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BOXING: Hale to headline Mother’s Day local boxing card

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (497+ words) John Paul Hale of Belfast, Northern Ireland, won his first fight in the United States in November. Now he's coming back for the sequel. Hale, a six-time Ulster Elite champion in Ireland, is set to main event Mother's Day Boxing,…...

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BOXING: Scoby wins NEPA debut by first-round KO at Mohegan Pennsylvania

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (749+ words) WILKES-BARRE " Kurt Scoby made his Northeast Pennsylvania debut a memorable one. The Spring Brook Township resident bounced back from his second loss in 20 career fights with a first-round knockout of Cristian Perez of Mexico in front of 1,263 in the main…...

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Pro boxing returning to Mohegan Pennsylvania on March 7

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (800+ words) Boxing is set for another spin at Mohegan Pennsylvania. After promoting his first show at the Wilkes-Barre casino in November, Chris Coyne announced boxing will return to the Keystone Grand Ballroom for St. Paddy's Slugfest on March 7. "Mohegan took about…...

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Locals Morgan, Kennedy to battle for MMA title

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (970+ words) Dave Morgan and Aaron Kennedy first met on the high school wrestling mat. They never competed against each other, as the former wrestlers turned mixed martial artists have a nine-year age gap. However, Kennedy, a Honesdale graduate, recalls one constant…...

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Ireland’s Gormley excited for opportunity to fight in NEPA

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (435+ words) At just 21 years old, Cahir Gormley has accomplished much in the sport of boxing. The two-time Irish national champion has more than 100 amateur bouts on his resume but he called an offer from Scranton boxing promoter Doug Long "the chance…...

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Local boxing card set for June 14

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (470+ words) An amateur boxing card with a patriotic theme is set to take place this Flag Day. Promoter Doug Long recently announced he will host the Gloves and Glory Flag Day Showdown on June 14 at the Holiday Inn Scranton East in…...

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BOXING: Rodriguez shines at showcase in Dunmore

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (898+ words) DUNMORE " A focus of Onix Rodriguez's latest training camp was improving his footwork to throw the left hook. The results of the hard work paid off Saturday. The southpaw from Scranton's Irish Boxing Club repeatedly strung Cameron Reid with left…...