BERMUDA POLICE BOXING

Established: 1969

Philosophy: Bridging the gap between the public and the police though fitness.

Founders: Patrick McBride, Vic Richmond, Willie McCrackin, Authur Wallington

General Information: The Bermuda Police Service have supported a boxing program out of their Prospect Headquarters for close to 50 years. They hold the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating gym in Bermuda. Even though the gym was formally established in the late 1960s, police boxing had long taken root as an integral part of the Bermuda Police Service’s community involvement. There are fight night bills dating as far back as the 1930s featuring local and expat Bermuda Police Officers alike. This legacy continued for many years in that the Bermuda Police Boxing Gym had successfully organized an Annual Police Night of Boxing which included police boxers competing from as far away as Denver, Massachusetts, New York and England. The current generation of athletes are no less skilled or as passionate about the sport as those who came before them.

Head Coaches: Gary Smith 1974 – 1980s

Quinn “Duke” Mallory 1980s – 1990s Kevin “Mannix” Simmons 1990s until present.

Noteworthy Athletes: Quinn Paynter, Teresa Perozzi, Nikki Bascome, Freeman Smith, Jomar Caines, Sharrieff Wales, Kamel Dickinson, Mervin Dickinson