The Champion Amateur Boxing Club (CABC) is set to host "The Champ is Here" amateur boxing show tonight at 7 p.m. at the Wulff Road Boxing Square.
The six-fight program will be the 10th showcase hosted by the club this year, and will be held in honor of Ernie "The Androsian" Barr.
CABC Head Coach Ray Minus Jr. says that he tries to put on a show every two weeks for his fighters, because it allows them to gain the level of experience needed to be competitive at the next level.
"We want to continue to develop talented boxers in the country," said Minus. "We believe in experience, and if a boxer has enough experience to know the ring, he has a chance to be successful.
"We have seen this success over the past years with some of the veteran fighters that we have in the country, and so the Champion Boxing Club is proud that it has a program that is so committed."
The featured matchup of the night will be Don Rolle vs. Lorenzo Fertil.
Rolle has had good showings at the past several CACB events, and is one of the club's top boxers, while Fertil isn't as experienced, but is still a solid fighter who continues to look better with every fight.
Other matchups scheduled include: Emmanuel Rolle vs. Michael Roberts; Terry Rolle vs. Michael Gomez; Rodneko Mackey vs. Wildmond Philippe; Shaton Jan vs. LaShawn McKinney; Lamont McPhee vs. Bruce Hepburn and Reggie Danlag vs. Habaughn Armbrister.
As the year winds down, Minus is also looking to put together a primary school event for the younger fighters in the country, who don't always get the opportunity to get in the ring on a consistent basis.
"We are looking to do something for the kids, ages five to 12," said Minus. "Even though 12 is bordering on the junior level, sometimes they can be easily outclassed at that age. So here at CABC, we are going to do something just for them sometime in November to keep them interested in the sport."

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