Amateur Boxing
Results from the 2018 Battle of the Badges held on the USS Midway
Saturday afternoon, June 16, 2018, imagine you’re in the shoes of Clement Casillas, the coordinator of this year’s Battle of the Badges show. On board the floating fortress, the U. S. S. Midway Naval Air Carrier, he’s virtually walking around in circles nervously contemplating his limited options. Initially, he looks off in the far distance hoping […]
Weigh-ins completed for tonight’s 15th Annual Battle of the Badges
On Saturday morning, it was unusually cool with the temperature right around 60 degrees. Aboard the U. S. S. Midway Museum, the unexpected cooling of temperatures plus offshore breezes had most people wearing warm clothing, jackets, long sleeve flannel shirts and rubbing their hands together to stay warm. Not so for the purposeful, tough-minded boxers who […]
2018 “Battle of the Badges” Saturday on the U.S.S. Midway
On Saturday evening, June 16, 2018, the San Diego Chapter of the National Latino Peace Officers Association, the Community Youth Athletic Center (CYAC) plus the countless volunteers will host this year’s “Battle of the Badges XV” on board the U.S.S. Midway. For the participants, it’s a once a year athletic competition for local law enforcement, firemen, and […]
Results from 2018 Junior Robles & Byron Lindsay Boxing show
In Bout #1, it was 16-year-old Moises Sanchez (144.4 lbs.) from Intensity MMA, South San Diego, Calif. going up against 15-year-old Rogelio Soto from Sparta Boxing Training Center, El Centro, Calif. (141.8 lbs.). From the outset, Sanchez became a headhunter and with each blow proved he possessed the heavier hands. By the second round, his […]
One Training Center hosts their 4th USA Amateur Boxing Show
Whether it be the popularity of the venue or the popularity of the contestants, the latest USA Amateur Boxing show, Showdown in the Valley IV at the One Training Center in Spring Valley, featured a packed house of passionate boxing fans.