Rumble in Venice
Monday, May 26, 2008 at 04:42AM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Sports, Venice

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(1,2) Kevin Roscoe, 28, (RED) (145lbs) exchange blows with Gary Philpot, 25, (BLUE) (147lbs)  during Muscle Beach Amateur Boxing on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Roscoe won the bout by decision. (3,4) Anthony Rodriguez, 18, (RED) (136lbs) and Dominguez Vasquez, 19, (BLUE) box for three rounds on Sunday in Venice.  Vasquez won the bout by a decision. Muscle Beach Amateur Boxing was presented by Pro Fight. There were twealve 3-round bouts of amateur boxing  starting with the young boxers from the Boys & Girls Club, moving to the boxers from Venice High School and then the Marines vs Army, UCLA vs. USC, and the great finale was the Los Angeles Fire Department vs LA County Sheriffs.

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