From left to right: Cole Ahenakew, Lucas Tamayo, Cruze Watier and Deven Mascuapoe.

By Nigel Maxwell

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Members of Prince Albert’s Red Wolf Boxing Club travelled to Regina last weekend for some competition, and returned home with some shiny rewards.

The Battle for the Belt event, hosted by the Jaguar Boxing Club, was held at the Hungarian Cultural and Social Club and featured 12 bouts.

In his debut fight, 15-year-old Cruze Watier faced Regina’s Maleak Bennett-Lornethunder and won by decision.

“It was definitely a big confidence booster and I’m definitely looking forward to the next one,” Watier told paNOW.

After the two boxers split the first two rounds, the road to victory was a successful third round.

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“I needed a big round and I got the job done,” he said.

Also making his debut in the ring was Devon Masuskapoe, who went up a weight class when he fought Regina boxer Sergiy Chvaniw. Overcoming the odds, Masuskapoe won by ref stoppage in the second round.

“I knew I was gonna be real nervous and I was real stiff in the first round, but in the second round I was like ‘okay I can take his punches, so the nerves just kinda went away,” he said.

Following a 13-hour shift at work Monday, Masuskapoe was back in the gym that night again training.

Lucas Tamayo was successful in his fight against Kade Ruckaber, winning by unanimous decision. Tamayo explained he’s been working hard on his jab.

‘Last fight I worked on getting it fast and back to back jabs and this fight I really worked on throwing stiff jabs,” he said.

Tamayo’s coach Braddock Koch described Tamayo as having a break out night, noting the 15-year-old’s hard work in the gym, all just seemed to come together when he stepped into the ring for competition.

“When I was in there I was just able to do my thing. It was like I was in my element,” Tamayo said.

Cole Ahenakew fought Ethan Ruttle from Power Boxing Club, in a match that proved to be Ahenakew’s most challenging and roughest, due in part to the number of illegal moves by his opponent that seemed to go unnoticed.

“It was a pretty tough fight but a good experience for me. I learned a lot from it and plan to come back stronger,” Ahenakew said.

Despite the rougher tone of the match, Ahenakew explained he never wavered and just tried to stick to his game plan. Ahenakew also acknowledged that some of the younger boxers from the club look to him as a role model.

“It encourages me not to give up and just keep going,” he said.

Next up for Red Wolf is a competition in Brandon on May 15

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