2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (937+ words) YOUNGSTOWN " Gabriel Merced of Newark, New Jersey scored a unanimous decision over Youngstown's John Davis in the main event of Saturday's Lights Out Management, 13-bout amateur fight card at St. Mary's Assumption Social Hall. Merced capped off a 4-1 night for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (686+ words) Georgio Poullas always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Growing up in Canfield, he starred on the wrestling mat. But he envisioned more for himself. Now, Poullas is getting ready for one of the biggest stages of his new career. He's set…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (673+ words) YOUNGSTOWN " A 15-bout, all-amateur fight card is set for Feb. 28 at St. Mary Byzantine Hall, 356 S. Belle Vista Avenue in Youngstown. Presented by Lights Out Management and Springfield High School baseball, in conjunction with Golden String Boxing, the show will feature…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (591+ words) YOUNGSTOWN " Cardinal Mooney's Chris Vass always considered himself a football player first, boxer second. Yet, he still loved both sports equally because of their competitive nature. After attending one of local trainer Jack Loew's fight cards, the boxing bug took…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (839+ words) STRUTHERS " Ireland's Josh Tumama, Sr. scored a split decision over Keith Burnside of Burnside Athletic Club in the 147-pound main event of Saturday's international "Fight Night' at the Struthers Field House. The 13-bout, all-amateur international card, presented by Paolone-n-Burnside Boxing,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (652+ words) STRUTHERS " A 14-bout, all-amateur international fight card presented by Paolone-n-Burnside Boxing is set for Jan. 31 at the Struthers Fieldhouse. The "Fight Night International" main event will pit 24 year-old Keith Burnside of Struthers Burnside A.C. against 21 year-old Josh Tumama, Sr. of Ireland…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (356+ words) NEW YORK " Free agent outfielder Max Kepler was suspended for 80 games on Friday following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's drug program. Kepler tested positive for Epitrenbolone, a substance that led to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (605+ words) BOARDMAN " Later this month, detective Sgt. J.R. Jackson intends to step up to the plate, though he has no intention of getting a hit. Instead, he has every intention of being hit. "It's all for a good cause," Jackson, an officer…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (377+ words) BEAVER TOWNSHIP " Imagine going to college, pursuing a degree in neuroscience then ending up as executive director of the Ohio Athletic Commission. That is the best way to describe Chuck Haskell's circuitous route in arriving at his career job. Housed…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (210+ words) Up-and-coming boxers from Northeast Ohio and Michigan will be competing in Youngstown on Saturday night. Tom Cordell, a promoter and trainer at Golden String Boxing Club, said there will be 12 bouts on a USA Boxing-sanctioned card set to take place…...