K.O. DRUGS BOXING TOURNAMENT Female title bouts slated Tuesday night

The fifth week of action will have 30 bouts at Hubbard High.
HUBBARD -- The K.O. Drugs High School Boxing Tournament's fifth week of action Tuesday night at Hubbard High's gymnasium will have a 30-bout slate, featuring five championship fights for females.
Two of the title fights will be in the upperclass division, including one between returning champion Joanna Button from Boardman, andpromising newcomer Danielle Bell from Woodrow Wilson in the lightweight class.
There will be 11 bouts in the underclass division and 19 in the upperclass division.
Twenty-two high schools are being represented, with Campbell and Canfield leading the way with eight boxers each. Six schools -- Boardman, Champion, Hubbard, Liberty, Struthers and Warren Harding -- have four fighters competing.
Unbeatens clash
Warren Harding's Marco Hall and Jesse Sisco, a pair of unbeaten (2-0) super lightweights, will go head to head. Also, Derek Wagner will battle Thomas Howard in a super heavyweight bout. Both of those Warren Harding students are 1-1.
Two other bouts will feature athletes from the same school. In a female featherweight title bout in the underclass, Maria Cruz and Jocelyn Pannunzio of Campbell will square off, and in an underclass light heavyweight fight, Jim Fitzsimmons and Matt Silvidi of Hubbard will battle.
The only fighter with the opportunity to go to 4-0 in the tournament is Anthony Fidram of Hubbard, a crisp punching heavyweight who will be in the ring with Sparky Mohler (1-0) from Liberty.
Marvin in action
Liberty senior Mike Marvin, a three-time tournament champion, is in another heavyweight contest with Fitch's Dave Yonnotti (1-1). Yonnotti gave Fidram a tough fight last Tuesday.
Another upperclass bout between two well-conditioned, hard punchers, will have super middleweights Mike Harrison from Champion and Greg Direnzo from Campbell, both 2-0, exchanging punches.
A light heavyweight bout between Jake Guriceo and Mike Duponty from Campbell and Struthers, both 2-0, carries the flair of the longtime rivalry between the two schools.
Last week, there was a streak of nine consecutive bouts that were crowd pleasing slugfests.
"This week's schedule has the same potential because all of these kids come to battle and they give every thing they have when they are in the ring," tournament founder and director Chuck Nelson said.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first bout at 7. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students.