Anthony Varella has one more chance to get into the Boxing Canada Super Channel National Championships hosted in Langford this spring.
It was supposed to be this weekend, Jan. 26 in a Richmond B次元官网网址渂ox-offB次元官网网址� but it will have to wait until March.
B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 the thing with Varella, people duck his fights, he has a lot of power,B次元官网网址� said VarellaB次元官网网址檚 coach Jason Heit at Island Boxing and MMA.
The 27-year-old Varella (141 pounds) lost his first fight at the recent provincial championship. Because he lost he was unable to qualify for the upcoming nationals. However, what Varella thought was a breakout season, he is seeking another shot at the nationals B.C. champion at provincials last month.
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That fight was supposed to be this weekend at a B次元官网网址榖ox-offB次元官网网址� in Richmon. Varella, however, still has a chance in March when heB次元官网网址檚 scheduled for another fight. If he wins that fight, he should earn B.C.B次元官网网址檚 second spot at nationals in April.
B次元官网网址淏oxing is like that, when you finish runner-up to the champion, youB次元官网网址檒l get a box-off challenge that a boxer has to accept,B次元官网网址� Heit said.
Varella went 6-1 in 2018 and is looking to take boxing as far as he can go.
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Another Island Boxing athlete, Mitch DeMone, will also fight at this weekendB次元官网网址檚 box-offs. A light heavyweight (178 pounds), DeMone experienced into a similar situation to Varella at the provincials, where DeMone fought and lost to the eventual B.C. champion.
Another light heavyweight, Braden Horcroff, came close at the provincials - in his first competitive season of boxing - and has a bright future, Heit said.
B次元官网网址淗orcroff won the first round at B.C.B次元官网网址檚, he just didnB次元官网网址檛 win the last two,B次元官网网址� said his coach Jason Heit, owner of Island MMA and Boxing.
Horcroff won his other match at provincials, part of a big showing for him in 2018. The UVic math and computer science student was able to enter the open category at provincials with only three fights to his name, far less than the proposed minimum of 10 fights.
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B次元官网网址淲hen [officials] saw him fight he got permission to compete in the open category, he has great skill and composure in the ring,B次元官网网址� Heit said.
Horcroff will now focus on added experience this year with a goal of accruing as many fights as possible.
Two more Island Boxing athletes, Terris Smith and Brandon Colantonio, won their provincial titles and are now focused on nationals.
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