Buffalo Bill Brawl Press Release
(North Platte, Nebraska, July 29th, 2023) It’s back! Legion Combat Sports, sponsored in part by Visit North Platte, will be bringing back the Buffalo Bill Brawl boxing tournament this year in North Platte. The host gym is long-time local business and martial arts training facility Top Tier.
This event started in 2020 as the very first USA Boxing event in the entire world post Covid-19 shut downs. Now, in its fourth year, the Buffalo Bill Brawl boasts being Nebraska’s Largest Amateur Boxing tournament, a featured Grassroots tournament by USA Boxing, and proudly hosts around 100 boxers from all over Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota, Michigan, Utah, and more! Boxers start at age eight and compete through adulthood. Fans can expect to see different levels of experience and skills across the board, including that of stand-out Junior Olympic 2022 gold and 2023 silver medalist, Nasir Clinton.
Clinton started training at the age of eight after watching boxing with his dad his entire life. He credits boxing and his parents’ encouragement for his motivation to stay out of trouble. He trains out of Independence, Missouri.
Clinton attended the Buffalo Bill Brawl for the first time last year after his father saw the live-stream of the event and said “We should go!” Clinton is registered to return this year, stating the great event set-up and “really nice belts” as the reason for his return, hoping to take home his second championship belt this year.
In addition to boxers traveling in, the BBB will showcase the talents of many local boxers from a variety of training facilities. One of those local competitors is high school student James Davis. Davis has been training at Top Tier since the 5th grade.
Davis said, “I don’t know where I would be today without boxing. It has really upped my confidence and courage to try new things. I was a scared little kid who didn’t want to go and explore the world. I started boxing and got this new mentality of ‘I can do anything!’ I’m a completely different person.”
Davis encourages the community to come out and support the boxers on July 29 and 30.
The tournament will pull out all the stops for those visiting our community and local fans alike. Highlights include an RA Productions produced live stream with commentators, lights, and championship belts awarded. Thanks to community partner Eagle Communications, Sunday’s competition will also be on air at FM 98.1. Additional community support from Kwik Stop and North Platte Inn & Suites allows the event to welcome officials with travel expenses and hotel rooms paid by the tournament. This event is also sponsored in part by Visit North Platte and Great Plains Realty.
The schedule of events includes a bronze-level coaches clinic beginning on July 27, boxer weigh-ins and coaches social on July 28 at Wild Bill’s Fun Center/Brigham’s Taproom, as well as two days of competition July 29-30 at the D&N Event Center. July 29 will kick off with doors opening at 11:00am and competition beginning at 12:00. A second session will take place that evening starting around 5:00pm. Sunday July 30 will start back up at noon for some impressive championship match-ups.
The public is encouraged to come out and support these boxers during both days of competition. Admission is $20 per day. Children under 10 and Veterans have free entry to the event.
For more information, you can find Buffalo Bill Brawl Boxing Tournament on Facebook.