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When Duane Francis was first asked to fight in the white-collar charity boxing gala for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, his response was what you might expect: “Not a chance; are you crazy?”
The pandemic may have knocked large-scale fundraisers to their knees these last couple of years but Fight for the Cure has never gone down for the count.
Jul 20, 2021 This article originally appeared in the summer edition of OBJ's newsmagazine. Read the full issue here. Slightly more than a year ago as the sports world was shutting down in the wake of the pandemic, boxing fans Matt and Scott Whitteker quickly realized their favourite athletes were about to suffer a major financial body blow. “We were wondering how fighters were going to be able to make it through this phase without boxing,” says Scott Whitteker, who, like his older brother, has been enamoured with the “sweet science” since he was a kid. The Ottawa natives also happen ...
MILLIONS.co Launches Social E-commerce Platform to Connect Athletes To Fans Share Article Bruce Buffer launches new fan engagement platform set to disrupt the multi-billion dollar sports entertainment industry by combining social commerce, branded merch, video streaming and paid fan interaction. “The professional sports industry is rapidly changing,” says Bruce Buffer, MILLIONS.co co-founder. “What athletes need now is a radical shift, to take back control of their careers and their relationship with fans all over the world." LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) ...
UFC voice Bruce Buffer, Canadian entrepreneurs launch social e-commerce platform for athletes A founding team that includes four Canadian entrepreneurs and UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer is set to launch a new social e-commerce platform aimed to connect athletes to their fans. Millions.co is launching a product designed to help athletes open up new revenue streams and increase their engagement with fans.The startup’s founding team includes some familiar faces from the Canadian tech ecosystem, but the more globally-recognized name on Millions.co’s founding team is Buffe...