Athletes must compete in this tournament in order to qualify for advancement to the regional Junior Olympic Championships to be held at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid in May. Only the Intermediate and Senior divisions will qualify for advancement to regional and national championships. Boxers must have a minimum of five bouts prior to entering LBC tournaments that lead to regional or national championships. Bouts won on a walkover are not to be included in establishing the above requirement.

Coaches

Coaches must be registered and certified with USA Boxing and be able to show proof of registration and certification in order to work the corner of any boxer. Coaches are now required by USA Boxing Metro to obtain registration/certification ID cards. Parents seeking to work the corner of their child's bout must also meet this requirement. A list of qualified coaches will be supplied to every club hosting a show during this tournament and only two qualified coaches per boxer will be allowed to enter at the weigh-in free of charge. Coaches without a boxer scheduled or boxers not scheduled at each show may be allowed entry to show at the discretion of the host club or at a discount entry fee. Non-qualified boxers and coaches not currently registered or unable to produce credentials will be subject to full price entry at the discretion of host club.

Boxers

Boxers must compete within the weight class in which they entered the tournament. There will be no changes in weight once the tournament begins. Boxers must weigh in day of bouts and will have no weight allowance. Boxers who do not make weight on day of competition will be disqualified from tournament. Last day to change weight class is 4/10/2010. There will be no exceptions!

Sat 4/10 - 9:30am to 11:30am: Mandatory Weigh-in/Registration Brotherhood Boxing Club, 333 St. Nicholas Ave., Ridgewood NY 11385
1. Mandatory pre-tournament weigh-in (last chance to change weight class.)

2. Registration confirmation: Boxers applications will be checked for completeness, accuracy and proper signatures; Boxers are to bring their books - USA Boxing registration and books must be updated and obtained (applications without registration numbers will not be honored and boxers disqualified from tournament); Coaches must be registered and certified in order to work corners and the Metro list will be updated and provided to JO Chairman. Only names that appear on list will be allowed to work corners. Ryan O'Leary has agreed to be present to take pictures and provide IDs to coaches that have registered and attended certification clinics; Coaches will sign code of conduct agreement to complete process.

3. Boxer records will be documented so as to pre-match boxers in preliminary rounds only.

Fri 4/16 - 5pm Weigh-in, 7pm Start: Competition Day 1
Kid Kelly Boxing Gym, 400 Liberty Ave., Bklyn NY 11207
1. First round of preliminary bouts.
2. First round of quarter-final bouts for some divisions
3. First round of semi-final bouts for some divisions
4. Championship finals for certain boxers with only 2 in weight class

Sat 4/17 - 4pm Weigh-in, 6pm Start: Competition Day 2
Gleason's Gym, 77 Front St., Bklyn, NY 11201
1. Quarter-final bouts for some divisions
2. Semi-final bouts for some divisions
3. Championship finals for certain boxers with only 2 in weight class

Fri 4/23 - 5pm Weigh in 7pm Start:
Worldwide Boxing Gym, 3134 Jerome Ave, Bronx NY 10468
1. Semi-final bouts for some divisions
2. Championship finals for certain boxers with only 2 in weight class

Sat 4/24 - 4pm Weigh in 6pm Start: Worldwide Boxing Gym, 3134 Jerome Ave, Bronx NY 10468
1. Championship finals for certain boxers with only 2 in weight class

Sunday 4/25 if needed - 2pm Weigh-in, 4pm Start: Worldwide Boxing Gym
2. Championship finals for certain boxers with only 2 in weight class