Rock Hill will host its first Olympics-sanctioned boxing occasion as eleven- through sixteen- to 12-month-olds compete in a local match.
The 2019 Southeastern Regional Junior Olympics Boxing Tournament kicks off with preferred weigh-ins on May 16.
The establishing ceremony begins at 5 p.m. on May 17, and the preliminary match follows. The local boxing opposition begins at midday on May 18. The weekend tournament is at Rock Hill High School, 320 W. Springdale Road.
The final championship tournament is from 10 a.m. to noon on May 19.
Mario Noviello, the proprietor of Light Bright Boxing, which hosts the event along with Visit York County, said it happens as soon as every five years. Rock Hill was selected over Columbia and Charleston.
“I’ve been eying this up for 4 or 5 years now,” Noviello said.
Noviello said Light Bright Boxing has been running for about seven years. The fitness center trains athletes as young as seven.
He stated that this event is the best opposition stage for the eleven—to twelve-year-old male and female businesses. The thirteen—to fourteen-year-old male and female businesses and the 15—to sixteen-month-old male and girl businesses may be competing for the chance to advance to the National Junior Olympics in Madison, Wis., in June.
Local professional boxers LaVonte “The Wold-Class Gentleman” Earley and former World Boxing Champion Lisa Garland may be on occasion, in keeping with a Visit York County declaration.
Noviello stated it’s exciting for his college students to pay attention to specialists.
“Some of those kids are from bothered backgrounds; a few are not,” he said. “To look that they could make it, kids need to peer that. I think youngsters want exact function fashions.”
Visit York County estimates up to 2,300 humans could attend the event.
“We’re looking forward to many people,” Noviello stated.
“Visit York County is working to co-host this event with Light Bright Boxing,” Andy Clinton said in a declaration with Visit York County. “It’s been a pride to work with Mario to deliver this primary-time event to the county and this great possibility to the athletes.”
