(DEC 10) Salt Lake City, Utah -
The 2017 Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and
Prep Open came to a close last night at the Salt Palace
Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah with the crowning of
42 National Champions.
The night began with 10 exciting “undercard” bouts consisting of
junior and youth matchups, which saw Angel Martinez (Rockford,
Ill.) take his second Youth National Championship, as well as
Miguel Santana (Tampa, Fla.) repeat as Junior National Champion.
The main event brought youth male and female boxers to showcase
their talents first, highlighted by multiple members of the 2017
Youth World Championship team looking to win another national
title. 2017 Youth World Champion Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella,
Calif.) and bronze medalist Isamary Aquino (Universal City,
Texas) can now add 2017 National Champion to their resume. World
Championship teammates Aidyl Cardenas (Calexico, Calif.) and
Heaven Garcia (El Monte, Calif.) both grabbed victories in their
divisions.
Seven boxers from last year’s elite championships repeated as
champions, including now eight-time National Champion Christina
Cruz (New York, New York), Krystal Dixon (New Rochelle, N.J.),
Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), Delante Johnson (Cleveland
Heights, Ohio), Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) and Danielle Perkins
(Houston, Texas). The seventh repeat champion Virginia Fuchs
(Kemah, Texas) concluded her very successful 2017 at a perfect
18-0 record with her unanimous decision victory in tonight’s
finals.
2016 Youth National Champion Jared Anderson (Toledo, Ohio)
grabbed his first elite national title in his elite championship
debut following. 2016 Youth World Championship bronze medalist
Richard Torrez (Tulare, Calif.) picked up his third stoppage of
the tournament to win his first elite national title. Torrez’s
2016 Youth World Championship teammate, two-time World Champion
Marc Castro (Fresno, Calif.) now adds Elite National Champion to
his already impressive resume.
At the conclusion of the bouts four boxers were named Most
Outstanding Boxers for their divisions. The four include Youth
Female Sandra Tovar (Turlock, Calif.), Youth Male Angel Martinez
(Rockford, Ill.), Elite Female Jajaira Gonzalez (Fountain,
Colo.) and Anderson was the Elite Male winner.
This year’s National Championships closes out one of the most
successful years for USA Boxing and showed the future for Team
USA is bright. Tonight’s winners, along with the juniors from
yesterday’s session, are all now members of the High Performance
Squad, which will give them the opportunity to attend training
camps at the Olympic Training Center and represent Team USA at
international competitions.
For a complete look back at this week’s tournament, click here.
Finals Results -December 9
Ring 1
Junior/114 lbs.: Miguel Santana, Tampa, Fla., dec. over Charles
Harris, San Bernardino, Calif., 3-2
Junior/119 lbs.: Joel Iriarte, Bakersfield, Calif., dec. over
Emilio Garcia, Laredo, Texas, 4-1
Junior/125 lbs.: Xander Zayas, Plantation, Fla., dec. over
Oliver Badillo, Mesquite, Texas, 4-1
Youth Female/106 lbs.: Sandra Tovar, Turlock, Calif., dec. over
Natalie Dove, Philadelphia, Pa., 5-0
Youth Female/141 lbs.: Aidly Cardenas, Calexico, dec. over
Calif. Maleina Gomez, Rosenburg, Texas, 5-0
Youth/141 lbs.: Otha Jones, Toledo, Ohio, dec. over Armani
Almestica, Orlanda, Fla., 3-2
Youth Female/152 lbs.: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif., dec.
over Marle Wendland, Belle Fourche, S.D., 5-0
Youth/152 lbs.: Tristan Kalkreuth, Duncanville, Texas, dec. over
Jonathan Montalvo, Omaha, Neb., 4-1
Youth/165 lbs.: Lorenzo Simpson, Baltimore, Md., dec. over
Kahshad Elliot, Plainfield, N.J., 5-0
Youth/178 lbs.: Alexis Espino, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. over
Nasheed Smith, Washington, D.C., 5-0
Youth/201+ lbs.: Drake Banks, Shawnee, Kan. dec. over Angel
Young, Gilbert, Ariz., 3-2
Elite Female/152 lbs.: Oshae Jones,Toledo, Ohio, dec. over
Stephanie Malone, Louisville, Ky., 4-1
Elite/152 lbs.: Brian Ceballo, New York, dec. over Quinton
Randall, Humble, Texas, 5-0
Elite Female/165 lbs.: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo.,
dec. over Leah Cooper,Ozone Park, N.Y. 5-0
Elite/165 lbs.: Troy Isley, Alexandra, Va., dec. over Javier
Martinez, Milwaukee, Wisc., 3-2
Elite Female/178 lbs.: Krystal Dixon, New Rochelle, N.Y., dec.
over Amber Montoya, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5-0
Elite/178 lbs.: Khalil Coe, Jersey City, N.J., dec. over Sean
Hemphill, New Orleans, La., 4-1
Elite Female/178+ lbs.: Danielle Perkins, Houston, Texas, dec.
over Shadasia Green, Paterson, N.J., 4-1
Elite/201 lbs.: Jared Anderson, Toledo, Ohio, dec. over Cam F.
Awesome, Lenexa, Kan., 5-0
Elite/201+ lbs.: Richard Torrez, Tulare, Calif., won by RSC over
Ramel Clasablanca, Bremerton, Wash., RSC-3
Ring 2
Junior/101 lbs.: Angel Barrientes, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. over
Amed Medina, Maywood, Calif.,5-0
Junior/106 lbs.: Chavez Barrientes, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. over
Jahmal Harvey, Oxon HIll, Md., 3-2
Junior/110 lbs.: Trinidad Vargas, Grand Prairie, Texas, dec.
over Noah Timoteo, Waianae, Hawaii, 5-0
Youth/114 lbs.: Asa Stevens, Waianae, Hawaii, dec. over Braden
Reed, Dyersburg, Tenn., 5-0
Youth Female/119 lbs.: Iyana Verduzco, Los Angeles, Calif., dec.
over Lizbeth Reitz, Alamo, Texas, 5-0
Youth Female/112 lbs.: Heaven Garcia, El Monte, Calif., dec.
over Czarina McCoy, N. Las Vegas, Nev., 3-2
Youth/123 lbs.: Jeremy Adorno, Allentown, Pa., dec. over Anthony
Garnica, Oakland, Calif., 4-1
Youth Female/125 lbs.: Isamary Aquino, Universal City, Texas,
dec. over Romalin Martinez, Houston, Texas, 4-1
Youth/132 lbs.: Harley Mederos, New York, N.Y., dec. over Malik
Warren, Cantonsville, Md., 3-1
Youth Female/132 lbs.: Nicole Ocasio, Tampa, Fla., dec. over
Victoria Gaytan, Phoenix, Ariz., 5-0
Elite Female/106 lbs.: Jazzelle Bobadilla, Ewa Beach, Hawaii,
dec. over Monica Lazalde, Kearns, Utah, 4-1
Elite/108 lbs.: Salaam Gonzales, Denver, Colo., dec. over
Stephen Acosta, Dallas, Texas, 5-0
Elite Female/112 lbs.: Virginia Fuchs, Kemah, Texas, dec. over
Kristyn Juarez, Los Angeles, Calif., 5-0
Elite/114 lbs.: Fernando Martinez, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. over
Michael Angeletti, Spring, Texas, 5-0
Elite Female/119 lbs.: Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y., dec. over
Mikiah Kreps, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 4-1
Elite/123 lbs.: Marc Castro, Fresno, Calif., dec. over Raymond
Ford, Sicklerville, N.J., 3-2
Elite Female/125 lbs.: Rianna Rios, Colorado Springs, Colo., dec.
over Nephateria Miller, New Haven, Conn., 5-0
Elite Female/132 lbs.: Jajaira Gonzalez - Fountain, Colo., dec.
over Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass., 3-2
Elite/132 lbs.: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Va., dec. over Kevin
Montano, Concord, Calif., 5-0
Elite Female/141 lbs.: Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Va., dec. over
Ravven Brown, San Antonio, Texas, 5-0
Elite/141 lbs.: Delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, dec. over
Charlie Sheehy, Brisbane, Calif., 5-0
