Two members of the Port Kells Boxing Club earned victories in the Novice division at the B.C. Golden Gloves April 16-17 in Richmond.
Julian Kim, in the 178-pound weight class, defeated Lee Milliken of Victoria.
Kim, in his first bout, “showed great promise for the future in coming away with the decision against a very tough opponent in Milliken,” said Port Kells spokesperson Al Harper. “It was a punch for punch affair, with Kim landing the cleaner shots and deserving the win.”
In the 152-pound category, Jatinder Dhaliwal earned win over Garnet Samuel of Vancouver. Dhaliwal was ahead 12-4 on the scorecard.
Narinder Akali of Port Kells fell just short of adding a third Novice title for the Port Kells club, as his match was stopped when he took and accidental elbow and suffered a deep cut in the second round of his 165-pound bout with Andrii Zheborovskyi of the Queensborough Boxing Club.
“It was very unfortunate as Akali seemed to be on his way to a good win,” said Harper. “Akali was very disappointed as he felt very good in this bout and trained very hard towards winning this tournament.”
