Pattaya area youths are competing for up to 50,000 baht when the bell rings again on the Golden Gloves Youth Boxing final rounds tonight Sept. 26.
The five-night tournament at Big C North Pattaya, which began on Sept.22, starts at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Pattaya and the Boxing Association of Chonburi, the tourney will see fighters compete in nine categories: Mini-weight, Cotton Weight, Pepper-Weight, Pin-Weight, Light Flyweight, Flyweight, Bantamweight, Lightweight and Light Welterweight.
Poramet Ngampichet, Vice Chairman of the Boxing Association of Chonburi and other associations involved, announce the tournament.
The top three finishers in the Light Featherweight division will take home 50,000, 10,000 and 8,000 baht, respectively.
The top three in the rest of the categories will win 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 baht each.
The 8th annual tournament is organized each year to encourage youths to find positive ways to utilize their spare time and stay away from drugs.
Entry is free.
A traditional dance brightened up the press conference.
