費城 – Boxing fans certainly love a knockout, 和 2017 was full of them in Philly. Of the many big KOs last year, the best of them all was by 馬塞爾·里弗斯, 在 2300 Arena last September. 里弗斯, 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 年度淘汰賽”, 上 三月 25, 2018, 在11th 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, 含 “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “年度費城撲滅”, “年度業餘”, “年度最佳新秀”, “年度展望”, and others.

Advance tickets for the 三月 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards cost $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, 或致電 609-377-6413. Tickets will not be sold at the door. 該 $20 admission includes food, draft beer, wine, 軟飲料, and a souvenir program and ticket. The Briscoe Awards will be held at the VBA Clubhouse, 2733 Clearfield Street, 費城, 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. 欲了解更多信息, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.