fitting that the event be held outdoors, in one of the city’s beautiful parks. Two years before James Braddock won the world heavyweight title by defeating Max Baer in Madison Square Garden, he fought a bout against Abe Feldman in a temporary outdoor ring set up in one of Mt. Vernon’s outdoor parks. The bout, on September 25th, 1933 was a benefit for the Mount Vernon Police Department Relief Fund, took place in the city’s Memorial Field. Port Chester native, David Telesco fought in the Capitol Theater as did Carl “The Truth” Williams of Ossining. U.S.A. Boxing Metro president and former IBO World Heavyweight Champion, Sonya Lamonakis, noted that, “Today was a great event for the city of Mount Vernon. It was
great to see the community come together and support a local organization that teaches kids discipline and helps them gain courage. As always U.S.A. Boxing is proud to be part of these events. Special thanks to Mike Stellate of Main Street Boxing. He always goes out of his way to help others and create opportunities for the youth”. The title of this article, “We Win. We Learn. We Never Lose.” are the words of Mike Stellate and bear witness to that commitment. Although for 13 of the boxers, today did not go as planned, all were winners and will take home lessons from their performance to improve in the future. The results of the 10th Annual Westchester Boxing Championship are:
Joe Boyd (Main Street Boxing) defeats Emilio Contrera (Maestro Boxing) Curt Aitcheson (Main Street Boxing) defeats Clinton Howard (Gleason’s Gym) Stephanie Moss (Champs, CT) defeats Jessica Prada (Main Street Boxing) Kamaal Davis (Unattached) defeats Mauricio Martinez (Main Street Boxing) Chris Deleon (Eastern Queens Boxing) defeats Dedan Wilson (Main Street Boxing) Christopher Estrella (Gleason’s Gym) defeats Izaiah Mitchell (Main Street Boxing) Kerry Duperval (Westbury Boxing) defeats Dawshaquan Thomas (Main Street Boxing) Sean Meeghnah (Everybody Fights NYC) defeats Anthony Esposito (Main Street Boxing) Kidane Ramelo Bennett (Main Street Boxing) defeats Elijah Redduck (Gleason’s Gym)
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