USA Boxing National Championships Tickets On Sale Now

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) - Don't miss your chance to see the best Olympic-style boxers in the United States battle it out at the 2010 USA Boxing National Championships, July 17-24 in Colorado Springs. Tickets for the United States' premier amateur boxing event went on sale today and are available at www.ticketswest.com. 

The 2010 USA Boxing National Championships, which is returning to Colorado Springs following a one-year absence, is being presented by the Daniels Fund and co-hosted by the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation. More than 200 boxers will convene in the Pikes Peak region for the annual event, which consistently showcases future Olympians and professional world champions as they vie for a national championship title. 

Men's Final Round tickets are only $15 in advance and will run $20 at the door. Preferred seating and VIP tables are available for purchase through the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation at 634-7333 ext. 1000. The direct link to USA Boxing National Championships ticket page is: http://ev2.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3aTWMT%3aCOS10:CCPH0717%3a&linkID=twmt.

The first five days of competition will all be in Sportscenter I at the U.S. Olympic Training Center with preliminary round competition being contested July 12-14, semifinal action taking place on July 15, men's bronze medal bouts at 6 p.m., on July 16. The event will conclude with final round competition on July 17 at 7 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Women's non-Olympic weight class finals will take place at 3:30 p.m., and the three women's Olympic weight classes will be contested with the men's championship bouts at 7 p.m. in a full night of Olympic-style boxing. 

Preliminary and semifinal action is open to the public and free of charge for all attendees. Spectators for the women's finals are encouraged to bring a donation for USA Boxing's Gloves Not Guns program.

The USA Boxing National Championships have been held annually since 1888, making it the longest running amateur boxing tournament in the United States, and the event consistently showcases future Olympians and future World Champions. Former champions include Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and Muhammad Ali (as Cassius Clay).

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USA Boxing, as the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing, is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).