BORRIS WASHINGTON

Borris combines old school toughness with a big teddy bear smile to make the boxing classes at Westside fun while incredibly challenging. Borris has over 25 years experience in Martial Arts, beginning with a black belt in Taekwondo before moving on to Kickboxing under former World Champion Lafayette Lawson. In the Kickboxing Ring Borris won the Arkansas State Heavyweight Title, US Heavyweight Title and was ranked as high as #8 by the I.S.K.A. After retiring from Kickboxing Borris became a staple of the local boxing gyms. Borris has trained with the top coaches in the area and logged countless rounds with the best that Arkansas has to offer. Known as a ferocious puncher and conditioning machine he is still a top sparring partner for up and coming fighters in the area; at 40+ Borris is truly a force of nature in and out of the ring.