Forging their way forward,
Strikers Boxing Club continues to carve out their niche on the world stage and
proving that this tiny nation of the Bahamas belongs there.
This year alone, Strikers
Boxing Club has competed in three of the largest international boxing
tournaments in the world. In June of this year, Strikers took a 7 man team to
the Title National Boxing Championship in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where they
competed with 500 of the top boxers in the nation bringing home 3 bronze medals
and 3 National Championship Belts.
In August, Team Strikers
travelled to Kansas City, Missouri to compete in the 2015 Ringside World Championships,
which is the largest boxing tournament in the world, consisting of some 1600
boxers from around the world. With only
a two-man team, Strikers dominated, bringing home 2 world championship
belts.
After such an outstanding
performance at the 2015 Ringside World Championships, Strikers Boxing Club was
personally invited to
The 2015 Paul Murphy World
Title Belt Championships in Atlanta, GA. Strikers Boxing Club accepted the invitation
and took 8 boxers and 3 coaches to the Paul Murphy World Title Belt
Championship last week.
Left to right:
Bottom: Davon Hamilton, Israel Johnson, Rudolph Regis, D’Angelo Swaby (with belts)
Middle: Kendric Stuart, Tyrone Oliver (Bronze)
Top: Hubert Fernander (Silver medalist),Davan Hamilton (Bronze)
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Taking the team consisting of
head coach Ronn Rodgers, assistant coaches Kayla Johnson and Jose Cruz along
with 8 of their boxers – Kendric Stuart (123lbs), Tyrone Stuart (141 lbs),
Rudolph Regis (141 lbs), Hubert Fernander (165lbs), Israel Johnson (178 lbs),
D’Angelo Swaby (201 lbs), Davan Hamilton (201 lbs) and Davon Hamilton (201 lbs)
The tournament hosted over
600 boxers from the USA, Canada and throughout the Caribbean. Team Strikers represented the Bahamas
exceptionally winning 2 bronze, 1 silver and bringing home 4 world title belts.