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One of The Bahamas’ greatest boxers ever, a sports icon, and a legend inside and out of the ring, has passed. Ray Minus Jr. had a boxing career that would make most sportsmen marvel, and be in awe of, as his list of accomplishments puts him in another stratosphere in Bahamian sports history - one that

Dear Editor, We, the Committee to Honor Elisha Obed, our first world champion in an independent Bahamas, formally make a request to you to name East West Highway, Elisha Obed Highway. This would be a very prestigious move and is far overdue for this “people’s champion”, who has gone on. This man won a World

In July 2023, the “independent” nation of The Bahamas will turn 50. As we approach this historic landmark there is a lot to consider about our future. Are we where we thought we would be? How will we survive? What will our country look like going forward? These are some of the pertinent questions we

Oliver Fennell explores the vast potential of expanding boxing’s global footprint

Unaisi Ratubalavu Fiji’s legendary boxer Alipate Korovou. Picture: FILE On March 20, 1978, The Fiji Times ran a report on Fiji’s Commonwealth middleweight boxing champion Alipate Korovou. The report stated Korovou’s next target was a shot at Australian Rock Mattioli’s world light middleweight crown. He said he spoke to his wife, Diana, in Sydney after he knocked out Monty Betham in the 12th round. She told him his trainer, Ern McQuillan, had promised for him to have a crack at Mattioli�...