(CHARLESTON,
W. VA.) – Thirty-two young boxers closed their run in the
first-ever Prep National Championships with gold medal victories
on Friday afternoon in Charleston, W. Va. While the youngest
champions boxed in final round competition, top athletes in the
junior age group faced off in semifinal round action.
Two Junior World Champions made
their first appearance of the 2015 Junior Olympic National
Championships on Friday, boxing in semifinal round competition.
Both light flyweight Heaven
Garcia (El
Monte, Calif.) and Lupe
Gutierrez (Sacramento,
Calif.) picked up where they left off at the World Championships
in Taiwan, taking convincing victories.
The junior men's division boasted
several action-packed bouts in the day's early action.
Featherweight Joseph
Adorno (Philadelphia,
Pa.) and lightweight Harley
Maderos (Brooklyn,
N.Y.) advanced to Saturday's final round with back-to-back
victories in the center ring at the Charleston Civic Center.
Junior Open champion Brandun
Lee (Coachella,
Calif.) moved on to final round competition in short order,
taking a TKO win in the first round of his welterweight bout.
Heavyweight Richard
Torrez (Tulare,
Calif.) defeated fellow California native Roland
Lemus (Los
Angeles, Calif.) in their match-up to move on to a championship
round match-up with Kashaun
Davis (Pearl,
Miss.).
Five peewee and bantamweight
division athletes received Outstanding Boxer awards in their
respective divisions at the close of Friday's action. Mason
Vela (Laredo,
Texas), Jesus
Martinez (San
Antonio, Texas), Isabell
Vasquez (Orlando,
Fla.), Randi
Griffith (Gouvernour,
N.Y.) and Tyshawn
Denson (Akron,
Ohio) all received won top boxer honors.
Twenty-one bouts of final round
action will close the event on Saturday at the Charleston Civic
Center with 20 contests taking place in the junior division and
one match in the intermediate age group. Saturday's
championship round competition will begin at noon and tickets
are available at the door for only $10.
USA Boxing’s Junior Olympic
program is a critical developmental pipeline for the
organization and has consistently produced future Olympians and
professional world champions. The last two Olympic gold
medalists from the United States, Claressa Shields and Andre
Ward both took part in the event before going on to Olympic
glory.
Friday's Results Championships
Peewee/9-10/60 lbs: Ranulfo
Bocanegra, San Antonio, Texas dec. Juan Rivera V, Philadelphia,
Pa., 2-1
Peewee/9-10/75 lbs: Kenneth
Morales, Springfield, Mass., dec. Malachi Davis, Albany, N.Y.,
2-1
Peewee/9-10/65 lbs: Jesus
Martinez, San Antonio, Texas dec. Richard Dodson, Capitol
Heights, Md., 3-0
Peewee/9-10/70 lbs: Michael
Crockett, Toledo, Ohio dec. Andre Dodson, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio,
2-1
Bantam/65 lbs: Yahir Calderon,
Kansas City, Kansas dec. Richard Fernandez, San Antonio, Texas,
2-1
Bantam/70 lbs: Preston Tiffany,
Ogden, Utah dec. Randy Canaday, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., 2-1
Bantam/75 lbs: Tyshawn Denson,
Akron, Ohio, dec. Tyrek Williams, Capitol Heights, Md., 2-1
Bantam/80 lbs: Quincey Williams,
Washington DC dec. Angel Rivera, Orlando, Fla., 3-0
Bantam/85 lbs: Emilio Garcia,
Laredo, Texas dec. LaQwan Scott, Crowley, La., 2-1
Bantam/90 lbs: Jonathan Lopez,
Orlando, Fla., dec. Joel Irriarte, Bakersfield, Calif., 2-1
Bantam/95 lbs: Jalil Hackett,
Washington DC dec. Treyvean Beard, Baton Rouge, La., 3-0
Bantam/101 lbs: Trinidad Vargas,
Grand Prairie, Texas dec. Jayson Johnson, Detroit, Mich., 2-1
Intermediate/75 lbs: Raghaleak
Bartee, Washington DC dec. Jose Luis Sauceda, Corpus Christi,
Texas, 2-1
Intermediate/80 lbs: Jesus
Gallegos, Elsa, Texas dec. Eli Lankford, Jonesboro, Ga., 3-0
Intermediate/85 lbs: Jamie Jasso,
Laredo, Texas dec. Da'Navion Neal, Toledo, OHio, 2-1
Intermediate/90 lbs: Oliver
Badillo, Mesquite, Texas dec. Jesus Flores, 2-1
Intermediate/95 lbs/female:
Roxonie Verduco, Sylmar, Calif., won on TKO over Lakandra
Watson, Lubbock, Texas, TKO-2
Intermediate/95 lbs: Garrett
Rice, Flint, Mich., dec. Jabin Cholet, San Diego, Calif., 3-0
Intermediate/101 lbs: Jeremy
Adorno, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Kevan Bonilla, Bridgeport, Conn,
2-1
Intermediate/101 lbs: Jolene
Bottini, Los Lunas, N.M., dec. Angela Murillo, Riverside,
Calif., 2-1
Intermediate/101 lbs: Anthony
Valdovinos, Hanford, Calif., dec. Jerimiah Perales, Omaha, Neb.,
3-0
Intermediate/106 lbs: Xavien
Ramirez, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Joseph Landeros, Riverside,
Calif., 2-1
Intermediate/110 lbs: Antonio
Perez, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Elijah Rios, Ridgewood, N.Y., 2-1
Intermediate/114 lbs: Damien
Basulto, Maywood, Calif., dec. Michael Garcia, Florida, 3-0
Intermediate/119 lbs: Joreckson
Galiza, Waianae, Hawaii dec. Luis Ybarra, Jr., 2-1
Intermediate/125 lbs: Pedro
Parilla, Manhattan, N.Y., dec. Lorenzo Soto, Sacramento, Calif.,
2-1
Intermediate/132 lbs: Kevon
Brown, Dyersburg, Tenn., dec. John Montalvo, Omaha, Neb., 3-0
Intermediate/138 lbs: John
Medina, Lubbock, Texas dec. Ivan Romero, Yonkers, N.Y., 2-1
Intermediate/145 lbs: Jahosh
Allen, Lima, Ohio dec. Pier Gauge, Greenville, S.C., 3-0
Intermediate/154 lbs: Aldan
Espinoza, Parkville, Mo., dec. Leon Peters, Keshena, Wis., 3-0
Intermediate/165 lbs: Marco Cruz,
Hoffman Estates, Ill., dec. Drewaundre Chatmon, Indianapolis,
Ind., 3-0
Intermediate/176 lbs: Matthew
Rodriguez, Saginaw, Mich., dec. Anthony Nieves, Bridgeport,
Conn., 2-1
Semifinals
Junior/101 lbs/male: Jesse
Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas dec. Julian Newell, Oswego, Ill,.
3-0
Junior/101 lbs/male: Japthethlee
Llamido, Norwalk, Calif., dec. Mario Roman, St. Cloud, Fla., 2-1
Junior/106 lbs/male: Santos
Ortega, Coachella, Calif., dec. Abraham Perez, Albuquerque,
N.M., 3-0
Junior/106 lbs/male: Angel
Martinez, Rockford, Ill., dec. Alex De Luna, Bakersfield,
Calif., 2-1
Junior/106 lbs/female: Heaven
Garcia, S. El Monte, Calif., won on TKO over Lexie Tirado,
Racine, Wis., TKO-2
Junior/106 lbs/female: Amy
Salinas, Mesquite, N.M., dec. Vidalia Dickens, Crossville,
Tenn., 3-0
Junior/110 lbs/male: Jonathan
Rodriguez, Albany, N.Y., dec. Joseph Bargeman, Lafayette, La.,
2-1
Junior/110 lbs/male: Angel
Cordon, Martinez, Calif., dec. Rey Diaz, Las Vegas, Nev., 3-0
Junior/114 lbs/female: Romali
Martinez, Houston, Texas dec. Amber Ramos, San Antonio, Texas,
3-0
Junior/114 lbs/female: Kaitlyn
Pruitt, Clarksville, Ark., dec. Alicia Martinez, Phoenix, Ariz.,
3-0
Junior/114 lbs/male: Anthony
Reyes, Coachella, Calif., dec. Earleonta Evans, Lagrange, Ga.,
2-1
Junior/114 lbs/male: Otha Jones
III, Toledo, Ohio dec. Armando Chavez, Phoenix, Ariz., 3-0
Junior/119 lbs/male: Christopher
Zavala, Bellflower, Calif., dec. Keshawn Davis, Norfolk, Calif.,
3-0
Junior/119 lbs/male: Marc Castro,
Fresno, Calif., dec. Dominqiue Frances, Opa-Locha, Fla., 3-0
Junior/125 lbs/male: Joseph
Adorno, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Gabriel Flores, Stockton,
Calif., 3-0
Junior/125 lbs/male: Nathan
Gonzales, Palmdale, Calif., dec. Anthony Garnica, Oakland,
Calif., 2-1
Junior/125 lbs/female: Dianna
Estrada, Hillsboro, Ore., dec. Jasmine Hernandez, National City,
Calif., 3-0
Junior/132 lbs/female: Andrea
Medina, Chula Vista, Calif., won on disqualification over
Shardonay Billingsley, Cincinnati, Ohio, DQ-3
Junior/132 lbs/female: Lupe
Gutierrez, Sacramento, Calif., dec. Destiny Jasso, Dallas,
Texas, 3-0
Junior/132 lbs/male: Harley
Mederos, New York, N.Y., dec. Branden Pizarro, Philadelphia,
Pa., 3-0
Junior/132 lbs/male: David
Kaminsky, Tarzana, Calif., dec. De'Sean Minor, Cincinnati, Ohio,
2-1
Junior/138 lbs/male: Andres
Borrego, Arvada, Colo., dec. Nathaniel Rodriguez, Elgin, Ill.,
3-0
Junior/138 lbs/male: Leon Lawson,
Flint, Mich., dec. Ty Tomlin, Chapmansboro, Tenn., 3-0
Junior/145 lbs/male: Brandun Lee,
Coachella, Calif., dec. Manuel Tarrango, Dade City, Fla., TKO-1
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Junior/145 lbs/male: Alejandro
Wagner, Lincoln Park, Mich., dec. Christian Torres, Denver,
Colo., 3-0
Junior/154 lbs/male: Joey
Spencer, Linden, Mich., dec. Issac Ingram, Palatka, Fla., 2-1
Junior/154 lbs/male: Nicholas
Gomes, Providence, R.I., dec. Erick Gainous, Denver, Colo., 3-0
Junior/165 lbs/male: Christopher
Sanchez, San Antonio, Texas dec. Lavan Johnson, Detroit, Mich.,
3-0
Junior/165 lbs/male: Muadh-Abdus
Salaam, Irvington, N.J., dec. Joseph O'Donnell, Knoxville,
Tenn., 2-1
Junior/176 lbs/male: Najee Lopez,
Lithonia, Ga., dec. David Stevens, Philadelphia, Pa., 2-1
Junior/176 lbs/male: Daniel
Gates, Dyersburg, Tenn., dec. Cristian Robles, Houston, Texas,
3-0
Junior/176+ lbs/male: Richard
Torrez, Tulare, Calif., dec. Roland Lemus, Los Angeles, Calif.,
3-0
Junior/176+ lbs/male: Kashaun
Davis, Pearl, Miss., dec. Jared Anderson, Toledo, Ohio, 3-0
