Saturday, March 8, 2008

Beltway Amateurs Win Gold at Arnold Invitational Boxing Championshiops

17 boxers from the DC area brought back championship titles at this year's Arnold Sports Festival's Boxing Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. The boxing tournament was part of the festival which has become the world's largest multi-sport weekend event since it's began 20 years ago. There were over 17,000 athletes competing in 38 events (12 Olympic sports) and the total attendence for this year's event was over 130,000 people!

The boxing event featured boxers from as far away Iowa and Washington state. Full results can be accessed through this link. Congratulations to all the champions: Jordan White, Antwan Russell, Kareem Martin, Richard Simon, Romello Webster, Preston Homes, Antonio Russell, Antonio Magruder, Kristian Harris, Kevin Ecke, Marquis Moore, Jerome Williams, Devonte Jefferson, Lawrence Singh, Marquell Tyler, Patrick Harris and Russell Gaskins.

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