Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Special Amateur Boxing Nights Coming Soon!

There are a couple of ways you can support your local amateur programs. On Saturday, March 28, the Upton Boxing Center is having an amateur card featuring boxers from Baltimore and DC. Call 443-984-2588 for details. The Upton Center is located at 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore.

Then on Saturday, April 4, Keely's District Boxing and Youth Center in DC will be hosting a black tie gala in the Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel located at 2500 Calvert Street, NW in DC. The main event of the gala will be a dual boxing event between Keely's Boxing Team and a team from Northern Ireland. There will also be a dinner and a silent auction plus special appearances by former world heavyweight champions Joe Frazier and Larry Holmes as well as former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney.

VIP tickets for this event are $200 and general admission is $125. Call the Youth Center at 202-232-0193 to purchase tickets.

5 comments:

anonymous said...

yes this sounds good. keely v ireland. how about upton setting up some bouts here?

Anonymous said...

i need alittle help i am interested in finding a good quality coach in the martinsburg wv area i own a new recreation center approx.25000 sq. ft my expierence is in mma /martial arts etc. there are alot of kids here that could benefit from a boxing program.but they need a good quality coach your help would be really appreciated if you know of any good coaches in my area please leave them on the blogmaybe one day we could build a program as strong as your teams thanks again

anonymous said...

upton is giving a show. they must have some guys fighting on their card. who are they? i have a 152, 165, 178, and a super heavyweight.

Anonymous said...

Scott Farmer is a hell of a coach. He's in Virginia but he's not that far from Martinsburg, West Virginia I believe.

anonymous said...

does keely have the bouts set on his show already?