Over 750 boxers will duke it out at record-breaking Brampton Cup tournament

A record number of fighters will lace up their gloves to chase victory at the 42nd-annual Brampton Cup later this month.

The annual developmental boxing tournament returns to Brampton in January and has more than 750 pugilists signed up this year, making it the biggest in the Brampton Cup’s more than 40-year history.

The Brampton Cup was first launched in 1983 by the Bramalea Boxing Club as a way for novice boxers to hone their skills against each other.

The tournament has helped many big-name boxers their start in the sport including three-time world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Other Brampton Cup veterans include Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Chris Johnson, Scarborough-based boxer Bonnie Hunter, and Guelph’s Carolyn Redmond.

“Even this generation’s new professional boxers have boxed in this tournament such as Josh Frazer, Jake Daoust, Melinda Watpool, Lucas Bahdi, Bonnie Hunter, Moe Zawadi, John Michael Bianco, and Carolyn Redmond to name a few,” Bramalea Boxing says of the tournament’s legacy.

A record-breaking 750 boxers will duke it out over four days at the Save Max Sports Centre in Brampton with four separate rings for the respective bouts.

Originally known as the Roddy MacDonald Tournament, the event is billed as Canada’s longest-running Olympic-style boxing tournament.

Tickets and weekend passes for the Brampton Cup will be available for purchase at the door of the Save Max Sports Centre on competition days.

The 2025 Brampton Cup starts on Jan. 30 at the Save Max Sports Centre.

– With files from The Canadian Press

 

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