Monday, March 14, 2011

2011 Silver Gloves Fight of the Tournament!

I don't do many editorial posts on this blog because I like to let the videos speak for themselves. However, ever once in a while, something special happens and that was the case this past week at the 2011 National Silver Gloves.

There were many great boxers this past week in Missouri battling for the #1 spot in the United States in their age and weight divisions, but one bout is undoubtedly still being discussed around the United States-- from California all the way to Florida. The "fight" that I'm talking about was between reigning 14/15 year-old 112lbs. National Silver Gloves and 114lbs. National Junior Olympic Champion Gary Salazar from California and the reigning 12/13 year-old 106lbs. National Silver Gloves Champion Neslan Machado from Florida. This time both competed in the 14/15 year-old 119lbs. division. Just to give you a better understanding of Salazar's talent level, in the National Junior Olympic Finals he defeated Shawn Simpson 15-3. Simpson then turned around 4 months later and won the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the National PAL as an open class boxer which means he faced adults as old as 34 years-old. With that victory, Simpson secured a spot in the box-offs that will determine our 2012 Olympic Boxing Team.

Machado is no slouch either. I first saw him at our Region 3 Tournament in North Carolina last year and after his first bout, I said that he was the hardest hitting 13 year-old that I had ever seen. At the National Silver Gloves, he continued to impress but it wasn't his ability during he bout that impressed me the most, it was the level of sportsmanship he showed immediately after. The heated contest included: hits to the back of the head by both boxers, a body slam, three standing 8-counts, the need for the referee to step between the boxers after the bell and a round break during which Machado refused to take a seat in the corner, instead pacing back and forth like a bull ready to fly out the gate. Not to mention the crowd who surrounded the combatants adding a Spartacus-like soundtrack to the backdrop.

It wasn't until the contest was over that I was most impressed. After the referee stopped the contest, Machado immediately walked over to Salazar's corner and congratulated him and his coaches with an embrace of respect. To those who are fans of amateur boxing, it is a customary sight after a contest, but even though I've seen this literally thousands of times, this stood out more than all the others because the contest was so heated. After the bout, I just had to get a picture of both of the young champions (see above). I'm sure the subject of this matchup will be on PPV within the next decade for one (or most likely both) of these boxers during the pre-fight vignette before Michael Buffer does his thing. This is why I love amateur boxing. Take a look at the full fight below and let me know if my description did it justice:


Sunday, March 13, 2011

2011 National Silver Gloves Hector Valdez vs. Ryan Thurman

14/15 year old 112lbs division quarterfinal betwen Hector Valdez (Region 6) and Ryan Thurman (Region 5). Valdez is in the blue corner.

2011 National Silver Gloves Hector Valdez vs. Ryan Thurman

14/15 year old 112lbs division quarterfinal betwen Hector Valdez (Region 6) and Ryan Thurman (Region 5). Valdez is in the blue corner.

2011 National Silver Gloves Rueben Villa vs. Gage Campbell

12/13 year old 100lbs. division quarterfinal between Rueben Villa (Region 8) and Gage Campbell (Region 2). Villa is in the red corner wins on pts.

2011 National Silver Gloves Troy Isley vs. Wylie Tibbets

12/13 year old 90lbs. division quarterfinal between Troy Isley (Region 3) and Wylie Tibbets (Region 7). Isley is in the red corner.

2011 National Silver Gloves Jordan White vs. Evan Sanchez

12/13 year-old 80lbs. division quaterfinal between Jordan White (Region 3) and Evan Sanchez (Region 8). White is in the red corner.

2011 National Silver Gloves Finals Gary Salazar vs. Neslan Machado

14 15 year old 119lbs. Final between Gary Salazar (Region 8) vs Nelsan Machado (Region 3).


2011 National Silver Gloves Finals Nico Hernandez vs. Javier Padilla

14 15 year old 90lbs Javier Padilla (Region 8) vs Nico Hernandez (Region 5).

2011 National Silver Gloves Zimmie Dickinson vs. Cortez Todd

12/13 year-old 95lbs. semifinal between Zimmie Dickinson (Region 3) and Cortez Todd (Region 2). Dickinson in the blue corner.

2011 National Silver Gloves Zimmie Dickinson vs. Carlos Mendoza

12/13 year-old 95lbs. quarterfinal between Zimmie Dickinson (Region 3) and Carlos Mendoza (Region 7) from Kansas City, Missouri. Dickinson is in the red corner.

DC Area Boxers Win 2011 National Silver Gloves!

DC Area boxers were nearly perfect this afternoon at the 2011 National Silver Gloves today winning 5 championship belts by the end of the day's competition: Steven Clark (10/11 110lbs.), Lorenzo Simpson (10/11 95lbs.), Jordan White (12/13 80lbs.), Shaka Williams (12/13 201+lbs.) and Ronnell Jackson(14/15 106lbs.) all won championship belts and are now the #1 boxers in the United States. By all accounts we should have had 6 as Troy Isley(12/13 90lbs.) lost a decision that was highly controversial to say the least. Video is to come of all except Jackson's bout and will be posted soon on this site.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

2011 NATIONAL SILVER GLOVES FINALS SET

Congratulations to the DC area boxers who will box this afternoon in the 2011 National Silver Gloves Finals with a chance to finish the year #1 in the United States. Steven Clark (10/11 110lbs.), Lorenzo Simpson (10/11 95lbs.), Jordan White (12/13 80lbs.), Troy Isley (12/13 90lbs.), Shaka Williams (12/13 201+lbs.) and Ronnell Jackson (14/15 106lbs.) all won yesterday to advance to the finals.

Championship Matchups

10/11 year-old division
55lbs. Mark Lujan (R8) vs. Abraham Limas (R6)
65lbs. Kiwon Toney (R6) vs. Elmer Monarrez (R8)
60lbs. Joey Deleon (R5) vs. Sean Garcia (R8)
70lbs. David Navarro (R8) vs. Tyree Cormier (R6)
75lbs. Marc Castro (R8) vs. Brandon Rivas (R6)
80lbs. Fidencio Hernandez (R8) vs. Alfonso Leon (R7)
85lbs. Brandon Lee (R8) vs. David James (R1)
90lbs. Andres Borrego (R8) vs. Savlador Gallegos (R7)
95lbs. Rafael Medina (R6) vs. Lorenzo Simpson (R3)
100lbs. Jordan Horton (R2) vs. Jovanis Bennet (R5)
105lbs. Sam Alvey (R2) vs. Shannon Ford (R1)
110lbs. Messiah Miles (R1) vs. Steven Clark (R3)
115lbs. Dapree Morris (R2) vs. Nicholas Splawn (R6)
120lbs. vs. Toddy Pettigrew (R6) vs. Jesus Gomez (R8)*
125lbs. Richard Torez (R8) vs. Dawson Yellow Fat (R4)
135lbs. Elijah Green (R5) vs. Jordan Ogle (R6)

12/13 year-old division
65lbs. Alejandro Leon (R3) vs. Rasheen Brown (R2)
70lbs. Bassil Nasser (R2) vs. Geovany Santiago (R8)
75lbs. She McCauliffe (R1) vs. Nicholas Sullivan (R3)
80lbs. Jordan White (R3) vs. Isiah Cuevas (R6)
85lbs. Ryan Garcia (R8) vs. Reshat Mati (R1)
90lbs. Jasue Vargas (R1) vs. Troy Isely (R3)
95lbs. Cortez Todd (R2) vs. Michael Dutchover (R6)
100lbs. George Vargas (R6) vs. Ruben Villa (R8)
106lbs. Brandon Trejo (R8) vs. Gonzalo Rodriguez (R6)
112lbs. James Denson Jr. (R2) vs. Bryson Nuckles (R5)
119lbs. Darion Green (R5) vs. Wrylee Padilla (R7)
125lbs. Hans Perez (R1) vs. Tyshaun Wilson (R3)
132lbs. Jose Burgos (R6) vs. John McKinney (R5)
139lbs. Dean Carter (R2) vs. Sean Sullivan (R6)
156lbs. Ajamion Morgan (R2) vs. Za'hir Karriem (R1)
201+lbs. Shaka Wiliams (R3) vs. Don Hair (R6)

14/15 year-old division
80lbs. Martin Delgado (R6) vs. Andrew Strode (R8)
85lbs. Hector Tanajara (R6) vs. Jose Burgos (R2)
90lbs. Nico Hernandez (R5) vs. Javier Padilla (R8)
95lbs. Anthony Zavala (R8) vs. Lionel Tidwell (R6)
100lbs. Kelvin Davis (R3) vs. Jesus Luna (R8)
106lbs. Ronnell Jackson (R3) vs. Arnold Alejandro (R6)
112lbs. Alexis Zazueta (R8) vs. Hector Valdez (R6)
119lbs. Neslan Machado (R3) vs. Gary Salazar (R8)
125lbs. Martin Urias (R8) vs. Jonathan Padilla (R8)
132lbs. Erickson Lubin (R3) vs. Manuel Green (R5)
139lbs. Hugo Garcia Jr. (R2) vs. Kameron Jones (R6)
147lbs. Alderico Luccioni (R2) vs. Flavio Becerra (R4)
156lbs. John Luna (R4) vs. Fabian Alvarado (R6)
165lbs. Richard Johnson (R1) vs. Chandy Pattwila (R8)
178lbs. Demarkus Minter (R2) vs. Junior Younan (R1)
201lbs. Carlos Osorio (R1) vs. Alberto Fundora (R3)
201+lbs. Demek Edmonds (R1) vs. Nazareth Hernandez (R8)

Friday, March 11, 2011

2011 National Silver Gloves Semifinal Matchups Set

Day 2 of the 2011 National Silver Gloves will kick off with an afternoon and evening session to determine who will face off in the Championship Saturday March 12th. 6 DC area boxers will be attempting to box there weight to the finals. In the 10/11 year-old division Lorenzo Simpson faces Colby Anderson of Region 2 in the 95lbs. division. In the 80lbs. division Ameer Brown and Fidencio Hernandez will battle.

In the 12/13 year-old division, Jordan White will box David Davis of Region 2 in the 80lbs. division, Zimmie Dickinson will face Cortez Todd of Region 2 in the 95lbs. division and Rayvon
Drayton will face Ruben Villa of Region 8 in the 100lbs. division.

In the 14/15 year-old division Ronnell Jackson will face Donte Randall of Region 5.

Afternoon Session

10/11 year-old division
60lbs. Tahlique Sutherllin (R2) vs. Elmer Monarrez (R8)
60lbs. Rayray Robinson (R2) vs. Sean Garcia (R8)
60lbs. Isaiah Vazquez (R1) vs. Joey Deleon (R5)
65lbs. Kiwon Toney (R6) vs. Cruz Solono (R7)
70lbs. David Navarro (R8) vs. Mike Guerrier (R3)
70lbs. Niasheen Williams (R1) vs. Tyree Cormier (R6)
80lbs. Otha Jones (R2) vs. Alfonso Leon (R7)
85lbs. Brandon Lee (R8) vs. Rolando Vargas (R4)
85lbs. David James (R1) vs. Christopher Wilson (R6)
90lbs. Kentrall Stovall (R2) vs. Andres Borrego (R8)
95lbs. Colby Anderson (R2) vs. Lorenzo Simpson (R3)
105lbs. Sam Alvey (R2) vs. Elias Lopez (R4)
105lbs. Shannon Ford (R1) vs. Gavin Simmons (R7)
120lbs. Anthony Eighmy (R5) vs. Toddy Pettigrew (R6)
125lbs. Luis Velez (R5) vs. Richard Torez (R8)

12/13 year-old division
70lbs. Jody Gauthier (R6) vs. Geovany Santiago (R8)
75lbs. She McCauliffe (R1) vs. Elijah Dierksheide (R6)
80lbs. David Davis (R2) vs. Jordan White (R3)
90lbs. Javon Thompson Jr. (R2) vs. Troy Isely (R3)
90lbs. Jasue Vargas (R1) vs. Aaron Morales (R6)
95lbs. Cortez Todd (R2) vs. Zimmie Dickinson (R3)
95lbs. Shakor Stevenson (R1) vs. Michael Dutchover (R6)
100lbs. Rayvon Drayton (R3) vs. Ruben Villa (R8)
106lbs. Anthonio Williams (R3) vs. Brandon Trejo (R8)
112lbs. Jerari Sweat (R1) vs. Bryson Nuckles (R5)
112lbs. James Denson Jr. (R2) vs. Isaac Lopez (R7)
119lbs. Darion Green (R5) vs. Davis Garrett Jr. (R2)
119lbs. Jason Garza (R4) vs. Wrylee Padilla (R7)
125lbs. Hans Perez (R1) vs. Justice O'Conner (R5)
125lbs. Juan Moreno (R2) vs. Tyshaun Wilson (R3)
132lbs. Alberto Gutierrez (R4) vs. John McKinney (R5)
132lbs. Yamil Osorio (R1) vs. Jose Burgos (R6)
156lbs. Ajamion Morgan (R2) vs. Xavier Foreman (R6)

14/15 year-old division
85lbs. Hector Tanajara (R6) vs. Jacob Perez (R8)
95lbs. Jonathan Santana (R3) vs. Lionel Tidwell (R6)
95lbs. Tyler Phillips (R2) vs. Anthony Zavala (R8)
100lbs. Kelvin Davis (R3) vs. Mario Barrios (R6)
112lbs. Alexis Zazueta (R8) vs. Nathaniel Burkhalter (R4)
112lbs. Luis Santiago (R1) vs. Hector Valdez (R6)
119lbs. Frederick Mercado (R1) vs. Gary Salazar (R8)
125lbs. Martin Urias (R8) vs. Wyatt Ryan (R4)
125lbs. Ahmed Mahmood (R2) vs. Jonthan Padilla (R8)
132lbs. Alexis Gomez (R4) vs. Manuel Green (R5)
147lbs. Alderico Luccioni (R2) vs. Mark Reyes (R3)
147lbs. Carlos Perez (R1) vs. Flavio Becerra (R4)
156lbs. John Luna (R4) vs. Gabriel Garza (R2)
165lbs. Isaiah Gibson (R2) vs. Chandy Pattwila (R8)
178lbs. Demarkus Minter (R2) vs. Michael Barreto (R4)
178lbs. Junior Younan (R1) vs. Jacob Torres (R8)
201lbs. Brock Matteson Jr. (R2) vs. Alberto Fundora (R3)
201lbs. Carlos Osorio (R1) vs. Estevan Roman (R6)


Evening Session

10/11 year-old division
55lbs. Alex Treib (R7) vs. Abraham Limas (R6)
75lbs. David Fecteau (R2) vs. Brandon Rivas (R6)
75lbs. Marc Castro (R8) vs. Anthony Rawson (R7)
80lbs. Ameer Brown (R3) vs. Fidencio Hernandez (R8)
95lbs. Elijah Peavy (R1) vs. Rafael Medina (R6)
100lbs. Kyshaun Thompson (R4) vs. Jovanis Bennet (R5)
100lbs. Jordan Horton (R2) vs. Adam Sierra (R8)

12/13 year-old division
65lbs. Alejandro Leon (R3) vs. Pedro Diaz (R8)
75lbs. Nicholas Sullivan (R3) vs. Oscar Acedo (R5)
80lbs. Nikita Abably (R1) vs. Isiah Cuevas (R6)
85lbs. Ryan Garcia (R8) vs. Isaiah Tafoya (R7)
85lbs. Reshat Mati (R1) vs. Virgil Ortiz (R6)
100lbs. George Vargas (R6) vs. Jesus Mendoza (R7)
106lbs. Kadeem Anderson (R2) vs. Gonzalo Rodriguez (R6)
139lbs. Dean Carter (R2) vs. George Hernandez (R8)
139lbs. Cristian Garcia (R5) vs. Sean Sullivan (R6)


14/15 year-old division
90lbs. Gilbert Renteria (R5) vs. Javier Padilla (R8)
100lbs. Nasir Jones (R2) vs. Jesus Luna (R8)
106lbs. Ronnell Jackson (R3) vs. Donte Randall (R5)
106lbs. Jermaine Ortiz (R1) vs. Arnold Alejandro (R6)
119lbs. Neslan Machado (R3) vs. Kevin Salgado (R5)
132lbs. Erickson Lubin (R3) vs. Lorenzo Caldera (R7)
139lbs. Hugo Garcia Jr. (R2) vs. Manuel Arreola (R7)
156lbs. Anthony Marsella (R1) vs. Kameron Jones (R6)
165lbs. Richard Johnson (R1) vs. Anthony Lacaze (R6)
201+lbs. Demek Edmons (R1) vs. Leopold Villareal (R8)

Full Results Day One 2011 National Silver Gloves

DC area boxers competed in the first day of the 2011 National Silver Gloves, with four boxers advancing to the semifinals on Friday. In the 10/11 year-old division, Danardo Johnson lost his 90lbs. bout to Andres Borrego of Region 8. Also Donvon Eason lost his 60lbs. bout to Sean Garcia of Region 8.

In the 12/13 year-old division, 2009 National Silver Gloves Champion Jordan White defeated Region 8's Most Outstanding Boxer award winner Evan Sanchez in an 80lbs. contest. 3-time defending National Silver Gloves Champion Zimmie Dickinson def. Carlos Mendoza of Region 7 by RSC in the 1st round of their 95lbs. bout. Keegan Grove lost a decision to James Denson of Region 2 in the 112lbs. division. Troy Isley won his 90lbs against Wylie Tibbets from Region 7.

Ronnell Jackson won his 14/15 year-old 106lbs. bout against Aarkeyse Higdon of Region 2. Finally in the 165lbs. division, Daquan Johnson lost to Chandy Pattiwila of Region 8 and Lamont Roach lost his 125lbs. contest to Martin Urias of Region 8.

Good luck to all of our DC area boxers on the Region 3 team tomorrow. Check back for bout sheets and results for tomorrow's sessions. There will be one at 1pm and another at 6pm.


10/11 year olds
55lbs. Mark Lujan (R8) def. Domonick Smith (R5)
60lbs. Sean Garcia (R8) def. Donovan Eason (R3)
60lbs. Joey Deleon (R5) def. Monette Vontravious (R6)
70lbs. Tyree Cormier (R6) def. Juan Chacon (R5)
70lbs. David Navarro (R8) def. Adrian Benton (R2)
70lbs. Mike Guerrier (R3) def. Jory Songer (R7)
75lbs. Brandon Rivas (R6) def. Marcus Galliday (R5)
75lbs. Anthony Rawon (R7) def. Tyler Komankin (R4)
75lbs. Mark Castro (R8) def. Keyshawn Davis (R3)
80lbs. Fidencio Hernandez (R8) def. David Medina (R4)
80lbs. Alfonso Leon (R7) def. Nathan Bogan (R5)
85lbs. Brandun Lee (R8) def. Christian White (R2)
85lbs. Christopher Wilson (R6) def. Gage Hampton (R5)
85lbs. Rolando Vargas (R4) def. Dakota Pawson (R7)
90lbs. Salvador Gallegos (R7) def. Roman Ruiz (R6)
90lbs. Andres Borrego (R8) def. Danardo Johnson (R3)
95lbs. Rafael Medina (R6) def. Ronald Nail (R5)
105lbs. Gavin Simmons (R7) def. Chance Webb (R6)

12/13 year old
75lbs. Elijah Dierksheide (R6) def. Isaac Perez (R8)
80lbs. Jordan White (R3) def. Evan Sanchez (R8)
80lbs. Isiah Cuevas (R6) def. Armanni Leggette (R5)
85lbs. Isaiah Tafoya (R7) def. Miguel Gomez (R4)
85lbs. Virgil Ortiz (R6) def. Darrin Cunningham (R5)
85lbs. Ryan Garcia (R8) def. Desmond Jarmon II (R2)
90lbs. Aaron Morales (R6) def. Alonso Muneto (R5)
90lbs. Troy Isley (R3) def. Wylie Tibbets (R7)
95lbs. Michael Dutchover (R6) def. Bradlee Lewis (R4)
95lbs. Zimmie Dickinson (R3) def. Carlos Mendoza (R7)
95lbs. Cortez Todd (R2) def. Joseph Garcia (R8)
100lbs. George Vargas (R6) def. Arturo Villareal (R4)
100lbs. Rueben Villa (R8) def. Gage Campbell (R2)
100lbs. Brandon Trejo (R8) def. Charles Oothoudt (R4)
106lbs. Gonzalo Rodriguez (R6) def. Omero Gallegos (R7)
112lbs. Bryson Nuckles (R5) def Ivan Salinas (R6)
112lbs. Isaac Lopez (R7) def. Carlos Martinez (R4)
112lbs. James Denson Jr. (R2) def. Keegan Grove (R3)
119lbs. Wrylee Padilla (R7) def. Xavier Martinez (R8)
119lbs. Jason Garza (R4) def. Jermell Barnes (R1)
119lbs. Davis Garrett Jr. (R2) def. Terrell Taylor (R6)
125lbs. Justice O'conner (R5) def. Joe Martinez (R6)
139lbs. George Hernandez (R8) def. Michael O'Leary (R7)

14/15 year old
95lbs. Anthony Zavala (R8) def. Eric Estrada (R7)
100lbs. Jesus Luna (R8) def. Gabriel Olivo (R7)
100lbs. Mario Barrios (R6) def. Otahl Sanders (R4)
106lbs. Arnold Alejandro (R6) def. Isaiah Najera (R7)
106lbs. Ronnell Jackson (R3) def. Aarkeyse Higdon (R2)
106lbs. Donte Randall (R5) def. Rudy Garcia (R8)
112lbs. Nathaniel Burkhalter (R4) won via walker
112lbs. Hector Valdez (R6) def. Ryan Thurman (R5)
112lbs. Alexis Zazueta (R8) def. Ja'rico O'quinn (R2)
119lbs. Neslan Machado (R3) def. Richard Quiterio (R4)
119lbs. Kevin Salgado (R5) def. Raymon Castaneda (R2)
119lbs. Gary Salazar (R8) def. Eric Dierksheide (R6)
125lbs. Jonathan Padilla (R6) def. Richard Acevedo (R5)
125lbs. Martin Urias (R8) def. Lamont Roach (R3)
125lbs. Wyatt Ryan (R4) won via walker vs. Illyass Zechouni (R8)
132lbs. Lorenzo Caldera (R7) def. Darion Peters (R6)
139lbs. Manuel Arreola (R7) def. Corey Oothaudt (R4)
139lbs. Hugo Garcia Jr. (R2) def. Freddy Cintora (R8)
165lbs. Chandy Pattiwila (R8) def. Daquan Johnson (R3)
139lbs. Cameron Jones (R6) def. Evan Perreault (R5)
147lbs. Flavio Becerra (R4) def. Chase Calloway (R5)
147lbs. Mark Reyes (R3) def. Israel Quintero (R6)
165lbs. Anthony Lacaze (R6) def. Jaime Torres (R5)
201lbs. Alberto Fundora (R3) def. Damien Rico (R8)
201lbs. Estevan Roman (R6) def. Antonio Reyes (R5)

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Full Brackets for 2011 National Silver Gloves Tournament

The top 10 to 15-year-old boxers in the United States have once again gathered here in Missouri for the National Silver Gloves. Although it was postponed almost a month, there are no signs that it missed a beat as it appears most of the regionals teams are complete.

I'm waiting for the bout sheets as they had to be fixed, but I have uploaded ALL the brackets for all divisions. Just click here to view the album: 2011 National Silver Gloves Brackets