Articles by Ami Ciccone

Guernsey Boxing Coach Mandy Hobart Receives 2026 Community Award boxing

Guernsey Boxing Coach Mandy Hobart Receives 2026 Community Award

Mandy Hobart has received the 2026 BBC Radio Guernsey Make a Difference Award for her long-running work in boxing and community training. Her work reaches children, older adults, and people living with Parkinson’s disease. She spends hours each week coaching at the Amalgamated Boxing Club, local after-school clubs, and specialist sessions. Hobart first became involved […]

Ami Ciccone October 4, 2026
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Katie Taylor Reflects on Her Boxing Career With Gratitude boxing

Katie Taylor Reflects on Her Boxing Career With Gratitude

Katie Taylor reached the closing chapter of her professional boxing career on Saturday in Ireland, bringing a remarkable run to its planned farewell at Croke Park. Before the bout, Taylor spoke with Matchroom Boxing about what the final occasion meant to her and reflected on the career that brought her to that moment. Taylor made […]

Ami Ciccone September 18, 2026
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Jim Brown Statue Draws Protest Signs Over Deshaun Watson football

Jim Brown Statue Draws Protest Signs Over Deshaun Watson

A protest outside Cleveland Browns Stadium has put fresh attention on the team’s decision to keep Deshaun Watson as its starting quarterback. Signs were taped to the statue of Hall of Famer Jim Brown, criticizing Watson’s place on the roster and the franchise’s handling of his past. One sign placed on Brown’s statue read, “$280,000,000 […]

Ami Ciccone September 13, 2026
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Jeremiah Smith Is Already College Football’s Best. Now He’s Learning How to Get Better football

Jeremiah Smith Is Already College Football’s Best. Now He’s Learning How to Get Better

Jeremiah Smith has spent two seasons making difficult football look strangely simple. The Ohio State wide receiver can overpower defensive backs, race past coverage, win contested catches, and turn routine passes into major gains. At only 20, he has already produced numbers that most college receivers never reach. Still, Smith enters the 2026 season with […]

Ami Ciccone September 6, 2026
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