LEWISTON — Jose Angel Ortiz came to fight this time, as promised. The evidence was visible Saturday night in the abrasions under Steven Gamache’s eyes, the welts on his forehead, and the impingement in a left shoulder that the hometown hero could barely lift while he shook hands and posed for post-fight selfies with friends and […]
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Fight card set for Saturday at Lewiston High School
LEWISTON — Timing is everything to a fighter and a promoter trying to organize a fight card in Maine. Promoter/trainer Glenn Cugno has been planning Saturday’s event the past year to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s brief bout with Sonny Liston in Lewiston on May 25, 1965. Cugno has lined up 10 […]
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Boxing: Cugno’s kids have the golden touch
LEWISTON — Trainer Glenn Cugno sounds like a proud father of a large brood when he discusses his stable of amateur boxers who recently won the Golden Gloves in Burlington, Vt. Several of Cugno’s amateurs started coming to the Gamache Boxing Club to get in shape before they decided to trade blows with an opponent […]
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Boxing: Gamache triumphant in return to Lewiston
Gamache gained all the knowledge he required from two numbers – Antoine’s age (41) and number of previous professional fights (68). “It felt good to get in there with a guy who actually can fight,” Gamache said. “He’s had more fights than my father had as a pro.” Fighting for the fifth time as a […]
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Gamache’s heart is home in the ring
LEWISTON — His family’s name and fulfilling his grandfather’s wish are two important reasons why Steven Gamache will be lacing up his boxing gloves at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. This will be the first time the junior middleweight, who is the son of former junior lightweight and lightweight champion Joey Gamache, will […]
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NEF bringing pro boxing back to Lewiston in October
LEWISTON — Professional boxing in Maine appeared to die five years ago, without the dignity of a wake or an obituary. The license to promote such events effectively lapsed when the state commission that oversaw all prize fistic pursuits was eliminated in a cost-cutting measure. In truth, however, the sport was in such a state […]
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Gamache, Cugno giving boxing a fighting chance in Lewiston/Auburn
The two trainers have been devising an amateur fight card in this dark and dingy enclave, surrounded by their prospects, who sparred and pummeled a heavy bag. The two men are like contenders, fighting to revive a sport whose popularity has waned in the Twin Cities. The sport has had trouble absorbing knockout blows from […]