The North Burnaby Boxing Club went a perfect four-for-four at the World Boxing Council Canadian amateur national championships.
Six of nine B.C. boxers, including NBBC’s Rosalia Calla, Leo Sammarelli, Robert Couzens and super heavyweight Adam Querido, came back as national champions following a weekend of fighting in Mississauga, Ont.
Calla won the women’s 112-pound title over Melissa Laundry of Ontario on an unanimous decision.
Sammarelli also posted a win by decision on all the judge’s cards at 132 lbs. in a win over Montaj Dhaliwal of Ontario.
Couzens, who was a former junior national champion, outpointed Jamal Browne of Ontario. with a unanimous decision at 160 lbs. in the men’s middleweight final.
Querido also scored a unanimous decision win over Ontario’s Bobby Sullivan to win the national belt at 201-plus lbs.
B.C.’s Frances Codilla and Garnet Samuels also won at 126 and 140 lbs., respectively.
