Sportsmanship Award

On the championship night of the Washington D. C. Golden Glove Tournament, a committee of organizers and officials got together to decide who should get the single Sportsmanship of the Tournament Award. It is given to the boxer that has displayed real sportsmanship in the tournament regardless of winning or losing. 

This year Main St Gym’s 9 year old Gavin Brown fought a very tough battle against Khyrie Proctor of DC with Gavin emerged victorious. But what really pleased the crowd, officials and his coaches was the sincere embrace of his opponent at the end of the bout and the way both of these young fighters showed true sportsmanship, maturity and respect by immediately going to their opponents corner to congratulate opposing coaches on a job well done. For that reason the 2017 Sportsmanship Award was given to both of these young fighters in a testament that the sport of boxing has always helped to build respect for yourself and those around you.

Gavin is a student at Delmar Elementary School and is the son of Christy Spindler and Ryan Watson who is an assistant coach at Main St Gym. 

Main St Gym had a total of 5 boxers win this years State Golden Glove Championship and we are very proud of all of them, but having a boxer win this award mean a great deal that goes beyond scoring a point or two more than your opponent. It means that men and women involved with boxing outside our area are able to recognize that our kids are taught to respect their opponent and their entire team win or loses. It shows that our work to instill character in our kids and especially in Gavin’s case has succeeded. It makes us all that much more proud of his performance.