October 4, 2023

Fink Wins Master’s Boxing Championship

Jamie “Peppermint Patty” Fink of Leonardtown won the 2023 New Jersey Master’s Boxing Championship in the 125-pound weight class at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City earlier this month.

2 Boxers Bring Home Golden Gloves Titles

Golden Gloves

Knowledge Boxing Center’s Erniece “Scrap” Dawson and Marlin “Hitman” Smith, both of Lexington Park, secured 2021 Regional Golden Gloves championship titles.

For Almaraz, Back-to-Back Golden Gloves Titles

Phyllis “North Phylly” Almaraz of Knowledge Boxing Center in Lexington Park won her second Golden Gloves Championship at Rosecroft Racetrack in Fort Washington in March.

Moran Chosen as Next Chief of Naval Operations

Moran Chosen as Next Chief of Naval Operations

ADM William Francis “Bill” Moran has been nominated to replace ADM John Richardson as the Navy’s chief of naval operations. He is a Cold War aviator who helped reinvent the sea service as its top personnel officer.

Japan’s 1st F-35 Crashes in Pacific

F-35 crashes

The jet was less than a year old with a total of 280 hours in the air; it had been aloft 28 minutes before contact was lost. This is the second F-35 to crash since the jet’s first flight in 2006 and could reignite concern about the F-35 having only one engine.

Navy’s F-35C Passes Major Milestone

Major Milestone

The F-35C, the variant used by the US Navy passed a major milestone last week, when it achieved Initial Operational Capability, becoming the final variant of the jet to pass the requirements.

Almaraz Is Regional Golden Gloves Champ

Phyllis Almaraz

Knowledge Boxing Center’s Phyllis Almaraz became a 2018 Golden Gloves Regional Champion in the 112-pound novice division in April.

Knowledge Boxing Grabs Two Wins

Amateur boxers Antonio Brothers and Devante Alexander of Knowledge Boxing Center of Lexington Park take home their first wins.