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16 aspiring pugs join amateur boxing group
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Posted on Nov 10 1999
Sixteen aspiring boxers were certified Saturday by the Saipan Health Clinic as “physically fit” to box, according to Al Taitano, president of the Saipan Amateur Boxing Organization.
Taitano said the 16 were the first to be admitted to the newly formed boxing organization. Their first training session is scheduled for Nov. 28 at Kilili Beach.
“They are just the first batch. I’m still extending invitations to those who are interested in boxing to come to me and fill up the applications,” Taitano said.
The organization is open to young men aged between 16 and 25. The applicant must be in good health, drug-free and physically fit.
“We won’t allow anybody who is not certified as physically fit to undergo training in boxing,” Taitano said.
An experienced boxer from Russia will train Saipan’s amateur boxers, Taitano said.
“This Russian boxer has been in the boxing arena for eight years,” Taitano said.
Taitano said he does not expect to send a representative to any boxing competition in the near future.
“This is just an organization of amateurs. We’re not yet dreaming of participating in big competitions,” Taitano said.
If the Commonwealth decides to join any boxing competition, Taitano said he would ask his Russian trainer to represent the CNMI. (MC)
