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Top Glove fighters to test their skills at Brampton Cup

Tournament draws fighters from all over Ontario and beyond
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Three representatives from the Top Glove Boxing Academy are in Brampton this weekend to showcase their skills in the sweet science. Bruno Desrosiers (64kg), Daniel Shmidt (42kg), and Jessica Bruges (51kg) will all be looking to back up their wins at a Golden Gloves meet in November of last year. File photo

Three representatives from the Top Glove Boxing Academy are in Brampton this weekend to showcase their skills in the sweet science.

Bruno Desrosiers (64kg), Daniel Shmidt (42kg), and Jessica Bruges (51kg) will all be looking to back up their wins at a Golden Gloves meet in November of last year.

Schmidt and Bruges are both fighting in the finals at the Brampton Cup while Desrosiers will have to win one bout in order to qualify for the finals.

All three fighters are at different stages in their fight careers, and Top Glove coach Gordon Apolloni is excited to see how his fighters fare against boxers from around the province and beyond.

"This is a great tournament for novice fighters," said Apolloni. "There's fighters from all over the province, from BC, Quebec and there's rumours that there's a few from Ireland as well."

Desrosiers is rounding out the end of his novice career, as he will make his tenth appearance in the ring, which bumps him up into the open division. Schmidt is the rookie of the threesome, taking part in just his third fight, while Bruges is the most seasoned of the three, and will be fighting at the national championships in April.

"They're all at different stages right now. Bruno is making the move up to the open division, Daniel is in the developmental stage and Jessica is tuning up for nationals," said Apolloni.

"It's great that they get to spend the weekend together, they'll be watching each other's fights, staying at the same hotel, eating meals together. It's a really good team-building event."

Sudbury.com will keep you posted on the results from the Brampton Cup so be sure to check back with us.


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