PHILADELPHIA – PA State junior middleweight champion Tyrone Brunson will be honored with three Briscoe Awards for the eventful year he had in 2017. During the year, Brunson’s efforts won him three bouts, two belts, and kept his career on track for a big fight in 2018. For these accomplishments, Brunson will take home three Briscoe Toekennings op 25 Maart– “Philly Fighter of the Year”, “Philly stryd van die Jaar”, en “Performance of the Year”. This will be the first time a fighter has won three Briscoes in a single year.

“Danny Garcia, Steve Cunningham, Bryant Jennings and Tevin Farmer have all won two before, but Brunson will be the first guy to get three on the same day,” said John DiSanto, founder of the Briscoe Awards. “Tyrone had a great year in 2017, so I’m happy for him. The voters got it right.”

In addition to the “Vegter van die Jaar” toekenning, Brunson’s give-and-take battle with former world champion Kermit Cintron was named the “2017 Philly stryd van die Jaar”. In the fight, Brunson came off the floor twice to stop Cintron in round five. For that win, Brunson also earned the Briscoe Award for the “Performance of the Year”. Along with Brunson, Cintron will receive the Briscoe Award for his participation in the “Stryd van die Jaar”.

A number of other fighters will also be honored in various categories like: “Amateur of the Year, “Vooruitsig van die Jaar”, “Uitklophou van die Jaar”, Rookie van die Jaar”, ens.

Advance tickets for the Maart 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards cost $20 and are currently available for sale at BriscoeAwards.com, of deur te bel 609-377-6413. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Die $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. Vir meer inligting, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.