Hill Country Showdown goes down Saturday, June 6
Rey Escamilla, 8, and Santo Ojeda, 10, face off in the ring of IMR Boxing Gym in Marble Falls for a sparring session. The young boxers are training for amateur USA Boxing bouts and building a little character along the way. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
A local nonprofit gym, IMR Boxing, is hosting the Hill Country Showdown on Saturday, June 6, bringing 25 amateur boxing bouts to Marble Falls.
The Hill Country Showdown is a USA Boxing sanctioned event, with all proceeds going toward operating the nonprofit gym and to support local youth who plan on competing in the 2026 USA Boxing Junior Olympics in Wichita, Kansas June 20-27.
The showdown goes down starting at noon on Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club of Marble Falls, 1701 Broadway Street. Entry is $10 per person at the door.
According to the event organizers, the first Hill Country Showdown, held in the summer of 2024, brought in more than 700 attendees.
IMR Boxing, located at 2413 Commerce Street in Marble Falls, was founded in 2023 by head coach Freddy Escamilla. The gym is named after his three sons, Isaac, Maliki, and Rey, who all box under the IMR banner.
Read more about IMR and its mission in the 2024 Picayune magazine story “Ring Leaders.”