PHILADELPHIA – Boxing fans certainly love a knockout, ແລະ 2017 was full of them in Philly. Of the many big KOs last year, the best of them all was byMarcel Rivers, ທີ່ 2300 Arena last September. ແມ່ນ້ໍາ, 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 ປີ”, ກ່ຽວກັບ ມີນາ 25, 2018, ທີ່11th 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, ລວມທັງ “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “ຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບ Philly ຍອດຢ້ຽມແຫ່ງປີ”, “Amateur of the Year”, “ໃຫມ່ແຫ່ງປີ”, “ຄວາມສົດໃສດ້ານຂອງປີ”, and others.
Advance tickets for theມີນາ 25, 2018Briscoe Awards cost $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, ຫຼືໂດຍການໂທຫາ 609-377-6413. Tickets will not be sold at the door. The $20 admission includes food, draft beer, wine, soft drinks, and a souvenir program and ticket. The Briscoe Awards will be held at theVBA 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. ສໍາລັບຂໍ້ມູນເພີ່ມເຕີມ, call John DiSanto at609-377-6413.
