ROCKFORD — It all started at the age of 6, when Joe Linenfelser followed his dad to a boxing gym. “My dad was training there and I saw kids competing and winning trophies at that age. I wanted to be a ...

Legendary Hall-of-Fame matchmaker and promoter Don Chargin believes that emerging ring sensation AJ “Bazooka” Banal, the 18 year old southpaw from the famed ALA Gym of renowned boxing patron Tony ...

Clement Ike Quartey, senior brother of legendary Ghanaian boxer Ike 'Bazooka' Quartey has passed away on November 2, 2024, in the United Kingdom. Reports from sources at the Ghana Boxing Authority ...

But, when asked who was the best puncher he faced in his career, De La Hoya named Ike Quartey whom he clashed with in 1999. "His punches were like bricks," De La Hoya told The Ring. "He hit me and it ...