Bengal Bouts

Bengal Bouts

The Bengal Bouts is a charity boxing tournament hosted by the Men's Boxing Club held annually at the University of Notre Dame, with proceeds benefiting the Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh. Begun in 1920 by legendary football coach Knute Rockne to condition football players in the offseason, the tournament later expanded entry to any member of the student body. [cite web
title="Notre Dame 2008 Boxing Club Information"
publisher=University of Notre Dame
url=http://bengalbouts.nd.edu/2006%20Bengal%20Bout%20Information.htm| accessdate=2008-07-24] [cite article
title=The Notre Dame Bengal Bouts - symbolic immortality through sport
author=Cortese, Anthony J
publisher=Journal of Sport Behavior
date=August 1, 1997
url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20139673.html] Under the guidance and direction of Dominic "Nappy" Napolitano, the charity aspect of the event flourished while following the Men's Boxing Club mantra- "Strong Bodies Fight, that Weak Bodies May Be Nourished." [cite web
title="The Bengal Bouts"
publisher=University of Notre Dame
url=http://bengalbouts.nd.edu/index.html| accessdate=2008-07-24]

The training regimen requires novice boxers to receive instruction and conditioning in the fall, and returning fighters begin their mandatory work outs during an intensive 6 week period prior to the tournament. [cite web |title=2007-2008 Club Sports
publisher=University of Notre Dame
url=http://recsports.nd.edu/programs/club/clubs.html| accessdate=2008-07-24] In current times, the Men's Boxing Club membership has swelled to include over 230 students ranging from first-year undergraduate students to graduate school law students, with participants fighting across 12 weight classes.

Originally held in the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, the tournament is currently held in the Joyce Center (JACC). In 2005, a sister program, named the Baraka Bouts, was instituted for women and benefits missions in East Africa. [cite web |title=Notre Dame Magazine
url=http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2005/sandh.html
publisher=University of Notre Dame
accessdate=2008-07-24]

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