Danny Kelly (Headbangers) and Tyreshia Douglas (Upton) will join Mike Reed in Saturday nights finals of the US National Boxing Championships in Colorado Springs, CO. Kelly defeated Juan Goode (Canton, MI) in the 201lbs. + semifinal. Douglas advanced to the 112lbs. final defeating Alex Love (Monroe, WA). Good luck to all the boxers in the finals.
Maryland's Mike Reed (Dream Team Boxing) has advanced to the finals of the 1411bs. US Men's Nationals Boxing Championships after defeating Abel Ramos of Eloy, Arizona 19-8. He will face Pedro Sosa (Bronx, NY) in the championship Saturday night.
Here is a promotional trailer for the second installment of the Gym Wreck DVD series, Gym Wreck Volume 2: The Results and Road to Ringside.
Learn how the young boxers did at the national tournaments they prepared for in Volume 1. With over 1 1/2 hours of action, outtakes and bouts, Volume 2 also follows three junior boxers as they prepare for the 2010 Ringside World Championships in Kansas City, Missouri August 3rd through 7th. Over 1,400 boxers will compete in the Ringside tournament, making it the largest amateur boxing in the world.
Anyone who wishes to support these boxers on their trip can do so via the PayPal link on this page. For copies of the DVD, contact us at dcboxing@gmail.com
Malik Jackson, fresh of his national championship victory at the National Junior Olympics, is featured in the Washington Post by writer Jorge Castillo. The full article can be found here.
Theresa Vargas does a story about NoXcuse Gym's Jerry Odom about his growth as a young man and boxer, highlighted by next month's trip to Colorado to compete for the USA Boxing National Tournament to face other top boxers from around the country. Click here for full story.
From Camp Lejeune, NC Finals 138 lbs - Female: Domonique Gerlach, Coraoplis, Pa dec. Katherine Keller, Lockhart, Texas. Gerlach in the blue corner wins 6-5.
From Camp Lejeune, NC Finals 125 lbs: George Nacerio, East Haven, Conn. dec. Julian Rodriguez, Hackonsack, N.J. Nacerio in the red corner wins 7-6 (Level 1 Tie Breaker after 3-3).
From Camp Lejeune, NC Finals 106 lbs: Aujee Tyler, Temple, Hills, Md. vs.. Hector Valdez, Dallas, Texas. Tyler in the blue corner wins 13-8. (This is just round 2 and round 3)
From Camp Lejeune, NC semifinals 201+ lbs: Robert McCarthy, Forke River, N.J. vs. Joe Shaw, St. Joe, Mo. McCarthy in the blue corner wins by RSC-2 (1:04).