Photos by DAMIEN ACEVEDO | E-MAIL On April 18, 2013, the best amateur boxers in New York met at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. For some, this will be the pinnacle, for others, just the start. And for some, the end of their short careers. On assignment for AGONICA, Damien Acevedo gives us a […]
The Fight of Their Lives: Book III
Photos by DAMIEN ACEVEDO | E-MAIL On April 18, 2013, the best amateur boxers in New York met at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. For some, this will be the pinnacle, for others, just the start. And for some, the end of their short careers. On assignment for AGONICA, Damien Acevedo gives us a […]
The Fight of Their Lives: Book II
Photos by DAMIEN ACEVEDO | E-MAIL On April 18, 2013, the best amateur boxers in New York met at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. For some, this will be the pinnacle, for others, just the start. And for some, the end of their short careers. On assignment for AGONICA, Damien Acevedo gives us a […]
Fight Night
SUNIL JOSHI | E-MAIL The Barclays Center glows rusted gold as the afternoon sun hits it just so, visible from blocks away, rising from the low-density Park Slope skyline like a fiery tribute to the power of the modern urban government. It’s a beautiful, steadfast gleam in the right light, befitting the relentless effort […]
The Ides of March Madness
JOSHUA LARS WEILL | @AgonicaBoss | E-MAIL The Ides of March are upon us, draped in blasts of color, product sneakers, sweat and mad men in garish suits. Players perform a ritual dance in the center of us, each with his own take on that ancient theme: victory over other men. Barely more than children, they shoulder […]