Boxing followers are in for a deal with this week, as some excessive calibre matches are happening in Sarnia.
Round 176 rivals from throughout Canada are on the town for the Hennessey Holdings 2024 Elite and U23 Nationwide Championships.
The occasion is being placed on by the Bluewater Boxing Membership, in partnership with the Sarnia-Lambton Tourism Board, Boxing Ontario, and Boxing Canada.
Bluewater Boxing Membership spokesman Tom Hennessey is happy.
“We’ve got two native boxers within the event,” mentioned Hennessey. “We’ve got Mike White within the 75 kilo U23 division, and Melodia Bastien within the 48 kilo feminine U23 division. We’re additionally going to placed on a couple of bouts with our native youngsters simply to showcase them.”
Hennessey mentioned the fights are nice preparation for the subsequent Olympic Video games.
“Proper now, as a result of the Olympics simply ended, we have began a 4 12 months quadrennial and these youngsters are who we’re taking a look at to go to Los Angeles in 2028 as Canadian champions going to the Olympics,” he mentioned.
Hennessey mentioned taking on boxing has a number of advantages.
“Bodily health might be the primary one and self-worth for the children,” he mentioned. “Some youngsters be part of the membership due to bullying and we spend lots of time speaking about it, coping with it, and educating them self-discipline to know the distinction on the right way to deal with it.”
Matches start on Wednesday, on the Royal SCITS Academy on Wellington Road, and proceed via Saturday’s championship bouts.
The fights are from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and seven p.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
Tickets are $25 for one combat, or you may see the entire fights for $150.
As a part of the weekend, eight individuals shall be inducted into Boxing Canada Corridor of Fame throughout a ceremony on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Inductees embrace native boxer Jennifer Ogg who received the 2002 world championships for the Bluewater Boxing Membership.
E-mail [email protected] or name 519-331-2551 to safe your seats.
