Tuesday, May 20, 2008

2008 East Central Region Junior Olympics Alantez vs. Ronald

Alantez Fox (Potomac Valley) vs. Ronald Gibbs (South Atlantic) in the 15-16 year old 138lbs division in the 2008 East Central Regional Junior Olympics in Wilimington, DE.

2008 East Central Region Junior Olympics Deven vs. Miguel

Deven Matos (Potomac Valley) vs. Miguel Cartegena (Mid Atlantic) in the 15-16 year old 110lbs division in the 2008 East Central Regional Junior Olympics in Wilimington, DE

2008 East Central Region Junior Olympics Antoine vs. Damon

Antoine Douglas (Potomac Valley) vs. Damon Allen (Mid Atlantic) in the 15-16 year old 125lbs division in the 2008 East Central Regional Junior Olympics in Wilimington, DE.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

2007 National PAL Boxing Championships

2004 Olympic Quaterfinals Amir Khan vs. Biak Jong Sub

Quaterfinals in the lightweight division from Athens, Greece. Amir Khan (Britain) vs. Jong Sub Baik (South Korea). At 17 years old Khan was Britain's youngest boxer since Colin Jones (1976). Khan won a Silver Medal, losing in the finals to Mario Kindelan of Cuba. Khan is the current Commonwealth lightweight champion and is ranked # 2 by the WBO and # 4 by the WBC. He is also ranked # 7 by the Ring Magazine.

2007 National PAL Emanuel Taylor vs. Karim Martinez

141lbs. division Taylor (Edgewood, Maryland) vs. Martinez (Humble, Texas).

2008 National Golden Gloves Championship Bouts

Saturday, May 10, 2008

2008 National Golden Gloves Results In!!

Final bout concluded in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the 2008 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Here are the results:

106lbs. - Louie Byrd over Malcom Franklin
112lbs. - Jorge Abiague over Daniel Lozano
119lbs - Ernesto Garza over Roman Morales
125lbs. - Keenan Smith over Ryan Kielczweski
132lbs. - Michael Perez over Duran Caffero
141lbs. - Dan O'Connor over Joseph Elegele
152lbs. - Steve Martinez over Sammy Vasquez
165lbs. - Dennis Douglin over Aleem Whitfield
178lbs. -Azea Augustama over eremias Torres
201lbs - Craig Lewis over Paul Koon
201lbs plus - Tor Hamer over Andrae Cathron

I will be posting links to all the bouts sometime in the next, so check back or visit us at our youtube, page: DC Amateur Boxing.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Julio Caesar Chaves Jr. & Jorge Paez Jr. Amateur Exhibition

Amateur exhibition between Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. and

2008 USA - Puerto Rico David Clark vs. Hector Marrero

2008 National Champion David Clark vs. Hector Marrero from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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2008 USA - Puerto Rico Javier Molina vs Luis Gonzales

2008 USA Boxing Olympic Team member Javier Molina vs.Luis Gonzales from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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2008 USA - Puerto Rico Luis Arias versus Enrique Collazo

2008 National Champion Luis Arias vs. Enrique Collazo from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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2008 USA - Puerto Rico Luis Yanez vs. Bryan Aquino

2008 USA Boxing Olympic Team member Luis Yanez vs. Bryan Aquino from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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2008 USA - Puerto Rico Javontae Starks vs. Reyes

2008 National Champion Javontae Starks vs. Ricardo Reyes from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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2008 USA - Puerto Rico Sadam Ali vs. Reynaldo Ojeda

2008 National Champion and USA Boxing Olympic team member Sadam Ali vs. Reynaldo Ojeda from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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2008 USA - Puerto Rico Raushee Warren vs Carlos Ortiz

2004 & 2008 USA Boxing Olympic Team member Raushee Warren vs. Carlos Ortiz from Philadelphia, PA. This is one of the last matches for the team before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Green Comes Before Gold For Families of Olympians

An article by Les Carpenter about the difficulty for many families of Olympians (like Capital Height's Gary Russell, Jr.) to raise the funds necessary to travel to the Olympic Games. Green Comes Before Gold For Families of Olympians

Sunday, May 4, 2008

2007 Houston Golden Gloves Hylon Williams vs. De La Cruz

2007 125lbs. Open Division Championship Bout. Hylon Williams vs De La Cruz. Williams was a great prospect to make the 2008 Olympic Team, but came up short losing 24-22 in the final bout to Raynell Williams. Hylon finished his amateur career with a record of 145-20, winning National Silver Gloves, National Junior Olympics and Aliyev World Cup titles. He recent made his professional debut for Golden Boy Promotions on the undercard of the Hopkins/Calzaghe title bout - winning a four round decision.

2007 Houston Golden Gloves Hylon Willams vs. Jose Jimenez

Hylon Williams vs. Jose Jimenez in the 125lbs. Open Divsion quarter final bout. Williams was a great prospect to make the 2008 Olympic Team, but came up short losing 24-22 in the final bout to Raynell Williams. Hylon finished his amateur career with a record of 145-20, winning National Silver Gloves, National Junior Olympics and Aliyev World Cup titles. He recent made his professional debut for Golden Boy Promotions on the undercard of the Hopkins/Calzaghe title bout - winning a four round decision.

2007 Desert Showdown Randy Caballero vs. Joshua Berrelleza

16 year old 112lbs. Randy Caballero (Coachella Boxing) vs. Joshua Berrelleza (Chino Boxing Club). Caballero, in the red corner, is the current U.S. Future Stars Champion (formerly the USA Tournament) and #1 ranked 112lbs boxer. At the time of this bout, Randy's record was 149-9. He has also won the Ringside World Championship, Golden Gloves and Junior Olympics. Definitely a name to remember, Randy is one of our best young amateur boxers