A fourth-year biology major on the pre-med track at Ohio State, Eddie Son faced perhaps the most daunting task of his collegiate tenure last week. And it had nothing to do with the classroom.
The self-proclaimed “sleeper pick” in the 185-pound national championship bracket of the National Collegiate Boxing Association, the Ohio State boxing club team member began his tournament run in Charlotte with a matchup against the favorite to win it all. Army’s Jonathan Parham entered with “upwards of 18 or 19 fights” of experience, while Son had just four amateur boxing matches on his résumé. Not to mention, Son’s previous fight in the NCBA regionals in Cincinnati just a few weeks earlier resulted in his first-ever defeat.