TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – 11 Toledo children competed this weekend in the finals of one of the nation\u2019s largest boxing events, with six members of Team Cartel Elite Boxing returning home with national championship belts.<\/p>\n
The team, which has operated for about 10 years, trains children as young as eight years old. Six of the team\u2019s competitors who traveled to the \u201cKing of the Jungle\u201d National Championship in Grand Rapids, Michigan, came back as titleholders.<\/p>\n
Boxers reflect on their wins<\/p>\n
Among the champions is Skyyanna Jones, who claimed her second national title at the event. Jones said the experience of winning alongside her teammates feels amazing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe be getting to run and punching the bag and getting belts. I don\u2019t be getting bullied no more,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n
13-year-old Kyndell Brooks is also among the titleholders. Now in his eighth year of boxing, Brooks said the win motivates him to keep improving.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes me happy because I know I\u2019ve done something well. So I just keep getting better and better,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI just got to do what I got to do in the ring, to be honest. It\u2019s the hurting business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach says titles reflect team\u2019s work ethic<\/p>\n
Coach Robert Mumford said the championships are a product of the team\u2019s dedication.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never imagined all these kids would still be boxing after all these years, and seeing that they growing to love the sport and the things that they doing and working out and the discipline about making weight and everything is truly amazing,\u201d Mumford said.<\/p>\n
Mumford began his own boxing career in 2013 and compiled roughly 90 amateur fights before turning professional. He said coaching has given him a new perspective on the sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom all of us starting from nothing and achieving something that we never imagined and now we have our own kids coming up behind us, it\u2019s like history repeating itself,\u201d Mumford said.<\/p>\n
Team Cartel\u2019s next competition is a USA team Boxing event scheduled for September in Cleveland. Mumford said the team\u2019s goal is to win as many belts as possible while also having fun.<\/p>\n
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