The four Main St Gym boxer that won their way to the Regional Junior Olympic Tournament in Chesapeake Ohio this past weekend, did themselves, Team Maryland and Salisbury's Main St Gym proud.
All four boxer, Kobe Moore, Rudy Calixto, Ivan Calixto and Corey Moore, brought home Silver medals. “I know they were a little disappointed that they did not grab Gold, but they all fought very well and all their bouts were very close. That means they were suppose to be there” said Coach Hal Chernoff. Lots of bouts were stopped either due to a coach feeling his boxer was outclassed or one boxer stopping another during the bout, or the referee believing the safety of a boxer might be in jeopardy. All four of our kids were in close fights and neither corner could be sure of who pulled out the win when the final bell rang. It would have been great for one of the kids to grab a gold, especially Corey, where he would have advanced to the nationals, but their performance taught them that the hard work is paying off and harder work will pay off even more. The experience was something that will motivate these kids to train harder because they see what they are fighting for and they see how slim the margin can be between a win and a loss. As always I have every reason to be proud of each of them. Not only did they perform well, they took the process of making weight very serious and that takes a level of maternity not all kids have. We will continue to compete at club shows and get ready for the next tournament which will be the Silver Gloves “ added Chernoff
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