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)

2011 National Junior Olympics Gary Salazar vs. Matthew Guerrero

119lbs. divisions semifinal betwen Gary Salazar and Matthew Guerrero. Salazar is in the red corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics D'Andres Hockerson vs. Isidro Flores

119lbs. division semifinal between D'Andres Hockerson and Isidro Flores. Hockerson is in the red corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Donovan Estrella vs. Gary Russell

114lbs. semfinals betwen Donovoan Estrella and Gary Russel. Estrella is in the red corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Jarico O'Quinn vs. Hector Valdez

114lbs. division semifinal between Jarico O'Quinn and Hector Valdez. O'Quinn is in the blue corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Malik Jackson vs. Jermain Ortiz

110lbs. division semifinal between Malik Jackson and Jermain Ortiz. Jackson is in the red corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Nico Hernandez vs. Amery Zavala

90lbs. division semifinal between Nico Hernandez and Amery Zavala. Hernandez is in the blue corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Rahim Gonzalez vs. Anthony Fernandez

95lbs. division semifinal betwen Rahim Gonzalez and Anthony Fernandez. Gonzalez is in the red corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Kareem Martin vs. Jelame Garcia

145lbs. division quarterfinal between Kareem Martin and Jelame Garcia. Martin is in the red corner.

2011 National Junior Olympics Julian Rodriquez vs. Jose Lopez

138lbs. division quarterfinal between Julian Rodriquez and Jose Lopez.

US Olympic Team Trial and National Junior Olympic Finals are Set

Although all of our DC area boxers have been eliminated from the Olympic Trials we have several boxers who will compete in the National Junior Olympic Finals today. All of our DC area boxers are highlighted below in red. The first boxer listed in the trials finals is the challenger and therefore must win today and tomorrow against the winner's bracket boxer in order to win the tournament:

US Olympic Team Trials Final

108 lbs: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, NV., vs. Eros Correa, San Jose, CA
114 lbs: Shawn Simpson, Chicago, IL. vs. Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH
123 lbs: O'Shanique Foster, Orange, TX, vs. Joseph Diaz Jr., El Monte, CA
132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, OH vs. Jose Ramirez, Avenal, CA
141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y. vs. Jamel Herring, Coram, NY
152 lbs: Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y. vs. Errol Spence, DeSoto, TX
165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, WI. vs. Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, PA
178 lbs: Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M. vs. Marcus Brown, Staten Island, NY
201 lbs: Joseph Williams, Bronx, N.Y. vs. Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, NV
201+ lbs: Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, CA vs. Cam Thompson, Lenexa, KS

National Junior Olympic Finals
90 lbs/male: Melik Elliston, Denver, CO vs. Nico Hernandez, Kansas City, MO
95 lbs/male: Rahim Gonzalez, Sylmar, CA vs. Brandon Kapner, Gravette, Ark

101lbs/female: Monica Vanpelt, Toldeo, OH vs. Dominique Siller, Abilene, TX
101 lbs/male: Pablo Ramirez, Weslaco, TX vs. Isaias Perez, Kansas City, KS
106 lbs/female: Marisol Lopez, Avenal, CA vs. Haneefa Muhammed, Lexington, KY
106 lbs/male: Jesus Lopez, Inglewood, CA vs. Aarkeyse Higdon, East Lansing, MI
110 lbs/female: Miranda Burkett, Caldwell, ID vs. Kiana Richardson, Fort Worth, TX
110 lbs/male: Da'Reece Crawford, Kansas City, MO vs. Malik Jackson, Washington, DC
114 lbs/female: Jasmine Hampton, Ann Arbor, MI vs. Ayanna Vasquez, Las Cruces, NM
114 lbs/male: Ja'Rico O'Quinn, Detroit, MI vs. Donovan Estrella, Arvada, CO
119 lbs/female: Rianna Rios, Alice, TX vs. Evevlyn Borja, Fresno, CA
119 lbs/male: D'Andres Hockerson, Rochester, NY. vs. Gary Salazar, Fresno, CA
125 lbs/female: Jasmin Jones, Vacaville, CA vs. Kristal Gonzales, San Antonio, TX

125 lbs/male: Gervonta Davis, Baltimore, MD vs. Lamont Roach Jr., Upr Marlboro, MD
132 lbs/female: Isabella Nieves, Kenosha, WI vs. Rashida Ellis, St. Lynn, MA
132 lbs/male: Austin Dulay, Hendersonville, TN vs. Erickson Lubin, Kissimnee, FL

138lbs/female: Martissa Guillen, Reno, NV (unopposed)
138 lbs/male: Jose Alday, Odessa, TX vs. Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, NJ

145lbs/female: Courtney Mink, Monroe, MI vs. Kiera Bell, Washington, DC
145 lbs/male: Kareem Martin, Clinton, MD vs. Kameron Jones, Garland, TX

154lbs/female: Breanna Rautio, Rocker, MT vs. Clarissa Sheilds, Flint, MI
154 lbs/male: Moses Taylor, Detroit, MI vs. James Kelleher, Coopersburg, PA

165lbs/female: Taylor Carroll, Monroe, MI (unopposed)
165 lbs/male: Alex Rincon, Carrollton, TX vs. Anthony Sims Jr., Ypsilanti, MI

176lbs/female: Dariahan Willliams, Lexington, KY (unopposed)
176 lbs/male: Hakim Lopez, Lithonia, GA vs. Edel Gomez, Fremont, MA
189 lbs/male: Lou Grant, Loxahatchie, FL vs. Junior Younan, Brooklyn, NY
201 lbs/male: Damien Rico, Los Angeles, CA vs. Albert Fundora, Tampa, FL

201lbs+/male: Billy Rice, Lima, OH vs. Demek Edmonds, Worcester, MA

Day 5 Results from US Olympic Team Trials

Semifinal action concluded from the US Olympic Team Trials and the National Junior Olympic in Mobile, Alabama Friday with the two remaining DC area boxers (in red) losing their bids for London and three DC area boxers advancing (in red) to the finals of the National Junior Olympics.

August 4, 2011 US Olympic Team Trials Results
Thursday, August 4 - Challengers Bracket
108 lbs: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev., dec. Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., 33-29
114 lbs: Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill., dec. Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., 21-15
123 lbs: O'Shanique Foster, Orange, Texas, dec. Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., 19-13
132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio, dec. Toka Khan Clary, Providence, R.I., 37-28
141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., 22-12
152 lbs: Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y., dec. Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo., 31-23
165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis. dec. Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., 14-10
178 lbs: Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Jerry Odom, Bowie, Md., 36-31
201 lbs: Joseph Williams, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., 12-10
201+ lbs: Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., won on walkover over, Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., W/O

August 4, 2011 National Junior Olympics Results
90 lbs/male: Melik Elliston, Denver, Colo., dec. Damien Charles Jr., Carencro, La., 17-9
90 lbs/male: Nico Hernandez, Crossett, Ark., dec. Amery Zavala, Corona, Calif., 19-12
95 lbs/male: Rahim Gonzalez, Sylmar, Calif., dec. Anthony Fernandez, Vacaville, Calif., 24-2
95 lbs/male: Brandon Kapner, Gravette, Ark., dec. Jose Borges, Philadelphia, Pa., 13-12
101 lbs/male: Pablo Ramirez, Weslaco, Texas, dec. Elijah Shabazz, Woodstick, Ga., 14-10
101 lbs/male: Isaias Perez, Kansas City, Kan., dec. Dequandra Steward, Shreveport, La., 11-4
106 lbs/female: Marisol Lopez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Enovi Molina, Scotch Plains, N.J., 23 -10
106 lbs/male: Jesus Lopez, Inglewood, Calif., dec. Matthew Espinoza, Crestview, Fla., 18-12
106 lbs/male: Aarkeyse Higdon, East Lansing, Mich., dec. Daniel Ramirez, Richardson, Texas, 9-9 (52-45)
110 lbs/female: Miranda Burkett, Caldwell, Idaho, stopped Emily Downs, Pensacola, Fla., RSC-3 (0:48)
110 lbs/female: Kiana Richardson, Fort Worth, Texas, dec. Ariana Garcia, Albuquerque, N.M., 36-21
110 lbs/male: Da'Reece Crawford, Kansas City, Mo., dec. Nestor Varela, Lindsay, Calif., 13-8
110 lbs/male: Malik Jackson, Washington, D.C., dec. Jermaine Ortiz, Worcester, Mass., 28-19
114 lbs/female: Jasmine Hampton, Ann Arbor, Mich., dec. Serena Rojas, Fresno, Calif., 21-11
114 lbs/female: Ayanna Vasquez, Las Cruces, N.M., wins on retirement over Angelica Herrera, Grand Prairie, Texas, RET-3 (1:13)
114 lbs/male: Ja'Rico O'Quinn, Detroit, Mich., dec. Hector Valdez, Dallas, Texas, 22-16
114 lbs/male: Donovan Estrella, Arvada, Colo., dec. Gary Russell, Capitol Heights, Md., 19-19 (100-100) (4-1)
119 lbs/female: Rianna Rios, Alice, Texas, stopped Rachel Mendoza, Hillsborough, Ore., RSC-3 (0:53)
119 lbs/female: Evevlyn Borja, Fresno, Calif., stopped Shante Higgs, Detroit, Mich., RSC-3 (1:35)
119 lbs/male: D'Andres Hockerson, Rochester, N.Y., dec. Isidro Flores Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind., 13-8
119 lbs/male: Gary Salazar, Fresno, Calif., dec. Matthew Guerrero, Lathrop, Calif., 27-15
125 lbs/female: Jasmin Jones, Vacaville, Calif., dec. Laura Garfias, Cornelius, Ore., 36-23
125 lbs/male: Gervonta Davis, Baltimore, Md., dec. Cresencio Ramos Jr., San Antonio, Texas, 22-5
125 lbs/female: Kristal Gonzales, San Antonio, Texas, dec. Christina Farwick, Cincinnati, Ohio, 26-18
125 lbs/male: Lamont Roach Jr., Upr Marlboro, Md., dec. Malick Montgomery, Macon, Ga., 22-12
132 lbs/female: Isabella Nieves, Kenosha, Wis., dec. Nancy Guiterrez, Sacramento, Calif., 21-20
132 lbs/female: Rashida Ellis, St. Lynn, Mass., stopped Liano Rico, San Bernardino, Calif., RSC-3 (1:41)
132 lbs/male: Austin Dulay, Hendersonville, Tenn., dec. Lorenzo Caldera, Portland, Ore., 23-18
132 lbs/male: Erickson Lubin, Kissimnee, Fla., dec. Mario Esparza, Tempe, Ariz., 19-3
138 lbs/male: Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas, dec. Nicholas Torrance, Evans, Ga., 11-10
138 lbs/male: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., dec. Adrain Gutierrez, Chula Vista, Calif., 33-10
145 lbs/male: Kareem Martin, Clinton, Md., dec. Alfredo Santamaria, Garden Grove, Calif., 18-11
145 lbs/male: Kameron Jones, Garland, Texas, dec. Darryl Jaime, Vacaville, Calif., 22-11
154 lbs/male: Moses Taylor, Detroit, Mich., dec. Jazavian Palmer, Lubbock, Texas, 13-10
154 lbs/male: James Kelleher, Coopersburg, Pa., dec. Flavio Becerra, White Bear Lake, Minn., 17-13
165 lbs/male: Alex Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, dec. Anthony LaCaze, West Monroe, Ala., 10-2
165 lbs/male: Anthony Sims Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich., dec. Jonathan Esquivel Anaheim, Calif., 20-19
176 lbs/male: Hakim Lopez, Lithonia, Ga. dec. Joel Galvan, Grafton, N.D., 15-13
176 lbs/male: Edel Gomez, Fremont, N.E., dec. Daquan Johnson, Capitol Heights, Md., 26-24
189 lbs/male: Lou Grant, Loxahatchie, Fla. dec. Josh Slater, Monroe, Mich., 20-13
189 lbs/male: Junior Younan, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Estevan Roman, Fort Worth, Texas, 12-5
201 lbs/male: Damien Rico, Los Angeles, Calif., dec. Issa Awad, Ann Arbor, Mich., 34-7
201 lbs/male: Albert Fundora, Tampa, Fla., dec. Jonathan Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, Texas, 27-11

Day 4 Results from the US Olympic Team Trials

All winners from today in the winners bracket will have a bye tomorrow and box again in the Finals. If they win on Friday, they are the newest US Olympic Team members. The boxers that lost in the winners bracket bouts below will box the winners of the challengers bracket for a chance to box again Friday against the winners that received the bye. In order to win the tournament, these challengers must win on Friday and then again against the same boxers on Saturday.

Wednesday, August 3
108 lbs/winners bracket: Eros Correa, San Jose, Calif., dec. Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., 25-25 (132-131)
108 lbs/challengers bracket: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev., dec. David Carlton, Cincinnati, Ohio, 26-14
114 lbs/winners bracket: Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio, dec. Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill., 34-20
114 lbs/challengers bracket: Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., dec. Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, Texas, 38-21
123 lbs/winners bracket: Joseph Diaz Jr., El Monte, Calif., dec. O'Shanique Foster, Orange, Texas, 29-15
123 lbs/challengers bracket: Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., dec. Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., 11-6
132 lbs/winners bracket: Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio 18-17
132 lbs/challengers bracket: Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I., dec. Kenneth Sims Jr., 24-19
141 lbs/winners bracket: Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y., dec. Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y., 14-13
141 lbs/challengers bracket: Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., dec. George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, 11-11 (66-56)
152 lbs/winners bracket: Errol Spence, DeSoto, Texas, dec. Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y., 19-12
152 lbs/challengers bracket: Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Bryant Perrella, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 18-10
165 lbs/winners bracket: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., 14-8
165 lbs/challengers bracket: Luis Arias, dec. Edgar Alvarado Jr., San Bernadino, Calif., 23-12
178 lbs/winners bracket: Marcus Brown, Staten Island, N.Y., dec. Jerry Odom, Bowie, Md., 30-26
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Jeffery Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., 12-10
201 lbs/winners bracket: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., 23-8
201 lbs/challengers bracket: Joseph Williams, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., 19-15
201+ lbs/winners bracket: Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, Kan., dec. Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., 15-9
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., dec. Dominic Breazale, Alhambra, Calif., 16-12

Day 4 Matchups from US Olympic Team Trials

The winners bracket semifinals lineup is set with the winners advancing to the finals on Friday and the loser to face off vs. the challengers bracket winners from today. DC area boxers are highlighted in red.

Winners Bracket Matchups:

108lbs. Louie Byrd vs. Eros Correa

114lbs. Rau'shee Warren vs. Shawn Simpson

123lbs. Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. O'Shanique Foster

132lbs. Jose Ramirez vs. Raynell Williams

141lbs. Jamel Herring vs. Pedro Sosa

152lbs. Errol Spence vs. Amir Imam

165lbs. Jesse Hart vs. Antoine Douglas

178lbs. Marcus Browne vs. Jerry Odom

201lbs. Jordan Shimmell vs. Michael Hunter

201+lbs. Cam Thompson vs. Andrew Shepard

Challenger Bracket Matchups:

108lbs. David Carlton vs. Santos Vasquez

114lbs. Emilio Sanchez vs. Oscar Cantu

123lbs. Luis Feliciano vs. Tramaine Williams

132lbs. Kenneth Sims Jr. vs. Toka Khan Clary

141lbs. Duran Caferro vs. George Rincon

152lbs. Bryant Perrella vs. Samuel Vasquez

165lbs. Edgar Alvarado vs. Luis Arias

178lbs. Jefferey Spencer vs. Siju Shabazz

201lbs. Steve Geffard vs. Joseph Williams

201+lbs. Laron Mitchell vs. Domonic Breazale

Day 3 Results from US Olympic Team Trials (Challengers Bracket)

6 p.m. session

108 lbs: David Carlton, Cincinnati, Ohio, dec. Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, Md., 15-11
108 lbs: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev., won on disqualification over Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, Ariz., DQ
114 lbs: Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., dec. Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., 23-22
114 lbs: Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, Texas, dec. John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo., 15-15 (78-73)
123 lbs: Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., 14-12
123 lbs: Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., dec. Joe Perez, Fountain, Colo., 15-8
132 lbs: Kenneth Sims Jr., Chicago Ill., dec. Louis Cruz, Bronx, N.Y., 31-16
132 lbs: Toka Khan Clary, Providence, R.I., dec. Erick DeLeon, 20-19
141 lbs: Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., won on disqualification over Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., DQ
141 lbs: George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, dec. Michael Reed, Waldorf, Md., 23-23 (110-108)
152 lbs: Bryant Perrella, Lehigh Acres, Fla., dec. Willie Jones, Charlotte, N.C., 10-11
152 lbs: Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Arturo Trujillo, Easton, Pa., 19-10
165 lbs: Edgar Alvarado, San Bernadino, Calif., dec. D'Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., 26-24
165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Chris Pearson, Trotwood, Ohio, 16-16 (83-78)
178 lbs: Jeffery Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Shaborn Ryals, Capitol Heights, Md., 12-11
178 lbs: Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., 15-15 (87-80)
201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. Robert Jekabson, Chicago, Ill., 23-20
201 lbs: Joseph Williams, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, Nev., 26-14
201+ lbs: Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., won on disqualification over Brett Rather, Las Vegas, Nev., DQ
201+ lbs: Dominic Breazale, Alhambra, Calif., dec. Jonathan Hamm, St. Paul, Minn., 20-10

Day 2 Results from US Olympic Trails in Mobile!!

DC Area boxers highlighted in red below:

Monday, August 1

1 p.m. session
108 lbs/challengers bracket: David Carlton, Cincinnati, Ohio, dec. Norberto Torres, Orlando, Fla., 20-18
108 lbs/challengers bracket: Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev., dec. Michael Benedosso, Fort Carson, Colo., 31-16
108 lbs/winners bracket: Erros Correa, San Jose, Calif., dec. Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, Ariz.., 18-6
108 lbs/winners bracket: Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., dec. Gregory Outlaw, Glendarden, Md., 21-12
123 lbs/challengers bracket: Joe Perez, Fountain, Colo., dec. Isaac Torres, Mission, Texas, 16-11
123 lbs/challengers bracket: Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., dec. Antonio Nieves, Cleveland, Ohio, 17-13
123 lbs/winners bracket: Joseph Diaz Jr., El Monte, Calif., dec. Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., 14-10
123 lbs/winners bracket: O'Shanique Foster, Orange, Texas, dec. Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., 19-17
141 lbs/challengers bracket: George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, wins on disqualification over Gary Allen Russell III, Capitol Heights, Md., DQ
141 lbs/challengers bracket: Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., dec. Thomas Duquette, Waltham, Mass., 21-20
141 lbs/winners bracket: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., 20-18
141 lbs/winners bracket: Jamel Herring, Camp Lejeune, N.C., dec. Michael Reed, Waldorf, Md., 19-18
165 lbs/challengers bracket: Chris Pearson, Trotwood, Ohio, dec. Martez Jackson, Valdosta, Ga., 15-11
165 lbs/winners bracket: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. D'Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., 20-8
165 lbs/challengers bracket: Edgar Alvarado Jr., San Bernadino, Calif., dec. Demarius Russell, Camp Lejeune, N.C., 17-14
165 lbs/winners bracket: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis., 27-12
201 lbs/challengers bracket: Robert Jekabson, Chicago, Ill., stopped Charles Blackwell, Tucson, Ariz., RCS-1 (2:30)
201 lbs/winners bracket: Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., dec. Joseph Williams, Bronx, N.Y., 12-10
201 lbs/challengers bracket: Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. James Shorter, Elkhart, Ind., 16-14
201 lbs/winners bracket: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., 19-12


6 p.m session
114 lbs/challengers bracket: John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Gabriel Montoya, Rock Springs, Wyo., 28-14
114 lbs/challengers bracket: Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., dec. Adam Lopez, San Antonio, Texas, 30-23
114 lbs/winners bracket: Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill., dec. Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, Texas, 16-12
114 lbs/ winners bracket: Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio, dec. Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., 29-18
132 lbs/challengers bracket: Louis Cruz, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Damon Allen, Philadelphia, Pa., 12-11
132 lbs/challengers bracket: Erick DeLeon, Lincoln Park, Mich., dec. Toribio Ramirez, Bowling Green, Fla., 20-14
132 lbs/winners bracket: Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Kenneth Sims Jr., Chicago Ill., 23-22
132 lbs/winners bracket: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio, dec. Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I., 30-25
152 lbs/challengers bracket: Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Regis Prograis, Houston, Texas 26-10
152 lbs/challengers bracket: Willie Jones, Charlotte, N.C., dec. Luis Olivares, Glendale, Ariz., 11-9
152 lbs/winners bracket: Errol Spence, Desoto, Texas, dec. Bryant Perrella, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 13-5
152 lbs/winners bracket: Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y., dec. Arturo Trujillo, Easton, Pa., 40-10
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Shaborn Ryals, Capitol Heights, Md., dec. Robert Brant, Oakdale, Minn., 20-10
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., dec. Sean Bettencourt, Stoughton, Mass., 18-14
178 lbs/winners bracket: Jerry Odom, Bowie, Md., dec. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., 32-19
178 lbs/winners bracket: Marcus Brown, Staten Island, N.Y. dec. Jeffery Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., 11-8
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., dec. Donovan Dennis, Davenport, Iowa, 16-16 (84-79)
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Jonathan Hamm, St. Paul, Minn., stopped O'Jayland Brown, Sacramento, Calif., RSC-1 (1:17)
201+ lbs/winners bracket: Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Brett Rather, Las Vegas, Nev., 25-15
201+ lbs/winners bracket: Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, Kan., dec. Dominic Breazale, Alhambra, Calif., 16-7

US Olympic Team Trials Day One Results

5 DC Area boxers advance to the semifinals of the US Olympic Team trials in Mobile, Alabama today, while 2 boxers lost and will continue in the challengers brackets tomorrow and box there way to the finals to be held on Friday. The DC area boxers are in red below.

1 p.m. session
108 lbs: Eros Correa, San Jose, Calif., dec. Norberto Torres, Orlando, Fla., 20-13
108 lbs: Marco Rangel, St. George, Ariz., dec. David Carlton, Cincinnati Ohio, 23-21
108 lbs: Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., dec. Michael Benedosso, Milford, Conn., 23-16
108 lbs: Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, Md., dec. Santos Vasquez, Sun Valley, Nev., 17-16
123 lbs: Louis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Isaac Torres, Mission, Texas, 23-14
123 lbs: Joseph Diaz, Jr., El Monte, Calif., dec. Joe Perez, Fountain, Colo. 30-14
123 lbs: Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., dec. Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., 14-12
123 lbs: O’shanique Foster, Orange, Texas dec. Antonio Nieves, Cleveland, Ohio, 16-16 (90-76)
141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y., won on DQ over Gary Allen Russell, III, Capitol Heights, Md.
141 lbs: Jamel Herring, Camp Lejeune, Fla., dec. Thomas Duquette, Waltham, Mass., 12-12 (66-58)
141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., dec. George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, 16-15
141 lbs: Michael Reed, Washington, D.C., dec. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., 26-16
165 lbs: D’mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., dec. Martez Jackson, Valdosta, Ga., 20-19
165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Edgar Alvarado, San Bernadino, Calif., 20-16
165 lbs: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Chris Pearson, Trotwood, Ohio, 18-6
165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Damarius Russell, Minneapolis, Minn., 26-14
201 lbs: Joseph Williams, Queens, N.Y., dec. Charles Blackwell, Tucson, Ariz., 22-8
201 lbs: Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., dec. Robert Jekabson, Chicago, Ill., 24-15
201 lbs: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, Nev., 24-12
201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. James Shorter, Elkhart, Ind., 24-22

6 p.m. session
114 lbs: Rau’shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo., 22-13
114 lbs: Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill., dec. Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., 29-14
114 lbs: Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Gabriel Montoya, Rock Springs, Wyo., 39-13
114 lbs: Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, Texas dec. Adam Lopez, San Antonio, Texas, 24-17
132 lbs: Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Toribio Ramirez, Bowling Green, Fla., 35-11
132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Damon Allen, Philadelphia, Pa., 18-12
132 lbs: Kenneth Sims, Chicago, Ill., dec. Erick DeLeon, Lincoln Park, Mich., 35-17
132 lbs: Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I., dec. Luis Cruz, Bronx, N.Y., 15-10
152 lbs: Bryant Perrella, Lehigh Acres, Fla., dec. Regis Prograis, Houston, Texas, 27-21
152 lbs: Errol Spence, Desoto, Texas dec. Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo., 24-17
152 lbs: Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y., dec. Luis Olivares, Glendale, Ariz., 27-23
152 lbs: Arturo Trujillo, Easton, Pa., dec. Willie Jones, Charlotte, N.C., 20-18
178 lbs: Jeffery Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., 17-12
178 lbs: Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., dec. Sean Bettencourt, Stoughton, Mass., 12-4
178 lbs: Jerry Odom, Bowie, Md., dec. Shaborn Ryals, Capitol Heights, Md., 31-20
178 lbs: Sijuola Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Robert Brant, Oakdale, Minn., 14-8
201+ lbs: Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. O’Jayland Brown, Sacramento, Calif., 18-8
201+ lbs: Brett Rather, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Jonathan Hamm, St. Paul, Minn., 18-18 (83-81)
201+ lbs: Dominic Breazale, Alhambra, Calif., stopped Donovan Dennis, Davenport, Iowa, RSC-1 (2:10)
201+ lbs: Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, Kansas dec. Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., 14-11

Open Bouts for US Olympic Trials Set

7 DC Area boxers will compete today including two facing each other (Shaborn Ryals and Jerry Odom in the 178lbs. division). The trials are a double elimination tournament with winners continuing to the winners bracket and boxers who lose their 1st bout advancing to the determine who will face the winners bracket champion in the finals. DC area boxers are highlighted in red below.

1 p.m. session
108 lbs: David Carlton, Cincinnati, Ohio vs. Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, Ariz.
108 lbs: Eros Correa, San Jose, Calif. vs. Norberto Torres, Orlando, Fla.
108 lbs: Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, Md., vs. Santos Vasquez, Sparks, Nev.
108 lbs: Michael Benedosso, Fort Carson, Colo. vs. Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo.
123 lbs: Joseph Diaz, Jr., El Monte, Calif., vs. Joe Perez, Fountain, Colo.
123 lbs: Isaac Torres, Mission, Texas vs. Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis.
123 lbs: Antonio Nieves, Cleveland, Ohio vs. O’Shanique Foster, Orange, Texas
123 lbs: Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., vs. Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif.
141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., vs. George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas
141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y. vs. Gary Allan Russell III, Capitol Heights, Md.
141 lbs: Michael Reed, Waldorf, Md., vs. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont.
141 lbs: Jamal Herring, Camp Lejeune, N.C. vs. Thomas Duquette, Waltham, Mass.
165 lbs: Chris Pearson, Trotwood, Ohio vs. Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa.
165 lbs: D’Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., vs. Martez Jackson, Valdosta, Ga.
165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., vs. Damarius Russell, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis., vs. Edgar Alvarado, Jr., San Bernadino, Calif.
201 lbs: Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., vs. Robert Jekabson, Chicago, Ill.
201 lbs: Charles Blackwell, Tucson, Ariz., vs. Joseph Williams, Far Rockaway, N.Y.
201 lbs: James Shorter, Elkhart, Ind. vs. Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla.
201 lbs: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., vs. Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, Nev.

6 p.m. session
114 lbs: John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo., vs. Rau’shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio
114 lbs: Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., vs. Gabriel Montoya, St. Louis, Mo.
114 lbs: Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., vs. Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill.
114 lbs: Adam Lopez, San Antonio, Texas vs. Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, Texas
132 lbs: Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif., vs. Toribio Ramirez, Jr., Bowling Green, Fla.
132 lbs: Erick DeLeon, Lincoln Park, Mich., vs. Kenneth Sims, Jr., Chicago, Ill.
132 lbs: Damon Allen, Philadelphia, Pa., vs. Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio
132 lbs: Luis Cruz, Bronx, N.Y. vs. Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I.
152 lbs: Errol Spence, Desoto, Texas vs. Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo.
152 lbs: Bryant Perrella, Lehigh Acres, Fla., vs. Regis Prograis, Houston, Texas
152 lbs: Willie Jones, Charlotte, N.C., vs. Arturo Trujillo, Easton, Pa.
152 lbs: Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y. vs. Luis Olivares, Glendale, Ariz.
178 lbs: Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., vs. Jeffery Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo.
178 lbs: Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., vs. Sean Bettencourt, Stoughton, Mass.
178 lbs: Sijuola Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., vs. Robert Brant, Oakdale, Minn.
178 lbs: Shaborn Ryals, Capitol Heights, Md., vs. Jerry Odom, Bowie, Md.
201+ lbs: Jonathan Hamm, St. Paul, Minn., vs. Brett Rather, Las Vegas, Nev.
201+ lbs: Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., vs. O’Jayland Brown, Sacramento, Calif.
201+ lbs: Dominic Breazale, Alhambra, Calif., vs. Donovan Dennis, Davenport, Iowa
201+ lbs: Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, Kansas vs. Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif

US Olympic Team Trials Set to Start in Mobile!

I will be in Mobile, Alabama covering both the National Junior Olympic Championships and the US Olympic Team Trials this week and will keep the site up to date on the progress of our DC area boxers who will be competing. Check back for daily updates and info.

DC Area National Junior Olympic Competitors
110 lbs. Malik Jackson
114 lbs. Antuanne Russell
125 lbs. Lamont Roach, Jr.
125lbs. Gervonta Davis
145 lbs. Kareem Martin
176 lbs. Daquan Johnson
114 lbs. (female) Raynesia O'Neal
154 lbs. (female) Kiera Bell

DC Area US Olympic Team Trial Competitors

112 lbs. Greg Outlaw
141 lbs. Michael Reed

141lbs. Allen Russell
165 lbs. D'Mitrius Ballard

165lbs. Antoine Douglas
178 lbs. Jerry Odom

178lbs. Shaborn Ryals

US Olympic Hopefuls Antoine And Tyreisha Douglas Featured in the Washington Post

The brother and sister will both compete in Mobile and attempt to secure spots on the US Olympic Team during the week long competition. They were both featured in an article this week in the Washinton Post. To view the full article click here.