Capital Gazette · Feb 21, 2019
Louis looking to make Navy boxing history
Olivia DiCarlo fights Sophie Lekas in the 112-pound women's bout at last year's 77th Brigade Boxing Championships at Alumni Hall. (Paul W. Gillespie / Capital Gazette)Kendell Louis first took up boxing as a freshman at Parkway Academy as a self-defense mechanism.
“At first, it was just to get the bullies off my back. I just wanted to learn the basics of how to throw a punch – you know a little one-two, one-two,” said Louis, who grew up in Miami. “I stuck with it because I enjoyed boxing and just felt at home in the ring.”