LAS VEGAS, NV (دسامبر 4, 2017) – Eight members from the “پوند -4-پوند” باشگاه, لاس وگاس’ # 1 amateur boxing program, will compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open. The five-day tournament will take place in Salt Lake City, OUT, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, starting December 5^هفتم through December 9^هفتم.

Only the best boxers from around the United States will compete to see who is the best amateur boxer in the nation. همه 15 و 16 year-olds who win this tournament will make the USA Boxing Team. All others will be ranked #1 in their respective weight classes.

“This is the big tournament that our team has been waiting to participate in,” said Pound-4-Pound head coach ریچارد بارینتس. “Only the elite amateur fighters from around the country will be competing. All my kids have worked extremely hard to get here. I’m very proud of this group and everyone knows what it’s going to take to come out on top. Competing in these type of tournaments is what builds self-esteem. برد یا باخت, these kids will never forget these moments.”