Staff Photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press
Firefighter Keith Liles, left, spars with trainer Dale Dagnan. Members of the Chattanooga Fire Department and Police Department work out and brush up on their boxing skills at Old Fire Hall #7 for the second annual Guns and Hoses boxing competition Saturday night. It will raise funds for the Forgotten Child Fund and Jabbin’ for Jesus.With headgear, boxing gloves and mouth guards in place, local law enforcement and firefighters will slug it out tonight for a good cause.
The second annual Guns and Hoses “Battle of the Badges” is today at the Chattanooga Convention and Trade Center, with doors opening at 6 p.m.
The event will benefit the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments’ Forgotten Child Fund, which helps provide Christmas gifts for underprivileged children in the Chattanooga area. Spectators are asked to bring an unwrapped toy to donate.
“The event is an exciting way for the community to support local charities, while having fun at the same time,” said event coordinator Joe Smith, who coaches at Westside.
Battle of the Badges also raises funds for Westside Boxing Club, located at 1600 Central Ave. The boxing club is a delinquency prevention program that takes inner-city kids off the streets and teaches them boxing.