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.