Emporia Spartan Boxing Club will be seeking state titles this weekend in Wichita.
The club is sending three competitors to the Kansas State Silver Gloves championship competition. 12-year-old Arlis Sieberns will compete at 90 lbs and 15-year-old Xavier Cheney will be in action at 132 lbs.
With wins on Friday, both competitors will advance to the finals Saturday with hopes of advancing to the regional tournament. Also looking to advance will be 13-year-old Zuriel Trujillo at 106 lbs who will compete Saturday.
Already advancing to regionals via walkthrough are 14-year-old Cristian “Gio” Cervantes at 154 lbs and 13-year-old Ivan Herron at 80 lbs. Friday’s bouts begin at 6 pm at Villa Boxing Club in Wichita.
