PHILADELPHIA – Boxing fans certainly love a knockout, og 2017 was full of them in Philly. Of the many big KOs last year, the best of them all was by Marcel Rivers, ved 2300 Arena last September. Floder, in his third professional fight, scored a picture-perfect-one punch-knockout of Osnel Charles in the fourth round. For this perfect punch, Rivers will receive a Briscoe Award for the “2017 Knockout of the Year”, på Marts 25, 2018, ved11årlige Briscoe Awards.

“It is exactly why boxing fans come out to the fights,” sagde John DiSanto, grundlægger af Briscoe Awards. “Big knockouts always steal the show, and Marcel’s was the biggest.”

The Briscoe Awards commemorate the best accomplishments of the Philly-area boxing scene. A total of eleven prizes will be given out in a variety of categories, Herunder “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “Philly Fight of the Year”, “Amateur of the Year”, “Rookie of the Year”, “Prospect of the Year”, and others.

Forhåndsbilletter til Marts 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards-omkostninger $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, eller ved at ringe 609-377-6413. Billetter sælges ikke ved døren. Den $20 adgang inkluderer mad, fadøl, vin, læskedrikke, og et souvenirprogram og en billet. Briscoe Awards afholdes på VBA klubhus, 2733 Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19134.

Briscoe Awards uddeles af Philly Boxing History Inc., en 501c3 nonprofitorganisation dedikeret til at bevare og ære den store arv fra boksning i og omkring byen Philadelphia. For mere information, ring til John DiSanto på 609-377-6413.