Mid-Ring Crisis: Older Boxers to Battle
Two amateur pugilists with a combined age of 100 are scheduled to fight at a boxing match at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday.
M&T Bank Stadium’s first-ever boxing event on Saturday will be underscored by an unusual pairing—two fighters whose combined age is an even 100. The older of the middle-aged pugilists is Jim Traband of Carney, a 52-year-old father of two and a grandfather of nine who has been married for more than 30 years. The other, Patrick Cornelius, is a 48-year-old Federal Hill resident who is single with no children and works as a chef at Bistro Rx in Patterson Park. They’ll be fighting for the Masters' Maryland State championship in an Olympic-style amateur bout as part of "Federal Hill Fight Fest," a boxing card starting at 4 p.m., in section N of the stadium's parking lot. Gates open at 2 p.m. Amazingly, it’s not even the first time these two …
Sean Tully
3:07 pm on Friday, June 17, 2011
Dang, I am about the same age as these two chaps (actually a year older than the oldest one) and I don't think I'd be a match for either of them. I'd better do some more push-ups and sit-ups. more ›