(JAN 23) SPOKANE, WA– The
fourth day of the 2015 USA Boxing Elite National Championships
featured a full day of quarterfinal contests on Thursday at the
HUB Sports Center in Spokane, Wash. The quarterfinal action
featured several twists and turns with two 2012 Olympians making
their tournament debuts and a handful of athletes competing for
the fourth straight day in the pacific northwest.
Returning women’s bantamweight champion Christina Cruz (New
York, N.Y.) competed in her first USA Boxing National
Championships since relocating to the Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs on Thursday. She took on Melanie Costa (Norton,
Mass.) in her 2015 opener and made it a successful one, winning
a 3-0 decision.
In men’s action, Christopher Colbert (Brooklyn, N.Y.) advanced
to the semifinal round in his first USA Boxing Elite National
Championships with a unanimous decision win over Eric Estrada
(Hillsboro, Ore.) in the bantamweight division. In the opposite
ring, Michael Angeletti (Spring, Texas) joined Colbert in the
bantamweight semifinal bracket with a split decision with over
Angelo Valencia (Albuquerque, N.M.).
Rahim Gonzales (Sylmar, Calif.) defeated his second national
champion of the week, claiming a unanimous decision win over
2014 youth titlist Jonathan Navarro (Los Angeles, Calif.) in
their light welterweight match-up.
2014 USA Boxing National Championships welterweight silver
medalist Chordelle Booker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) moved up to the
middleweight division for the 2015 event and he ensured at least
a bronze medal with a win in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Booker
claimed a 3-0 victory over Antonio Woods (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) to
clinch his semifinal berth.
The early session closed with a major upset by Spokane’s own
Patrick Ferguson in the heavyweight division. The hometown boxer
outworked 2014 USA Boxing National Championships silver medalist
Saridus Simmons (Flint, Mich.) en route to a unanimous decision
victory and a spot on Friday’s semifinals.
2012 Olympic bronze medalist Marlen Esparza (Houston, Texas)
opened the evening session with the first bout of her ninth USA
Boxing National Championships. She kicked off the 2015 event
with a unanimous decision win over Ivette Delgado (Yonkers,
N.Y.) and will return to action in Friday night’s semifinals.
In men’s flyweight action, 2013 youth national champion Antonio
Vargas (Kissimmee, Fla.) won his first elite division contest in
one of the best bouts of quarterfinal day. Vargas faced off with
Christian Carto (Deptford, N.J.) for a spot in the semifinal
round. The two talented flyweights battled it out for three
entertaining rounds to the delight of the fans at the HUB but
there could only be one winner. Vargas claimed the decision by a
3-0 margin to advance to his first USA Boxing Elite National
Championships semifinal.
Seven-time U.S. national champion Queen Underwood (Seattle,
Wash.) has returned to her light welterweight roots for the 2015
edition of the USA Boxing National Championships. She opened her
run at an eighth title with a third round TKO over Katherine
Bouldin (Live Oak, Texas) in quarterfinal competition. She will
face Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) in a rematch of last year’s
lightweight semifinal on Friday night.
2014 Youth World Champion and Youth Olympic silver medalist
Darmani Rock (Philadelphia, Pa.) left no doubt that his patented
punching power would carry through to the elite division in his
tournament debut on Thursday night. Rock put an end to his bout
with Ramel Clasablanca (Bremerton, Wash.) with a right hand at
the 1:04 mark of the first round. He will face a second
Washington state boxer, Elvis Garcia (Tacoma, Wash.) on Friday
night.
USA Boxing Elite National Championships competition will move to
Northern Quest’s Pend Oreile Pavilion on Friday. Semifinal bouts
will be contested in two sessions at noon and 5 p.m. with all of
the winners advancing to Friday’s finals.
Thursday, January 22
Quarterfinal Bouts
5 p.m.
112 lbs/female: Marlen Esparza, Houston, Texas dec. Ivette
Delgado, Yonkers, N.Y., 3-0
112 lbs/female: Melissa Parker, Fort Carson, Colo, dec. Kathy
McPherson, Mexa, Ariz., 3-0
112 lbs/female: Virginia Fuchs, Kemah, Texas dec. Karina Sarabia,
El Monte, Calif., 3-0
112 lbs/female: Alexandra Love, Colorado Springs, Colo., dec.
Amanda Pavone, Burlington, Mass., 2-1
114 lbs/male: Luis Delgado, San Antonio, Texas dec. Isaac
Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas, 3-0
114 lbs/male: Antonio Vargas, Kissimmee, Fla., dec. Christian
Carto, Deptford, N.J., 3-0
114 lbs/male: Gilbert Renteria, Houston, Texas dec. Abel
Soriano, Omaha, Neb., 3-0
132 lbs/female: Mikaela Mayer, Los Angeles, Calif., dec.
Temitope Pedro, San Francisco, Calif., 3-0
132 lbs/female: Carmen Vargas, Houston, Texas dec. N'yteeyah
Sherman, Barberton, Ohio, 2-1
132 lbs/female: Mioshia Wagoner, Lawrence, Kansas dec. Aleah
Dillard, Dallas, Texas, 3-0
132 lbs/female: Lisa Porter, Van Nuys, Calif., dec. Rianna Rios,
Colorado Springs, Colo., 3-0
132 lbs/male: Maliek Montgomery, Macon, Ga., dec. Abel Mendoza,
El Paso, Texas, 3-0
132 lbs/male: Hector Tanajara, San Antonio, Texas dec. Nasir
Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., 3-0
132 lbs/male: Genaro Gamez, San Diego, Calif., won on TKO over
Lorenzo Caldera, Portland, Ore., TKO-3
132 lbs/male: Jamaine Ortiz-Rodriguez, Worcester, Mass., dec.
Charles Vasquez Vera, New Port Richey, Fla., 3-0
141 lbs/female: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass., dec. Stacey Parker,
Aurora, Ill, 3-0
141 lbs/female: Queen Underwood, Seattle, Wash., won on
Katherine Boudlin, Live Oak, Texas, TKO-3
141 lbs/female: Nisa Rodriguez, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Monayah
Patterson, Warren, Mich., 3-0
141 lbs/female: Nakarri Jones, Tampa, Fla., won on TKO over
Jasmine Singh, Anaheim, Calif., TKO-I
152 lbs/male: Ardreal Holmes, Flint, Mich., dec. Arthur Saakyan,
Montebello, Calif., 3-0
152 lbs/male: VeShawn Owens, St. Louis Park, Minn., dec. Damien
Lopez, Burbank, Calif., 3-0
152 lbs/male: John Williams, Baton Rouge, Las., dec. Abram
Martinez, Greeley, Colo, 2-1
152 lbs/male: Paul Kroll, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Burim Beqiri,
Grand Rapids, Mich., 2-1
165 lbs/female: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo., dec.
Jillian Erstad, Spokane, Wash., 3-0
178 lbs/male: Edward Ortiz, San Antonio, Texas dec. Eric Moon,
Mobile, Ala., 2-1
178 lbs/male: Tory Williams, Mandeville, La., dec. Jasper
McCargo, Oakland, Calif., 2-1
178 lbs/male: Niko Valdes, Miami, Fla., dec. Lesly Jean,
Brooklyn, N.Y., 2-1
178 lbs/male: Julio Perez Campusano, Roxbury, Mass., dec. Adam
Paolino, Warwick, R.I., 2-1
201+ lbs/male: Elvis Garcia, Tacoma, Wash., dec. Brandon Glanton,
Ellenwood, Ga., 2-1
201+ lbs/male: Marlo Moore, Hayward, Calif., dec. Ignacio
Camacho, Paterson, N.J., 3-0
201+ lbs/male: Darmani Rock, Philadelphia, Pa., won on knockout
over Ramel Clasblanca, Bremerton, Wash., KO-1 (1:04)
201+ lbs/male: Alante Green, Garfield, Ohio, won on
disqualification over Kurtis Taylor, Las Vegas, Nev., DQ-2
11 a.m.
106 lbs/female: Maureeca Lambert, Glen Ellyn, Ill., dec.
Jennifer Amato, Keene, N.H., 2-1
106 lbs/female: Brittany Delgado, Center Moriches, N.Y., dec.
Melanie Costa, Norton, Mass., 2-1
119 lbs/female: Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y, dec. Melanie
Costa, Norton, Mass., 3-0
119 lbs/female: Jennifer Chieng, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Jacquelyn
Cuddeback, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3-0
123 lbs/male: Rudy Garcia, Los Angeles, Calif., dec. Sean Scott,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 3-0
123 lbs/male: Christopher Colbert, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Eric
Estrada, Hillsboro, Ore., 3-0
123 lbs/male: Anthony Chavez, San Bernandino, Calif., dec.
Cristian Williams, Chicago, Ill., 2-1
123 lbs/male: Michael Angeletti, Spring, Texas dec. Angelo
Valencia, Albuquerque, N.M., 2-1
125 lbs/female: Tiara Brown, Fort Myers, Fla., won on walkover
over Kristen Carlson, Chicago, Ill., W/O
125 lbs/female: Leesa Daniel, Austin, Texas dec. Nataly Chavez,
Splendora, Texas, 3-0
141 lbs/male: David Mijares, Pasadena, Calif., dec. Douglas
Northern, Philadelphia, Pa., 3-0
141 lbs/male: Eduardo Garcia, Houston, Texas dec. Tra-Kwon
Pettis, Atlanta, Ga., 2-1
141 lbs/male: Rahim Gonzales, Sylmar, Calif., dec. Jonathan
Navarros, Los Angeles, Calif., 3-0
141 lbs/male: Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Evander
Lamourt, New Port Richey, Fla., 3-0
152 lbs/female: Catarina Lentini, Bethlehem, Pa., dec. Lilian
Santander, Mesa, Ariz., 3-0
165 lbs/male: Leshawn Rodriquez, Medford, N.Y., dec. Mark Joseph
Antalan, Los Angeles, Calif., 3-0
165 lbs/male: Randy Foster, Covington, Ga., dec. Kalvin
Henderson, Fayettteville, Ark., 2-1
165 lbs/male: Christopher Thompson, Flint, Mich., dec. Keon
Burroughs, Mobile, Ala., 3-0
165 lbs/male: Chordelle Booker, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Antonio
Woods, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3-0
201 lbs/male: Ryan Watson, Duluth, Minn., dec. Alvin Davie, Bel
Harbour, Fla., 3-0
201 lbs/male: Vardan Khachatrian, Los Angeles, Calif., dec.
Adrian Taylor, Mesquite, Texas, 2-1
