(FEB 12) USA Boxing
announced today the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the
upcoming Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Boxing Qualification Events,
as well as the 13 alternates. A full list can be seen below.
The team was announced following the two-stage qualification
process that began in December at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team
Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles and concluded at the recent
2020 Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. The full athlete
selection procedure can be seen here.
“First of all, this was a very difficult decision,” stated USA
Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh. “Some of these boxers were neck
and neck between training camp and the 2020 Standja Tournament.”
“We feel the 13 boxers that earned their place on the Olympic
Qualification Team will be the best team to represent Team USA
at the upcoming qualifiers, as well as have the best opportunity
to qualify a full team to the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo.”
All 13 boxers will have two chances to punch their ticket to
Tokyo. The first will take place at the America’s Qualification
tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 26 – April 3.
Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final
opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, France, May 13-24.
Click here for more information on how boxers qualify.
The boxers, as well as several training partners, will return to
the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs, Colo. on Feb. 5 for their next training camp.
Follow USA Boxing on social media to stay up to date on training
and news of the Olympic Qualification Team.
USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas
52 kg: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, Calif.
57 kg: Andrea Medina, San Diego, Calif.
57 kg: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y.
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass.
63 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Va.
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kg: Delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kg: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, Mich.
81 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kg: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calf.
USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 kg: Christina Cruz, Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y.
52 kg: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, N.M.
57 kg: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Calif.
57 kg: David Navarro, Los Angeles, Calif.
60 kg: Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Va.
63 kg: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Calif.
69 kg: Briana Che, Madison, Wisc.
69 kg: Freudis Rojas Jr., Dallas, Texas
75 kg: Morelle McCane, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wisc.
81 kg: Atif Oberlton, Philadelphia, Pa.
91 kg: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ kg: Antonio Mireles, Des Moines, Iowa
