Brian Samuel of the Red Deer and District Boxing Club captured bronze in the men’s 69kg elite division at the Canadian senior national boxing championships in Regina.
Samuel defeated Quebec champion Jacob Landry in the second round of his quarter-final bout before losing a 3-0 decision to Devin Reti of Calgary in the semifinal. Reti lost to an Ontario fighter in the final.
Samuel’s next action will be at the Rumble in Red Deer, Nov. 15, at the Harvest Centre at Westerner Park.