Boxers from as far as Minneapolis, Minnesota, converged on VFW Post 534 Saturday for the Joplin vs. The World Event, sponsored by Joplin’s Clarke Brothers Boxing.

The USA Boxing event featured a full house and full slate of boxers, with 20 bouts between fighters of all ages and weight classes. Competitors as young as age 8 to adult fighters in the elite class came from about 15 different boxing clubs, while others competed as unattached. ×

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