Boxing Spectacle at Carré During the Eighteenth Ben Bril Memorial: "My Mother Could Come Watch Now"

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It sounds contradictory, but the necessary blood, liters of sweat, and many boxing tears suit Carré well too. The chic Royal Theatre, normally the home of cabaret artists and theatre makers, of singers, was the setting on Monday evening for the eighteenth time for the Ben Bril Memorial, an annual boxing gala. With, ultimately, a Dutch loser in the headliner: the Ugandan Frisian Willy Kyakonye.

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Once a year, it is not music, theater, or cabaret that the audience at Royal Theater Carré comes for, but for hard-hitting blows. The Ben Bril Memorial was held for the 18th time, which meant that eight boxing matches could be seen in the theater last night. It marked Denzel Oosterwolde's debut at Carré. The Amsterdammer considered it an honor to be allowed to box in the theater. "Almost everyone knows Carré, right?" he says after his fight. "T…