Sponsored by Future Shop, the CVAs return to Vancouver this April with two new categories! You have only 10 days remaining to get your nominations in for the 4th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards, to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 20th, 2013. This year’s show, sponsored by Future Shop, will once again celebrate the [...]
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Canadian Video Game Awards – “I Love Games and My Pompadour!” — Canadian Video Game Fan #1
January 23rd, 2013 
Geno Jean Pascal & David Lemieux Return: CANADIAN BOXING NEWS
December 12th, 2012 Geno Only two more days before Laval’s popular Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) finally returns to the ring at the Bell Centre in Montreal, away since his heart-breaking loss 19 months ago to Bernard Hopkins, which cost him his World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title belt.
UFO in Canada – Pyramid UFO DEBUNKED
May 8th, 2012 Geno By Stan Hernandez A pyramid UFO was seen in Orangeville, Greater Toronto, Canada on April 26th and it is causing quite a stir. The eye witness reports have indicated that the object was stationary and that they attempted to get a picture of it with their camera but the memory was full and by the [...]
Former IBF Super Bantamweight Champion Steve Molitor: Boxing Grudge Match Brewing
December 20th, 2011 Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by Marc Anthony “He is saying he wants to be a world class featherweight? Well, step up and prove it.” – Steve Molitor The Canadian boxing scene is starting to heat up and Steve Molitor, 34-2, 12 KO’s, is on the list of stars to look out for. He has made all the [...]
Steve Molitor’s Unfinished Business: Put up or shut up time for Sebastian Gauthier – BOXING NEWS
December 16th, 2011 Geno Two-time world super bantamweight champion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor has picked out the perfect Christmas present for provincial rivalSebastian Gauthier, wrapped with a bow on top and even delivered it to Quebec City. Unfortunately, at least for now, the gift remains unopened. Last month in Gauthier’s backyard, after Molitor (34-2, 12 KOs) won a [...]
Canadian Boxing News: Victor Lupo Stalks Phil Lo Greco
August 3rd, 2011 Bad Brad Photo Credit: Durell Wambolt/The Boxing Examiner For the past year, rugged Romanian welterweight Victor Lupo has unsuccessfully stalked undefeated World Boxing Council (“WBC”) International Welterweight Champion Phil “The Italian Sensation” Lo Greco. His persistence will soon pay-off, though, as the WBC recently ordered promoters Hennessy Sports (Lupo) and OPI 2000 (Lo Greco) to negotiate an [...]
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING IN CANADA: A Tournament to be Made
July 13th, 2011 Geno By Kevin Nelson With the British Prizefighter series being popular we thought it would be a good idea if that was done in Canada with the heavyweights; a single tournament to determine Canada’s best heavyweight. It would be a tournament that would resurrect careers and turn prospects into contenders. Here is my list of possible [...]
UFC Stuns Community in Canada
April 27th, 2011 Bad Brad Toronto’s Cabbagetown Youth Centre becomes first to benefit from UFC Community Works® program Toronto, Ontario, Canada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® today launched a new initiative aimed at helping communities across Canada. The UFC Community Works® program seeks to make meaningful contributions to communities in need from coast to coast with a particular focus on [...]
Former Canadian and Commonwealth Welterweight Champion Donovan Boucher Speaks of his Boxing Career
February 5th, 2011 Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “It’s been a great ride. I’ve met a lot of people along the way, a lot of interesting people and seen a lot of places”. – Donovan Boucher Boxing hit a high note in Toronto for a lot of notable reasons back in the 80’s. There were a [...]
Georges St. Pierre: More Popular than Wayne Gretzky?
January 3rd, 2011 Bad Brad By Kevin Nelson Not so long ago, UFC President Dana White made a statement while promoting the UFC 124 event in Montreal. Never one to shy away from controversy or create it, he made a statement claiming Georges St. Pierre is Canada’s most famous athlete and even more famous then (gasp) Wayne Gretzky. To utter [...]
Lucian Bute and the Canadian History Lesson
December 20th, 2010 Bad Brad By Kevin Nelson In order to understand the great deal of popularity Lucian Bute has with Quebecers. Look no further than his fight with Jesse Brinkley. The attendance was 14,000 for a fight that everyone anticipated being a Bute beat down of a journeyman. Bute has endeared himself to fight fans in the province of [...]
Lucian Bute & the Canadian Boxing Scene
December 16th, 2010 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Recently the City of Toronto voted in a new Mayor. In the wake of the election, and in their fervor to demonstrate pride in the outcome, a large turnout gathered downtown at Queen’s Park to show their support, at Mayor-Elect Rob Ford’s victory celebration, with some even taking the opportunity [...]
Up Close and Personal with IBF Super Bantamweight Champion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor
November 27th, 2010 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I want whatever fight brings me the most money.” – Steve Molitor Having watched a couple of celebrated former Olympians shoulder the attention and high expectation of their country back in the 80’s, I recall feeling a sense of despair. Not only did I feel that something was [...]
The Canadian Rule: Lucian Bute & David Limieux
November 4th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee In the super middleweight division, there are many vying for the top spot. Showtime put together a tournament featuring many of those with a claim, and through the chaos that is boxing, it has fallen apart to a great degree. Mikkel Kessler left the tournament with an injury, Jermain Taylor left for [...]
RSR Chats with Former NABF and Three-Division National Champion Nicky Furlano
October 4th, 2010 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “It wasn’t the money back then. It was the fans”. – Nicky Furlano The name Nicky Furlano conjures up particular memories for me. I remember first reading about him after he managed to defeat the notorious Gaetan Hart for the Canadian lightweight title and thinking there must be something [...]
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No Comments »RSR Sits Down With the Former Canadian Welterweight Champion Donnie “El Toro” Poole to Talk About his Career in Boxing & More
June 23rd, 2010 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I always knew with my abilities, dedication and determination that no matter who it was or how many titles they had, when you were fighting Donnie Poole, when they got into that ring they had to bring their A-game” – Donnie Poole It seems only like yesterday that I [...]
