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Calling All Cancer Fighters

Posted on September 15, 2013January 5, 2015 by admin

On Saturday May 31st, 2013, Kingsway Boxing Club will join with The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation in the 3^rd annual Fight To End Cancer.

The theme for this event is “It’s everyone’s fight” as each of us, to various extents, have been affected by cancer. The Gala will host an elegant dinner, live entertainment, and most importantly will feature a number of “White Collar” Olympic style boxing bouts. White Collar boxing is a form of boxing where men and women in white-collar professions, with little or no previous experience of boxing, train to fight at to raise awareness to issues near their hearts.

We are currently looking for “White Collar” and/or celebrity features to Fight to End Cancer! This is a one of a kind chance for the local community leaders, executives, and media figures to test their strength and perseverance by engaging in one of the hardest training regimes in order to participate in the toughest of sports. Ultimately, all these athletes will face each other in the Fight To End Cancer.

This is your chance to be a part of an activity only a few can claim they have done! This is a unique chance to demonstrate the strength of your character and at the same time give back to the community that you built your success around. The Kingsway Boxing Club will facilitate training for the event (www.kingswayboxingclub.com). We welcome and encourage all who are interested in participating to book a complementary lesson, attend a Fight To End Cancer Information Session and/or visit the club. Once you register for the Fight To End Cancer in 2014, Kingsway Boxing Club will give you unlimited and complementary access to their facilities and amateur competitive training program leading to the show.

Not really a fighter? No problem! In addition to fighting for a great cause you can headline your company with a number of sponsorship opportunities.

Still uncertain? Explore our website, and read past blogs, news articles, watch videos and find out if you have what it takes. Also take a look at the links listed below to help get a better idea of what the event is all about.

In order to ensure our participants get sufficient training we are looking to secure our “White Collar” fighters as soon as possible. Please contact us at info@fighttoendcancer.com if you would like to Fight To End Cancer.

SECOND ANNUAL FIGHT TO END CANCER IS A KNOCKOUT VICTORY

Posted on June 23, 2013January 5, 2015 by admin

FUNDRAISER DELIVERS OVER $100K IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT

There were only winners at Saturday Night’s “White Collar” Boxing Gala in the ballrooms of The Old Mill Inn. The second annual edition of the Fight To End Cancer (FTEC) set a new level of success in its support of those battling cancer and the ongoing fight to defeat this disease in our lifetime.

From the moment guests arrived at the sold out venue, elegance exuded from every moment of the Black Tie Affair. Guests were personally greeted by Las Vegas showgirl, served sumptuous hors d’oeuvres and delectable cocktails. As you were led through the corridor past unique silent auction items, your heart began to race, the all female Taiko Team executed sets of high intensity traditional Japanese drumming for each arrival. There was no shortage of guests ready to be photographed on the Official Red Carpet with the FTEC Championship Belt and 2013 Fight Team.

Once escorted inside the Brulé Ballroom to luxuriously decorated tables, you were entertained by performances highlighted in the full sized boxing ring which doubled as one of the most unique stages. Throughout the ongoing entertainment that punctuated the evening, guests united in anticipation of the night’s main showcase: five bouts of white collar boxing matches that did not disappoint. The amusement promoted guests of all ages to their feet amidst the electricity in the air that only boxing can provide. The fighters left it all in the ring for the cause as they were encouraged by the 500-plus audience to the very limits of their endurance, heart and will power. In the end it was the wider community that emerged the victor as over $100,000.00 was raised for the vital work supporting cancer survivors while seeking a cure to cancer. The Fight Team singlehandedly raised over $17, 000.00 in direct support of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

A very special addition to this years fundraising efforts, was that of the What Are You Fighting For Initiative (WAYFF). FTEC Founder/Executive Director and Owner of the Kingsway Boxing Club Jennifer Huggins, maintains the importance of supporting a community that has always supported her visions. When booking her Main Event Matt Hehn, she was introduced to his best friend and founder of the iBellieve Foundation – Simon Ibell. After hearing just a portion of his story and seeing his daily battles, she was inspired to involve him in this years fundraising efforts. Hehn dedicated his fight to creating awareness for the iBellieve Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure to the rare disease MPSII also known as Hunter Syndrome. He also separately raised close to $6000.00 for his best friend and hero Simon, who struggles with MPSII every day.

Huggins credited the goodwill and passion of the FTEC guests, with raising the bar and more than doubling the funds raised in the event’s second year. “We are truly blessed to be able to provide the support we do thanks to our guests, sponsors, and participants. We’re all in this together and we are excited about doing our part to make something extraordinary happen.”

Talk has already turned to FTEC 2014 as the annual event continues to draw growing interest. Business owners and CEOs are already contacting Huggins to fight in next years event. Support is coming in from across Canada and beyond. Ms. Huggins welcomes all allies and maintains that FTEC will persist to do its part in the victory over cancer.

Execs Look To KO Cancer

Posted on May 5, 2013January 5, 2015 by admin

It’s Infectious… The “Charity Boxing Bug”

Execs. Across The World Are Catching it!

 

Article By Perry King, My Toronto

May 2. 2013

It’s fight night again at the Kingsway Boxing Club. The combatants have been preparing for months, tickets are being sold and all that’s left to do is ring the bell.

But these fighters aren’t the young up-and-comers you might expect, they’re executives, entrepreneurs and lawyers.

No, Kingsway’s owner Jennifer Huggins isn’t running some Fight Club style night for bored professionals, she’s raising money for cancer.

The Fight to End Cancer, which also includes a dinner and pre-show entertainment, is back for its second year on June 15 at the Old Mill Inn. The night will see five bouts, of three rounds each and hosted by AM 740’s Frank Proctor.

Last year’s gala raised over $56,000 for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

“Last year’s fight card was very local, and it was great because we sold out last year,” Huggins said. “This year we’re really including more national names.”

June’s main event will pit Matt Hehn from Charton Hobbs against Xerox Canada exec John Morrison.

“It’s been a huge commitment,” said Morrison, Xerox Global Service’s general manager of marketing. “I’m also a bit decrepit, I’m getting a little older. I’ve got bad knees, bad ankles, so I’ve had to evolve the training program to fit the conditioning I’m in.”

Fighting in memory of his nephew, Alex, who past away from bone cancer, Morrison trains three to four days a week, undertaking general sparring and conditioning sessions in the gym.

“Our family has gotten heavily involved in different ways to get back to helping the fight against cancer, and this is just a different way to do it,” Morrison said. “The other piece of this is that I look at myself, at 41, I got a young family, I need to kickstart fitness back into my life.

“Going into a boxing ring June 15 is a great motivator to get out of bed at five in the morning to go workout. Otherwise, it gets thrown on the back burner fairly easily,” said Morrison with a chuckle.
Matt Hehn is a marketing exec with Charton Hobbs, and manages the portfolio of Moet Hennessey. (PHOTO: Courtesy Rebecca Freeman)

His opponent, Matt Hehn, has an athletic history. As the former captain of the men’s basketball team at Bishop’s University, Hehn is looking to regain his athletic discipline.

“It’s a lot of internal stuff, a lot of mornings I’m waking up and doing my own training,” said Hehn who manages the portfolio for Moet Hennessey. “It’s the willpower I’m creating internally for myself. It’s giving me more energy to do my full-time job and take on more activities.

“I finally have a routine in my life, too. Even when I’m traveling, I know I have to get my runs and workouts in because it’s going to be a battle to be in that ring.”

Huggins used her network to find her fighters and, in accepting the challenge, all the fighters are feeling the competitive juices flowing as they get closer to June.

They thank Huggins for reaching out, for making them care about the challenge and the cause.

“She’s not doing it because of somebody close to her, or she’s been affected directly, like the reason why I’m fighting, but it’s just to give back to her community,” Morrison said. “It speaks volumes of her and her organization.”

“She’s helping the fighters out because a lot of these fighters are overcoming something that personally they’re trying to fight for or get back into shape or challenge themselves,” Hehn said.

“She’s there for each one when she can be, and doing one-on-ones for free. She really takes a passion to fight cancer, but she takes a passion in her fighters, and to make sure they’re fully mentally and physically prepared.

Huggins remains humble.

“I guess this is something I’m passionate about, and I want people to feel the passion as well,” said Huggins, who also referees and judges provincial boxing competitions. “I think that what I’ve been doing with getting the corporate guys involved with fighting, it makes them see that they’re not just donating money, they’re actually fighting for something.”

“FIGHT TO END CANCER” KEEPS ON PUNCHING

Posted on February 12, 2013January 5, 2015 by admin

“FIGHT TO END CANCER” KEEPS ON PUNCHING
AS LOCAL FUNDRAISER ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT

TORONTO, ONTARIO – Feb. 7/13 – Fight To End Cancer (FTEC) is gearing up for its second annual event with sights set on surpassing its inaugural achievement of over $56,000 raised for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. This year’s event will be an explosive evening of celebration and entertainment at the Old Mill this Saturday June 15, 2013.

The centerpiece of the evening’s full slate of activities, climaxes in a series of boxing matchups featuring participants drawn from the local community and sponsored by Kingsway Boxing Club.

FTEC is proud to announce a very high profile Main Event featuring John Morrison, General Manager of Xerox Canada vs. Matt Hehn, Marketing Director of Charton Hobbs. What makes this selection so special is that Xerox is a key FTEC sponsor as Official Printing Partner. Not only does this company put it all on the line for the cause, but now John will be literally fighting for what he believes in.

The fight card is filled in support of a great cause and FTEC Executive Director Jennifer Huggins expects the bouts to be even more intense in this year’s edition. “People are training hard,” she observes at Kingsway Boxing Club. “And they are all driven to make a difference for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.”

Among those getting “ready to rumble” when the bell goes is the event’s first female corporate fighter, Shireen Fabing, Marketing Manager with Rogers Communications. Fabing has dedicated her bout to support of cancer survivors. “This is an amazingly fun thing to be a part of,” she says on a training break. “Everyone wants to win!”

 

Several bouts will grace the Old Mill and delight the “White Collar” crowd enjoying a gourmet dinner and visits with VIPs. It’s a fight with the law in the leadoff bout as Chris Atkins of Walters Forensic squares off against Robert McGlashan, a lawyer who delights in casting reasonable doubts on Atkins’ evidence. The charges won’t be the only things getting dropped in this one before the verdict is in.

Next up is Shawn Fitzpatrick of Oxygen Bike Co. vs. Rob Gorican from Feast of Fools Theatre. Suffice to say that Shawn is out to make Rob wear that “Fool” moniker while likewise Rob has warned Shawn to go ahead and bring “his little tricycle” to the match on June 15.

Another match sees Jeff Brossmann, owner of Atlas, point of service tech firm, taking on Markham Firefighter Daryn Ackers. Jeff may think he has the bill all added up, but Daryn plans to “burn down” Jeff’s calculus of victory.
In the Co-Main Event, Shireen Fabing from Rogers Communications meets Ilona Umanets, representing the staffing agency Eagle Professional Resources. Ilona hunts heads in the work world and will be after Shireen’s in the ring. Shireen looks to keep her on hold for a really long time, then deliver a whole new kind of wireless package. The blows will be free, HST not included.

“We exceeded all expectations last year,” Huggins recalls. “Now we want to exceed our imagination. It starts with passion for the vital mission of ending cancer in our lifetime and continues with the fighters and community members who step up. It’s a serious job to beat cancer, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a great time doing it!”

Tickets to the event are going fast, already selling out of our ringside tables. All donations and ticket purchases are available on our website at www.fighttoendcancer.com

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Contact

Jennifer Huggins 416-666-9314 / jennifer@fighttoendcancer.com

Website: www.fighttoendcancer.com

Inaugural “Fight” Has Cancer On The Run

Posted on June 25, 2012January 5, 2015 by admin

Gala Event FIGHT TO END CANCER Success
Benefiting The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation

For immediate release
(Toronto; June 21, 2012)

The First Annual Fight To End Cancer Event (FTEC) has raised $56,200 in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Urgent Care Priority Fund.

The June 9 Gala event at Woodbine Racetrack saw a top rank evening of dining, entertainment and fun-filled fundraising with all eyes on the ring as a series of local business owners in amateur boxing matches thrilled the sold out venue with raw passion and athleticism.

The Main Event was a hard fought battle between Virgil Barrow, the 12-year boxing veteran and Senior Coach with Kingsway Boxing Club over Andreas Tsagarelis, the owner of Caffe Demetre in the Kingsway who showed no fear after training 5 months for the showdown.

The furious sweat inside the squared circle contrasted the elegantly turned out and supportive audience that cheered with as much power as the fighters’ blows that struck against a disease which has spared few families the world over.

The FTEC Olympic Belt was hoisted by co-winning brother and sister team, both current Ontario Champions in their respective weight classes. They will both be back next year to vigorously defend their FTEC Titles.

Before the final bell rang on the inspiring night, plans were already in the works by some of the event’s corporate sponsors to raise the stakes even higher for the 2013 Fight To End Cancer. In addition to talks of financial support, many of the business were already volunteering their corporate representation inside the ring.
“We couldn’t have asked for a more successful evening,” said FTEC Executive Director Jennifer Huggins. “Tonight everyone was a winner and it was a dream come true to see our community pulling together to support a vital mission. With this great start, imagine what we can accomplish next year as we work to end cancer in our lifetime.”

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Media Inquiries:
Jennifer Huggins, Executive Director, FTEC
416-666-9314
jennifer@fighttoendcancer.com

FTEC Media Day

Posted on April 23, 2012January 5, 2015 by admin

THE FIGHT TO END CANCER – MEET THE FIGHTERS
THURSDAY MAY 24, 2012 6:30PM – 8:00PM

The road to the much-anticipated Fight To End Cancer Event (FTEC) officially kicks off with a open public training session on Thursday May 24, 2012.

Meet the fighters, enjoy a live DJ, view the bout lineups and see the fighters hone their punches in the ring at this special pre-event training session Thursday May 24th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Kingsway Boxing Club, 22 Jutland Rd. Unit B in Toronto.

Among those attending the training session and available for media will be the opponents of the Main Event bout of the Fight to End Cancer: undefeated Kingsway Boxing Club #1 Virgil Barrow and Andreas Tsagaralis, owner of the well-known Caffe Demetre in the Kingsway.

As the fighters’ June 9 showdown draws near, the intensity is building to an explosive evening. The night will also feature 5 other bouts, including an amateur female matchup representing Olympic Boxing.

Drawing wide support from local businesses and the public, FTEC is an upcoming June 9 Gala event at Woodbine Racetrack featuring amateur boxing matches, fine dining, and a wealth of entertainment in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

For more information visit www.fighttoendcancer.com
Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/FightToEndCancer
Follow us on Twitter @fightendcancer

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Media Contact:
Jennifer Huggins, Executive Director, Fight to End Cancer
416-666-9314 / info@fighttoendcancer.com

Boxing Club Fights to Knockout Cancer

Posted on March 22, 2012January 5, 2015 by admin

June 9 Gala Event FIGHT TO END CANCER to Benefit

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation

 

For immediate release

(Toronto; March 23, 2012)

 

Kingsway Boxing Club, a Toronto boxing gym, has launched its first annual Fight to End Cancer, which will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2012 and will feature, among other events, bouts between local business leaders and celebrities.

Jennifer Huggins, owner of Kingsway Boxing Club and Executive Director of The Fight To End Cancer has stressed the importance of this upcoming event, not only to raise funds for cancer research, but to deliver vital support for patients, survivors and their families.

The evening’s main event will feature a bout between Virgil Barrow of Kingsway Boxing Club and Andreas Tsagarelis, owner of the popular Caffe Demetre in Toronto’s west end (Kingsway Location).

In addition to this and other match-ups still to be announced, the evening will also include fine gourmet dining, a silent auction and a special appearance by internationally renowned magician Richard Forget.

The proceeds from this event are going to the Urgent Care Fund at The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation (PMHF). PMHF takes the lead in raising and stewarding funds to deliver breakthrough research, exemplary teaching and compassionate care at The Princess Margaret. Beyond being one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world. The Princess Margaret is also treating many of the clients at the Kingsway Boxing Club. This gave great inspiration in making The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation the benefiting charity.

Huggins is an ambitious up-and-comer on the national boxing scene, eager to focus time and energy on a worthy cause and give back to her community. Selected to work with the 2011 Ontario Provincial team as assistant coach at Canada’s National Amateur Boxing Championships just last year, she is also an established Official for Boxing Ontario with aspirations to represent Canada in the next Olympic Games. Huggins is encouraged by the support she has received so far for Fight To End Cancer, but is still continuing her fundraising efforts for the event by reaching out to local businesses and individuals for sponsorship and fight participants.

“This will be a fun and exciting evening in support of a great cause. It is also a great way for businesses to give back to a community that helped them in building their success” says Huggins. “We are calling on everyone whose family has been touched in some way by cancer to get involved and to come out and enjoy the evening with their family, friends and co-workers. We are especially looking for area businesses to join us in taking the fight against cancer into our own hands through sponsorships and maybe even stepping into the ring!”

The Fight To End Cancer will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Woodbine Racetrack, 555 Rexdale Blvd. in Toronto. The Event begins with cocktails at 5:00pm followed by dinner and entertainment at 6:00pm. Boxing matches begin at 8:00pm and there will be a silent auction on going throughout the evening.

Tickets to this unique benefit event are now on sale. Individual tickets are $200, and full table prices (10 seats) range from $1,500 to $2,200 at ringside. Full information can be found at fighttoendcancer.com.

“Sugar and Spice VS. Nothing Nice”

Posted on February 27, 2012January 5, 2015 by admin

About FTEC Event

Posted on June 28, 2011January 5, 2015 by admin

A Word From Kingsway Boxing

[www.kingswayboxingclub.com]

Join Kingsway Boxing along with The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation in the Fight To End Cancer. It is a Gala which hosts an elegant gourmet dinner, various entertainers, along with Olympic style boxing, including local business leaders and celebrity bouts. Kingsway Boxing Club will be holding the first annual Gala in June 2012 to raise funds for cancer research as well as providing vital support to patients, survivors and their families.

It’s about survivorship! All of us individuals who are and have been affected by cancer have had to fight! Find out ways you can get invoved by contacting info@fighttoendcancer.com.

The community and media interest is quickly turning the Fight To End Cancer into one of the most prestigious events that Toronto has seen.

A Word From PMHF

[www.pmfh.ca]

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation raises funds for breakthrough research, exemplary teaching and compassionate care at The Princess Margaret, which has achieved an international reputation as one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world.

The Princess Margaret combines the clinical excellence of Princess Margaret Hospital with the expertise of its research are, the Ontario Cancer Institute, which includes The Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute.

The new discoveries and innovative cancer therapies that are changing cancer car for patients globally are happening right here in Canada, at The Princess Margaret; where we will “Conquer Cancer in our Lifetime”

“White Collar” Boxers Fight To End Cancer

Posted on June 3, 2011January 5, 2015 by admin

“White Collar” boxers put it all on the line in “The Fight To End Cancer”… read more

Calling All to
Fight to End Cancer,

On Saturday June 9th, 2012, Kingsway Boxing Club will join with The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation in the 1st annual Fight To End Cancer.

The theme for this inaugural event is “It’s everyone’s fight” as each of us, to various extents, have been affected by cancer. The Gala will host an elegant dinner, live entertainment, and most importantly will feature a number of “White Collar” Olympic style boxing bouts. White Collar boxing is a form of boxing where men and women in white-collar professions, with little or no previous experience of boxing, train to fight at to raise awareness to issues near their hearts.

We are currently looking for “White Collar” features to Fight to End Cancer! This is a one of a kind chance for the local community leaders, executives, and media figures to test their strength and perseverance by engaging in one of the hardest training regimes in order to participate in the toughest of sports. Ultimately, all these athletes will face each other in the Fight To End Cancer.

This is your chance to be a part of an activity only a few can claim they have done! This is a unique chance to demonstrate the strength of your character and at the same time give back to the community that you built your success around. The Kingsway Boxing Club will facilitate training for the event (www.kingswayboxingclub.com). We welcome and encourage all who are interested in participating to book a complementary lesson and visit the club. Once you commit to the Fight To End Cancer in 2012, Kingsway Boxing Club will give you unlimited and complementary access to their facilities and amateur competitive training program leading to the show.

Not really a fighter? No problem! In addition to fighting for a great cause you can headline your company with a number of sponsorship opportunities.

In order to ensure our participants get sufficient training we are looking to secure our “White Collar” fighters as soon as possible. Please contact Jennifer Huggins at 416-234-0075 ASAP if you would like to Fight To End Cancer.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Huggins, Director
Fight To End Cancer

E. endcancer@kingswayboxingclub.com
T. 416.234.0075
www.fighttoendcancer.com