Maryland-bound.

Maybe that doesn't sound like much, but Billy Wolfe and Donavan Malovich can't wait to get there.

The two Butler Cubs boxers qualified for the second round of the USA Junior Olympic Tournament in Baltimore, Md., this weekend by winning decisions Saturday night on an amateur fight card at the Cubs Hall.

Wolfe, 10, improved to 6-1 in his amateur career by defeating Antonio Manno of the PKA Boxing Club. Malovich, 12, moved to 18-3 with a close decision over Christian Dryer of the Greater Johnstown Boxing Club.

“I pretty much grew up in this gym,” Wolfe said. “I don't have any fear in the ring. I feel comfortable there.

“I've got the family genes, I guess.”

Wolfe's father, Bill, was a Cubs amateur fighter and had a brief pro career.

All of Saturday's bouts were scheduled for three rounds. Wolfe was the aggressor throughout his fight and landed the better blows in each round.

Malovich's opponent was taller and a few pounds heavier, but Malovich won the fight by consistently moving in and out, forcing Dryer to chase him.

“That was a close fight,” Cubs boxing trainer Don Spinetti admitted. “Donovan landed the crisper punches. The other kid threw more, but looks can be deceiving.”

They were even deceiving to Malovich.

“I thought I lost,” he said. “That kid had a big reach advantage and I had trouble getting to him. I figured it out eventually.”

A Butler resident, Malovich said he used to get into fights on the street when he was younger. He joined the Cubs boxing program in third grade.

“I like trying to knock out people. It's a challenge,” he said. “I love the strategy of boxing.

“First thing I'm going to do when I get to Baltimore is swim in the Atlantic Ocean. I've never done that.”

A Worthington resident, Wolfe has been on one vacation in his lifetime — to South Carolina when he was 5.

“I don't know too much about things outside of Pennsylvania,” he said. “I'm going to have fun on this trip. But when it's time to box, I'll be ready.”

Spinetti isn't concerned.

“That kid knows how to turn it on and off,” Spinetti said.

Three other Cubs fighters saw action Saturday in non-tournament fights and each was defeated. Lucas Adams slipped to 1-1 and Luke Homa fell to 0-3 by losing decisions.

Bobby Osterrider, a Pine-Richland graduate, fell to 6-1 after getting knocked down seconds into the second round by Justin Steve (6-2, 4 KOs) of Ambridge.

Osterrider entered that bout with four KO's himself.

“He just got caught by a good right hand,” Spinetti said. “It happens in boxing. The referee was right to stop it. Bobby looked a little woozy there.

“In those three fights, their guys were a little quicker than ours. We were getting beaten to the punch.”

Earlier in the night, Osterrider was named the recipient of the second annual Candice Berner Memorial Scholarship Award. Berner is a former Cubs boxer who was killed by wolves in Alaska last year.

Butler Cubs boxers have won more than 80 championships since 1976. Saturday's boxing show marked the 26th hosted by the Cubs in the past 30 years.

BUTLER CUBS BOXING CARDMay 14 resultsJunior Olympic TournamentBrandon Wyson (Pgh. Boxing) dec. Sydney Greenly (Northside PAL), 75 poundsBilly Wolfe (Butler Cubs) dec. Antonio Manno (PKA), 65 poundsDonovan Malovich (Butler Cubs) dec. Christian Dryer (Greater Johnstown), 80 poundsLuke Gloecki (Carrick) dec. Caleb Parish (WAFA), 125 poundsJordan Williams (Northside PAL) dec. Mike Wintrow (Northside PAL)

Non-tourney boutsZachary Rice (Altoona Boxing) dec. Lucas Adams (Butler Cubs), 150 poundsJonathon Carter (Erie) dec. Zach Avello (Ellwood City), 80 poundsMontel Jones (Erie) dec. Mark Aaron (Punxsutawney), 172 poundsKiante Irving (Ambridge) dec. Luke Homa (Butler Cubs), 150 poundsJustin Steve (Ambridge) 2nd round TKO over Bobby Osterrider (Butler Cubs), 150 pounds