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Connier George, center, of the Crowley Boxing Club shows off his Outstanding Male Boxer award following the Region 6 Golden Gloves tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas. Traveling with George to the regional were coach Saja Hoffpauir (left) and coach Arthur Scott.
George wins Region 6 Silver Gloves title
The Crowley Boxing Club recently traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas to participate in the Region 6 Silver Gloves tournament which consisted of over 100 boxers from six states.
They had just one fighter competing and as it turns out, that’s all they needed.
Connier George, a 10-year old fighting in the 80-pound division, won both of his bouts in the three-day tournament to earn a berth into the National Silver Gloves tournament the first weekend of February in Kansas City, Missouri.
George qualified for the regional tournament by defeating Kamarius Hobley of Shreveport to win the state Silver Gloves competition back in October.
At the regional, he defeated Travis Clark of Arkansas by split decision on Jan. 6 and then toppled Leland Crutcher by unanimous decision on Jan. 8 to win the title.
George’s performance during his two bouts was good enough to earn him the Outstanding Male Boxer award at the conclusion of the regional.