2011 National Junior Olympic Champions Crowned!!!

DC area boxers Kareem Martin (Headbangers), Gervonta Davis (Upton in Baltimore) and Malik Jackson (Lime Lite) were crowned 2011 National Junior Olympic Champions--the best 15 and 16-year-old boxers in the United States in their respective weigh divisions. Davis lost last year to the eventual champion, Joet Gonzalez, so this year was especially nice. Davis add the title to a list of accomplishments that include the National Silver Gloves as well. Kareem Martin wins the crown on his first attempt. He will also be eligible to compete next year. Malik Jackson repeats as not only the National Junior Olympic Champion but also as the Most Outstanding Boxer as voted by tournament officials. I am going to go out on a limb and state that no one has ever done that from this area in the history of the Junior Olympic tournament. Congrats to all three young men, who are also very humble.

A side note about one of our boxers Daquan Johnson who fell victim to the new ESS (electronic scoring system) which takes a calculated average of sorts of the three most similar scores out of the 5 judges. 4 out of 5 judges had Johnson scoring more blows than his opponent over the course of the bout, which in year's past with paper scoring would have given him the victory. However, through the accepted score he lost by 1pt. Johnson's opponent went on to win the title this afternoon.

Complete results

90 lbs/male: Nico Hernandez, Wichita, Kan., dec. Melik Elliston, Denver, Colo., 20-11
95 lbs/male: Rahim Gonzales, Sylmar, Calif., dec. Brandon Kapner, Gravette, Ark., 17-14
101 lbs/female: Monica Vanpelt, Toledo, Ohio, dec. Dominique Siller, Abilene, Texas, 32-6
101 lbs/male: Pablo Ramirez, Weslaco, Texas, dec. Isaias Perez, Kansas City, Kan., 15-11
106 lbs/female: Marisol Lopez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Haneefa Muhammed, Lexington, Ky., 16-15
106 lbs/male: Jesus Luna, Inglewood, Calif., dec. Aarkeyse Higdon, East Lansing, Mich., 14-11
110 lbs/female: Kianna Richardson, Fort Worth, Texas, dec. Miranda Burkett, Caldwell, Idaho, 22-16
110 lbs/male: Malik Jackson, Washington, D.C., dec. Da'Reece Crawford, Kansas City, Mo., 9-4
114 lbs/female: Jasmine Hampton, Ann Arbor, Mich., dec. Ayanna Vasquez, Las Cruces, N.M., 19-16
114 lbs/male: Ja'Rico O'Quinn, Detroit, Mich., dec. Donovan Estrella, Arvada, Colo., 14-7
119 lbs/female: Rianna Rios, Alice, Texas, dec. Evelyn Borja, Fresno, Calif., 20-10
119 lbs/male: Gary Salazar, Fresno, Calif., dec. D'Andres Hockerson, Rochester, N.Y., 33-13
125 lbs/female: Jasmin Jones, Vacaville, Calif., stopped Kristal Gonzales, San Antonio, Texas, RSC-2 (1:27)
125 lbs/male: Gervonta Davis, Baltimore, Md., dec. Lamont Roach Jr., Upr Marlboro, Md., 14-6
132 lbs/female: Rashida Ellis, St. Lynn, Mass., dec. Isabella Nieves, Kenosha, Wis., 19-6
132 lbs/male: Erickson Lubin, Kissimnee, Fla., dec. Austin Dulay, Hendersonville, Tenn., 31-12
138 lbs/female: Martisa Guillen, Reno, Nev., unopposed champion
138 lbs/male: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., dec. Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas, 28-10
145 lbs/female: Courtney Mink, Monroe, Mich., Kiera Bell, Washington, D.C., 34-17
145 lbs/male: Kareem Martin, Clinton, Md., dec. Kameron Jones, Garland, Texas, 22-16
154 lbs/female: Clarissa Shields, Flint, Mich., stopped Breanna Rautio, Rocker, Mont., RSC-1 (1:23)
154 lbs/male: Moses Taylor, Detroit, Mich., dec. James Kelleher, Coopersburg, Pa., 20-11
165 lbs/female: Taylor Carroll, Monroe, Mich., unopposed champion
165 lbs/male: Anthony Sims Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich., dec. Alex Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, 11-6
176 lbs/female: Dariahn Williams, Lexington, Ky., unopposed champion
176 lbs/male: Edel Gomez, Fremont, Neb., dec. Hakim Lopez, Lithonia, Ga., 13-12
189 lbs/male: Junior Younan, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Lou Grant, Loxahatchie, N.C., 10-9
201 lbs/male: Albert Fundora, Tampa, Fla., dec. Damien Rico, Los Angeles, Calif., 27-18
201+ lbs/male: Demek Edmonds, Worcester, Mass., stopped Billy Rice, Lima, Ohio, RSC-3 (1:45)