Minneapolis, MN- Minnesota’s top junior middleweight prospect and former national champion Javontae Starks(3-0 3 ko’s) suffered the first setback of his career this month when he was forced to pull out of his bout with Bobby Kliewer(10-9 6 ko’s) on April 2.
Starks suffered a back injury while training alongside stablemate and former amateur elite Jamal James,who will make his pro debut April 2. Although disappointed with the cancellation Starks plans to return to the ring in May, and remains open whatever fight that is brought to the table, including Kliewer.
“I’ve fought the best in the world I’ve trained with the best and been recognized as the best, I’m not afraid of any fight” Starks noted.
Starks insists the injury will not remain a problem for much longer, and feels he could have fought, but the risk was just too great at this stage of his career.
“I feel like I could have fought and won, but it’s how I want to win that’s important this early in my career”
Starks and his team aim to return to training during the first week of April, and hope to take to the ring as soon as possible, a date in late May the most likely scenario.
Javontae Starks is expected to be on hand April 2 to support close friend Jamal James, and Midwest Sports Council stablemate Jeremy McLaurin in their bouts. The card is headlined by the long awaited rematch between Matt Vanda and Andy Kolle for the Minnesota State Middleweight title. Tickets are available at grandcasinomn.com.
Starks trains at the Circle of Discipline Gym in Minneapolis alongside fellow celebrated amateur Jamal James. Under the direction of trainer Sankara Frazier Starks aims to put his home state of Minnesota on the boxing map. After capturing National and regional titles in the amateur ranks, he made his professional debut in late 2009.
With an undeniable will, and professional level skills Starks aims to become a beacon of hope for Minnesota fight fans.
WATER TOWER PROPOSED IN ANDERSON.(East Zone)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) March 13, 2003 A 170-foot water tower proposed for a residential area in Anderson Township will be discussed at a March 26 meeting.
Cincinnati Water Works officials want to erect the tower at a 5-acre site at 2821 Dry Run Road between Bridle Road and Woodstone Drive.
A tentative timetable calls for engineering to be finished later this year, construction to begin in 2004, and for the tower to be fully operational in 2005.
The meeting will be at the Anderson Township Government Center, 7954 Beechmont Ave.
Placement of water towers is not a zoning issue that is controlled by Anderson Township, says Steve Sievers, director of the development services department.
The Ohio Revised Code exempts public utilities, such as Cincinnati Water Works, from local zoning regulations, and this has been affirmed by the courts, Sievers says.
Benefit for firefighters The Anderson Township Fireman’s Association is hosting a March 21 and 22 Monte Carlo fundraising event to benefit the Anderson Township Firefighters Memorial Project.
The benefit is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. both evenings at American Legion Post 318, 7551 Forest Road, Anderson Township. The Monte Carlo will include blackjack, poker, beat the dealer, let it ride and the big six.
Raffles will be offered with cash prizes of $1,500, $300 and $200, gift certificates and merchandise. Raffle tickets cost $20 each and are available at any Anderson Township fire station or by calling (513) 624-3800. Winners need not be present to win. this web site cincinnati water works
Food and drink will be sold at the event.
Plans call for a 75-foot-tall memorial with a seven-foot bronze statue of a firefighter to be erected at Beech Acres Park in Anderson Township. The $200,000 memorial will honor fallen firefighters and all those who have served in the department. Firefighters plan to do much of the work at the site of the memorial themselves.
