(JUNE 28) – The second day of
competition at the 2013 Junior Olympic National Championships
featured quarterfinal contests with all of the boxers vying for
a spot in the semifinal round at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention
Center in Mobile, Ala. Fifty-seven boxers advanced in the
competition with wins in Thursday’s quarterfinal action.
A crowd-pleasing female bout highlighted the afternoon action
with bantamweight Jayda Thomas (Detroit, Mich.) impressing the
judges and fans alike with her high punch output. She came out
flying in the first round, throwing non-stop and continued to
land shots en route to a 3-0 win over Mariah Leon (Lubbock,
Texas). She will face Katrina Nahe (Antioch, Calif.) in
tomorrow’s semifinals. On the opposite side of the bracket,
defending champion Melody Montes (Kissimmee, Fla.) defeated
Junior World Team Open Champion Jessica Galvez (Reno, Nev.) to
join Thomas and Nahe in the semifinals.
Male lightweight Cole Dante (Honolulu, Hawaii) enjoyed better
luck than his twin brother in his first bout at the 2013 Junior
Olympic National Championships. Dante won a unanimous decision
over Jonathan Jarabek (Brighton, Colo.) in their quarterfinal
match-up to move to a semifinal contest with Andres Cortes
(Henderson, Nev.). Junior World Team Open champion Keoni Adric,
Jr. (Haleima, Hawaii) earned his second victory of the
tournament in his lightweight quarterfinal bout to advance to
Friday’s action as well.
In middleweight action, Junior World Team Open champion Suray
Mahmutovic (Daly City, Calif.) utilized his extensive height
advantage to win his first bout of the tournament over Armando
Gaytan (Phoenix, Ariz.). Mahmutovic claimed a 3-0 victory to
advance to a semifinal showdown with Veles Cup team member
Manjaro Hills, Jr. (Baker, La.) on Friday.
The opening session concluded with an engaging bout between
Malik Titus (Baltimore, Md.) and Lorenzo Benavidez (Albuquerque,
N.M.). The contest resembled a David and Goliath match-up with
Titus enjoying an 18-inch height advantage over the game
Benavidez. With the crowd cheering him on, Benavidez never
stopped coming forward, looking for spots to land on the
towering Titus. Yet Titus stuck to his game plan and won a 3-0
decision over Benavidez, who won over the hearts of everyone
watching the bout.
Junior World Team Open and Victory Day Tournament champion
Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) made his 2013 Junior Olympic
National Championships debut on Thursday evening. Stevenson was
victorious in his opener, winning a 3-0 decision over Marco Diaz
(Palm Bay, Fla.). Stevenson will take on Victor Morales
(Vancouver, Wash.) in flyweight semifinal competition tomorrow.
Defending flyweight champion Isidro Ochoa (Fresno, Calif.) moved
up to the featherweight division for the 2013 event but he
continued his success in his new weight class on Thursday. Ochoa
defeated Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.) by unanimous decision in
quarterfinal action. He will battle Gage Campbell (Wauseon,
Ohio) in the semifinals on Friday for a return trip to the
finals.
In female featherweight competition, Zoe Glass (Lansing, Mich.)
defeated returning champion Akemi Collazo (San Antonio, Texas)
to advance to semifinal round competition. Glass will face off
with Anna Crutchfield (Greenville, S.C.) in the semifinals on
Friday.
A second Junior World Team Open titlist enjoyed a victorious
debut in the light welterweight division. Brandon Trejo (Napa,
Calif.) claimed a unanimous decision win over Money Powell
(Columbus, Ga.) in their quarterfinal contest. Trejo will look
to duplicate his victory in the semifinal round when he
challenges Mark Dawson (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Semifinal action will be contested at noon and 6 p.m. on Friday
at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center in Mobile, Ala. Full
tournament brackets and bout sheets can be found on USA Boxing's
website at usaboxing.org.
Thursday, June 27 Results
6 p.m. session
106 lbs/male: Derek Ochoa, Sanger, Calif., dec. Luis Rivera,
Nimyama, Fla., 2-1
106 lbs/male: Trey Aragon, Victoria, Texas, won on TKO over
Angel Ruiz, Yonkers, N.Y., TKO-2
106 lbs/male: Aaron Perez, Albuquerque, N.M., dec. Saul Sanchez,
N. Hollywood, Calif., 2-1
106 lbs/male: Jody Gauthier, Opelouses, La., dec. George A.
Hammond III, Shawnee, Kansas, 3-0
114 lbs/male: Shakur Stevenson, Newark, N.J., dec. Marco Diaz,
Palm Bay, Fla., 3-0
114 lbs/male: Caleb Chesternut, East Pointe, Mich., dec. Sergio
Bolonos, Silver Springs, Md., 3-0
114 lbs/male: Darren Cunningham, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Elijah
Dierksheide, Huntsville, Texas, 2-1
114 lbs/male: Victor Morales, Jr., Vancouver, Wash., dec.
Dominic Serna, Indio, Calif., 2-1
125 lbs/male: Gonzalo Rodriguez, Edinburg, Texas won on TKO over
Edward Ceballos, Youngstown, Ariz., TKO-I
125 lbs/male: Michael Nelson, Mansfield, Ohio dec. Garrett
Rincon, Anaheim, Calif., 2-1
125 lbs/male: Isidro Ochoa, Fresno, Calif., dec. Troy Isley,
Alexandria, Va., 3-0
125 lbs/male: Gage Campbell, Wauseon, Ohio dec. Steven Galeano,
Bronx, N.Y., 3-0
125 lbs/female: Zoe Glass, Lansing, Mich., dec. Akemi Collazo,
San Antonio, Texas, 3-0
125 lbs/female: Jermesha Poke, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Brianna
Herrera, Albuquerque, N.M., 3-0
125 lbs/female: Anna Crutchfield, Greenville, N.C., dec. Melanie
Gonzalez, Houston, Texas, 2-1
138 lbs/male: Mark Dawson, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Emiliano
Gutierrez, Milwaukee, Wis., 3-0
138 lbs/male: Karrington White, Tulsa, Okla., dec. Eben Vargas,
Phoenix, Ariz., 2-1
138 lbs/male: Mykquan Williams, Hartford, Conn., dec. Wrylee
Padilla, Rock Springs, Wyo., 2-1
138 lbs/male: Brandon Trejo, Napa, Calif., dec. Money Powell,
Columbus, Ga., 3-0
154 lbs/male: Ferdinand Kerobyan, N. Hollywood, Calif., dec.
Darius Green, St. Louis, Mo., 3-0
154 lbs/male: Amisael Jimenez, Sacramento, Calif., won on
tiebreaker over David Colon, Shewano, Wis., TB
154 lbs/male: Edgar Berlanga, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Michaiah
Soares, Kaunakakai, Hawaii, 3-0
154 lbs/male: Jose Pena, Houston, Texas, dec. Kevin Torres,
Bellingham, Wash., 3-0
176 lbs/male: Wahzir Beyar, Hyannis, Mass., dec. Alejandro
Larrondo, Phoenix, Ariz., 3-0
176 lbs/male: Sergio Flores, Overland Park, Kansas, won on TKO
over Michael Wilbar, Boonsboro, Md., TKO
176 lbs/male: Mario Hernandez, Sparks, Nev., won on TKO over
Skylar Johnson, Gilette, Wyo., TKO-3 (1:00)
176 lbs/male: Daniel Jasso, Southgate, Mich., dec. Damian Smith,
Redby, Minn., 3-0
11 a.m. session
101 lbs/male: Dylan Price, Sicklerville, N.J., dec. Ivan Varela,
Lindsay, Calif., 3-0
101 lbs/male: Kawelo Alcos, Wapahu, Hawaii, dec. Jordan White,
Waldorf, Md., 2-1
101 lbs/male: Basil Nasser, Dearborn Heights, Mich., dec. Nick
Scaturchio, Stamford, Conn., 2-1
101 lbs/male: Jeremiah Smotherman, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Slade
Corvin, Chattanooga, Tenn., 3-0
110 lbs/male: Aaron Morales, Eufala, Okla., dec. Juan Anguiano,
Victorville, Calif., 3-0
110 lbs/male: Edward Rojas, Lakewood, Wash., dec. Kristopher
Alcos, Lihue, Hawaii, 3-0
110 lbs/male: Keeshawn Williams, Washington DC dec. Jacob
Flores, Selma, Calif., 3-0
110 lbs/male: Vergil Ortiz, Grand Prairie, Texas dec. Bruce
Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y., 3-0
119 lbs/male: Michael Dutchover, Midland, Texas dec. Dustin
Somera, Las Vegas, Nev., 3-0
119 lbs/male: Devin Haney, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Duke Ragen,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 3-0
119 lbs/male: Logan Yoon, Honolulu, Hawaii, dec. Mack Allison,
Baltimore, Md., 2-1
119 lbs/male: Ruben Villa, Salinas, Calif., won on TKO over Eli
Trujillo, Rawlins, Wyo., TKO-3
119 lbs/female: Katrina Nahe, Antioch, Calif., dec. Natalee
Martinez, Farmington, N.M., 3-0
119 lbs/female: Jayda Thomas, Detroit, Mich., dec. Mariah Leon,
Lubbock, Texas, 3-0
119 lbs/female: Melody Montes, Kissimmee, Fla., dec. Jessica
Galvez, Reno, Nev., 3-0
132 lbs/male: Keoni Adric, Jr., Haleima, Hawaii dec. Michael
Rivera, Houston, Texas, 3-0
132 lbs/male: Charlie Sheehy, Brisbane, Calif., dec. Josue
Vargas, Bronx, N.Y., 3-0
132 lbs/male: Andres Cortes, Henderson, Nev ., won on TKO over
Andreas Ladd, Toledo, Ohio, TKO
132 lbs/male: Cole Dante, Honolulu, Hawaii, dec. Jonathan
Jarabek, Brighton, Colo., 3-0
145 lbs/male: Angel Rios, Sacramento, Calif., dec. Elmer Pedraza,
Houston, Texas, 3-0
145 lbs/male: Charles Conwell, Cleveland Heights, Ohio dec.
Fabian Morales, Eufala, Okla., 3-0
145 lbs/male: Christian Rivera, Orlando, Fla., dec. Cody
Waslages, Helena, Mont., 2-1
145 lbs/male: Hans Perez, Staten Island, N.Y., dec. Aaron
Broussard, Lake Charles, La., 3-0
165 lbs/male: Raul Muniz, Jupiter, Fla., dec. Jose Campos,
Houston, Texas, 2-1
165 lbs/male: Vernon Lee, Rock Island, Ill., dec. Eric Murguia,
Mission Hills, Calif., 3-0
165 lbs/male: Manjaro Hills, Jr., Baker, La., dec. Kashif
Muhammad Brown, Jr., Upper Marlboro, Md., 2-1
165 lbs/male: Suray Mahmutovic, Daly City, Calif., dec. Armando
Gaytan, Phoenix, Ariz., 3
176+ lbs/male: Marcus Carter, Detroit, Mich., dec. Daniel
Gonzales, San Angelo, Texas, 3-0
176+ lbs/male: Taifer Riguad, Arlington, Mass., won on TKO over
Matthew Mollet, Port Orchard, Wash., TKO-1
176+ lbs/male: Malik Titus, Baltimore, Md., dec. Lorenzo
Benavidez, Albuquerque, N.M., 3-0
176+ lbs/male: Brandon Shannon, Alto Monte Springs, Fla., won on
disqualification over Clenard Chillers, Jr., Venice, Ill., DQ
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