(NOV 17) Flyweight Virginia
Fuchs (Houston, Texas) started her 2018 Women’s Elite World
Championships tournament with a dominating performance on the
first day of competition from New Delhi, India.
Fuchs stepped into the ring against a familiar foe, Tetyana Kob
of Ukraine, who she faced on the international stage before.
However, Fuchs was too strong from the Ukrainian, taking all
five judges cards, 30-27, to advance to the next round.
“I kind of stuck to my plan,” stated Fuchs after her win. “She
tried to box me more, she is an aggressive fighter, so it did
make it a little more difficult for me, but I was able to adjust
pretty quick.” The team captain of Team USA will have a day of
rest before back into the ring on Saturday, where she will face
Anamarija Cork of Croatia.
Four members of Team USA will step into the ring on the second
day of competition. Light flyweight Jazzelle Bobadilla (Ewa
Beach, Hawaii) will face Aigerim Kassenayeva of Kazakhstan;
bantamweight and two-time World Championships bronze medalist
Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.) steps into the ring with India’s
Manisha Moun; lightweight Stacia Suttles (Bronx, N.Y.) makes her
World Championships debut against Sudaporn Seesondee of
Thailand; while welterweight Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) will box
2016 Olympian Iaroslava Iakushina of Russia.
This year’s Women’s Elite World Championships has brought 277
boxers from 62 different countries to India to fight for their
spot on top of the podium. The American delegation is being
guided by USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs,
Colo.), as well as National Assistant Coach Kay Koroma(Colorado
Springs, Colo.) and assistant coaches Marc Gargaro (Newton,
Mass.) and Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas).
Day 1 Results
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas/USA, dec. over
Tetyana Kob/UKR,5-0
Day 2 Schedule
48 kg: Jazzelle Bobadilla, Ewa Beach, Hawaii/USA, vs.
Aigerim Kassenayeva/KAZ
54 kg: Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y./USA, vs. Manisha
Moun/IND
60 kg: Stacia Suttles, Bronx, N.Y./USA, vs. Sudaporn
Seesondee/THA
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio/USA, vs. Iaroslava
Iakushina/RUS
