* 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.

From then on retail trade is only restricted on public holidays ( New Years Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Day of Prayer, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day ) and on Constitution Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve ( on New Year's Eve from 3 pm only ).

Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradespeople would receive gifts from their superiors or employers.

It may come from a custom in the late Roman / early Christian era, wherein metal boxes placed outside churches were used to collect special offerings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen, which in the Western Church falls on the same day as Boxing Day.

Marie and Sudbury ), most retailers are prohibited from opening on Boxing Day, either by provincial law or municipal bylaw, or instead by informal agreement among major retailers in order to provide a day of relaxation following Christmas Day.

The three karate fighters from Oyama dojo ( kyokushin later ) went to the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Thailand, and fought against three Muay Thai fighters.

The view is from the Boxing the compass | NNE ; vertical exaggeration is 10x.

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The official death toll from the Boxing Day Tsunami in the affected countries stands at approximately 230, 000 people dead or still missing.

During World War II in the United States Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis and numerous stars and performers from American baseball and other sports served in the armed forces until the end of the war.

The body is quickly identified as that of 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey, who disappeared on Boxing Day the previous year from a fairground in the Ancoats area of Manchester.

Johnson held the title until it was vacated when he won the world heavyweight title from Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia on Boxing Day 1908.

The original 18½ ' × 18½ ' ( 5. 6 m × 5. 6 m ) ring, which was brought from the second and third generation of the Garden, was officially retired on September 19, 2007 and donated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame after 82 years of service.

* Boxing After Dark ( a television boxing program airing on HBO from 1996 – present )

* Showtime Championship Boxing ( a television boxing program airing on Showtime from 1986 – present )

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Sports talk shows are also very popular ranging from high-budget shows like The Best Damn Sports Show Period to Max Kellerman's original public-access television cable TV show Max on Boxing.

He held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship from 1982 to 1984.

He learnt his trade at the Arbour Youth Boxing Club in Stepney Green from the trainer, Jimmy Graham.

In September, 2007, De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Enterprises acquired The Ring, KO Magazine, World Boxing Magazine and Pro Wrestling Illustrated from Kappa Publishing Group.

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame ( IBHOF ) is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta.

* George Chip Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World from 1913 to 1914

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accepted new rules for Women's Boxing at the end of the 20th century and approved the first European Cup for Women in 1999 and the first World Championship for women in 2001.

Pep, known for his speed and finesse, is considered to be one of the best fighters of the 20th century and was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

In the second Test in Melbourne on Boxing Day, he scored a " compact " 71 in his only innings, combining for a century stand with Steve Waugh.

Ponting scored his 37th century in the first innings of the Second Test against South Africa on Boxing Day, and followed that with 99 in the second innings, seemingly a lone stand against the South African bowling attack.

The first major mor lam performance of the 20th century in Bangkok took place at the Rajdamnoen Boxing Stadium in 1946.

He also has the distinction of being the first and so far only Non-Muslim to captain the country, leading the team in the 2004 – 05 tour of Australia where he scored a century in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

In the First Test against Pakistan, he made 93 runs on Boxing Day and featured in his third century stand in as many matches with Katich, but was run out after a mix-up with Katich in which both players ended up running towards the same end, again falling short of his debut Test hundred.

Michael Clarke replaced Ponting at his number three batting position, as the Australia captain did not want to risk further damage to his elbow tendon injury ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne.

The number of doors can also increase to 25 or 26 to cover Christmas Day and Boxing Day, or further to 31 or 32 to include New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

After a further shift on September 10, 1993, he was named Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Government House Leader, once again receiving responsibility for Sport, the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act, the Boxing and Wrestling Commission and ( until May 9, 1995 ) the Manitoba Lotteries Foundation Act.

Instead of going up in weight, like most boxers throughout history have done after losing the title in their original division, Ortiz went down in weight, and challenged world champion Joe Brown ( also a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame ).

His first United goal came in a 1 – 1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 19 December 1992, and his second came on Boxing Day in a 3 – 3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough where they claimed a point after being 3 – 0 down at half time.

Bentt knocked Morrison down three times, and the fight was stopped in the first round in front of a live HBO Boxing audience.

* Boxing day raft race down the River Otter, residents and groups make rafts and launch them down the river from Otterton to Budleigh

Hussey claimed his first Test wicket against South Africa on the third day of the 2008 Boxing Day Test at the MCG, when Paul Harris skied a ball over Mitchell Johnson's head and the latter ran back and took a running catch as the ball fell down past his shoulder.

On 8 February 2012 Williams was supposed to fight Richard Tutaki for the vacant New Zealand Professional Boxing Association ( NZPBA ) Heavyweight Championship title at Claudelands Arena in Hamilton, after Shane Cameron vacated it to move down to the cruiserweight division.

After losing at home to Aldershot Town on Boxing Day, Fairclough decided it was time to step down after the game at Bournemouth on 28 December.

* Salvador Sánchez page at the International Boxing Hall of Fame

* Cyber Boxing Zone's Carter page

Gogarty then participated in the fight many credit as putting Female Boxing on the sports ' fan page: she and Christy Martin faced each other in a six round match that was televised by Showtime.

* International Boxing Hall of Fame's page about Ken Norton

A Youtube video was released on June 11, 2011 by JGmartinezJr, where a anonymous person held open a book ( with cover and title that went unidentified during the video ) review the members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, where he held the book firmly on the page reviewing Galaxy.

* New York Daily Times, Volume 1, Number 0031, Thursday, October 23, 1851, page 1 " Boxing "

* New York Daily Times, Volume 3, Number 0892, July 28, 1854, page 4 " Boxing teaser "

* New York Daily Times, Volume 3, Number 0892, July 28, 1854, page 8 " Boxing "

* Cyber Boxing Zone page

* International Boxing Hall of Fame page