Some local

boxing talent will be on display this weekend in competition at the Georgia

Games.

Scott Sebastian,

who operates Sebastian's Boxing in Peachtree City, is taking eight of

his fighters to Doraville Saturday and Sunday to compete in various weight

classes.

Set to compete

in the Senior Novice division are 22-year-old Ben Dixon, at 178 pounds,

and 26-year-old Aaron Carver at 165 pounds.

In the Junior

Olympic category are Nathan Ellison, age 16 (156 pounds); Evan Lewandowski,

13 (106); Anthony Lewandowski, 15 (147); Quentin Walker, 15 (126); Josh

Rhodes, 13, (135); and Christopher Weiss, 11 (126).

Sebastian is

also preparing to debut two professional fighters in the coming months.

Baki Zymberry, former amateur national champion in his native Kosovo,

is getting ready to spar against a top Georgia fighter and could go into

the ring somewhere in metro Atlanta in mid-August, Sebastian said. The

trainer compared Zymberry, who stands 5-foot-10 and weighs about 230 pounds,

to Mike Tyson.

Also looking

to debut as a pro fairly soon is welterweight Steven Fatah of Griffin.

His first match will likely be in September, Sebastian said.

Currently running

his "gym" out of his home, Sebastian said that he is working

toward having an official training facility in the near future.

The Georgia

State Games Commission was developed in 1989 as a method to promote grass

roots amateur sports within the state of Georgia.

This year's

competition, sponsored by Everlast, is scheduled to begin at the Doraville

Arena with the weigh-ins Saturday at 8 a.m. The tournament is sanctioned

officials and coaches will be used for the tournament.

Medals will

be presented to the champion and the runners-up in each weight class.

To get to the

Doraville Arena, go north on Buford Highway to McElroy and turn right.

Travel to Pleasant Valley and turn left.The arena is in Honeysuckle Park.

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