Derek showed up with three of his fighters yesterday: his son Derek, Porsche, and Anthony who said he likes to be called "Ant". If I think a kid's nickname or real name is ridiculous, no, I won't be calling them by that. Today, he'll be bringing more kids for the purposes of sparring. "How many kids will you have coming in here?" he asked me. "We're in the break period between sessions. They won't be here until April 4th," I answered. I had half-a-mind to call some of the kids who were in the winter session to get them in for that. But seeing how most of them hardly showed up during the 50-day session, I decided I wasn't going to waste my time on the phone. I'll start fresh next month.
Derek runs North Lawndale Boxing League. The league is not a part of the Chicago Park District. Derek runs it out of various spaces as well as out of his garage. The league is allowed to compete in park district boxing shows. They also go to other amateur boxing competitions. Derek started the league in 2010 to give back to his neighborhood and to get kids off the street and doing something positive.
Looks like me moving to Eckhart Park is still on the table, but I haven't heard much about the progress on that. No one has been hired as the coach over there as of yet. I thinking that a decision should be made soon because the spring session begins the week after next.
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