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Tourney Features RGV Boxers & Boosts Harlingen

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Omar Juarez displayed his International Welterweight Champion's belt at a recent press conference in Harlingen.

Omar Juarez started boxing at age 8 under a father’s watchful eye at gyms in Brownsville. Rudy Juarez was an amateur boxer as a youth in Matamoros before family responsibilities obligated him to work and give up the sport. The elder Juarez wanted something different for Omar. Rudy then began taking young Omar to tournaments and other boxing-related activities where the youngster could sharpen his skills. Some of those treks…

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Boxing Tourney Highlights Harlingen & RGV Fighters

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Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda, center left, and Chamber of Commerce representatives welcome Rio Grande Valley boxers to the city in anticipation of an October tournament in the city.

A World Boxing Council-affiliated event is coming to Harlingen in early October, expected to attract 400 amateur boxers and 4,000 fans to the city’s convention center. Atlanta-based Sugar Bert Boxing Promotions is bringing its Green Belt Tournament Series to Harlingen. It will likewise be the first time Sugar Bert will hold one of its tournaments in Texas. There will be four rings in the convention center, each hosting 50 bouts.…

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