West Point Boxing Team Steps Into the Ring for 2 Events

The following press release is from West Point Boxing:

The West Point Boxing team brings its Warrior Leaders of Character tour to the South Side on Saturday, with exhibition bouts at 1 p.m. in the storied Leo Catholic High School gym, 7901 S. Sangamon St., and eight bouts of ringside boxing at 6 p.m. at Beverly Woods Restaurant.

“The goal of the exhibition is to demonstrate sportsmanship, leadership and character through the sport of boxing,” promoter Mike Joyce said. “West Point identifies with Leo’s mission and has generously offered to run the all-ages exhibition in the Leo gym and follow it up Saturday night with boxing at its best—the sweet science in action.”

While the daytime event at Leo will be free, tickets will be available at the door at Beverly Woods Restaurant, 11532 S. Western Ave., Chicago. Tickets are $50, and space is limited. Tickets also can be purchased online through Eventbrite.

The Army Boxing team competes as an amateur sport in intercollegiate-sanctioned events as a member of the National Collegiate Boxing Association. Army Boxing schedules “very select” exhibition travel dates and “plans to make the Chicago trip an annual event,” Joyce said.

Army Boxing competes at the national championship level with schools such as Penn State, VMI, Navy, Air Force, UNLV, Reno, California and Michigan.