Robertson Teen Competes At Nationwide Boxing Championship
ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – Lindsey Elizabeth Ellis, a 17-year-old Robertson Countian, achieved a black belt in Mauy Thai at an early age, in keeping with her very proud father Chris Ellis.
“Afterward, she moved into boxing & began coaching with Daryl Tomlin in Ashland Metropolis, TN. Daryl’s son, Ty, turned professional and they didn’t renew their novice licenses. Lindsey moved her coaching to Deadshot boxing in Clarksville, TN with Coach Kris Clements. She at the moment trains in Franklin, KY at Wildcat Boxing Academy underneath Coach Scott Grace.
In line with Lindsey’s dad, Lindsey has a modest document of 6-5 however information could be deceiving. A lot of fighters attempt to decide straightforward fights that may make their information look good. Lindsey has chosen to combat solely one of the best accessible. She fought the #2 lady within the nation, at 145 lbs., (4) occasions. They’ve cut up the fights 2-2. She fought the #3 lady, at 145 lbs., (2) occasions. They’ve cut up fights 1-1. She misplaced to the #2 lady at 140 lbs. and was defeated by the #1 lady at Nationals. Powerful losses however high quality opponents & nice expertise, in keeping with her father.
“Most of these ladies have a number of years of expertise & over (30) fights. Lindsey has pulled it out when it counts. Lindsey gained 1st place, in her division, on the 2021 Texas Girls’s Boxing Championship. It’s the largest, all-female, novice boxing competitors in Texas. She additionally positioned 2nd at her 1st journey to the USA Boxing Beginner Nationwide Championships which have been held in Shreveport, LA this previous December.”
On the Nationals competitors, Lindsey defeated Bridget Hayes, a 2019 Silver Gloves champion, within the semi-final spherical with a powerful unanimous resolution. The win superior her to the finals. Sadly, she was stopped, late within the 2nd spherical, by Rudy Navarro. Navarro has over (40) fights to her credit score, a dozen championships, & is on the USA Excessive-Efficiency staff.
Regardless that Lindsey didn’t make Nationwide Champion (this 12 months), her development into the finals did include its personal rewards & alternatives. For successful the semi-final spherical, Lindsey was given a 2021 USA Boxing Nationals jacket, a medal, certified for a USA Beginner Boxing Scholarship help award, & was invited to attend an all-expense-paid, (2) week camp in Could of this 12 months.
The boxing camp is by invitation solely & can be held on the USA Olympic & Paralympic Coaching Facility in Colorado Springs, CO. There, she is going to prepare with the USA Olympic Boxing coaches, boxers, & the USA Excessive-Efficiency Boxing staff. If Lindsey does properly, she might be invited again to as many as (4) extra camps & might open the door to compete in worldwide competitions or a spot on the Excessive-Efficiency Workforce. These alternatives, & experiences, might probably be a path to the 2024 Olympics.
Lindsey is at the moment taking just a few weeks off however plans on resuming her coaching in February in hopes of competing in a 2022 Nationwide Qualifier being held in Cleveland, OH this coming April. Lindsey actually loves boxing & at all times tries her greatest to correctly signify Robertson County. She is wanting ahead to 2022 by which she hopes she might help promote the game of boxing, encourage development for feminine boxing, & convey recognition to her hometown space by successful high-profile competitions.
USA Boxing Rankings (Listed as #2 in Nation at 63 KG): https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/Rankings/USA-Boxing-Rankings-by-Division/Youth-Girls
2021 Texas Girls’s Championship:
2021 USA Boxing Nationwide Championship Semi-Finals:
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