Seventeen Athletes, Nine Male and Eight
Female, Have Arrived for USA Boxing’s Youth High Performance Selection Camp in
Colorado Springs, Colo.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 176, 2026) – The 2026 USA Boxing Youth High
Performance Selection Camp has begun following the arrival of 17 athletes at the
United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (USOPTC) in Colorado
Springs, Colo. The USA Boxing High Performance department will evaluate the 17
boxers in attendance at the camp from Monday, Feb. 16, through Wednesday, March
4.
The champions in 17 weight classes, nine males and eight females, from the 2025
USA Boxing National Championships were invited to the USOPTC for the Selection
Camp and will contend for a spot on the 2026 Youth High Performance Team. Of the
17 weight classes being evaluated throughout the camp, 13 are currently
designated as Olympic weight classes. However, all 17 athletes will be evaluated
for a position on this year’s team, with the opportunity to represent the United
States in international competition.
Upon the conclusion of the 2026 USA Boxing Youth High Performance Selection
Camp, boxers who are named to the 2026 Youth High Performance roster will
immediately travel to Bangkok, Thailand, for the World Boxing Futures Cup.
Competition at the World Boxing Futures Cup will take place March 8-15 and will
serve as a mandatory qualifying event for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
A complete list of the boxers in attendance at the 2026 USA Boxing Youth High
Performance Selection Camp is listed below. Of the 17 athletes represented on
the Selection Camp roster, Lauryn Elmore (women’s 65 kg) and Angel Blancarte
(men’s 85 kg) return after earning a spot on the 2025 USA Boxing Youth High
Performance Team. Elmore and Blancarte each earned bronze medals for the United
States at the 2025 Brandenburg Cup in Germany.
USA Boxing National Development Coach Edward Fonteneaux (Fayetteville, N.C.)
will lead the way throughout the Youth High Performance Selection Camp. He will
be assisted throughout by National Pool coaches, including Holly Gregson (Idaho
Falls, Idaho), Jason Hamilton (Spanaway, Wash.), Yessenia Montalvo (Bloomfield,
N.J.) and Ronald Wright (Columbus, Ga.).
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2026 USA Boxing Youth High Performance Selection Camp Roster
Male Roster Female Roster
50kg/110lbs Refugio Veloz, Atwater, Calif. 48kg/106lbs Ciana Nonhphala,
Providence, R.I.
55kg/121lbs Christian Paez San Antonio, Texas 51kg/112lbs Ruby Lopez Napa,
Calif.
60kg/132 lbs David Arrieta Kansas City, Mo. 54kg/119lbs Guadalupe Ruiz Anaheim,
Calif.
65kg/143lbs Asaan Jenkins Washington, D.C. 57kg/125lbs Brijhana Epperson Kansas
City, Mo.
70kg/154lbs Asante Lamar Cincinnati, Ohio 60kg/132 lbs Kaylee Aguilar Houston,
Texas
75kg/165lbs James Gentile Staten Island, N.Y. 65kg/ 143lbs Lauryn Elmore
Sacramento, Calif.
80kg/176lbs Hadi Almashhadi Taylor, Mich. 70kg/154lbs Marley McNealy San
Francisco, Calif.
85kg/187lbs Angel Blancarte Hutchinson, Kan. 75kg/165lbs Ariana Chavez Rio
Rancho, N.M.
90+kg/198+lbs Caleb Reid Palm Bay, Fla.
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