
Jul 18, 2019 5:33 AM - On the brink of his biggest fight, Wheaton native Mike Lee keeps it simple. "I just need to be the best Mike Lee possible," he said by phone from his home in Santa Monica, California, where he was training for his July 20 International Boxing Federation world super middleweight title bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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