PHILADELPHIA – Boxing fans certainly love a knockout, und 2017 was full of them in Philly. Of the many big KOs last year, the best of them all was by Marcel Flüsse, am 2300 Arena last September. Flüsse, 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 des Jahres”, auf März 25, 2018, am11th Annual Briscoe Awards.

“It is exactly why boxing fans come out to the fights,” said John DiSanto, founder of the 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, einschließlich “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “Philly Kampf des Jahres”, “Amateur des Jahres”, “Rookie des Jahres”, “Prospect of the Year”, and others.

Advance tickets for the März 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards cost $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, oder telefonisch unter 609-377-6413. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Die $20 admission includes food, draft beer, wine, alkoholfreie Getränke, and a souvenir program and ticket. The Briscoe Awards will be held at the VBA Clubhouse, 2733 Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19134.

The Briscoe Awards are presented by Philly Boxing History Inc., a 501c3 Non-Profit organization dedicated to preserving and honoring the great legacy of boxing in and around the city of Philadelphia. Weitere Informationen, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.