Agency Wars, the industry’s boxing fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Toronto and NABS, has announced the candidates who have been deemed worthy to enter the ring for its fifth annual event.
As in years past, the selected male and female competitors have been broken into two teams to be trained by professional boxers.
Red Team
Team Captain: Mark Simmons
• Amanda Dyke, Starcom MediaVest
• Anthony Luciano, The Blue Hive
• Benjamin Nadler, Klick Health
• Cailyn Farquhar, Rogers Digital Media
• Cindy Romero, Avid Life Media
• Ford Shirriff, Pattison One Stop
• Luke Southern, L’Équipe L’Oréal
• Melanie Chiriboga, Anomaly
• Michael Sinanan, Brain Metal Communications & Design
• Nadia Bergeron, Phosphorous Media
• Sonya Furdyk, Juice Mobile
• Vidas Kubilius, Zulu Alpha Kilo
• Elana Safonova, Ireland & Hall Communications
• Cameron Lowe, The Blue Hive
Blue Team
Team Captain: Mandy Bujold
• Alex Papadimitropoulos, Telus
• Ashley Chu, Mosaic Sales Solutions
• Bradley Howard, Starcom Media Vest
• Dannielle Carrier, PHD Media
• Derek Silveira, JWT
• Erika Casupanan, Media Profile
• Jaime Lipowitz, Ideon Media
• Mike Smith, BBC
• Nate Hersherfeld, Rogers Media
• Sabrina Hashmi, Olson Canada
• Joanna Catalfo, Dentsu Bos
• Jessica Biagioni, MEC Global
• Sotero Bernardo, Ideon Media
• Sean McConnell, Mediacom
This final list of 28 boxers (which includes two alternates for each team) was culled from more than 60 people from Canada’s marketing and media industries who took part in a two-week boxing bootcamp that tested their physical fitness.
“It truly is a lifestyle change for each fighter, committing to 12 weeks of intense training, pushing themselves to limits that challenge their body and mind,” said Michael Clancy, who founded Agency Wars when working as executive creative director at Brandworks International. He know runs Clancy’s Boxing Academy.
“These selected fighters and teams have decided to lengthen their life while strengthening their careers, plus supporting of a good cause.”
The red team captain, Mark Simmons, is a former Olympian and seven-time national team champion. His counterpart on the blue team, Mandy Bujold, recently won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland and is also a national team champion.
Last year’s Agency Wars raised more than $30,000 for its charities.
Marketing and Fight Network return as media partners for the event, which takes place Nov. 26 at Toronto’s Arcadian Court.
Agency Wars IV
Take a look at last year’s fundraiser.
