Isle File
'Tangle in the Tropics' tonight at Pier 10
Advertiser Staff
Five Honolulu boxers will compete tonight in a Hawai'i Professional Boxing Inc., card at Pier 10 of the Aloha Tower Marketplace.
The five-bout card, called Tuesday Night at the Fights Tangle in the Tropics, begins at 7. The main event features an eight-round bout between Honolulu boxer Saul Holguin (142) and Arizona's Mario Ramos. Both fighters are 7-1 as professionals.
Honolulu's Mike Balasi faces Los Angeles' Byron Brooks at 147 pounds in a semi-main event. Both Holguin and Balasi train out of Kalakaua gym.
Tickets are $20, $40 and $75 and can be purchased by calling 526-4400. For ringside seating, call 783-3779.
Main events
142 pounds-Saul Holguin (Honolulu) vs. Mario Ramos (Arizona).
147 pounds-Mike Balasi (Honolulu) vs. Bryon Brooks (Los Angeles).
Preliminaries
145 pounds-Jerry Seribay (Honolulu) vs. Leo Capilla (Mexico).
Heavyweight-Omar Hernandez (Mexico) vs. Matt Taufetee (Honolulu).
154 pounds-Clay Lewis (Honolulu) vs. Jovan Munoz (Mexico).
FOOTBALL
• Raiola honored: Nebraska's Dominic Raiola was named the winner of the inaugural Dave Rimington Trophy as college football's Center of the Year.
Raiola, a St. Louis School graduate, edged Ben Hamilton of Minnesota for the award, according to a media release from the Boomer Esiason Foundation, sponsors of the award.
At 6 feet 2 and 300 pounds, Raiola is expected to be picked early in the upcoming NFL draft.
According to the foundation, Raiola was given the award because he was named to five Division I-A All-America first teams, more than any other center in 2000.
The trophy's namesake, Dave Rimington, was a consensus All-America center at Nebraska in 1981 and 1982.
MEMORIAL FUND
• Donations accepted: A memorial fund has been established for University of Hawai'i swimmer Tammy Tye, who died Friday in a traffic accident in Mo'ili'ili, UH officials announced yesterday.
The 19-year-old sophomore from England was riding her bicycle in a crosswalk when she was struck by a car at about 8:10 p.m.
Donations may be made payable to the Tammy Tye Memorial Fund at any First Hawaiian Bank branch. The money will be used to help Tye's family with travel and funeral expenses, the UH press release said.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
• Winners announced: Hawai'i speed skaters Phillip Benjamin and Brandy Cruz both won bronze medals in their races at the 2001 Special Olympics World Games, March 8, in Anchorage, Alaska.
Benjamin competed in the 500-meter race, while Cruz raced in the 111-meter event.
The 2001 Special Olympics World Games attracted more than 2,500 athletes and coaches from around the world, some from as far away as Saudi Arabia and Korea.
GOLF
• Qualifying rounds in June: Qualifying for the 2001 U.S. Junior championship will be June 21 and 22 at the Waikoloa Kings Golf Club.
The two top qualifiers will represent Hawai'i in the National Boys Junior Championship, July 24-28, in San Antonio.
Entries are open to male amateur golfers who will not reach their 18th birthdays by midnight July 31, 2001. Golfers must have a USGA handicap index not exceeding 6.4 under the USGA Handicap System.
Entry forms will be available at most golf courses or by contacting the Junior Golf committee on all islands. For information, call Whitey Rose in Hilo at 961-5252, Ext. 17.
