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NBBC champs to headline boxing card

33rd annual Confratellanza Italo Canadese boxing night to be held at Italian Cultural Centre on Thursday

Two of the North Burnaby Boxing Club’s WBC Canadian amateur championships will be headling the annual Confratellanza Italo Canadese boxing card at the Italian Cultural Centre on Thursday.

Middleweight champ Robert Couzens will take on Julian Kim of Port Kells in a five-round main event for the B.C. super middleweight title.

In the semi-Main event, lightweight champion Leo Sammarelli will meet City Boxing Club’s Matt Andreatta in a four-round featured bout.

The late George Angelomatis, who coached 12 national champions, including former Olympians Dale Walters and NBBC’s Manny Sobral, will be honoured at the 33rd annual show.

NBBC boxers Cory Tuttenham, Rhett Gibbons, Dave Kelleher and Kian Heidrari will also be on the card at the Night of Fights.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.

Fights will begin at 8 p.m.