(JULY 28) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Joscelyn Olayo-Munoz has been a consistent figure within the USA Boxing Youth High Performance team over the past two years, during which she has advanced in the sport of Olympic-style boxing. While she contends within the women’s 48-kilogram weight class, her presence looms larger within the USA Boxing High Performance system.

Archived photo with her fighting with WBAN Patch on gear.

While Olayo-Munoz is in her final year within the Youth High Performance team, she will soon compete at the 2025 Brandenburg Cup, marking her first international tournament for USA Boxing. Over the last year, she has grown as a competitor after missing the 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships due to medical reasons.

“U19 wasn’t a loss, it was a lesson,” Joscelyn noted of last year’s 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships. “It made me realize that I chose a sport that was going to test me physically and mentally, and that’s exactly what it did. It made me hungrier than ever to compete on the international stage to show the world what they missed out on. I really couldn’t have done it without my family and coaches. They pushed me, and we went through all of that together. The bad days were only building me to make me stronger, and that’s exactly what it did.”

After missing an opportunity to make her international amateur debut late last year, she turned her attention to the 2024 USA Boxing National Championships, an event that she entered with newfound drive and determination. While in Richmond, Virginia, Olayo Munoz locked in and scored two wins to capture the 2024 title for the Women’s Youth 48 kg weight class.

“After winning at the National Championships in Richmond, it really boosted my confidence back up,” she noted of her latest national title. “After going through everything I went through back in U19, I was eager to get back in the ring. I knew going into Nationals, I had unfinished business. So, I went there to make a statement and earned my spot to get back on the team.”

After an incredible showing at the 2025 USA Boxing Youth High Performance selection camp in April, she was named to the team for the second consecutive year. She also showed incredible leadership qualities, which led head coach Edward Fonteneaux to name her one of two captains for this year’s roster.

“Being named Team Captain was an incredible honor. It made me realize all my hard work is paying off. It motivated me even more because it was my job to lead the team and push them to limits they didn’t know they could be pushed to. Our team has worked so hard, and it’s an honor being their team captain.”

It’s that confidence that has carried her through the past few months in preparation for the upcoming Brandenburg Cup. Entering her first and final international competition for the USA Boxing Youth High Performance team, Olayo-Munoz is prepared to do whatever it takes to bring home a gold medal.

“A gold medal in Germany will leave a stamp on my career. I’ve been saying this is my redemption round,” Olayo-Munoz acknowledged about the upcoming Brandenburg Cup. “I’m back and I’m more than ready to capture gold in the next couple of days. This tournament means a lot to me. Not only is this my first international tournament, but this is my first time traveling out of the country, competing on the highest level and doing what I love. Also, having my mom and my grandpa come out to watch me fight is a huge bonus because I get to share a special moment with them.”

After competing at the Brandenburg Cup, she will then focus on a new era of her amateur career, one that will come with many decisions and even more opportunities. Looking ahead to the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships in Lubbock, Texas (Dec. 6-13), Olayo-Munoz will age up into the Elite division. From there, she will embark on her next journey within the sport, one that has a potential stop at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

“In December, I will be going Elite, and I’m going to do whatever God has planned for me. I know with His guidance; he will lead me to the path that’s meant for me. I’m ready for whatever opportunity comes my way. I just want the four-year-old little girl who started boxing to be proud of herself because she’s checking off everything that she dreamed of doing. This is only the beginning of her story.”

Joscelyn, or “Jos the Boss,” as she is commonly referred to within the sport, is set to take on new aspects of her amateur boxing career, both over the next week and during the remainder of 2025. Her potential to represent the USA Boxing organization on the international level is one that the organization is incredibly excited to watch.

Olayo-Munoz and the rest of her 2025 USA Boxing Youth High Performance teammates will begin competition on Wednesday, July 30. Keep up with Joscelyn’s schedule at the 2025 Brandenburg Cup in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, HERE. Her path to her first international gold medal will be announced on Tuesday, July 29, during the tournament draw.

 

 

 

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