| Welcome to Northwest Buffalo Community Center Inc. |
| Gym Hours: 5:00 - 8:00 PM Monday - Friday Fee: None |
| Boxing |
| Coordinator:Donald Patterson BackGround: Former USA Boxing Amateur Champion Mr. Patterson represented the USA in International Competitions against countries around the world. After turning professional, Mr. Paterson put together a solid record before sustaining an injury to his eye that caused his career to come to an end. |
| Since he has been the coordinator of the boxing program at Northwest, Mr. Patterson has taken several boxers to regional, state and national tournaments where he has brought home several titles to our gym. In 2001 Yusef Jones won the NYS Silver Gloves title and represented us at the National Tournament where he lost to the #1 ranked boxer in the world at his weight class. Since then we have put together a record of 4 regional titles, 1 state title, and a lot of future and promising amateurs in the sport of boxing. |
| Also, we have Carlos "Sugar" DeLeon, former 3 time Cruiserweight Champion of the World and his brothers Angel DeLeon and Juan DeLeon who train "Baby Joe" Mesi, training several amateurs in our gym, including the current National Silver Gloves Champion in the lightweight division and the former Women's Junior Champion in two weight classes. |
| Northwest Boxing Program is the home of Champions both amateur and professional with this also being the home of WBC #4 ranked "Baby Joe" Mesi. |
| For information regarding our boxing program, contact Mr. Tony D. Williams, Director of Operations at 876-8108 Ext. 13 |