FILADEFIYA – Boxing fans certainly love a knockout, ndipo 2017 was full of them in Philly. Of the many big KOs last year, the best of them all was by Marcel Rivers, pa 2300 Arena last September. Mitsinje, 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 pa Chaka”, pa March 25, 2018, pa11th 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, kuphatikizapo “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “Philly Nkhondo ya Chaka”, “Amateur of the Year”, “Rookie pa Chaka”, “Chiyembekezo pa Chaka”, and others.

Advance tickets for the March 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards cost $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, kapena powatchula 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 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. Kuti mudziwe zambiri, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.