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At 25, Terris Smith has already acquired her Chartered Professional Accountant designation and last month became the B.C. boxing champion for the womenB次元官网网址檚 lightweight category (57 kilograms or 125 lbs).
Smith is one of two local boxers who won a B.C. championship at the recent provincials and will compete at the Super Channel Boxing Canada national championships at Bear Mountain in April.
Not too long ago Smith was a regular training out of Studio 4 gym downtown when she was pulled into the Fight For the Cause charity boxing event.
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The path to a B.C. boxing title was not much different for Brandon Colantonio. The heavyweight fighter (201 lbs.) showed up to Island Boxing and MMA to train in mixed martial arts and ended up in a kickboxing class.
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At 23 heB次元官网网址檚 young and has plenty of fights behind him. He won B.C.B次元官网网址檚 heavyweight title last month and is now aiming for a national championship. But finding competitive fights as an amateur wasnB次元官网网址檛 easy.
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Both adding and dropping weight required a lot of discipline but adding weight was straight forward, it was about adding calories.
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To get ready for nationals ColantonioB次元官网网址檚 and SmithB次元官网网址檚 coach, Jason Heit of Island Boxing, said theyB次元官网网址檒l be busy.
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The Super Channel national championships are April 23 to 27 in the tennis bubble of the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort.
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