There were only six bouts at Eckhart Park's boxing show. I got a hint that the evening was going to be odd when I arrived at that field house and learned I was the first one who showed up for the show. Slowly, others trickled in. But there still weren't enough fighters to fill out the card. Half of the fights were exhibition matches done by fighters from Ogden Park.
John, who fights out of Loyola, got a fight with a guy, JB, from Portage Park. It appeared that John won all three rounds, but the results said the other guy won. JB looked surprised as his hand was raised in victory.
Another surprise was there is still no coach at Eckhart. I was under the impression that one had been hired several weeks ago, but apparently not. Alan suggested that I put in again for a transfer to over there.
None of my fighters were in attendance. Iz told me before the break he was planning to go to Portage Park's show which is next week. We'll see.
When I returned home, I saw a message left on this blog from Mikala and Noel's mom -- she had been trying to reach me at the field house for six weeks. She had been leaving messages, but I received none of them. In the past, I have experienced problems with getting incomplete messages or not receiving messages at all. I let it go because I didn't want to create conflict, but I can't do it this time. I don't know which staff member was responsible for not delivering (and apparently not taking) messages, and the situation was unprofessional and unacceptable. I sent an email to my supervisor letting him know what happened. I will call Mikala and Noel's mom in the morning; she should have never gotten the run-around like that.
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