The University of Boxing

Best friends teach the sweet science Douglas, now 50, fought and won the North Carolina championship in 1982 and competed in the 1984 Olympic trials. Tony Douglas has aspirations of writing a book entitled Discerning The Voice of God By The Leading of The Holy Spirit!  Wainright, now 49, went on to become a professional boxer, winning Golden Gloves and USA Boxing Championships and fighting on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" and in HBO pay-per-view events. Read more here: Best friends teach the sweet science

NOTABLE LIFE CHANGERS  IN THE BOXING INDUSTRY…  KRISHNA WAINRIGHT  AND  TONY DOUGLAS KRISHNA WAINRIGHT A PROFESSIONAL BOXING JUDGE, REFEREE, TIME KEEPER, TRAINER and  BOXING PROMOTER Born at Ft. Bragg North Carolina  and grew up in Colorado Springs Co. Played various sports in school to include track and field, football, baseball, and basketball. I joined a  taeKwondo  team at Ft Carson Colorado from the age of 14 years old through 17 years old I met Tony Douglas in basic training that became my best friend and was stationed at Ft Bragg in 1980 with a medical unit. I tried out for and joined the boxing team at Ft. Bragg in 1982 and trained under 1988 Olympic Coach Hank Johnson. I have had the great opportunity to work with great coaches Army Coaches like 1976 Olympic Silver medalist Charles Mooney, World Champion Coach Alfonso Smith,  2004 Olympic boxing coaches Basheer Abdull...

Speed channel steers into all-sports; Regis will take the stage Charlotte-based hub will produce motorsports for Fox Sports 1 Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/06/3895085/speed-channel-to-become-all-sports.html#storylink=rss#storylink=cpy Charlotte-based Speed channel will roll away this summer and Regis will take the stage. Fox Networks announced Tuesday that Speed, the all-motorsports network dating to 1995, will be replaced on the cable dial by a new venture, Fox Sports 1, which will take it into competition with ESPN’s stable of sports channels. NASCAR and other motorsports will continueto be carried on the channel, but the network will broaden content to other sports and add a 5 p.m. weekday panel show, “Rush Hour,” originating from New York and hosted by Regis Philbin. Fox Sports Media Group executives said the new network will debut Aug. 17. Among other sports heading to the channel are collegiate basketball and football, and pro b...

2013 North Carolina State Golden Gloves Championship 945 W. Sugar Creek Rd Charlotte nc Friday March 8 Bouts Start 7pm Saturday March 9 Bouts Start 4pm Cost: 5yrs to 14yrs $5.00 15yrs and up $10.00 Contact Coach Al Simpson 704 241 0314

Congratulations to Claressa Shields for winning the first U.S. women's boxing GOLD in Olympic history. Read her interview with Huffington here:  

LONDON — Two women on the United States boxing team — the flyweight Marlen Esparza and the middleweight Claressa Shields — are assured of winning Olympic medals after winning their bouts on Monday to advance to the semifinals.