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Winter 2021
COVER STORY FEATURE
HAVEN BRADY, JR.
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ATC GRAD TURNS PRO
FINDING SUCCESS IN AND OUT OF THE BOXING RING “Excel” is the buzz word that best describes Haven Brady, Jr. both in athletics and academics.
was a conflict with his boxing schedule. He graduated from ATC with an associate degree in business management maintaining a 3.5 GPA in both high school and college. The dual enrollment program allows qualified high school students to maximize their education and career training by taking courses that earn college and high school credit at the same time. Always athletically inclined participating in football and basketball, Brady found his niche in boxing at about age 12. Excelling at this sport, featherweight pugilist Brady proclaimed himself “The Hitman” adopting the same nickname as professional boxer Thomas Hearns as they have similar boxing styles. Recently, Brady signed a multi-year
Eighteen-year-old Brady is a 2020 graduate of Westover High
professional pact with Top Rank, a boxing promotional company. His
School and Albany Technical College. He took advantage of the Dual
boxing career thus far has been quite impressive. As an amateur
Enrollment program allowing him to complete his high school and
before becoming pro, Brady’s record is 65-10 with 30 knockouts. In
technical college studies simultaneously. While the vast majority of his
2019, at the Junior Olympics, Eastern Qualifiers and National Police
ATC classes were online, he was diligent about his assignments and
Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. (PAL) tournaments, Brady won several
found all of his instructors to be helpful and accommodating if there
gold medals.
