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Ronnie Robidoux, Local Boxer, Turns Pro

By Molly Kett Robidoux.

Robidoux says ever since the
wenty-one-year-old Cornwall
day he started boxing, he knew he
Tboxer Ronnie Robidoux,
wanted to turn pro.
turned pro this past August.
He had his first professional “I loved the sport so I knew I
victory August 12 in the first needed experience. I fought in
round. Currently, Robidoux a lot of tournaments like Golden
lives in Altona, NY and works in Gloves in Cornwall, P.A.L
Plattsburgh as a welder when he’s Nationals in Toledo Ohio, Adidas
not boxing. Cup in Montreal, and others,”

Robidoux has been training says Robidoux. “Once my coach
since he was 15 years old at a thought I was ready, that’s when I
gym in Massena, NY. Robidoux went pro.”
had about thirty fights there Next, Robidoux is aiming to win
before moving to Cornwall and more fights in the first round. His
beginning his training at Champs goal is to fight for the world title
Eastside Boxing. Here he had and plans to accomplish this by
another thirty to forty fights. practising and working hard in the
“When I was training in gym.
Massena, Champs would come What does Robidoux love most
over and spar and it was the first about boxing?
time I got to meet Tony Luis and
found out he was a professional “Being in the gym and going to
boxer and I wanted to be a pro fights, travelling all around and
and get as good as he was,” says being around great people.”

Brittney’s peewee house league
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hockey team, called Blue Thunder

Valley Soccer Club for nine years, wearing crazy blue and white wigs
with both the Coyotes and Blazers. was the thing to do. The girls have

She is attending Grade 10 at Holy had an amazing time bonding
Trinity. and creating memories with their
friends and teammates.”
Over the years there have been
he annual Cornwall Multisport Club Frozen plenty of highlights as the Ruffos Perry, a special constable with
TSole 5 Mile Race Series will consist of seven cheer on their daughters. the Cornwall Community Police
Service, played minor hockey
races over seven months starting September 25, “Some of our favourite
2016 and finishing March 19, 2017. The race memories would be when and competitive soccer. Now he
course will start and finish at Holy Trinity High Madison’s bantam B coach, Ryan manages Madison’s hockey team.

School. Winter, invited the entire team Kim, a teacher with the Catholic
District School Board of Eastern
To view the course, use this link: and coaching staff to his cottage Ontario, is a trainer on the team.
www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6095211 in the winter time for a sleepover; They have both also volunteered

when Madison’s U14 Blazers as assistant coach, manager,
The event will be self-timed, and the cost is free.
watched Team Canada’s National trainer, and time keeper, as well
This is a no frills event, so bring what you need to
Women’s Soccer Team outside at as filling water bottles and buying
finish the race. All races will start at 9:00 am
the hotel in Peterborough; when special treats for the team.
Race dates:

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