When Samir (Sammy) El Mais walked into the mixed zone at the Oshawa Sports Centre, the Windsor boxer squinted and turned his face away from the lights. “The light really bothers me,” said the Canadian ...

A concussion has kept Samir El-Mais from practicing lately, but it hasn't kept his spirits down. The Windsor boxer has yet to put in any work in the ring since he suffered a mild concussion at the Pan ...

Windsor boxer Samir El-Mais won gold Saturday in the men’s 91kg heavyweight division at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Windsor boxer Samir (Sweet Sammy) El-Mais was determined the XX ...

Windsor boxer Samir El-Mais had to forfeit his heavyweight semifinal match Wednesday night due to a concussion. He was scheduled to fight Julio Blanco of Colombia, a fighter he beat in the past.

For most of us, climbing into a boxing ring would be cause for an unsettling feeling within the belly. “It was always an itch in my blood,” said Windsor’s El-Mais, who will represent Canada in the ...