Gladiator Boxing Schedules First Amateur Card Posted by the Times-Beacon Newspapers on 10/25/06 STAFF REPORT Gladiator Boxing Gym in Forked River will host its first sanctioned amateur boxing competition this Saturday with an 11-bout card on the slate. The Gladiator Amateur Boxing Championships begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature a whole batch of young locals kicking off amateur careers, many of which will be pitted against boxers from outside Ocean County. Forked River's Rob Walder, a 17-year-old who last winter played for the Lacey High School boys basketball team, will compete in a 201-pound bout against Long Branch 's Shawn Martin, while former Lacey swimmer Mike Tito, 19, will take on Bayville's Liam Kerrigan in a 165-pound contest. Toms River's Mike Spicer, 16, will take on Paterson's Luis Hernandez in a 130-pound contest, while Forked River's Mike Smith (1-1), a 13-year-old who last year won a New Jersey Silver Gloves title as well as a New Jersey Junior Olympic title this year, will face Newark's Dave Ramos in a 110-pound clash. Manahawkin 9-year-old Joey Bockin will meet John Pearsall of Brooklyn , N.Y. , in a 105-pound matchup, while 14-year-old Forked River boxer Rob Smith takes on 13-year-old Lanoka Harbor boxer Mike Giovani in a 115-pound bout. Five other bouts are scheduled to take place at the Gladiator gym, which is located at 699 Challenger Way in Forked River . For more information or directions, call (609) 971-3668.