LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Lock Haven University Boxing Club hosted their seventh Fall Brawl event on Saturday, Oct. 8. 12 bouts took place on the main card, with five of the fighters representing Lock Haven University. Every winner of the night fought for the blue corner, except for one.
The first fight of the night was between Chris Eguchi, repping US Naval Academy (USNA), and Jack Ramsey, representing Penn State University (PSU), with Ramsey taking the medal. An uproarious crowd cheered for Jack as the results were announced. Stephen Ivcic, another PSU fighter, championed above his opponent, John Schmidt from University of Connecticut (UConn) in the second match. LHU student, Gabe Dunkelberger, showcased a strong offense in his bout with USNA fighter Cam Delay. Delay took advantage of G. Dunkleberger’s lack of defense and took the win.
The fourth brawl of the night was also the first women’s brawl, with Dally Johnson from the US Naval Academy beating US Military Academy’s (USMA) Eda Hopkins. Blood was shed by LHU boxer Christopher Davis during the match against PSU’s Sam Zablotny, with Zablotny championing above Davis. In the final match before intermission, US Naval Academy’s Sophia Baguilod came out on top above USMA’s Gabby Sorrentino.
Penn State rep Gabriel Cruz defeated Brandon Agran from USMA in the night’s seventh fight. University of Hartford’s Jasmine Moore, the night’s winner for the Outstanding Athlete award, won her fight against Bella Bogucki, a fighter hailing from US Naval Academy. Jasmine was the only fighter from the red corner to win a match.
Alexandro Dunkelberger, LHU fighter, lost his bout with USMA’s Bryce Valverde. A. Dunkelberger spoke about how vaseline is used by fighters. “It’s used to prevent friction from impact when someone lands a punch on the face, making their hand slip.”
USNA took home another medal after Kenny Wilkerson won by decision over UConn’s Dan Nieves. Despite Marquell Hudnell’s loss against USNA’s Kole Songonuga, the LHU student won the night’s Sportsmanship Award. Hudnell spoke of his award win as “Amazing. I’ve been working hard for this moment.” As far as his loss goes, he elaborated stating “win or lose, you have to have a good attitude.”
In the final bout of the night, Miami University’s Wade Browning was hailed the winner over LHU’s Christian Good. Afterwards, A. Dunkelberger reacted to the event’s outcome, saying it “feels okay.” LHU’s Boxing Club plans to hold a bigger event in the Spring, with a placeholder date being Feb. 25. A. Dunkelberger says this next event will be “much bigger than the fall event.”
Alex Ross
Alex Rossis a third-year Communication student at Lock Haven with a focus in Journalism. This is his second year as an active member of the Eagle Eye and has been the Arts and Entertainment editor, News editor, and an active writer. He focuses on writing reviews for the A&E section, but has written stories for news, sports, and opinions. Outside of the newsroom, Alex enjoys record shopping, reading classic literature, and analyzing films. Alex hopes to work for a film or music news site as a writer or editor after graduation.
