WEST POINT, N.Y. – West Point will host the 35th annual National Collegiate Boxing Association national championship tournament April 8-10 here at Eisenhower Hall.  The championship bouts for 12 weight class are scheduled for Saturday evening beginning at 7 p.m.  Boxers from 35 different colleges, universities and military academies have qualified for this year’s tournament.

Boxers are scheduled to compete in quarterfinal bouts on Thursday from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. and from 7-10 p.m. that night.  Those boxers advancing to the semifinal round will compete again on Friday from 12-3 p.m. and from 4-7 p.m.   Admission to all quarterfinal and semifinal bouts is free. 

Tickets for the championship round can be purchased in person at the Eisenhower Hall box office at for $10 in advance and for $20 at the door on the evening of the championship.  For further information call 845-938-4159.

About West Point
Ranked the “Top College in the Country” by Forbes and “Top Public Liberal Arts College” by US News & World Report, the U.S. Military Academy is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City.  The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering.  Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.  For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.

Editor’s Note:  Media representatives interested in additional West Point boxing information or coverage for any portion of the activities, should contact Maj. Joe Sowers, Public Affairs Office, 845-938-3808.