(JULY 31) LIMA, Peru --- All
three members of Team USA put on dominating performances on the
second day (yesterday) of boxing at the 2019 Pan-American Games
in Lima, Peru, to extend USA Boxing's record to 6-1.
2016 Youth World Champion and 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier
Champion Delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) picked up where Team
USA ended last night with his first victory in these
championships. Johnson took all five judges' cards over
Colombian Alexander Rangel to advance to Tuesday's semifinal
bouts.
Flyweight and team captain Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas) put
on a boxing show for the crowd, taking a victory over Costa
Rica's Valeria Cardenas. Fuchs met Cardenas in the finals of the
2019 Pan American Games Qualifier and repeated her 5-0 win in
today's quarterfinals to move on to the medal rounds.
2018 Elite World Championships bronze medalist Naomi Graham's
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) power and jab were too much for Anna
Salas, of Mexico, to handle, resulting in a referee stopped
contest in the second round. Graham secures her third
international medal of the year with this performance and
advances to Tuesday's semifinal round.
The final four members of Team USA will make their Pan American
Games debut tomorrow. The four boxers, Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk,
Va.), Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.), Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.)
and Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio), all medaled at the qualifier
in April and will be looking for a strong debut in Lima.
Results
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas/USA, dec. over Valeria
Cardenas/CRC, 5-0
69 kg: Delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio/USA, dec. Alexander
Rangel/COL, 5-0
75 kg: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo./USA, vs. Ana Salas/MEX,
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Day 3 Matchups
56 kg: Duke Ragan, Cincinnati, Ohio/USA, vs. Jorvi Farronan/PER
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass./USA, vs. Krisandy Rios/VEN
64 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Va./USA, vs. Luis Arcon/VEN
75 kg: Troy Isley, Alexandria, Va./USA, vs. Jorge Vivas/COL