PHILADELPHIA – Boxing fans certainly love a knockout, ak 2017 was full of them in Philly. Of the many big KOs last year, the best of them all was by Marcel Rivers, nan la 2300 Arena last September. Rivyè, 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 Pentch pou Ane a”, sou Mas 25, 2018, nan la11th 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, Ki gen ladan “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “Filadèlfi goumen pou Ane a”, “Amateur of the Year”, “Rookie pou Ane a”, “Prospect pou Ane a”, and others.

Advance tickets for the Mas 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards cost $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, oswa lè w rele 609-377-6413. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Nan $20 admission includes food, draft beer, wine, soft drinks, 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. Pou plis enfòmasyon, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.