Shanghai's favorite black tie boxing bloodbath returned for another round last Friday, and this year White Collar Boxing International took us to the rainforest. Brawl on the Bund: Rumble in the Jungle rocked Hyatt on the Bund for a one-time only event that was the first of its kind in the world.
More than 550 people watched Shanghai's finest duke it out for victory. 'White Collar' boxers were plucked from offices across the city and put in intensive training for three months. They showed off their newly mastered hooks, jabs and – importantly – ability to take a punch. Organized by China Sports Promotions, whose goal is to promote boxing around Asia (while fundraising for charity), this was the ninth installment of the event, which featured nine boxing bouts with three two-minute rounds each. Check out our interviews with each of the amateur fighters here.
This year’s sponsored charity was A New Way to Eat (ANWTE), organized by the non-profit Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE). Focusing on nutrition and education, they underline the impact that China’s rising middle-class is having on the global food market – industry that contributes the most to greenhouse gas emissions. Through outreach to primary school students, ANWTE plans to teach children about dietary choices and the impact that food has on the world, to encourage them to become ‘food heroes.’ A pressing matter to the organization is the food that Chinese students are eating at school, the improvement of which would be the first step in their campaign.
Friday's black tie affair saw Le Ble Dor as the exclusive beer sponsor and BottlesXO as the champagne sponsor.
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