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Junior lightweight champion Tevin Farmer has been
named the “2018 Philly Fighter of the Year” and will
receive the Briscoe Award on April 14, 2018. The
Philadelphian also earned the award for the “Performance
of the Year”, based on his title-winning effort against
Billy Dib. Farmer and several other locals will be honored
at the 12th Annual Briscoe Awards, a public event
held at Xfinity Live! Philadelphia.
The dramatic super middleweight bout between Kalvin
Henderson and Brandon Robinson was named the
“2018 Philly Fight of the Year”. Henderson won the
exciting struggle, but both combatants will take home a
Briscoe Award.
Other winners, also
determined by fan voting, include:
Danny Garcia - “KO
of the Year”
(TKO9 Brandon Rios)
Christian Carto,
“The One to Watch”
Jeremy Cuevas,
“Prospect of the Year”
Samuel Teah, “Upset
of the Year”
(W8 Kenneth Sims Jr.)
Paul Kroll, “Rookie
of the Year”
Atif Oberlton, “Amateur of the
Year”
In addition, at the live event, one photographer will win a
Briscoe Award for the “2018 Photo of the
Year”.
Two honorary Briscoe
Awards for lifetime achievement, will also be given out at
the event on April 14th.
Philadelphia boxing legend Stanley “Kitten” Hayward
will be honored for his long and memorable boxing career, as
well as his upcoming 80th birthday, and promoter
J Russell Peltz will receive an honorary Briscoe to
celebrate his 50th year as a boxing promoter.
The Briscoe Awards are named for Philly icon Bennie
Briscoe, who had a 20-year boxing career and perfectly
embodied the classic Philly fighter.
Philly Boxing History Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit
organization and the Briscoe Awards are one of its many
public programs designed to honor, remember, and celebrate
local ring history in and around the City of Philadelphia.
Tickets for the April
14th event cost $10 each and are available for
purchase at
www.BriscoeAwards.com or by calling 609-377-6413.
Sponsorships and program advertisements are also available,
and help to fund this important public event.
For more information,
please call 609-377-6413. |
