USA Boxing Announces the 2012 U.S. Olympic Games Staff‏

The coaching staff that will be nominated to the United States Olympic Committee to lead the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team into action in London has been set. 2004 Olympic Head Coach Basheer Abdullah (Fort Carson, Colo.) will serve in the same role in London while 2000 Olympic Assistant Coaches Candelario Lopez (San Jose, Calif.) and Israel Acosta (Milwaukee, Wis.) will join him as assistants. 2012 Women’s World Championships Team Manager Delilah Rico (Los Angeles, Calif.) rounds out the staff in the Team Leader role.

“We are sending a very experienced coaching staff to London with the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team and we believe that their knowledge will be critical in aiding our athletes to perform at the highest level,” said USA Boxing Executive Director Anthony Bartkowski. “Coach Abdullah’s Olympic Games experience provides him and the staff with a huge advantage as the team prepares to face the world’s best boxers.”

Abdullah will be traveling to his fourth straight Olympic Games, having served as the Technical Advisor in 2000 and 2008. The 49-year-old Abdullah led the U.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program as Head Coach from 1997 to 2012 and has coached numerous athletes to national titles during his career. In addition, he served as the Head Coach for the past two Women’s World Championships as the female athletes prepared for their Olympic debut. The 2004 USA Boxing Coach of the Year, Abdullah has coached at every major national and international event, including the Pan American Games and World Military Championships and looks forward to using his expertise to guide the U.S. team to medals in London.

Acosta, who enjoyed a decorated career as an athlete, is returning to the Olympic Games for the second time. With 28 years of experience in coaching, Acosta also enjoys an impressive resume. In addition to his work in 2000, he served on the 2007 Pan American Games staff and has worked numerous international duals and competitions. He has coached multiple national champions over the past three decades and enjoyed numerous coaching awards, including USA Boxing Coach of the Year in 1992. Acosta most recently served as the Head Coach for the Women’s Continental Championships and Team USA won eight medals, six of them gold.

Lopez will enjoy a repeat appearance at the Olympic Games as well with his selection to the 2012 staff. A veteran of international competition, Lopez has led the Youth World Championships squad three times, most recently in 2008 as well as previously serving as Head Coach for the Women’s World Championships.

Rico has dreamt of being Olympic Team Manager since she first got involved in the sport in 2005. She worked her way up the ladder, serving in the important role at the Junior Olympics three times before being selected as the Women’s International Dual Series Team Leader in 2010. Most recently, she worked as the Team Manager for the Women’s World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China where the women won five medals.

All of the staff nominations are pending approval from the United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors.

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Jamel Herring Punches His Ticket for the 2012 Olympic Games in London While Michael Hunter Advances‏

Team USA added a fifth member to their Olympic boxing team on Tuesday evening as light welterweight Jamel Herring (Coram, N.Y.) qualified his spot in London. Herring won his third bout in four days to qualify the light welterweight division for the United States squad. Heavyweight Michael Hunter (Las Vegas, Nev.) notched his second win of the tournament to advance to the semifinal round but has not officially qualified his spot yet/

The United States Marine Corps Sergeant faced off with Yoelvis Hernandez of Venezuela in light welterweight quarterfinal action with the winner earning a berth in London and the loser going home empty handed. The bout was a close contest throughout the nine minutes of action with Herring taking the critical first round lead by a 5-3 margin. Hernandez pulled it to a 7-6 margin with only the final round remaining, but Herring refused to give up his lead and his Olympic dream. He staved off a late comeback, winning a 12-10 final decision and a berth on the 2012 Olympic Team.

“I can actually say that hard work pays off,” Herring said after his bout. “I turned a dream into a reality, especially since about a year ago, not too many people gave me a chance.”

Hunter recorded his second straight convincing victory of the tournament, defeating Figueroa by a 25-7 margin. Once again, Hunter enjoyed a big first round, taking a 10-4 lead after one. He continued to pour on the points in the second, claiming an 18-6 advantage as the final round begin. Hunter went on to win the bout 25-7 to join Herring and Browne in the semifinals. As his weight division requires a top three finish, he is not qualified for the Olympic Games with Tuesday’s victory.

Herring is the second of three Olympic Trials winners to qualify his spot at the Americas Qualifier after falling short at the 2011 World Championships, the first international qualifying tournament for the 2012 Olympics. Herring earned his spot at the Americas Qualifier by winning the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships in the deepest weight class in the tournament. A two-time Armed Forces National Champion, Herring won a silver medal for the United States at the 2010 World Military Championships.

He is a member of the Marine Corps boxing team led by Head Coach Jesse Revelo, and has served two tours of duty in service to the United States. The United States has never failed to qualify the light welterweight division with the most recent Olympic medal in the weight class coming at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney with a silver medal performance by Ricardo Williams.

Team USA now has five qualified athletes with Herring joining flyweight Rau’shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio), bantamweight Joseph Diaz, Jr. (S. El Monte, Calif.), welterweight Errol Spence(Desoto, Texas) and light heavyweight Marcus Browne (Staten Island, N.Y.).

Lightweight Jose Ramirez (Avenal, Calif.) and middleweight Terrell Gausha (Cleveland, Ohio) will look to join them when they take the ring for their qualifying bouts on Wednesday. Ramirez will take on Alejandro Rynn of Canada while Gausha battles Puerto Rico’s Enrique Collazo. Super heavyweight Dominic Breazale (Alhambra, Calif.) will compete in Wednesday’s action as well, facing home nation boxer Gidelson Silva of Brazil. As Breazale must place in the top three with Hunter, Wednesday’s bout will not be his qualifying contest.

U.S. Results

141 lbs: Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y./USA dec. Yoelvis Hernandez, VEN, 12-10

201 lbs: Michael Hunter (Las Vegas, Nev.) dec. Marcio Figueroa, VEN, 25-7

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Thirty-five Athletes Advance to Final Round Action at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships‏

The long road to championship night concluded on Friday afternoon at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships with 35 semifinal bouts. All the semifinalists in both the male and female divisions took the ring on Friday with hopes of advancing to the finals.

Both of the 2011 National Champions suffered elimination in their semifinal bouts to create first-time final round match-up in the female light flyweight division. Reigning gold medalist Amy Sowers (Bozeman, Mont.) was defeated by Olympic Team Trials contestant Alex Love (Monroe, Wash.) in their semifinal contest. Love, who moved down to the light flyweight division for the 2012 National Championships, won a 22-13 decision over Sowers. On the opposite side of the bracket, Lisa Ha (Honolulu, Hawaii) defeated 2011 silver medalist Marina Ramirez (Sacramento, Calif.) by a 20-14 margin.

Two closes light flyweight bouts determined the finalists in the men’s division. Olympic Trials silver medalist Santos Vasquez (Sparks, Nev.) grabbed the first spot, winning a 15-12 decision over Stephen Fulton, Jr. (Philadelphia, Pa.) in their semifinal bout. Three-time national champion Louie Byrd (Denver, Colo.) hoped to advance to his fourth USA Boxing National Championships finals, but Leroy Davila (North Brunswick, N.J.) had other plans. Davila pulled out a 21-20 decision over Byrd to win the bout and move on to the finals with Vasquez.

Although the flyweight spot on the U.S. Olympic Team has been locked down by three-time Olympian Rau’shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio), eight flyweights traveled to Colorado Springs, hoping to claim a national title. Two of them still have an opportunity to do so following Friday’s semifinal action. Edmundo Guzman (Las Cruces, N.M.) won the first spot by taking a 16-13 decision over Brent Venegas III (Elk Horn, Calif.) in the first of the two flyweight semifinals. He will face the U.S. Army’s Charles Williams (N.C.) on Saturday afternoon in the flyweight final. Williams pulled out a 15-14 decision overEduardo Vasquez (Sheridan, Colo.) in Friday’s semifinal action to move on to the championship round.

Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.) has bounced back from her loss at the Olympic Trials with three straight victories at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships. Cruz won an 18-11 decision over Ayanna Vasquez (Las Cruces, N.M.) in her semifinal bout to move on to the championship round where she will battle Jamie Mitchell (Pacific Grove, Calif.). Mitchell won a 25-18 decision over Melanie Costa (Norton, Mass.) to advance to Saturday night’s showdown with Cruz.

In men’s bantamweight action, Joet de Jesus Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) won an all-California match-up with Gary Salazar (Fresno, Calif.). De Jesus Gonzalez took the low scoring affair, recording a 7-5 decision over Salazar. His final round contest will feature a match-up with Riccardo Kerns(Anchorage, Alaska). Kerns trekked all the way from Anchorage to Colorado Springs for the tournament but his long journey has been worth it, as he will compete in the bantamweight final on Saturday afternoon. Kerns defeated Luis Castro (Texas), 26-19 in the semifinals to move on to Saturday’s competition.

A third Women’s Olympic Trials competitor punched her ticket for finals night in the featherweight division. Lightweight competitor Tiara Brown (Lehigh Acres, Fla.) moved down to the featherweight class for the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships and she will compete for a gold medal in the 125-pound class on Saturday night. Brown won a 21-9 decision over Kirstie Simmons (Aurora, Colo.) to earn a spot in the featherweight finale. Brown will take on teenage sensation Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) in the featherweight championship bout on Saturday. Ellis defeated Karla Herrera (Los Angeles, Calif.) by a 14-12 margin to move on to her showdown with Brown.

The men’s lightweight championship bout will feature a rematch from the finals of the August Olympic Trials as two-time national champion and Olympic Trials titlist Jose Ramirez (Avenal, Calif.) faces 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams (Cleveland, Ohio). Both lightweight semifinals featured rematches from the recent Olympic Trials with Williams facing Toka Kahn Clary (Providence, R.I.) and Ramirez battling Kenneth Sims, Jr. (Chicago, Ill.). Williams claimed his spot first in a barnburner with Kahn Clary, the 2011 USA Boxing National Championships silver medalist. The bout went into the final seconds with the outcome in doubt, but Williams claimed a 21-20 final decision to move on to Saturday’s action. Ramirez enjoyed a slightly easier time in his bout with Sims. Although Ramirez had pulled out their initial bout at the Olympic Trials by only one point, he won by a much larger margin at Fort Carson. Sims kept the bout close early on but Ramirez slowly began to pull away, eventually winning a 27-14 decision.

Emily Dagnan (Jasper, Tenn.) and Katie Brunancini (Los Angeles, Calif.) will do battle in the women’s lightweight championship bout following victories by both in Friday’s semifinals. Brunacini moved on to Saturday afternoon’s action with a 23-10 decision over Felisha Estrada Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) in their semifinal contest. Dagnan joined her in the finals with a 19-10 victory over Rosa Garcia (Arizona) in the second female lightweight semifinal.

The light welterweight division featured one of the most crowd-pleasing bouts of the day as Julian Rodriguez (Paterson, N.J.) defeated Robert Easter(Toledo, Ohio) to the delight of Rodriguez’s very vocal fans. Rodriguez managed to overcome his large height deficit en route to a 22-18 victory over Easter and a spot in the final bout. He will face Olympic Trials champion Jamel Herring (Coram, N.Y.) in Saturday night’s light welterweight contest. Herring continued his methodical run through the tournament on Friday, winning a 20-13 decision over Luis Olivares (Glendale, Ariz.) to claim the second spot in the light welterweight championship bout.

The female light welterweight bout will showcase a highly anticipated matched between two-time national champion Cashmere Jackson (Cleveland, Ohio) and Olympic Trials silver medalist Mikaela Mayer (Los Angeles, Calif.). Mayer moved up to the light welterweight class following her loss at the Olympic Trials and has enjoyed success at her new weight division. She claimed her spot in the finals today with a convincing 21-5 win over Christella Cepeda(Yonkers, N.Y.). Jackson earned her berth in her third straight championship bout with a 22-5 victory over Ariel Beck (Helena, Mont.).

Alex Martin (Chicago, Ill.) returned to his second USA Boxing National Championships final bout with a victory over 2010 National Golden Gloves championDavid Grayton (Washington DC) in welterweight semifinal action. Martin won a 24-14 decision over Grayton to move on to Saturday’s finals where he will battle Patrick Day (Freeport, N.Y.). Day won a New York City face-off with Christopher Galeano (Bronx, N.Y.), claiming an 8-8 tiebreaker victory on his 26-21 total punch count edge.

Two former middleweight national champions will face off in the 165-pound final round contest on Saturday night following wins by Olympic Trials titlistJesse Hart (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Terrell Gausha (Cleveland, Ohio). Hart battled hometown boxer Izaak Cardona (Colorado Springs, Colo.) in his semifinal contest, winning a 14-10 decision over Cardona to move on to his second straight USA Boxing National Championships championship bout. Gausha continued his impressive showing in his semifinal match-up with Demond Nicholson (Laurel, Md.), taking a 22-13 decision to advance to the finals.

The women’s light heavyweight championship bout will pit two familiar foes from the middleweight division as Olympic Trials contestants Tiffanie Hearn(San Diego, Calif.) and Franchon Crews (Baltimore, Md.) prepare to face-off again. Both Hearn and Crews stopped their opponents to move on to the finals with Hearn defeating Kendra Minnis (St. Louis, Mo.) and Crews beating Denise Rico (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Marcus Browne (Staten Island, N.Y.) became the fourth Olympic Trials winner to move on to championship night with his semifinal victory on Friday. Browne defeated Anthony Sims, Jr. (Ypsilanti, Mich.), 18-6 in their semifinal showdown to punch his ticket for finals night. On the opposite side of the bracket, the U.S. Army’s Steven Nelson, Jr. (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) upset former national champion Robert Brant (Oakdale, Minn.) to the delight of the crowd in attendance. Nelson’s 31-16 decision over Brant gave him the second spot in the light heavyweight final.

In men’s heavyweight action, 2008 Olympic Trials champion Michael Hunter (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Javonta Charles (W. Des Moines, Iowa) will face off for the heavyweight crown. Charles earned the first berth in the heavyweight final with a 13-5 victory over Antwon Abron (Stockton, Calif.). Hunter completed the bracket with a 16-9 decision over 2010 USA Boxing Athlete of the Year Steve Geffrard (Boca Raton, Fla.).

The super heavyweight division was the final weight class to finalize their championship round contestants and two west coast boxers claimed the final two spots in finals night. UNLV boxer and Last Chance Qualifier champion Brett Rather (Las Vegas, Nev.) defeated number one seed and Olympic Trials silver medalist Laron Mitchell (San Francisco, Calif.), 17-14 in their semifinal bout to move on to the finals. Olympic Trials participant Dominic Breazale (Los Angeles, Calif.) claimed the lone remaining spot following a 19-16 win over his teammate Jonathan Hamm (Atlanta, Ga.).

The three qualified men’s weight divisions and three women’s Olympic weight classes will compete in final action at 1 p.m. with the remaining weight divisions, which are each advancing on to major international tournaments, boxing at 6 p.m. at the Fort Carson Special Events Center.

Friday’s Semifinal Results

106 lbs/female: Lisa Ha, Honolulu, Hawaii dec. Marina Ramirez, Sacramento, Calif., 20-14

106 lbs/female: Alex Love, Monroe, Wash., dec. Amy Sowers, Bozeman, Mont., 22-13

108 lbs/male: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev., dec. Stephen Fulton, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., 15-12

108 lbs/male: Leroy Davila, N. Brunswick, N.J., dec. Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., 21-20

112 lbs/female: Ayesha Green, Trenton, N.J., dec. Maryguenn Vellinga, Salt Lake City, Utah, 10-7

114 lbs/male: Edmundo Guzman, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Brent Venegas III, Elk Horn, Calif., 16-13

114 lbs/male: Charles Williams, North Carolina dec. Eduardo Vasquez, Sheridan, Colo., 15-14

119 lbs/female: Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y., dec. Ayanna Vasquez, Las Cruces, N.M., 16-13

119 lbs/female: Jamie Mitchell, Pacific Grove, Calif., dec. Melanie Costa, Norton, Mass., 25-18

123 lbs/male: Joet de Jesus Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., dec. Gary Salazar, Fresno, Calif., 7-5

123 lbs/male: Riccardo Kerns, Anchorage, Alaska, dec. Luis Castro, Texas 26-19

125 lbs/female: Tiara Brown, Lehigh Acres, Fla., dec. Kirstie Simmons, Aurora, Colo., 21-9

125 lbs/female: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass., dec. Karla Herrera, Los Angeles, Calif., 14-12

132 lbs/female: Emily Dagnan, Jasper, Tenn., dec. Karla Herrera, Los Angeles, Calif., 19-10

132 lbs/male: Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Kenneth Sims, Jr., Chicago, Ill., 27-14

132 lbs/male: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I., 21-20

141 lbs/female: Cashmere Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Ariel Beck, Helena, Mont., 22-5

141 lbs/female: Mikaela Mayer, Los Angeles, Calif., dec. Christella Cepeda, Yonkers, N.Y., 21-5

141 lbs/male: Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y., dec. Luis Olivares, Glendale, Ariz., 20-13

141 lbs/male: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., dec. Robert Easter, Toledo, Ohio, 22-18

152 lbs/female: Raquel Miller, San Francisco, Calif., dec. Tara Weisshaar, Burlington, Colo., 29-2

152 lbs/female: Danyelle Wolf, San Diego, Calif., dec. Alicia Napoleon, Lingdenhurst, N.J., 24-5

152 lbs/male: Patrick Day, Freeport, N.Y., dec. Christopher Galeano, Bronx, N.Y., 8-8 (29-21)

152 lbs/male: Alex Martin, Chicago, Ill., dec. David Grayton, Washington DC, 24-14

165 lbs/male: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Izaak Cardona, Colorado Springs, Colo., 14-10

165 lbs/male: Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Demond Nicholson, Laurel, Md., 22-13

178 lbs/female: Tiffanie Hearn, San Diego, Calif., stopped Kendra Minnis, St. Louis, Mo., RSC

178 lbs/female: Franchon Crews, Baltimore, Md., stopped Denise Rico, Los Angeles, Calif., RSC

178 lbs/male: Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., dec. Anthony Sims, Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich., 18-6

178 lbs/male: Steven Nelson, Jr., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., dec. Robert Brant, Oakdale, Minn., 31-16

201 lbs/male: Javonta Charles, W. Des Moines, Iowa, dec. Antwon Abron, Stockton, Calif., 13-5

201 lbs/male: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., 16-9

201+ lbs/male: Dominic Breazale, Los Angeles, Calif., dec. Jonathan Hamm, Atlanta, Ga., 19-16

201+ lbs/male: Brett Rather, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., 17-14

Saturday’s Championship Bout Sheet

1 p.m.

112 lbs/female: Anissa Vasquez, Fort Worth, Texas vs. Ayesha Green, Trenton, N.J.

114 lbs/male: Edmundo Guzman, Las Cruces, N.M., vs. Charles Williams, Tulsa, Okla.

123 lbs/male: Joet de Jesus Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., vs. Riccardo Kerns, Anchorage, Alaska

132 lbs/female: Emily Dagnan, Jasper, Tenn., vs. Katie Brunacini, Los Angeles, Calif.

152 lbs/male: Patrick Day, Freeport, N.Y., vs. Alex Martin, Chicago, Ill.

165 lbs/female: Fallon Farror, Staten Island, N.Y., vs. Dara Shen, Alexandria, Va.

6 p.m.

106 lbs/female: Alex Love, Monroe, Wash., vs. Lisa Ha, Honolulu, Hawaii

108 lbs/male: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev., vs. Leroy Davila, North Brunswick, N.J.

119 lbs/female: Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y., vs. Jamie Mitchell, Pacific Grove, California

125 lbs/female: Tiara Brown, Lehigh Acres, Fla., vs. Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass.

132 lbs/male: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio vs. Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif.

141 lbs/female: Cashmere Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio vs. Mikaela Mayer, Los Angeles, Calif.

141 lbs/male: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., vs. Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y.

152 lbs/female: Raquel Miller, San Francisco, Calif., vs. Danyelle Wolf, San Diego, Calif.

165 lbs/male: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., vs. Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio

178 lbs/female: Tiffanie Hearn, San Diego, Calif., vs. Franchon Crews, Baltimore, Md.

178 lbs/male: Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., vs. Steven Nelson, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

201 lbs/male: Javonta Charles, W. Des Moines, Iowa vs. Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev.

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2012 USA Boxing National Championships Preliminary Action Begins at Fort Carson‏

Action got underway at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships on Sunday with preliminary action in six of the seven non-qualified weight divisions. Fort Carson’s Special Events Center is playing host to the event throughout the week and the tournament got off to a great start with a full day of boxing action.


The light welterweight, light heavyweight and super heavyweight classes enjoyed the stage in the day’s early session with 25 bouts of action in 11 a.m. action. Two of Fort Carson’s own enjoyed victories in their home ring on Monday afternoon. Light heavyweights Derae Crane (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jeffery Spencer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) both earned first round wins, defeating Joshua Balbuena (Symona, Ga.) and Brandon Larvadain respectively.



The evening session featured a full night of middleweight competition as well as contests in the lightweight and heavyweight divisions. Olympic Trials middleweight champion Jesse Hart (Philadelphia, Pa.) claimed his first win of the tournament with a 23-7 decision over John Magda (Rutherford, N.J.). 2011 USA Boxing National Championships bronze medalist D’Mitrius Ballard (Temple Hills, Md.) pulled out an 18-17 win over neighbor Marquis Moore (Fort Washington, Md.) in a hard fought contest. Hart and Ballard will face off in second round action on Tuesday. 2009 National Champion Terrell Gausha (Cleveland, Ohio) enjoyed a successful return to the USA Boxing National Championships, defeating Olympic Trials light heavyweight participant Caleb Plant (Ashland City, Tenn.), 18-16.



In heavyweight competition, 2010 USA Boxing Athlete of the Year opened his 2012 tournament with a convincing 18-4 win over Jas Phipps.



Monday’s action will feature second round competition in the two largest weight classes in the tournament – lightweight and light welterweight. The light welterweights will take the ring in the 11 a.m. session with the lightweights competing at 5 p.m. The middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions will return to the ring on Tuesday. The remaining men’s weight divisions and female brackets will be posted on Monday morning.



Results will be disseminated nightly upon the completion of competition and running results can be found at www.usaboxing.org.



Sunday’s Results

Preliminary Bouts

5 p.m. session



132 lbs: Andy Vences, San Jose, Calif., dec. Deontae Jordan, St. Louis, Mo., 16-12

132 lbs: Elias Diaz, Chula Vista, Calif., dec. Mikail Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio, 20-13

132 lbs: Emmanuel Nieves, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Jerrel Barbour, Tacoma, Wash., 22-10

132 lbs: Karin Zaiden, Roanoke, Va., dec. Keenan Carabajal, Phoenix, Ariz., 22-18

132 lbs: Ricky Rodriguez, Evans, Colo., dec. Luis Ambrosio, Fresno, Calif., 23-17

165 lbs: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. John Magda, Rutherford, N.J., 23-7

165 lbs: Felix Magallanes, Camp Lejeune, N.C., won on walkover over Billye Burke, San Mateo, Calif., W/O

165 lbs: Wesley Tucker, Toledo, Ohio, dec. Roshawn McCain, Phoenix, Ariz., 20-13

165 lbs: Puol Both, St. Paul, Minn., dec. Reginald Lucas, Baltimore, Md., 28-21

165 lbs: I.V. Anderson, Jr., Dallas, Texas, dec. Russell Lamour, Portland, Maine, 14-14 (41-38)

165 lbs: Gerald Schifone, Brockston, Md., dec. Jeremy Ramos, Colorado Springs, Colo., 12-10

165 lbs: Kenneth McNeil, Birmingham, Ala., dec. Aaron Coley, California, 19-13

165 lbs: Moses Taylor IV, Detroit, Mich., won on disqualification over Kyron Davis, Delaware, DQ

165 lbs: D'Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., dec. Marquis Moore, Ft. Washington, Md., 18-17

165 lbs: Kevin Newman, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Algerron Goldsmith, Moline, Ill., 22-3

165 lbs: Russell Gaskins, Washington DC stopped Cory Barnes, Montebello, Calif., RSC

165 lbs: Fred Wilson, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio dec. DeAndre Harris, Des Moines, Iowa, 12-8

165 lbs: Andre Penn, Rapid City, S.D., dec. Shane Mosley, Jr., Pomona, Calif., 25-14

165 lbs: LeShawn Rodriguez, Long Island, N.Y., dec. Ben Cottingham, Paushuska, Okla., 25-15

165 lbs: George Newkirk, El Cajon, dec. Shaka Davidson, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 11-6

165 lbs: Izaak Cardona, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gildardo Garcia, Aurora, Colo., 20-7

165 lbs: Demond Nicholson, Laurel, Md., Scott Deering, Bridgeton, Mo., 19-8

165 lbs: Travis Hilton, Columbus, Ohio dec. Richard Cap, Omaha, Neb., 11-4

165 lbs: Xavier Hayden, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Terry Fernandez, Oakland, Calif., 18-11

165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Tavion Bush, Pensacola, Fla., 19-8

165 lbs: Charles Cue, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., dec. Daniel Logan, Oklahoma City, Okla., 15-8

165 lbs: Auguste Akil Frederick, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Pablo Velez, Jr., Raleigh, N.C., 16-8

165 lbs: Anthony Flagg, Detroit, Mich., dec. John Peak, Spanaway, Wash., 39-21

165 lbs: William Williams, Conyers, Ga., dec. Carlos Ortiz, Homosassa, Fla., 19-18

165 lbs: Peter Reyes, Long Island, N.Y., dec. Deandre Ware, Jr., Toledo, Ohio, 31-21

165 lbs: Michael Rycraft, Utica, N.Y., dec. Patrick Torres, Hawaii, 17-11

165 lbs: Corey Richards, Denton, Texas dec. Niall Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., 20-7

165 lbs: Daniel Valdivia, Tulare, Calif., dec. Michael Fernandez, San Francisco, Calif.., 20-13

165 lbs: Brahmavigi Montgomery, Apple Valley, Calif., dec. Joseph Torres, Jr., Brighton, Colo

165 lbs: Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., 18-16

165 lbs: Edgar Alvarado, Jr., San Bernadino, Calif., dec. Randy Foster, Covington, Ga., 16-7

201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. Jas Phipps, Texas, 18-4

201 lbs: Khachatrian Vardan, Hollywood, Calif., dec. Michael Marshall, Foster City, Calif., 17-16

Preliminary Bouts

11 a.m. session

141 lbs: Wesley Ferrer, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Julio Miramontes, Pueblo, Colo.

141 lbs: Bronson Stultz, Henderson, Nev., dec. Daniel Ramirez, Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., 141-2

141 lbs: Javonn Barnes, Muskegon, Mich., dec. Brian Mendoza, Rio Rancho, N.M., 13-8

141 lbs: Ali Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., dec. Carlos Otero, Tampa, Fla., 15-9

141 lbs: Josh Rodriguez, Albuquerque, N.M., dec. Carlos Otero, Tampa, Fla., 15-9

141 lbs: Brian Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Devon Balli, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 21-8

141 lbs: Joseph Canale, Camp Lejeune, N.C., dec. Manuel Lopez, Aurora, Colo., 32-27

141 lbs: Nicholas Delomba, Cranston, R.I., dec. Cory Muldrew, Arizona, 27-23

141 lbs: Elvis Buenrostro, Coachella, Calif., dec. Karran Richardson, Philadelphia, Pa., 32-11

178 lbs: Craig Duncan, Apopka, Fla., dec. Aaron Wright, Pennsylvania, RSC

178 lbs: Malcolm Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., won on walkover over Kevin Lombardi, Jr., Rhode Island, W/O

178 lbs: Ryan Riley, Van Buren, Ark., dec. Dionysisus Tucker, Pensacola, Fla., 23-15

178 lbs: DeRae Crane, Colorado Springs, Colo., stopped Joshua Balbuena, Symona, Ga., RSC

178 lbs: Joseph Merrill, Jacksonville, Beach, Fla., dec. Tony Young, Killeen, Texas, 28-8

178 lbs: Anthony Sims, Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich., dec. James Brannon, Miami Beach, Fla.,10-7

178 lbs: Robert Lopez, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Nathan Howard, Crossville, Tenn., 19-15

178 lbs: Reece Bennett, San Clemente, Calif., dec. Ken Johnson, Chicago, Ill., 20-12

178 lbs: Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Brandon Larvadain, Michigan, 15-6

178 lbs: Gregory Newby, Washington DC dec. Matthew Anani, Overland Park, Kansas, 13-13 (40-38)

178 lbs: Devaun Lee, Jamaica Queens, N.Y., dec. Dillon Fowler, Jamaica Queens, N.Y., 29-21

178 lbs: Tyshawn Murray, Elizabeth, N.J., dec. Bruce Green, Omaha, Neb., 12-6

178 lbs: Nigel Rogers, Pennsylvania dec. Jorge Escalante, San Diego, Calif., 28-10

201+ lbs: Danny Kelly, Washington DC, dec. Ryan Jones, Janesville, Wis., 19-9

Monday 11 a.m. bout sheets

141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., vs. Wesley Ferrer, Brooklyn, N.Y.

141 lbs: Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas., vs. Blair Cobbs

141 lbs: Carlos Castillo, Dallas, Texas, vs. Ivory Snowden, Pensacola, Fla.

141 lbs: Thomas Mattice, Cleveland, Ohio v. Kieran Rosas, Hilo, Hawaii

141 lbs: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., vs. Joseph Canale, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

141 lbs: Adam Hassan, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., vs. Michael Montgomery, Jr., Macon, Ga.

141 lbs: Apollo Sample, Garland, Texas, vs. Arnold Dinong, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

141 lbs: Ali Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., vs. DeLorien Carraway, St. Paul, Minn.

141 lbs: Derrick Williams, Plano, Texas, vs. Bronson Stultz, Henderson, Nev.

141 lbs: Robert Easter, Jr., Toledo, Ohio vs. Ryan Martin, Chattanooga, Tenn.

141 lbs: Michael Reed, Waldorf, Md., vs. George Rincon, Carrolton, Texas

141 lbs: Kevin Watts, Lancaster, Calif., vs. Nicholas Felix, Carencro, La.

141 lbs: Antonio Magruder, Suitland, Md., vs. Derrel Williams, San Antonio, Texas

141 lbs: Kameron Jones, Rowlett, Texas vs. Freddie Ellis, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio

141 lbs: Nick Jefferson, Tacoma, Wash., vs. Ryan Karl, Milano, Texas

141 lbs: Nicholas Delomba, Cranston, R.I., vs. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont.

141 lbs: Tommy Duquette, Waltham, Mass., vs. Josh Rodriguez, Albuquerque, N.M.

141 lbs: Danny Riddell, Apache Jet, Ariz., vs. Preston Freeman, St. Louis, Mo.

141 lbs: Luis Olivares, Jr., Glendale, Ariz., vs. Ace’son Leseure, Corpus Christi, Texas

141 lbs: Amonte Eberhardt, Pittsburgh, Pa., vs. Martin Lagunas, Jr., Ruskin, Fla.

141 lbs: Burim Beqiri, Kentwood, Mich., vs. Cortland Perkins, Baltimore, Md.

141 lbs: Darius Jones, Pensacola, Fla., vs. Danson Rellez, Mt. View, Hawaii

141 lbs: Ronnie Austion, Detroit, Mich., vs. Paul Whiteface, Rapid City, S.D.

141 lbs: Javonn Barnes, Muskegon, Mich., vs. Kirk Bills, Chicago, Ill.

141 lbs: Rashidi Ellis, Lynn, Mass., vs. Elvis Buenrostro, Coachella, Calif.

141 lbs: Maximino Ramos, Santa Ana, Calif., vs. Michael Santos, Hoover, Ala.

141 lbs: Daniel Bell, Shreveport, La., vs. Montana Love, Cleveland, Ohio

141 lbs: Jerome Jones, Peridot, La., vs. Quenton Bracey, Fat Drum, N.Y.

141 lbs: JayQwan Hazel, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Hasan Young, Philadelphia, Pa.

141 lbs: Thomas Hall, Rochester, N.Y., vs. Jamontay Clark, Cincinnati, Ohio

141 lbs: Demond Brock, New Orleans, La., vs. David Moore, Milwaukee, Wis.

141 lbs: Brian Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y.

Monday 5 p.m. session bout sheets

132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio vs. Elias Diaz, Chula Vista, Calif.

132 lbs: Francisco Lopez, Taylorsville, Utah vs. Toribio Ramirez, Bowling Green, Fla.

132 lbs: Sonny Frederickson, Toledo, Ohio vs. Titus Williams, Elmont, N.Y.

132 lbs: Kevin Rivers, Jr., Landover, Md., vs. Ray Lugo, Tampa Bay, Fla.

132 lbs: Gary Antonio Russell, Capitol Heights, Md., vs. Eduardo Garza, Rowlett, Texas

132 lbs: Ignasio Chairez, Salt Lake City, Utah, vs. Joshua Jones, Philadelphia, Pa.

132 lbs: Josh Bickford, Belmont, Vt., vs. Francisco Esparza, Las Vegas, Nev.

132 lbs: Marcos Suarez II, New York, N.Y., vs. Johnny Spell, Pittsburgh, Pa.

132 lbs: Dusin Southichack, San Antonio, Texas vs. Ricky Rodriguez, Evans, Colo.

132 lbs: Michael Norato, Pacoima, Calif. vs. Tracy Alexander, Compton, Calif.

132 lbs: Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., vs. Anthony Marsella, Smithfield, R.I.

132 lbs: Alejandro Salinas, Youngstown, Ohio vs. Rocky Balala, Makawao, Hawaii

132 lbs: Charles Vasquez, New Port Richey, Fla. vs. Maximiliano Moreno, Apple Valley, Calif.

132 lbs: Alex DuBosque, Garland, Texas vs. Roger Hilley, Chattanooga, Tenn.

132 lbs: Alies Sandoval, Utah vs. Brandon Riddell, Apache Jet, Ariz.

132 lbs: Andy Vences, San Jose, Calif., vs. Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I.

132 lbs: Kenneth Sims, Jr., Chicago, Ill., vs. Emmanuel Nieves, Phoenix, Ariz.

132 lbs: Cresencio Ramos, Jr., San Antonio, Texas vs. Jessie Martinez, Victoria, Texas

132 lbs: Mario Gonzalez, Toledo, Ohio vs. Carlos Adame, Jr., Dallas, Texas

132 lbs: Robert O’Quinn, Detroit, Mich., vs. Mario Esparza, Las Vegas, Nev.

132 lbs: Pedro Duran, Jr., Downey, Calif., vs. Michael Maciel, Fresno, Calif.

132 lbs: Adam Fiel, Vacaville, Calif., vs. Bobby Hornsby, Georgia

132 lbs: Brandon Broussard, Carencro, La., vs. Abraham Morones, Alameda, Calif.

132 lbs: Yordy de Leon, Passaic, N.J., vs. Quillian Ware, Bossier City, La.

132 lbs: Hilario Ramirez-Medina, Longmont, Colo., vs. Freddy Rosado, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

132 lbs: Divante Jones, Hephzibah, Ga., vs. Lavisas Williams, Rochester, N.Y.

132 lbs: Anthony Burgin, Atco, N.J., vs. Patrick Harris, Hyattsville, Md.

132 lbs: Bryant Cruz, Portchester, N.Y. vs. Kenneth Thomas, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.

132 lbs: Javar Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., vs. Thomas Walters, Cypress, Calif.

132 lbs: Tommy Roque, Camp Lejeune, N.C., vs. Nestor Contreras, Carson, Calif.

132 lbs: Albert Bell, Toledo, Ohio vs. Tyler McCreary, Toledo, Ohio

132 lbs: Karin Zaiden, Roanoke, Va., vs. Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif.

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