Boxing

The national championship for beach wrestling will be held at Carolina Beach later this month. We have the details on the national event. The UNCW baseball team suffered a home loss on Sunday against Delaware. Adam Scott is the first Australian to win the Masters. Sports is part of the Azalea Festival; thus, we checked out Azalea boxing. Plus more! Full story...

James “Bonecrusher” Smith, the former heavyweight champ from Magnolia held a book signing Friday night at Hooters. Smith was the first heavyweight champion with a college degree. “Bonecrusher” welcomed fans, took pictures and showed off some memorabilia from his boxing days. Full story...

James "Bonecrusher" Smith is a former heavyweight champion of the world in boxing. Smith will be hosting his own golf tournament at River Landing in early March. He stopped by WWAY to tell us all about it. On Sunday the UNCW women's basketball team appeared to be in great shape to pull off a big upset against Old Dominion, but the Seahawks were not able to hold onto a double digit lead in the second half. Full story...

Week number nine of the high school football season is in the books. Click play video in order to see WWAY's 5th Quarter. Click full story for scores from around the state and WWAY's high school football photo gallery from Friday night. Full story...

On Monday night we checked out the "Orange-Black" scrimmage at Legion Stadium. New Hanover High looked sharp just four nights before Friday's BB&T Jamboree... Pender County native Donnell Holmes won a pro bout over the weekend, but just barely.... The Pender Dixie Belles are undefeated after four games at the Dixie Youth World Series.... Plus more ! Full story...

On Friday night we checked out soccer action from Charleston. The Hammerheads and the Battery ended up in a 2-2 draw. We even had postgame reaction from Wilmington head coach David Irving.... That's not all. New Hanover basketball standout knows where he'll be playing college basketball. Hoggard coach Ray Beatty is no longer the girls basketball coach for the Vikings. Post 10 continues to dominate at the state championship baseball tournament....Plus more ! Full story...

On Friday night on WWAY we featured a local softball tournament, boxing, Wilmington Sharks baseball, Wilmington Hammerheads soccer and a US Olympic Trials swimmer who calls Wilmington home. Full story...

Two amateur Wilmington boxers participated in the Title National Boxing Championship last week in Mississippi. Both returned to the Port City with national titles. The route to the title started out the same for the two, but they took different avenues to get there. Full story...

Sports have always been a feature of the Azalea Festival - particularly boxing. Full story...

WWAY's Thursday night sports previewed the Jordan Brand Classic high school basketball all-star games in Charlotte on Saturday. We also previewed the Azalea Festival’s amateur boxing tournament that will take place on Saturday and Sunday in Wilmington. We checked out high school track & field and lacrosse action, as well. Full story...

Pender County native Donnell Holmes will put his impressive pro boxing record on the line on Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Holmes will fight Bowie Topou. Full story...

Pender county native Donnell Holmes will be stepping back into the boxing ring later this month. WWAY’S John Rendleman recently caught up with the pro heavyweight in order to get the scoop on Donnell’s bout that will be held in Atlantic City. Full story...

Residents around the Cape Fear got a special treat this morning when boxing great James "Bonecrusher" Smith stopped by a local radio station. Full story...

Robin Conroy was just an ordinary UNCW student, but all that changed her senior year when she got into boxing. From the time she started, it has been her dream to compete at the highest level. Full story...

Pender County native Donnell Holmes will step back into the boxing ring Friday after a 15-month layoff. The professional heavyweight will lace up the gloves in Raleigh. Full story...