Welliver, Wood to square off

Popular heavyweight Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver and veteran Frank Wood have agreed in principle, pending Welliver’s scheduled match this weekend, to fight each other on the undercard of the Roy Jones Jr. fight against Prince Badi Ajamu on July 29 at the Qwest Arena in Boise.

The fight will be part of the pay-per-view event called “Hold Nothing Back!” The winner will claim the vacant WBC Continental Americas title.

Five-time world champion Jones Jr. is challenging North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Ajamu in the main event.

Welliver, riding a 14-fight unbeaten streak that dates back to 2002, is matched Saturday night against Chad Van Sickle in Rochester, Wash., for the vacant Northwest Boxing Association heavyweight title.

Golf

Former Cougars Dustin White and Kim Welch will compete at the U.S Open and U.S. Women’s Open, respectively, after they each swung their way to the top of their respective sectional qualifying rounds on Monday.

White and Welch will become the first Cougars to compete at the U.S. Open tournaments.

White captured the only spot at his qualifier in Littleton, Colo. With a two-round score of 135.

Welch qualified after tying for fourth with a 149 at her sectional round in Bloomfield, Mich.

Football

Spokane Shock wide receiver/defensive back Charles Frederick was named U.S. Army Ironman for week 10. This is the af2 rookie’s second Ironman award of the season.

The former Husky rushed for a game-high 28 yards and four touchdowns on six carries in last week’s win over Central Valley.