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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
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#Champs2026: KC’s Pitter stuns with Class 2 400m record
March 27 06:28 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
March 27 06:19 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
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Jamaica 1 – 0 New Caledonia: Reggae Boyz progress to face DR Congo for World Cup ticket
March 27 12:22 AM
As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
Rachid Parchment | Sports Writer | parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:18 AM
Tighter security for Champs following breach
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More than just melody
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More than just melody
Tony Rebel reflects on his iconic Sweet Jamaica’ single
Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter 
March 27 12:16 AM
More than just melody
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
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Weak boards threaten financial stability
BOJ warns poor oversight leaves system vulnerable
BY DASHAN HENDRICKS Business content manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 27 12:14 AM
Weak boards threaten financial stability
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NEVER YIELD!
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NEVER YIELD!
JC surge to big lead but KC and Calabar still in the fight
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
March 27 12:12 AM
JC in charge
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Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in Las Vegas in September
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Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in Las Vegas in September
February 23, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a long-awaited rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing his...
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
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Ex-heavyweight champion ‘stable’ following fatal Nigeria crash
December 29, 2025
SAGAMU, Nigeria (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a "stable condition" in hospital after a car accident in Nigeri...
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Undefeated boxing great Crawford announces retirement
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Undefeated boxing great Crawford announces retirement
December 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Undefeated world super middleweight champion Terence Crawford announced his retirement from boxing on Tuesday, hangin...
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Loaded fight card for Saturday’s Wray & Nephew Fight Night in Olympic Gardens
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Loaded fight card for Saturday’s Wray & Nephew Fight Night in Olympic Gardens
September 26, 2025
KINGSTON,  Jamaica — The Jamaica Boxing Association (JBA) has put together a loaded fight card for Saturday’s Wray & Nephew Fight Night, scheduled to ...
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Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton dead at 46
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Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton dead at 46
September 14, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Britain's Press Association news agency reported Sunday. H...
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Crawford defeats Alvarez for historic undisputed super middleweight world title
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Crawford defeats Alvarez for historic undisputed super middleweight world title
September 14, 2025
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- Terence Crawford stunned Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to claim the undisputed super middleweight world bo...
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Alvarez, Crawford both tip scales at 167.5 pounds for title bout
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Alvarez, Crawford both tip scales at 167.5 pounds for title bout
September 12, 2025
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- Undisputed super middleweight world boxing champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and American challenger Terence Crawford e...
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Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin won’t compete at worlds, says official
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Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin won’t compete at worlds, says official
September 1, 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP)-Taiwanese Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting will not compete at the world championships starting this week, Taiwan's asso...
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WATCH: Scores gather for boxing legend Mike McCallum’s send-off
August 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Scores of mourners gathered Saturday at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston to bid farewell to late Jamaican boxing legend Mik...
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Mike McCallum family still awaiting autopsy
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Mike McCallum family still awaiting autopsy
June 23, 2025
No funeral date has been set for Mike McCallum, the boxing great who died on May 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leroy Brown, general manager of the Jamaica ...
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Pacquiao to un-retire and fight Barrios for welterweight title
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Pacquiao to un-retire and fight Barrios for welterweight title
May 8, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Iconic Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao will end his four-year retirement at age 46 to fight Mario Barrios for ...
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Eubank Jr discharged from hospital following boxing grudge match
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Eubank Jr discharged from hospital following boxing grudge match
April 28, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British boxer Chris Eubank Jr was discharged from hospital on Monday after he was admitted as a precaution following h...
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World Boxing president impressed with Gloves over Gun programme
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World Boxing president impressed with Gloves over Gun programme
March 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica—World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst, who arrived in the island on Saturday, says he is impressed by the Gloves over Guns prog...
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World Boxing president arrives in Jamaica
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World Boxing president arrives in Jamaica
March 29, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst arrived in Jamaica on Saturday for his inaugural official visit to the country. Van der...
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‘Rest easy king’: Tributes to George Foreman
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‘Rest easy king’: Tributes to George Foreman
March 22, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Reaction from the boxing world and beyond following the death of former heavyweight champion George Foreman aged 7...
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Boxing legend George Foreman dead at 76
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Boxing legend George Foreman dead at 76
March 21, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who fought and lost against Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumb...
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IOC set to include boxing on 2028 Olympics programme
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IOC set to include boxing on 2028 Olympics programme
March 17, 2025
COSTA NAVARINA, Greece (AFP) — Boxing is set to be among the sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a new governing body was selected, IOC chie...
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Davis retains WBA lightweight title with majority draw against Roach
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Davis retains WBA lightweight title with majority draw against Roach
March 2, 2025
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Unbeaten American Gervonta Davis retained his World Boxing Association lightweight world title with a majority draw a...
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Tyson beaten by Youtuber Paul in heavyweight return
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Tyson beaten by Youtuber Paul in heavyweight return
November 16, 2024
ARLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Mike Tyson's controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat on Friday, with Youtuber-turned-prizefighter...
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Tyson slaps Paul in final face-off before Netflix bout
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Tyson slaps Paul in final face-off before Netflix bout
November 14, 2024
ARLINGTON, United States (AFP)— Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson slapped opponent Jake Paul as the two men faced off for the final time on Thurs...
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Gender row explodes at Olympics after Algerian boxer’s 46-second win
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Gender row explodes at Olympics after Algerian boxer’s 46-second win
August 1, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row about gender eligibility ru...
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Nigerian boxer suspended from Olympics after doping test
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Nigerian boxer suspended from Olympics after doping test
July 27, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics for violating an anti-doping rule, the ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kingston College’s Jason Pitter clocked a stunning 45.76 seconds to smash Christopher Taylor’s boys Class 2 400m record as he bro...
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#Champs2026: Edwin Allen’s Carr runs PB to win girls’ Class 1 400m
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Kelly-Ann Carr of Edwin Allen upgraded her bronze from last year to gold when she ran a personal best 52.20 seconds to win the Cl...
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As it was in November, the Reggae Boyz are a game away from securing a spot at the FIFA World Cup after registering a 1-0win over Oceania’s New Caledo...
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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Tighter security for Champs following breach
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