
Salim Ellis-Bey excited to follow in footsteps of Philadelphia greats
Salim Ellis-Bey is hoping to carry both Philadelphia boxing and USA Boxing into a new era.
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Salim Ellis-Bey is hoping to carry both Philadelphia boxing and USA Boxing into a new era.

The landscape of amateur boxing in the United States continued to take shape Saturday as several members of USA Boxing’s international competition team lost decisions to hungry challengers at the U.S. National Championships finals in Lubbock, Texas.

Ellis-Bey is a 17-year-old amateur lightweight who is a 12-time national champion. He has caught the attention of Williams, a former unified junior middleweight titleholder.

How a stolen bike led a kid to the gym, and how that kid became one of the best amateur boxers in the United States today.