The Westside and Red Bank boxing clubs will be holding a joint Golden Gloves warmup event with 27 bouts Saturday at Red Bank’s Luken Arena, beginning at 5 p.m. There will be boxers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Arkansas as well as Tennessee. Tickets will cost $10 for adults, $5 for students, and barbecue plates will be available. All proceeds will go to the Mike Booth Memorial Fund, helping Booth’s family with expenses following his death of a heart attack last week at age 58. A carpenter by trade, Booth helped build the Luken facility, and he has been a longtime worker in support of local amateur boxing. “He was a key volunteer for us,” said Joe Smith, president of the local Golden Gloves Charities and a past national boxing official. “He set up the ring when we would have events, and he worked as a judge and referee. Most of what he did was behind the scenes. He and I went to school together at Red Bank, and he was a good friend. I’m going to miss him terribly.”
Running
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior Lucas Cotter set a school record in winning the men’s 3000-meter run Thursday in the first day of the Southern Conference indoor track and field meet at Birmingham. Cotter’s time was 8:09.89. UTC’s Amanda Sumner was fifth in the women’s 3000 in 9:54.46
• The Scenic City Half Marathon, 5k and Charity Challenge will take place Saturday morning in downtown Chattanooga, beginning and ending at Finley Stadium. The 13.1-mile race will start at 8 a.m., the 3.1-miler at 8:15. The half marathon has been designated the Tennessee state championship race by the Road Runners Club of America. Seven local charities will benefit: Area 4 Special Olympics, Chattanooga Community Kitchen, Chattanooga Room in the Inn, Children’s Advocacy, Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter, McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center and the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults.
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