Boxing

FILE — Mike Tyson watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans, Feb. 27, 2022, in Los Angeles. A woman has accused former heavyweight boxing champion Tyson of raping her sometime in the early 1990s in a lawsuit filed in January 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Woman files suit accusing Mike Tyson of rape in early ’90s

Boxer previously was convicted and sent to prison for a rape that occurred around the same time

 

The Silver Gloves event occurs at Abbotsford's Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre from Friday (Nov. 4) to Sunday (Nov. 6).

Silver Gloves boxing event returning to Abbotsford’s Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre

Boxing BC sanctioned tournament runs from Friday (Nov. 4) to Sunday (Nov. 6)

 

Mike Tyson attends a celebrity golf tournament in Dana Point, Calif., Aug. 2, 2019. Authorities will not file criminal charges against former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson after he was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger aboard a plane at San Francisco International Airport last month, prosecutors announced Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

No charges for ex-heavyweight champ Mike Tyson for punching airplane passenger

Police previously said victim refused to co-operate with investigation

 

In this Aug. 2, 2019 photo, Mike Tyson attends a celebrity golf tournament in Dana Point, Calif. Authorities are investigating after cellphone video appears to show Mike Tyson hitting another passenger on a plane at San Francisco International Airport. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Video shows boxing legend Mike Tyson punching airline passenger

Both were released pending further investigation

In this Aug. 2, 2019 photo, Mike Tyson attends a celebrity golf tournament in Dana Point, Calif. Authorities are investigating after cellphone video appears to show Mike Tyson hitting another passenger on a plane at San Francisco International Airport. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Vancouver’s Levi Jackson lands a big punch on Surrey’s Ely Avelar Martinez in a boxing match at Mamba Fight Night 9 inside Abbotsford Centre on Saturday (Nov. 6). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

VIDEO & SLIDESHOW: Mamba Fight Night returns to Abbotsford Centre

Ninth edition of the fight event features MMA, boxing and kickboxing bouts

Vancouver’s Levi Jackson lands a big punch on Surrey’s Ely Avelar Martinez in a boxing match at Mamba Fight Night 9 inside Abbotsford Centre on Saturday (Nov. 6). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
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Final card for Abbotsford’s Mamba Fight Night 9 revealed

Event featuring MMA, boxing and kickboxing set to occur at Abbotsford Centre on Saturday

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Abbotsford fighter Gagan Gill will be main eventing Mamba Fight Night 9, which occurs at the Abbotsford Centre on Saturday (Nov. 6). (Submitted)

Abbotsford’s Gagan Gill entering main event slot for Mamba Fight Night 9

Abbotsford Senior, UFV grad takes on Winnipeg’s Kristian Bouchard in feature bout on Saturday

Abbotsford fighter Gagan Gill will be main eventing Mamba Fight Night 9, which occurs at the Abbotsford Centre on Saturday (Nov. 6). (Submitted)
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Mamba Fight Night returning to Abbotsford in November

Card set for Nov. 6 will feature MMA, kickboxing and boxing matches

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Alex Torres shows off the championship belts he won after defeating Jose Luis Zarate Lara in a Canadian Professional Boxing Council title unification match. (Empire Promotions pay-per-view)

Professional boxing returns to B.C. with title unification fight win for Alex Torres

Torres claims two CPBC titles in the main event of ‘The Resurgence’ PPV

Alex Torres shows off the championship belts he won after defeating Jose Luis Zarate Lara in a Canadian Professional Boxing Council title unification match. (Empire Promotions pay-per-view)
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