Portland Boxing Club

Upcoming events - All-Star Boxing

All-Star Boxing is back at the Portland Expo in November! More details will be released soon.

Summer Festival

Portland Boxing Club’s Kate Zehr, a 132-pound elite lightweight from South Portland, ME competed at USA Boxing's Summer Festival tournament in Wichita, KS. In the semifinal round of the tournament, Zehr won a unanimous decision over Brocha Katz of Miami, FL. Zehr advanced to the final round where she lost a 3:2 split decision to Alexa Garrobo of Albuquerque, NM, earning a silver medal for the tournament.

Father's Day Pro Boxing Classic

Portland Boxing Club athletes made a strong showing, going 3-1 in a combination of amateur and professional bouts at the Father's Day Pro Boxing Classic hosted by Banner Promotions at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, ME on June 15, 2024.

In the co-main event, PBC’s Casey Streeter, a 154-pound super welterweight of Raymond, ME defended his USA New England title against Jimmy Williams of Providence, RI with a surprising first round knockout. Williams started fast throwing flurries of combinations however Streeter was able to weather the storm, backing up Williams in the corner and landing a left hook that hurt Williams. Streeter then poured it on, eventually stopping Williams at 2:45 in the first round.

PBC boxer and former New England Golden Gloves 165-pound middleweight champion, Wade Faria of Gorham, ME made his pro debut against Igor Pessoa, of Boston, MA. The fight lasted only two rounds with Faria picking up the pace in round 2 and scoring with a barrage of combinations to floor his opponent 2 times, eventually ending the fight with a vicious bodyshot scoring the TKO at 2:38 of the second round

In exciting amateur action, PBC’s Ilyas Bashir, a 139-pound elite lightweight of Auburn, ME dominated and outboxed Ashbel Abilly from Worcester MA, during his three round bout and won a unanimous decision. Bashir continued to show why he is a top prospect in USA Boxing. PBC’s Zordan Holman, a 203+ pound elite superheavyweight of Westbrook, ME, traded blows with Paul Casey of Providence, RI in all three rounds of the bout but was outworked and seemed to tire in the last round. Holman lost the unanimous decision.

National Golden Gloves

Portland Boxing Club’s Kate Zehr, a 132-pound elite lightweight from South Portland, ME won a unanimous decision over Valencia Kelly of Atlanta, GA in the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Detroit, MI. Zehr outworked and outscored Kelly throughout the match, overwhelmingly winning the fight. Zehr advanced, losing a debatable split decision to Kayla Floyd of Seattle, WA who ended up the national champion in the division.

PBC's Ilyas Bashir, a 139-pound elite lightweight from Auburn, ME lost a split decision to Sai Maldonado of Green Bay, WI. Bashir seemed to outbox his opponent in a hard-fought contest but lost the close decision.

King of the Ring

In the quarterfinals at King of the Ring in Lynn, MA, Portland Boxing Club’s Abbas Ngoboka, a 147-pound novice welterweight from Portland, ME lost a hard-fought unanimous decision to Isac Madrid of Worcester, MA.

PBC fighter Awes Ibrahim, a 139-pound novice super lightweight out of Auburn, ME won by TKO over Dante Whitley of Holyoke, MA. Ibrahim completely overwhelmed his opponent causing the referee to stop the fight at 2:00 minutes in round two. Ibrahim advanced in the tournament semifinals to face Jeremyah Civil of Albany, NY. Ibraham won by TKO, scoring three standing 8 counts prompting the referee to stop the fight in the third round. Ibrahim went on to lose a split decision in the championship finals to Zeaniah Dixon of Queens, NY in what was a back-and-forth battle until the end.

Also in the championship finals, PBC’s Wade Faria, a 165-pound elite middleweight out of Gorham, ME won a clearcut unanimous decision over Andrew Nassif of Natick, MA, dominating the action in all three rounds.

PBC fighter Kate Zehr, a 132-pound elite lightweight from South Portland, ME was the aggressor throughout, winning what looked a clear-cut split decision over Stephanie Boyd of Saint John, NB.

PBC's Zordan Holman, a 203+ pound elite superheavyweight of Westbrook, ME got off to a fast start winning the first two rounds over Dylan Barton of Frederickton, NB. Barton made it interesting by fighting back hard in the third round, but Holman won the unanimous decision.

Fight Night for Charity

Portland Boxing Club’s Xavier Tiger Diaz, a 125-pound novice featherweight from Brunswick, ME lost a unanimous decision to Ashbel Abilly of Worcester, MA at Fight Night for Charity in Andover, MA on April 5, 2024. Abilly started fast, winning the first two rounds. Diaz turned up the action in the third round; however, it wasn't enough to take the decision. Portland Boxing Club’s Wade Faria, a 165-pound elite middleweight out of Gorham, ME won by TKO over Jonathan Marius of Boston, MA. Faria used the first round to figure out his southpaw opponent and began pouring it on in the second round. Faria scored heavy blows causing the referee to stop the fight at 1:46 in the second round.

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🔔Main Event Announced🔔 The June 15th Father's Day Pro Boxing Classic will feature a championship triple header!

𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘽𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥
🥊Dylan Price (Sicklerville, NJ) vs 🥊Richie Mepranum (Massim, Philippines)
𝙐𝙎𝘽𝙁 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥
🥊Kendrick Ball, Jr (Worcester, MA) vs 🥊Britton Norwood (Jackson, MS)
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥
🥊Casey Streeter (Portland, ME) vs 🥊Jimmy Williams (New Haven, CT)
*Bouts subject to change*

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Banner Promotions / Portland Boxing Club

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨Banner Promotions, , , & are proud to announce the Father’s Day Pro Boxing Classic! 🥊🥊

Prepare for an electrifying evening as professional boxing returns to the Cross Insurance Arena on June 15!

🎟️Access the presale happening now with code: PORTLAND

https://www.ticketmaster.com/fathers-day-pro-boxing-classic-portland-maine-06-15-2024/event/01006090A1832ACD

The Father’s Day Pro Boxing Classic is a celebration of heritage, family, and community, marking the first professional boxing event at Cross Insurance Arena since December 10, 1994. The eight-bout card features a New England Super Welterweight Championship title fight, a mix of exciting amateur bouts competing in the USA Boxing Northeastern Championship series, and more to be announced.

Saturday morning circuit training class - schedule change

The last two Saturday morning circuit training classes will be held on Saturday, April 20 and Saturday, May 4 then pause for the summer. Classes will resume on Saturday, September 7.

New item! Under Armour training stretch shorts designed specifically for total mobility, with stretchy materials and a hem designed for how your legs move. The lightweight breathable fabric wicks sweat and dries fast. Available in black and red.

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Portland Boxing Club athletes, who were representing Northern New England, competed in the All-New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Lowell, MA.

PBC’s Abbas Ngoboka, a 147-pound novice division welterweight from Portland, Maine, lost a very close 3-2 split decision that could have gone either way to Gustavo Matos of Brockton, MA who was representing Southern New England in a semifinal bout.

PBC’s Xavier Tiger Diaz, a 125-pound novice division featherweight from Brunswick, Maine, got the upperhand in the first round with some powerful blows that shook Christian Schurko of Medford, MA who was representing Central New England. Diaz then dominated throughout the next two rounds winning a unanimous decision and the championship.

PBC’s Ilyas Bashir, a 132-pound open division light welterweight and Bates College student from Auburn, ME, won a difficult and somewhat awkward bout with left handed Thomas Shen of Boston, MA who was representing Central New England in a semifinal bout. Shen was the less aggressive boxer and Bashir pulled off the 4-1 split decision win. In the final bout, Bashir won a unanimous decision over Alberto Bermudez of New Haven, CT who was representing Western New England. Bashir dominated Bermutez with superior boxing skills to win the championship. Bashir was also awarded the open class outstanding boxer of the All-New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions.

PBC’s Wade Faria, a 165-pound open division middleweight from Portland, ME, won very competitive bout by scoring more of the effective blows earning a unanimous decision over William Guilmette of Coventry, RI who was representing Southern New England in a semifinal bout. In the final bout, Faria lost a very close split decision in a well-matched bout with Carlos Lopez of West Haven, CT who was representing Western New England.

Open class boxer Bashir advances to the 101st Annual National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in May in Detroit, MI. PBC’s Kate Zehr, a 132-pound open class featherweight from South Portland, Maine, was unopposed and also advances to Detroit. The national tournament can be watched live at https://zurl.co/vRhF.

Portland Boxing Club fighters have won 246 championships in the organization’s 32-year history.

The Portland Boxing Club will be closed today, Thursday March 7, 2024. The boxers and coaches will be at the All-New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions finals in Lowell, MA.

Portland Boxing Club athletes win three championships and two non-tournament bouts at the Northern New England Golden Gloves in Somersworth, New Hampshire.

PBC’s Xavier Tiger Diaz, a 125-pound novice featherweight from Brunswick, Maine, overwhelmed Patrick Mann of Burlington, Vermont scoring two standing 8 counts before the referee saw enough and stopped the bout at 42 seconds into the third round. PBC’s Awes Ibrahim, a 139-pound novice light welterweight from Concord, New Hampshire lost a split decision to Roger Palmer of Old Town, Maine.

PBC’s Ilyas Bashir, a 139-pound open class light welterweight from Auburn, Maine won a convincing unanimous decision over Tristan Harvie of Essex Junction, Vermont with a vicious body attack. Bashir was awarded Outstanding Boxer of the Northern New England Golden Gloves Tournament.

PBC’s Abbas Ngoboks, a 147-pound novice welterweight from Portland, Maine won a clear-cut unanimous decision over Nicholas Ruiz of Manchester, New Hampshire. In a special non-tournament bout, PBC’s Idris Bashir, a 147-pound novice welterweight from Auburn, Maine made his boxing debut winning a unanimous decision over Emmanuel Poe of South Berwick, Maine. Also in a special non-tournament bout, PBC’s Jordan Lindsay, a 203-pound heavyweight from Windham, Maine won a unanimous decision over Liam Harriman of Fryeburg, Maine.

Diaz, Bashir and Ngoboks advance to the New England Golden Gloves All-New England Tournament of Champions in Lowell, Massachusetts. PBC’s Kate Zehr, a 125-pound open class featherweight from South Portland, Maine, Wade Faria, a 165-pound open class middleweight from Gorham, Maine, and Zordan Holman, 203+ pound open superheavyweight from Westbrook, Maine were unopposed and also advance to Lowell. With these wins, Portland Boxing Club athletes have won 241 championships in our 32 year history.

Attention Members with Recurring Membership Payments:

Thank you for setting up recurring membership payments for Portland Boxing Club. Over the next several weeks, we are transitioning to a new system. During this time:

•You will receive an email with the subject line "Portland Boxing Club has invited you to join their portal."
•You can activate the customer portal at any time; however, this will not show any transactions or payment information until after March 1.
•You may receive an email saying your membership has been canceled or that your recurring monthly payments have been canceled. These are system generated emails from the old system. If you receive one, you can ignore it. Your membership has not been canceled.

Starting March 1:

•Your recurring membership payments will be processed through our new system.
•You will be able to update your credit card information, pause your membership and cancel your membership online through the portal.
•The portal can be accessed at: www.portlandboxingclub.org/portal

This should be seamless for our members; however, we wanted to let you know what is happening and why you may receive some automated emails during the conversion.

Reminder that the new member/walk-in circuit training class has moved to 11:00 am on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Tomorrow is the first class at 11:00 am.

For more information, visit www.portlandboxingclub.org/membership

Clearance Sale!

Crew neck sweatshirts $20
Tank tops $10

While supplies last
https://www.portlandboxingclub.org/store

Local boxer overcomes crippling injury to win New England Super Welterweight title
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Please private message us if you can identify the owner of this truck. We have them on security camera as the person littering fluorescent light fixtures at the gym.

Over the past 30 years, the PBC and the land around it has been a dumping ground for all kinds of trash, furniture and appliances and we have not chased the trash dumpers down but instead disposed of it at our expense. That is going to change. We have installed surveillance cameras and moving forward we will find the people rude and ignorant enough to dump their trash in front of a non-profit business. We are looking for the person who dumped this pile of fluorescent light fixtures at our front door over the weekend. They did leave behind some paperwork with information that might help the Portland Police track them down and we will give them until Friday at noon to remove this pile of trash before we send the info to the Portland PD. We would ask that you please share this post and PM us with any information you have on a possible person who dumped this and we are offering a reward.

Thanks for your help!