UMGG REGION 1 TOURNY AT UPPERCUT THIS SATURDAY, THEN NEW YORK IN MAY

April 7, 2016 mnboxing Off MN BOXING NEWS, OUR LATEST FEATURE STORIES,

The Uppercut boxing gym in Minneapolis will host the Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Region 1 tournament this Saturday night. Doors open at 3pm with the boxing set to begin at 4pm. General Admission is $15, front row seating is $20. Scheduled to compete is Heidi Henriksen, Marlon Batres, Bill Schlumpberger, Marlin Sims, Khalid Nazari, Anthony Rose, Lorenzo Gonzalez, Clyde Willrich and more.

Then on Saturday, May 14th, The Uppercut gym is New York City bound. Uppercut will be bringing some boxers and spectators to compete in and watch an amateur boxing show at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, NY. If you are interested in competing, email Lisa at lisa@uppercutgym.com for info.

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