Emporia Spartan Boxing is returning to the national stage Thursday.
13-year-old Ryker Gorton is set for competition at the 2023 Silver Gloves National Tournament in Independence, Missouri. Gorton is competing in the 90 lbs weight division.
Gorton holds a competitive record of 2-2 as an amateur. Bouts begin Thursday morning at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Independence and will continue through Saturday.
Bout times are currently pending. Gorton is the second Emporia Spartan Boxing competitor to compete at the national level after Junior Robles competed at the Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions in Tulsa, Oklahoma in last August.
