(SEPT 19) TULSA, Okla. – Day four of the 2025
USA Boxing National Open concluded on This last Thursday inside the Arvest
Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There were 127 tournament bouts decided
across two sessions, wrapping up the week’s preliminary rounds and setting the
table for semifinal and final matches. Thursday’s recap is presented by Rosetta
Stone, USA Boxing’s official partner for language learning.
Thursday’s opening session featured a combined 74 bouts within the Junior,
Intermediate, Bantam and PeeWee divisions, setting up finals competition for
Friday. There were 14 female bouts and 60 male bouts throughout session one
across the tournament’s four rings.
Session two featured 53 tournament bouts to close out the preliminaries in the
Youth and Elite divisions. Lavant Brownlee (Louisville, Ky.) captured his second
first-round stoppage of the week in the Youth male 154 lbs bracket. Francis
Stewart (Cleveland, Ohio) also nabbed his second first-round stoppage of the
week in the Elite male 121 lbs division.
Ruby Martinez stole the show in the second session with a stoppage of her own in
the final round of her Elite female 165 lbs matchup. Martinez was dominant from
start to finish, consistently scoring points with her lead hand. After earning
multiple 8-counts, she closed the bout and punched her ticket to the
championship bout. Entering the tournament, the Omaha, Nebraska, native had just
nine bouts and an 8-1 record.
“I have a lot to prove, especially being a newer fighter, going against the
girls who have been fighting for years and been to the Trials,” Martinez noted
about her upcoming championship bout. “I really feel nervous, but I’m excited to
prove that I deserve a spot here.”
The 2025 USA Boxing National Open will continue on Friday with two more sessions
inside the Arvest Convention Center. Session one is slated to begin at noon CT,
while the second session is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
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