Penn State will be represented in nine bouts, with boxers ranging from the 147-pound division up to heavyweight. Boxing club coach Bill Wrable said his team is well prepared from practice but is still wet behind the ears in terms of fighting experience. However, what the boxers lack in ring experience they hope to make up for with conditioning. The boxers practice three times a week and occasionally spar on weekends. Senior Rick Albright, who fights tomorrow, said he and his teammates are excited to get in the ring.
Practice is practice, but competition is a lot more exciting.
Albright, also a linebacker for the football team, will be taking on Shippensburg's Dennis Malley in the heavyweight division. Penn State's Charlie Williams said boxing at his school has been on the rise. He and his teammates have been trying to get the word out about the team, hoping to attract more popularity. They want a large crowd this weekend. Like the Icers, the boxing team is not an NCAA-sanctioned team.