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<\/p>\nAhenakew spoke with paNOW Tuesday night. (Nigel Maxwell\/ paNOW Staff)<\/p>\n
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Reflecting on the entire trip, Ahenakew said it was a good experience and he enjoyed the high level of competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have the skill but if I brought the confidence. And it was growing as the second round was going against the Canadian champion. I was getting more comfortable and thought OK I can do this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahenakew trains at the Red Wolf Boxing Club in Prince Albert. His coach Braddock Koch said Ahenakew is developing into the fighter he always thought he would become.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the best is yet to come. I think he still has a whole lot of potential and hasn\u2019t topped up yet. So I think his future is very bright,\u201d Koch said.<\/p>\n
With respect to Ahenakew\u2019s concerns about building confidence, Koch said Ahenakew has already come a long way since he started. Koch added the young fighter still has the tendency to think that he\u2019s like a dog getting the crumbs off the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe should own the table,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Going forward there\u2019s a number of big competitions coming up for Ahenakew including the Canada Cup and the Quebec Cup. Both are essentially national tournaments so all the same guys he met at the Nationals tournament will be there, along with some Americans.<\/p>\n
At the Canadian Elite Nationals, Team Sask finished with two medals.<\/p>\n
Saskatoon\u2019s Rabil Issa faced a tough opponent from Quebec and dropped a hard-fought semifinal bout. He returned to Saskatchewan with a well-earned bronze medal.<\/p>\n
Regina\u2019s Noah Essien won silver. He fought in Saturday\u2019s Gold Medal Final and lost to a man from Ontario.<\/p>\n
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nigel.maxwell@pattisonmedia.com<\/p>\n
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