On Saturday, April 22, USA Amateur Boxing’s LBC 44 Cal Border held their Junior Olympic District Qualifying matches at the National City Community Youth Athletic Center and in the only contested bout, 14-year-old Gael Soler (106.6 lbs., 4 bouts) from the United Boxing & Fitness Gym of Chula Vista, Calif. faced 13-year-old Michael Figueroa (107.6 lbs., 5 bouts, […]
On November 17th, 10 athletes from the National City CYAC had an opportunity to share a Thanksgiving dinner with local law enforcement officers. A total of 100 youth from diverse organizations within San Diego County were invited to partake in this feast; an event made possible by members of our local law enforcement community (namely, […]
On Saturday, November 12, 2016, The Arena in Point Loma hosted a capacity crowd for the Lucky II Memorial Boxing Show. Beholding to a promise made in September of 2014, the owner, general manager, in-house staff and membership of The Arena plan to maintain this tribute to their dearly departed friend Phineas Nhlengethwa, otherwise known as […]
On Friday evening, October 21, 2016, USA Amateur Boxing was back at the Bound Boxing Academy in Chula Vista for another installment of their “Friday Night Fights.” As is the case with most athletic events, the organizer faced several, last minute calamities. First up, three of the scheduled boxers were having trouble making it to […]
April 24, 2015 edition The latest USA Amateur Boxing slugfest took place Friday evening at the Bound Boxing Academy in Chula Vista. The results are as follows: Bout #1 featured the rematch of 16 year-old Brandon Cruz of the Pride of San Diego Gym, Bonita, Calif. (127 pounds) going up against 15 year-old Martin “Lover Boy” […]