A 17-year-old Alberta boxer “introduced the home down” with a gold medal win on the Canada Cup championships.
Randy “Junior” Polines defeated Suriya Kumaresamy of Ontario by way of stoppage within the third spherical for the beginner nationwide champion title within the 51-kilogram division on Saturday.
“Congratulations, @rpolinesjr, on reaching such an incredible milestone in your journey to hopefully be within the Summer time Olympics [one] day,” a publish from Olympus Boxing Membership reads.
Polines spoke with CityNews earlier than the cup, and he defined he was at all times stepping into bother, however boxing helped put his “power into one thing higher.”
He mentioned he owes the whole lot to his older brother, Kent.
“He’s the one who obtained me into it, so most of my coaching got here from him,” Polines mentioned.
“We educated like twice a day, I discovered so much. I discovered the whole lot I learn about tips on how to field. Tips on how to struggle. The whole lot. Yeah, he’s been my function mannequin.”
His victory was witnessed by a number of the six members of Canada’s boxing group who had been all being inducted into Boxing Canada’s Corridor of Fame that day.
Three-time North American Champion and Commonwealth Video games Medalist Ian Clyde, two-time Commonwealth Video games gold medalist Mike Unusual, and official Mike Summer time had been inducted. Mary Spencer, Ariane Fortin, and Crystelle Samson had been unable to attend.
Christopher Lindsey, the chief director of Boxing Canada, says “cultural historical past was celebrated at the moment.”
“We noticed the very latest technology of expertise at the moment, filling the stadium with cheering and pleasure. These new athletes are inheriting the legacy of the generations that got here earlier, and we had been so fortunate to be celebrating six of Boxing Canada’s absolute best,” he mentioned in a information launch.
“The achievements of our inductees, out and in of the ring, are so inspiring. Boxing Canada is powerful due to our folks, and our individuals are the strongest.”
Matches proceed on Sunday for the final day of the Canada Cup on the Genesis Centre.
Extra data, together with the outcomes of matches as soon as they develop into accessible, may be discovered on-line.
