{"id":166102,"date":"2025-09-24T15:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166102\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:46:09","slug":"battle-of-the-badges-boxing-fundraiser-set-for-november-1-2025-crescent-city-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166102\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Badges Boxing fundraiser set for November 1, 2025 \u2013 Crescent City Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><br \/>\n                    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/printfriendly-pdf-button-nobg-md.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\" style=\"width: 124px;height: 30px;\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Battle-of-the-Badges-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Battle of the Badges Boxing fundraiser\" width=\"960\" height=\"1431\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-292044\"  \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"468\">The Most Anticipated Bayou Fighting Championship Charity Event of the Year<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"609\">Event Details<br data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"490\"\/>\ud83d\udcc5 Saturday, November 1, 2025<br data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"526\"\/>\u23f0 7:00 PM<br data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"542\"\/>\ud83d\udccd Visions Men\u2019s Club, 4000 Downman Rd, New Orleans, LA 70126<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"691\">\ud83c\udf9f Tickets Available Soon at <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bfcfights.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"687\">www.BFCFights.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About the Event<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"951\">The Battle of the Badges is a friendly, amateur boxing showcase featuring first responders from across the community\u2014Firefighters, Police Officers, EMS, and Military personnel\u2014stepping into the ring for a great cause.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1065\">All proceeds benefit Martial Arts for Kids (501c3) and other local first responder\u2013approved charities.<\/p>\n<p>Call for Participants<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1313\">Bayou Fighting Championship is actively seeking first responders to join the competition. This is your chance to represent your squad, bring out family and friends, and support vital community organizations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1347\">Key Participation Details:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1410\">Fully insured event with ringside physicians and EMS staff<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1484\">Supervised by licensed Louisiana Boxing, Wrestling, and MMA officials<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1537\">Open to male and female participants of all ages<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1607\">Bouts matched by age and weight (no more than 10 lbs. difference)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1647\">Standard rules: 3 rounds, 1:15 each<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1729\">Required protective gear: 16 oz. gloves, wraps, headgear, cup, and mouthpiece<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1836\">Not intended for advanced boxing\/MMA athletes \u2013 focus is on safe, fun, family-friendly competition<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1902\">Local boxing gyms offering free training for participants<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"1955\">Official weigh-ins: Friday, October 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p>About Bayou Fighting Championship<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2372\">Bayou Fighting Championship (BFC) is one of the South\u2019s original and premier MMA organizations. With deep grassroots ties, BFC has built a reputation for showcasing the talent, passion, and athleticism of fighters across the region. Now expanding into boxing events, BFC continues to deliver thrilling, community-centered fight nights that captivate audiences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2572\">For more information, registration, or ticket sales, please contact:<br data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2450\"\/>\ud83d\udcde Joe Ancona: 504-810-2101<br data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2484\"\/>\ud83d\udce7 <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2513\">fightsportsent@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Most Anticipated Bayou Fighting Championship Charity Event of the Year Event Details\ud83d\udcc5 Saturday, November 1, 2025\u23f0 7:00&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-166102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}