2011 National Golden Gloves Finals Set!!

20 boxers will compete Saturday night in Indianapolis for a chance to secure a spot at the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials to be held in Colorado this summer. Mike Reed (141lbs.) and Jerry Odom (178lbs.) are the two DC area boxers who will have that chance. Below are the final matchups:


108lbs. Oscar Mojica-Texas vs. Santos Vasquez-Nevada
114lbs. Louie Byrd- Colorado-New Mexico vs. Stephon Young-St. Louis
123lbs. Antonio Nieves-Cleveland vs. Tramaine Williams-New England
132lbs. Louis Cruz-New York Metro vs. Erick DeLeon-Detroit
141lbs. Michael Reed-Washington DC vs. George Rincon-Texas
152lbs. Alex Martin-Chicago vs. Arturo Trujillo-Pennsylvania
165lbs. Daquan Arnett-Florida vs. Jesse Hart-Pennsylvania
178lbs. Jerry Odom-Washington DC vs. Caleb Plant-Knoxville
201lbs. Michael Hunter-Colorado-New Mexico vs. Robert Jekabson-Chicago
201+lbs. Donavan Dennis-Iowa vs. Cam Thompson-Kansas City

Mike Reed Advances to 2011 National Golden Gloves Finals!

Mike Reed (Dream Team Boxing) has advanced to the championship of the 141lbs. 2011 National Golden Gloves Championship after defeating Cristino Ceballo 4-1. He will face George Rincon (Texas) Saturday night. A win gives Reed a spot at the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials later this summer. Jerry Odom (NoXcuse) won again at 178lbs. by stopping his opponent Julius Butler (St. Louis) and recording an amazing 3 straight stoppages this week. Antoine Douglas (ABC) lost tonight in the 165lbs. division to a tough Jesse Hart from Philadelphia. He attends the USOEC Program at Northern Michigan University. Results that I have received are listed in red.

108lbs. Oscar Mojica-Texas def. Norberto Torres-Florida

108lbs. Santos Vasquez-Nevada def. David Carlton-Cincinnati
114lbs. Louie Byrd-Colorado-New Mexico def. Juan Roman-New York Metro

114lbs. Stephon Young-St. Louis def. Shawn Simpson-Chicago

123lbs. Tramaine Williams-New England def. Demetrius Johnson-St. Louis
123lbs. Antonio Nieves-Cleveland def. Edwin Sandoval-California

132lbs. Erick DeLeon-Detroit def. Kenneth Sims Jr.-Chicago 3-2
132lbs. Louis Cruz-New York Metro def. Adam Castillo-Texas

141lbs. George Rincon-Texas def. Robert Easter Jr.-Toledo

141bs. Michael Reed-Washington DC - def. Cristino Ceballo-New York Metro

152lbs. Arturo Trujillo-Pennsylvania def. Tony Harrison-Detroit

152lbs. Alex Martin-Chicago def. Cesar Vila-Texas

165lbs. Jesse Hart-Pennsylvania def. Antoine Douglas-Washington DC

165lbs. Daquan Arnett-Florida def. Martez Jackson-Knoxville

178lbs. Jerry Odom-Washington DC def. Julis Butler- St. Louis via RSC (his 3rd straight)

178lbs. Caleb Plant-Knoxville def. Corey Richards-Texas

201lbs. Robert Jekabson-Chicago def. Jordan Shimmell-Michigan
201lbs. Michael Hunter-Colorado-New Mexico def. James Shorter-Indiana
201+lbs. Donavan Dennis-Iowa def. Brian Houston-Omaha

201+lbs. Cam Thompson-Kansas City def. Jonathan Hamm-Upper Midwest

Semifinal Matchups Set for 2011 National Golden Gloves

Below are the semifinal bouts for the 2011 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. All winners advance to Saturday night's championship. DC area boxers are in red:

108lbs. Oscar Mojica-Texas vs. Norberto Torres-Florida

108lbs. David Carlton-Cincinnati vs. Santos Vasquez-Nevada
114lbs. Juan Roman-New York Metro vs. Louie Byrd-Colorado-New Mexico

114lbs. Shawn Simpson-Chicago vs. Stephon Young-St. Louis

123lbs. Tramaine Williams-New England vs. Demetrius Johnson-St. Louis
123lbs. Edwin Sandoval-California vs. Antonio Nieves-Cleveland

132lbs. Kenneth Sims Jr.-Chicago vs. Erick DeLeon-Detroit
132lbs. Louis Cruz-New York Metro vs. Adam Castillo-Texas

141lbs. George Rincon-Texas vs. Robert Easter Jr.-Toledo
141bs. Cristino Ceballo-New York Metro vs. Michael Reed-Washington DC

152lbs. Arturo Trujillo-Pennsylvania vs. Tony Harrison-Detroit

152lbs. Cesar Vila-Texas vs. Alex Martin-Chicago
165lbs. Martez Jackson-Knoxville vs. Daquan Arnett-Florida

165lbs. Jesse Hart-Pennsylvania vs. Antoine Douglas-Washington DC
178lbs. Julius Butler-St. Louis vs. Jerry Odom-Washington DC

178lbs. Caleb Plant-Knoxville vs. Corey Richards-Texas

201lbs. Robert Jekabson-Chicago vs. Jordan Shimmell-Michigan
201lbs. James Shorter-Indiana vs. Michael Hunter-Colorado-New Mexico
201+lbs. Brian Houston-Omaha vs. Donavan Dennis-Iowa

201+lbs. Jonathan Hamm-Upper Midwest vs. Cam Thompson-Kansas City

For those of you, keeping track below are the number of boxers still boxing in the tournament by regional team:

Texas - 5

Florida - 2

Colorado-New Mexico - 2

Chicago - 4

Washington DC - 3

NY Metro - 3

St. Louis - 3

Pennsylvania - 2

Detroit - 2

Iowa - 1

Upper Midwest - 1

Kansas City - 1

Nevada - 1

Toledo - 1

Michigan - 1

Indiana - 1

Omaha - 1

New England - 1

Cleveland - 1

2011 Semifinal Matchups from 2011 National Golden Gloves

Below are the quarterfinal bouts for the 2011 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. All winners advance to Saturday night's championship. DC area boxers are in red:

108lbs. Oscar Mojica-Texas vs. Norberto Torres-Florida

108lbs. David Carlton-Cincinnati vs. Santos Vasquez-Nevada
114lbs. Juan Roman-New York Metro vs. Louie Byrd-Colorado-New Mexico

114lbs. Shawn Simpson-Chicago vs. Stephon Young-St. Louis

123lbs. Tramaine Williams-New England vs. Demetrius Johnson-St. Louis
123lbs. Edwin Sandoval-California vs. Antonio Nieves-Cleveland

132lbs. Kenneth Sims Jr.-Chicago vs. Erick DeLeon-Detroit
132lbs. Louis Cruz-New York Metro vs. Adam Castillo-Texas

141lbs. George Rincon-Texas vs. Robert Easter Jr.-Toledo
141bs. Cristino Ceballo-New York Metro vs. Michael Reed-Washington DC

152lbs. Arturo Trujillo-Pennsylvania vs. Tony Harrison-Detroit

152lbs. Cesar Vila-Texas vs. Alex Martin-Chicago
165lbs. Martez Jackson-Knoxville vs. Daquan Arnett-Florida

165lbs. Jesse Hart-Pennsylvania vs. Antoine Douglas-Washington DC
178lbs. Julius Butler-St. Louis vs. Jerry Odom-Washington DC

178lbs. Caleb Plant-Knoxville vs. Corey Richards-Texas

201lbs. Robert Jekabson-Chicago vs. Jordan Shimmell-Michigan
201lbs. James Shorter-Indiana vs. Michael Hunter-Colorado-New Mexico
201+lbs. Brian Houston-Omaha vs. Donavan Dennis-Iowa

201+lbs. Jonathan Hamm-Upper Midwest vs. Cam Thompson-Kansas City

For those of you, keeping track below are the number of boxers still boxing in the tournament by regional team:

Texas - 5

Florida - 2

Colorado-New Mexico - 2

Chicago - 4

Washington DC - 3

NY Metro - 3

St. Louis - 3

Pennsylvania - 2

Detroit - 2

Iowa - 1

Upper Midwest - 1

Kansas City - 1

Nevada - 1

Toledo - 1

Michigan - 1

Indiana - 1

Omaha - 1

New England - 1

Cleveland - 1

Day 4 Results from 2011 National Golden Gloves

Day 4 results from 2011 National Golden Gloves. DC area boxers highlighted in red:

108 lbs.

Oscar Mojica-Texas def. Kalen Sumler-Knoxville
Santos Vasquez-Nevada def. Ricky Lacefield-Omaha
Norberto Torres-Florida def. Jeremy Morales-Wash DC
David Carlton-Cincinnati def. Leroy Davila-New Jersey via RSC Rd 1

114 lbs.
Shawn Simpson-Chicago def. Oscar Vasquez-Nevada
Juan Roman-New York Metro def. Hector Colon-Florida
Stephon Young-St. Louis def. Gabriel Montoya-Rocky Mtn
Louie Bryd-Colorado-N. Mex def. Adam Lopez-Texas

123 lbs.
Antonio Nieves-Cleveland def. Zachriah Shamoun-Detroit
Tramaine Williams-New England def. Antonio Russell-Wash DC
Edwin Sandoval-California def. Kiun Evans-Mid-South
Demetrius Johnson-St. Louis def. Dennis Galarza-Florida

132 lbs.
Louis Cruz-New York Metro def. William Flenoy-Cleveland
Erick DeLeon-Detroit def. Edgar Javalera-Kansas City
Adam Castillo-Texas def. Damon Allen-Wisconsin
Kenneth Sims Jr.-Chicago def. Kevin Rivers Jr.-Wash DC

141 lbs.
George Rincon-Texas def. Amir Imam-Buffalo
Cristino Ceballo-NY Metro def. Ed Brown-Chicago
Robert Easter Jr.-Toledo def. Manuel Lopez-Co-N Mex
Michael Reed-Washington DC def. Javonn Barnes-Michigan

152 lbs.

Alex Martin-Chicago def. Anthony Gangemi-New Jersey
Arturo Trujillo-Pennsylvania def. Clayton Pitts-California
Cesar Vila-Texas def. Christopher Galeano-NY Metro
Tony Harrison-Detroit def. Chris Gilbert-New England

165 lbs.
Martez Jackson-Knoxville def. Peter Reyes-New York Metro
Antoine Douglas-Wash DC def. Marcus Chapman-Indiana
Daquan Arnett-Florida def. Paul Littleton-Chicago
Jesse Hart-Pennsylvania def. Leandre White-Detroit

178 lbs.
Caleb Plant-Knoxville def. Craig Duncan-Florida
Julius Butler-St.Louis def. Anthony Barnes-Detroit
Corey Richards-Texas def. Malcolm Jones-Indiana
Jerry Odom-Washington DC def. Armando Pina III-Chicago RSC R-2

201 lbs.
Michael Hunter-Colo.-N.Mex def. Jake Sahlaney-Detroit RSC R-3

Robert Jekabson-Chicago def. Josh Himes-Pennsylvania RSC R-3

James Shorter-Indiana def. Paul Parker-Toledo
Jordan Shimmell-Michigan def. Vardan Khachatrian-Calif

201+ lbs.
Brian Houston-Omaha def. Michael Lowery-New Jersey
Cam Thompson-Kansas def. Trevor Bryan Jr.-Buffalo
Donavan Dennis-Iowa def. Edward Latimore-Penn
Jonathan Hamm-Up Midwest def. Juan Ramos Jr.-Colo.-N.Mex

Day 3 Results from 2011 National Golden Gloves

Complete results from Wednesday's action. DC area boxers are in red:

108 lbs.

Oscar Mojica-Texas def. Stephen Fulton Jr-Pennsylvania
Jeremy Morales-Wash DC def. Eddie Dean-Michigan
Santos Vasquez-Nevada def. Carlos Suarez-Toledo
Kalen Sumler-Knoxville def. Cody Stone-Indiana
David Carlton-Cincinnati def. Moses Aguilar-Chicago
Ricky Lacefield-Omaha def. Adam Rangel-Rocky Mountain
Norberto Torres-Florida def. Thomas Yang-Upper Midwest
Leroy Davila-New Jersey def. Oscar Atanacio-New England RSC R-3

114 lbs.
Hector Colon-Florida def. Phillip Acuna-Iowa
Oscar Vasquez-Nevada def. Abel Soriano-Omaha
Gabriel Montoya-Rocky Mtn def. Kevin Harper-Upper Midwest
Louie Byrd-Colorado-N Mex def. Maurice Adams Jr.-Wash. DC
Shawn Simpson-Chicago def. Carlos Santos-Wisconsin
Juan Roman-New York Metro def. Emmanuel Folly-Pennsylvania
Adam Lopez-Texas def. Keevan Evans-Mid-South
Stephon Young-St. Louis def. Rondarrius Hunter-Knoxville RSC R-3

123 lbs.
Antonio Nieves-Cleveland def. Trayon Smith-Toledo
Antonio Russell-Wash. DC def. Tyshawn Jones-New Jersey
Kiun Evans-Mid-South def. Justin Christian-Indiana RSC Rd2

Zachriah Shamoun-Detroit def. Jerrell Barbour-Nevada
Dennis Galarza-Florida def. Ricky Rodriguez-Colo-New Mex
Edwin Sandoval-California def. Aaron Hollis-Cincinnati
Tramaine Williams-New Eng. def. Kendo Castaneda-Texas
Demetrius Johnson-St. Louis def. Jaime Estrada-New York Metro

132 lbs.
Louis Cruz-New York Metro def. Anthony Donald-Omaha
Damon Allen-Wisconsin def. Albert Bell-Toledo
Erick DeLeon-Detroit def. Toka Kahn Clary-New England
William Flenoy-Cleveland def. Lavisas Williams-Buffalo
Kenneth Sims Jr-Chicago def. Christopher Lopez-Florida
Edgar Javalera-Kansas City def. Brandon Douglas-Kansas-Okla
Adam Castillo-Texas def. Tyrome Jones-Indiana
Kevin Rivers Jr-Wash. DC def. Anthony Burgin-Pennsylvania

141 lbs.
Cristino Ceballo-N Y Metro def. Kevin Cruz-Iowa
Amir Imam-Buffalo def. Samuel Teah-Pennsylvania
Robert Easter Jr-Toledo def. Jose Guadarrama-Kansas-Okla
Javonn Barnes-Michigan def. Thomas Hill-Wisconsin
George Rincon-Texas def. Zachariah Ramsey-New England
Ed Brown-Chicago def. Thomas Mattice-Cleveland
Michael Reed-Wash DC def. Preston Freeman-St. Louis
Manuel Lopez-Colo-N Mex. def. Andre Keys-Nevada

152 lbs.
Anthony Gangemi-New Jersey def. Terrence York-Knoxville
Clayton Pitts-California def. Cruse Stewart-Iowa
Chris Galeano-NY Metro def. Sardan Lukic-Buffalo
Alex Martin-Chicago def. Raul Chavarria-Omaha via Walkover

Tony Harrison-Detroit def. Miquel Cruz-Florida
Cesar Vila-Texas def. David Grayton-Washington DC
Arturo Trujillo-Pennsylvania def. Tony Losey-Kansas-Oklahoma
Chris Gilbert-New England def. Darnell Parker-Wisconsin

165 lbs.
Martez Jackson-Knoxville def. Ivey Nixon IV-Kansas-Oklahoma
Paul Littleton-Chicago def. Terrell Gausha-Cleveland
Antoine Douglas-Wash DC def. Lawrence King-Buffalo
Peter Reyes-NY Metro def. Dale Davis-Cincinnati
Jesse Hart-Pennsylvania def. Anthony Campbell-Mid-South
Marcus Chapman-Indiana def. Daniel Mattoon-Rocky Mountain
Daquan Arnett-Florida def. Luis Arias-Wisconsin
Leandre White-Detroit def. Kenton Sippio Cook-Texas

178 lbs.
Julius Butler-St.Louis def. DeVaun Lee-New York Metro
Caleb Plant-Knoxville def. Sean Daniels-New Jersey
Malcolm Jones-Indiana def. Ryan Forbes-Cleveland
Armando Pina III-Chicago def. Siju Shabazz-Colorado-New Mex
Craig Duncan-Florida def. Sean Bettencourt-New England RSC Rd2

Anthony Barnes-Detroit def. Eddie Chavez-Kansas-Oklahoma RSC Rd3

Jerry Odom-Washington DC def. Ryan Riley-Mid-South RSC Rd3

Corey Richards-Texas def. Manny Contreras-Upper Midwest

201 lbs.
Michael Hunter-Colo-N.Mex def. Terry Carter-Buffalo RSC Rd3

Josh Himes-Pennsylvania def. Bryan Daniels-New England
James Shorter-Indiana def. Angelo Buchanan-Wisconsin RSC
Jake Sahlaney-Detroit def. Jalen Williams-Mid-South RSC Rd 3

Jordan Shimmell-Michigan def. Jonathan Thrasher-Knoxville
Paul Parker-Toledo def. Joseph Williams-New York Metro
Robert Jekabson-Chicago def. Charles Saunders-Iowa
Vardan Khachatrian-California def. Juan Hollingsworth-Kansas-Okla

201+ lbs.
Brian Houston-Omaha def. Lucas Downs-Tri-State
Donavan Dennis-Iowa def. Hasim Rahman-Wisconsin
Cam Thompson-Kansas City def. Josiah McCormick-Texas
Michael Lowery-New Jersey def. Jerrell Reeves-Washington DC
Jonathan Hamm-Upper Midwest def. Elijah Thomas-New York Metro
Trevor Bryan Jr-Buffalo def. Jonathan Guidy-Mid-South
Edward Latimore-Pennsylvania def. Cameron Glenn-Michigan
Juan Ramos Jr-Colo.-N Mex def. Juan Goode-Detroit

DC Area Boxer Advance on Day 3 of 2011 National Golden Gloves

I don't have full results but I do know that Kevin Rivers (132lbs), Mike Reed (141lbs.), Antonio Russell (123lbs.), Antoine Douglas (165lbs.), Jerry Odom (178lbs.) won today to advance to the quarter finals of the 2011 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. The winners will secure a slot at the 2012 Olympic Team Box-offs to be held this summer in Colorado.

Also today, Maurice Adams (114lbs.) and 2010 defending National Golden Gloves Champion David Grayton (152lbs.) both lost.

Good luck to all the boxers on the DC Team who compete tomorrow.

Day Two 2011 National Golden Gloves Results

114 lbs.

Louie Byrd, Colorado-New Mexico dec. Emilo Sanchez, California
Gabriel Montoya, Rocky Mtn dec. Nicholas Hunt, Tri-State
Keenan Evans, Mid-South dec. Alfredo Moreno, Kansas, Oklahoma
Stephon Young, St. Louis dec. Dido Rodrigues, Hawaii

132 lbs.

Lavisas Williams, Buffalo dec. Ronnie Reams, Colorado-New Mexico
Albert Bell, Toledo dec. David Craddock, Tri-State
Erick DeLeon, Detroit dec. Jose Ramirez, California
Louis Cruz, New York Metro dec. Joel Aviles, New Jersey
Adam Castillo, Texas dec. Raeese Aleem, Michigan
Kenneth Sims Jr, Chicago dec. Clemente Vega, Nevada
Toka Kahn Clary, New England dec. Alies Sandoval, Rocky Mountain
William Flenoy, Cleveland dec. Mikail Jones, Cincinnati
Damon Allen, Wisconsin dec. Bobby Hornsby, Knoxville
Kevin Rivers Jr, Washington DC dec. Travis Thomas, Iowa
Edgar Javalera, Kansas City dec. Nate Rubin, Upper Midwest

152 lbs.

Christopher Galeano, NY Metro dec. Burim Beqiri, Michigan
Anthony Gangemi, New Jersey dec. Jonathan Williams, Cincinnati
Arturo Trujillo, Pennsylvania stopped Donald Griffin, Mid South, RSC-2
Clayton Pitts, California dec. Jeremiah Millett, St. Louis
Chris Gilbert, New England dec. Diego Garibay, Indiana
David Grayton, Washington DC dec. Levi Patterson, Cleveland
Terrence York, Knoxville dec. Dillon Cook, Kansas City
Tony Losey, Kansas, Oklahoma dec. VeShawn Owens, Upper Midwest
Tony Harrison, Detroit dec. Jose Sanchez, Colorado, New Mexico
Cesar Vila, Texas dec. Dante Witcher, Toledo
Alex Martin, Chicago dec. Luis Olivares Jr, Nevada
Cruse Stewart, Iowa dec. Derik Jensen, Rocky Mountain
Miquel Crus, Florida dec. Michael Goins, Tri-State

178 lbs.

DeVaun Lee, New York Metro dec. Aaron Wright, Pennsylvania
Jerry Odom, Washington DC dec. Colt Caselman, Kansas City
Craig Duncan, Florida dec. Marquice Weston, Nevada
Malcolm Jones, Indiana dec. Charles Howard, Cincinnati
Anthony Barnes, Detroit dec. Dillon Fowler, Rocky Mountain
Siju Shabazz, Colorado-New Mexico dec. Gregory Sykes, Iowa
Sean Daniels, New Jersey dec. Alex Alexander, Toledo
Julius Butler, St. Louis dec. Lamont Miller, Buffalo
Armando Pina III, Chicago dec. Michael Reid, Wisconsin
Sean Bettencourt, New England stopped Adam Rossow, Michigan, RSC-1
Manny Contreras, Upper Midwest stopped Travis Hilton, Tri, State, RSC-3

201+ lbs.

Michael Lowery, New Jersey dec. Owen Minor, New England
Donavan Dennis, Iowa dec. Matt Maloney, Knoxville
Juan Goode, Detroit dec. Benjamin Ferrin, Rocky Mountain
Trevor Bryan Jr, Buffalo dec. Vincent Hadley, St. Louis
Lucas Downs, Tri-State dec. Nicholas Asberry, Chicago
Cameron Glenn, Michigan stopped Chris Jewett, Indiana, RSC-2
Elijah Thomas, New York Metro dec. Marquise Valentine, Toledo
Josiah McCormick, Texas dec. Shaun Seymore, Cincinnati
Jerrell Reeves, Washington DC dec. Joseph White, Florida
Edward Latimore, Pennsylvania dec. Dominic Breazeale, California
Juan Ramos Jr, Colorado-New Mexico dec. Marc Ward, Cleveland
Lenroy “Cam” Thompson, Kansas City dec. Darte Stone, Nevada

Day One 2011 National Golden Gloves Results

108 lbs.
Thomas Yang, Upper Midwest Decision Richard Johnson, Colo-New Mex.
Leroy Davila, New Jersey RSC-3 Marko Johnson, St. Louis
Santos Vasquez, Nevada Decision Anthony Taylor, Mid South

123 lbs.
Kiun Evans, Mid-South Decision Ernesto Garza, Michigan
Travon Smith,Toledo Decision Emilio Ruiz, Kansas City
Aaron Hollis, Cincinnati Decision Eduardo Martinez, Chicago
Jerrell Barbour, Nevada Decision Vidal Rivera, Pennsylvania
Antonio Nieves, Cleveland Decision Julien Wyant, Knoxville
Kendo Castaneda Texas Decision Juan Enciso, Kansas-Oklahoma
Tyshawn Jones, New Jersey Decision Luis Feliciano, Wisconsin
Gary A. Russell, Wash. DC Decision Brad Heroff, Upper Midwest
Ricky Rodriquez, Co-New Mex. Decision Juan Rijo, Buffalo
Jaime Estrada, New York Metro Decision Kyle Klus, Rocky Mountain

141 lbs.
Cristino Ceballo, New York Metro Decision Josh Ross, Mid-South
Preston Freeman, St. Louis Decision Samuel Valentin, Florida
Samuel Teah, Pennsylvania Decision Alemeo Carter, Kansas City
Thomas Mattice, Cleveland Decision Presley Salas, Hawaii
Thomas Hill, Wisconsin Decision Steven Perry, Indiana
Michael Reed, Washington DC Decision Duran Caferro, Rocky Mtn
Zachariah Ramsey, New England Decision Willie Jones, Knoxville
Kevin Kruz, Iowa Decision John King, Tri-State
Javonn Barnes, Michigan Decision Jimmy Martinez, New Jersey
Amir Imam, Buffalo Decision Andy Vences, California
George Rincon, Texas Decision Dylan Henry, Omaha
Andre Keys, Nevada Decision Dervon Moore, Cincinnati
Manuel Lopez, Colo-New Mex Decision Erique Davis, Detroit
Robert Easter Jr., Toledo Decision DeLorien Caraway, Upper Midwest

165 lbs.
Ivey Nixon IV, Kansas-Okla Decision Guillermo Maldonado, Nevada
Daquan Arnett, Florida Decision Jesse Cook, Kansas City
Paul Littleton, Chicago Decision Antone Pereira, Hawaii
Kenton Sippio Cook, Texas Decision Dane Henry, Omaha
Antoine Douglas, Washington DC Decision Ethan Curry, Tri-State
Peter Reyes, New York Metro Decision Deandre Ware, Toledo
Luis Arias, Wisconsin Decision Matt Breslin, Upper Mid-West
Anthony Campbell, Mid-South Decision Martin Schuh, Iowa
Leandre White, Detroit Decision Germaine McKinney, Michigan
Marcus Chapman, Indiana Decision John Magda, New Jersey
Dale Davis, Cincinnati Decision Jarvis Williams, St. Louis
Jerrell Gausha, Cleveland Decision Edgar Alarado, California
Jesse Hart, Pennsylvania Decision Anthony Bailey, Colo.-New Mex
Lawrence King, Buffalo Decision Gerald Schifone, New England

201 lbs.
Joseph Williams, New York Metro Decision Josh Temple, St. Louis
Jake Sahlaney, Detroit Decision Andrew Tabiti, Nevada
Josh Himes, Pennsylvania RSC1 Oliver Rivera, Omaha
Terry Carter, Buffalo Decision Jason Bush, Cleveland
Charles Saunders, Iowa Decision Zakki Scott, Washington DC
Jonathan Thrasher, Knoxville Decision Shamarian Snider, Texas
James Shorter, Indiana Decision Michael Hilton, New Jersey
Michael Hunter, Colo-New Mex RSC1 Victor Gomez, Rocky Mtn
Bryan Daniels, New England Decision Danny Calhoun, Cincinnati
Vardan Khachatrian, California Decision Glen Sommers, Upper Mid-West

2011 National Golden Gloves Results Coming In

Unfortunately, I haven't received a lot of information so I'll just post as I hear anything about the 2011 Tournament of Champions. DC Regional boxers are in red:

Mike Reed won at 141lbs. won vs. 2009 US National Champion Duran Caferro

Tommy Hill won at 141lbs. won.

Luis Feliciano lost at 123lbs. (not sure vs who)

Tramaine Williams had a bye at 123lbs.

Luis Arias at 165lbs. won

Antonio Russell 123lbs. won

Antoine Douglas 165lbs. won

Zakki Scott lost at 201lbs.

Washington DC Golden Gloves Regional Results

Last night at the Waldorf Jaycees in Southern MD, the NC/VA Golden Gloves champions came up to our area to face off against a strong DC team and punch their tickets to the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions (April 25th - May 1st Indianapolis, Indiana).

I don't have the complete results, but I did watch most of the open division bouts and there was some great boxing displayed:

108 Pounds: Jeremy Morales, Norfolk, VA def. Lawrence Singh, Riverdale, MD - This was a pretty rough contest with both boxers being warned for holding. Morales's strength seemed to be the deciding factor.

114 Pounds: Maurice Adams was unopposed and advances to the national tournament.

123 Pounds: Gary Antonio Russell, Capitol Heights, MD def. Steven Zadien, Roanoke, VA - Turning in one of the best performances of night, Russell showed why he is one of the best boxers in the United States. Zadien was game and did his part to earn the only standing ovation from the crowd for the night, but Russell was too sharp and too fast Friday night.



132 Pounds: Kevin Rivers, Jr., Landover, MD def. Andre Hunter, Chesapeake, VA - Rivers looked like he was in trouble early from the physically stronger Hunter, but he settled down and eventually broke Hunter down with a relentless body attack and Hunter's corner stopped the bout.



141 Pounds: Michael Reed, Waldorf, MD def. Seth Billups, Ashburn, VA (Walkover) - I was really looking forward to watching Reed in action after seeing him defeat Ireland's 152lbs. National Champion Paddy Gallagher in DC last week-- but Billups could not compete.

152 Pounds: David Grayton, Washington, DC def. Moshea Aleem, Richmond, VA - Although Aleem defeated Grayton recently in the USA regionals, Grayton left no doubts about this one, imposing his will on Aleem throughout the bout.

165 Pounds: Antoine Douglas, Burke, VA def. D'Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, MD - By far the most anticipated bout of the night and possibly tournament featured two of the top boxers in the United States. Douglas moved up from 152lbs. but Douglas's speed seemed to be the difference and the power shots that he landed sealed the deal.



178 Pounds: Jerry Odom, Bowie, MD def. Antwan Ward, Gloucester, VA - Not Odom's best performance but he did enough to defeat Ward who attempted to box Odom and stay away from Odom's much-touted power. Ward accomplished that, but lost the bout.

I was unable to stay for the heavyweight and super-heavyweight bouts, but I'll update those when I get a chance.

2011 Belfast-Beltway Classic Mike Reed (USA) vs. Paddy Gallagher (IRE)

150lbs. contest between 2010 US National 141lbs. Silver Medallist and 2010 National PAL 141lbs. runner-up Mike Reed (United States) and the current Irish U21 Champion, Irish Intermediate 69kg (152lbs.) Champion and 69kg (152lbs.) 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Paddy Gallagher (Ireland) --from the 2011 Belfast-Beltway Classic from the Western Center in Washington, DC. Reed was named Outstanding Boxer for the night.

Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic was held at the Westin City Center Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the 3rd year. The boxers from Ireland are from Catholic- and Protestant-sponsored Belfast boxing clubs and traveled to Washington, D.C. for a week to participate in the event. For many of the boys, this was their first trip outside the neighborhoods in which they had grown up. In addition to the event, they spent the week touring the city, and trained at local gyms where they met the D.C. team and coaching staff. For more information check http://www.belfastbeltwayboxingproject.org

2011 Belfast-Beltway Classic Carlton Gray (USA) vs. Sean Higginson (IRE)

15/16 year old 115lbs. division bout between Carlton Gray (USA) and Sean Higginson (IRE) from the 2011 Belfast-Beltway Classic.

he boxers from Ireland are from Catholic- and Protestant-sponsored Belfast boxing clubs and traveled to Washington, D.C. for a week to participate in the event. For many of the boys, this was their first trip outside the neighborhoods in which they had grown up. In addition to the event, they spent the week touring the city, and trained at local gyms where they met the D.C. team and coaching staff. For more information check http://www.belfastbeltwayboxingproject.org