Coordinator:
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Donald Patterson, Vice President
Niagara Region Amateur Boxing Association
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Training Hours:
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5:00 – 8:00 PM Monday – Friday
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Cost:
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None. We recommend that you purchase the following equipment: Mouth Guard,
Shoes, and Hand-wraps. All other equipment is supplied by the program.
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Background:
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Former USA Boxing Amateur Champion who represented this country in several
international boxing events around the world. As a professional boxer Mr. Patterson
put together an impressive record before having his career cut short due to an eye
injury. Presently, he is the Director of the Upward Bound Program at Buffalo State
College where he assists both high school and college students in realizing their dream
of obtaining a college degree. He also serves as a youth mentor to many of the youth
in and around the City of Buffalo and Erie County.
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Program
Description:
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Under the leadership of Mr. Patterson, the boxing program has developed many local,
state, regional, national and international champions. Lionel Thompson, a junior at
Buffalo State College – 5 times Empire State Games Champion, 4 time NYS Golden
Glove Champion, Olympic Region Box-off Champion. Justin Keith - 2 time Junior
Golden Glove Champion, Empire State Games Champion. Excell Holmes - NYS Golden
Gloves Champion, Empire State Games Champion, and Olympic Box-off Champion.
Jonny Davis - Empire State Games Champion; and the list go on and on.
We also features an academic tutorial and social awareness programs that we
encourage all our boxers to participate in either before or after training. These
programs are important because we train more than just great boxers; we train great
young men and women who are the leaders of tomorrow.
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