Washington, DC - January 26, 2007. The first annual Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic took place at the Westin City Center Hotel where our own DC area amateur boxers went toe-to-toe with Ireland's up and coming young boxers.

The bouts also marked the first boxing event for the newly appointed DC Boxing and Wrestling Chair, Jason Turner. Read the DC UrbanSports exclusive interview here >> http://dculs.com/jasonturner.html.

Good exhibition, with good bouts. Visit http://dcurbansports.blogspot.com/2008/01/belfast-comes-to-beltway.html for exhibition matchups.

Featured representation - Belfast: Albert Foundry Amateur Boxing Club, Ardonye Holy Cross Boxing Club, Cairn Lodge Amateur Boxing Club. | DC Metro: SRL Sharpshooters (Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Gym), and Headbangers Boxing Team. (Photos by CD Brown for DCUrbanSports. dcurbansports@aol.com)