Clendenin-based boxer from Hurricane to make professional kickboxing debut

By: Clint Thomas, Metro Staff | Posted: Jan. 3, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

After years of amateur preparation and ring success, Laura Byrnes, who trains at the Elk River Boxing Club in Clendenin, will make her professional kickboxing debut later this month in Moundsville.

Byrnes, a Florida native who lives in Hurricane, will fight on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Moundsville State Penitentiary. She will compete against Crystal Beyers of Wheeling in the 145-pound weight division.

Byrnes’ match will be part of the Felony Assault live boxing and mixed martial arts card at the penitentiary, which was retired from prison use in the mid-1990s. The contests will get underway at 5 p.m. on Jan. 20. (more…)