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Nate Moller | Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Ahead of the Baraka Bouts tournament next week, there is plenty of excitement among this year’s group of junior captains, who are eager to serve as leaders for their first time as a part of the club. Frankie Masciopinto, who is majoring in peace studies and political science and currently resides in McGlinn Hall, emphasized
Claire Reid | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
This semester marks 50 years since women first stepped foot on Notre Dame’s campus as students. To honor this milestone, The Observer reached out to leaders from five student clubs that are either geared toward women or focus on advocating for women’s rights. Baraka Bouts Notre Dame Women’s Boxing club When Rachel Salamone was a
Maria Wainscott | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, Katie Harmeyer vs. sophomore from Madison, Wisconsin, Francesca “Frank the Tank” Masciopinto Opening up the first bout of the night for Ring B, both women in the ring began a defensive battle. As the first round began, Harmeyer threw a few big punches that just didn’t seem to land where she
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The 19th annual Baraka Bouts Boxing Tournament started off Monday night. The quarterfinal bouts took place in two rings in the Dahnke Ballroom at the Duncan Student Center. These are the results from Ring A. Carrie Davis of Welsh Family Hall vs. Mia “Mayhem” Lecinski of Lyons Hall The first round of the first match of
Mannion McGinley | Monday, November 8, 2021
Emily “Book Hook” Wilborn, the current vice president of the Baraka Bouts club, is not the first of the Wilborn family to box at Notre Dame. Four years ago, her brother roped her into it as a first-year and she has been involved ever since. “My older brother was a captain,” Wilborn said. “He was
Jamison Cook | Monday, November 8, 2021
CeCe Giarman and Rachel Salamone might be some of the first junior Baraka Bouts captains to have never actually fought in the Baraka Bouts. Both have been a part of the club since their freshman year and have trained extensively with the other boxers, but circumstances have gotten in the way of the competition for
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Although the fall semester was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baraka Bouts Club of Notre Dame still found a way to have a very successful season and raise money for their mission statement despite not having their usual end of the year tournament. Meg Guilfoile, a senior captain from Duxbury, Massachusetts, commented on how
Meghan Cappitelli | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The week of Oct. 5 was a fun-filled and meaningful one for Baraka Bouts, the Notre Dame women’s boxing club, as the team held its first ever run-a-thon fundraiser. The five-day event raised money to support the Holy Cross Missions in East Africa. For the first time in the club’s 18 years of fundraising, Baraka
Inigo Yturralde, Aidan Thomas and Jimmy Ward | Monday, November 18, 2019
Karen “Can I speak to Your Manager” Alvarez def. Danielle “Mighty Muffin” Harold The first fight of the night started out as everybody expected: heated. Both fighters came out of their corners with intensity. There were few moments in the first round where the two were not engaged. Sophomore Danielle “Mighty Muffin” Harold landed a
Patrick Gallagher, Mannion McGinley, Greg McKenna, Inigo Yturralde, Colin Capece and Nate Moller | Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Dania Abdul Rahman vs. Mia Lecinski match skipped Carly “The Wall” Hall def. Hallie “Hail Storm” Truett The first bout of the night began as Hall, a sophomore in Pasquerilla East, attempted to land a torrent of punches to some avail. Truett, a senior in Howard Hall, countered with a powerful hit to Hall’s