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DONGDOOCHUN-CITY,
SOUTH KOREA - Budweiser landed a knockout
punch with U.S. Army soldiers during the recently held Budweiser
Eighth United States Army Boxing Championship.
The “King of Beers” sponsored the event, where the
best of the best Army boxers stationed in South Korea competed
in the ring for the honor of being crowned boxing champion of
their weight class.
"Budweiser
Boxing is just one of the many sports events Anheuser-Busch is
proud to host each year for the U.S. military,” said Dan
Guandolo, director of International Military Sales,
Anheuser-Busch International, Inc.
“Through this event and others, Budweiser is delighted
to carry on its long history of support to the courageous men
and women in the armed forces, especially those serving in the
Demilitarized Zone.”
The boxing program, which consisted of seven boxing match events
throughout the year, culminated with the
championship at Camp Casey before a crowd of more than 800.
Winners of the men’s three-round matches were: Private First Class Steven Moore(Lightweight); Specialist
Moses Hickman (Welterweight); Private First Class Maurice Danzey
(Middleweight); Specialist Devin Story (Heavyweight); Specialist
David Jones (Heavyweight); Specialist Charles Addison (Super
Heavyweight); Specialist Lomarr Webb (Light Middleweight); and
Javier Avia (Heavyweight). Winners
of the women’s matches were Private First Class Jeannie Tauala
(Middleweight), and Private Second Sergeant Iris Ayze (Light
Welterweight).
In
addition to winning trophies, participants of the tournament
also won Budweiser hats and sweatshirts.
Guandolo,
Ron Reisman of All American Beverages and Colonel Rob Madden
presented awards to each champion.
“We
are elated that Anheuser-Busch has continued its tradition of
sponsoring this important boxing promotion, which helps to
support the morale, welfare and recreation of our American
service men and women in South Korea,” said Madden,
coordinator of Morale, Welfare and Recreation Operations.
This
year marks the eighth consecutive year of Budweiser’s
exclusive sponsorship of the boxing tournament.
Anheuser-Busch is a leader in sports marketing, and has
proven its longtime commitment to providing entertainment for
the U.S. military. In
addition to boxing, Budweiser has hosted various other sports
promotions for military personnel, including trips to the Irish
Derby, NASCAR and Hydroplane races, the Olympics, the Super Bowl
and other major sports events.
“Our
partnership with the U.S. military made it possible for
Anheuser-Busch to expand this year’s televised broadcast of
the tournament to military bases in the Pacific, so that more
military personnel could enjoy the boxing action,” said
Guandolo.
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