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Lure of national title too strong for Zach Smith

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Not many people would stay in school longer than necessary.

But for Zach Smith, the chance to win a national boxing championship was worth staying in college another year.

"To always be able to look back on this and say I did it. I won a national championship," Smith said of his motivation.

He's fought at nationals every year he's been boxing, but the championship has eluded him, so far.

Smith, a Galena grad and a senior at Nevada, and the rest of the Nevada club boxing team begin their pursuit of Regional, and then national titles, this week.