The 2006 Military Boxing Classic, a tournament of collegiate boxers, will take place at 7:00 p.m. on  Saturday, November 11, in the Knott Arena. The event is co-sponsored by Mount St. Mary’s University and the Glory Gym in Gettysburg.

Teams from Gettysburg College and Mount St. Mary’s will compete against teams from the United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy, The Citadel and Virginia Military Institute.

Tickets are available for the Military Boxing Classic. They will cost $45 per person, $20 per student and $300 per ringside table of eight. All tickets will be held at the door.

According to Corie Matijevic, special events coordinator at the Mount, the Veteran’s Day program will also commemorate two local veterans. The honorees are Robert Kessel, a Gettysburg resident who died in action during the Vietnam War, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Seidel III, a Gettysburg resident who recently died in combat in Iraq. Kessel will receive a special place of honor at the Wall of Glory, recognizing Vietnam veterans, at Gettysburg's Glory Gym. The Mount‘s ROTC honor guard will also participate in the program.

The Mount’s intercollegiate boxing program began in 1935 with Dom Greco as coach.

In 1948,  Memorial Gym on the Mount campus was built by the Navy, and dedicated to the 17 alumni killed in WWI, and the 28 alumni, including 3 chaplains, who died during WWII.

For more information and to reserve tickets, please call Corie Matijevic at the Mount at (301) 447-5772 or  e-mail matijevic@msmary.edu.