Fight For Your Cause

On June 12, 2011, Boxing by Syd Vanderpool’s Destiny fighters got in the ring at the Delta Hotel in Kitchener to show the Kitchener-Waterloo community that there is more to being a boxer than just getting in the ring and smacking people around.

After eight weeks of intensive training with their team of professionals at the Boxing by Syd Vanderpool Athletic Centre, these boxers raised more than $6,500.00 for local charities in pledges alone. They also delighted the crowd at the charity gala with their exhibition matches in honour of their charity of choice! With percentages of ticket sales and the silent auction items being added to the total, the evening at the Delta raised a total of $9, 018.04.

(Pictured at right is Cody Mudge delivering a cheque to Scott Brush from Ray of Hope)

Here is a list of all the charities that benefited from this amazing event:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Children’s Wish Foundation
• School Box
• Girls on the Run
• George Chuvalo’s Fight Against Drugs
• Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Ray of Hope

There were also many sponsors who helped make this an incredibly successful event:

• Active Towing & Recovery
• Advocate Insurance Group
• The Concert Factory
• Derek Lacey, Mortgage Alliance
• Firkin at the Tannery
• Kissner Milling
• Regional Safety
• Julie Stark, RMT
• Paris Fashions
• Promo Hound

Our Athletes on the Move

On Saturday June 18, 2011, Boxing by Syd’s very own Michael “The Flash”

Walchuk competed as the spectacular main event in Buffalo, NY against hometown boy Nick “Machine Gun” Brinson.

Here’s what TheBoxingExaminer.com had to say about the fight:

“In a spectacular Main Event of the evening Nick ‘Machine Gun’ Brinson, 8-1-1, 5KO’s of Geneva, New York defeated Michael ‘The Flash’ Walchuk, 9-4, 2KO’s of Kitchener, Ontario by a majority decision in an eight round war for the vacant New York State Middleweight title.

Even though he lost, Walchuk is an exciting fighter and definitely worth the price of admission to watch.”

Great fight, Flash! Way to make us proud!

That same night, another Boxing by Syd athlete took to the ring. Julius “Caesar” Bunda had an impressive showing as he faced off against Tony “All In” Brinson of Geneva, New York.

Here’s what TheBoxingExaminer.com had to say about Bunda’s fight:

“Bunda came out aggressively at the opening bell and was able to score early, however by the mid point of the round Brinson found his rhythm and landed hard combinations to the head and body that stunned Bunda and had him off balance and holding on.

Bunda is a deceptively hard puncher and in the second half of the round he was able to find his range and landed hard combinations to the head and body that slowed Brinson’s punch output and had him stunned as well as holding on.

Judge Eric Marlinski saw [the score] 38-38, while judges Terry Beecher-Johnson and Don Ackerman saw it 39-37 both for Bunda, now 4-1, 2 KOs, while Brinson loses his first bout and goes to 2-1.”