USA Boxing has announced its National tournaments for 2025.
The three events will take place in April, June and December at various locations, with Pee Wee, Bantam, Intermediate, Junior, Youth and Elite divisions in which fighters can compete.
The International Open, in Pueblo, Colorado, from April 12-19, will mark the first USA Boxing event. The Junior Olympics & Summer Festival will take place between June 14-21 in Las Vegas. The 2025 USA Boxing National Championship will be staged in Lubbock, Texas, from December 6-13.
Fighters compete to earn points that build their standings within USA Boxing’s national rankings. Fighters who finish among the top eight in their division receive points that carry over to the next event within the calendar year.
Lucas Ketelle took an unconventional path to boxing, eventually finding his stride in gyms and media. For the past decade, he has hosted the “Lukie Boxing” podcast, filmed training camps for fighters like Arnold Barboza Jnr, Mikey Garcia and Caleb Plant, and worked with top professionals such as Mike Bazzel. Ketelle is also an author of “Inside the Ropes of Boxing,” a guide for young fighters, a writer for ProBox TV, BoxingScene and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Find him on X at @LukieBoxing.