Marines Square Off Against Army Vets in Burton Boxing Event
Flathead Beacon Headlines
February 22, 2012 12:58 PM
Shelley Burton is building on the excitement from two previous boxing events with another Friday night full of fights. The "Melee in the Mountains" will feature nine bouts between 18 Flathead Valley veterans in a charity event for Montana Wounded Warriors, an organization in Columbia Falls that provides outdoor opportunities like fishing and skiing for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The fights will be between local U.S. Marine and U.S. Army veterans, starting at 8 p.m. Friday at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Doors will open at 6 p.m. General admission is…
