For many years, the world of sports celebrated athletes in various other competitions by inducting them into halls of fame. Baseball, basketball and football were among the most popular of these shrines, but boxing was somehow left out of the equation. Professional boxing champions have always been among the most fan-celebrated athletes in history but, until 1989, there was no permanent structure to celebrate the true legends of the sport. ...
Joachim Alcine of Montreal, the top-ranked super-welterweight contender in the WBA, will face veteran Jose Rosa Gomez of the Dominican Republic in the feature bout of an Oct. 28 card at the Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, Que.
Gomez (54-19-5), who fights out of Argentina, is coming off a technical draw with Fredericton native Ian MacKillop on April 11 in Toronto.
Staying sharp is the goal for Alcine (27-0), who ...