(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Twenty-six young boxers won national championships on Friday at the 2010 USA Boxing Junior National Championships at the Geottege Memorial Field House in Camp Lejeune. Final round action was contested in weight divisions ranging from 90 pounds up to the super heavyweight class with the future of amateur boxing on display. In addition to a new national title to add to their resumes, six boxers won outstanding boxer awards. Malik Jackson, George Naclerio and Joseph Bonas received the honor in the male division, and Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ayanna Vasquez, and Clarissa Shields claiming the award in the female division..
Friday’s Championship Results
90 lbs: Roscoe Hill, Spring, Texas, dec. Melik Elliston, Denver, Colo., 3-0
95 lbs: Jesus Luna, Inglewood, Calif., dec. Brady Sensibaugh, Glenn Burnie, Md., 17-2
101 lbs/Female: Elizabeth Rodriguez, Gilroy, Calif., dec. Darnasia Blackman, East Cleveland, Ohio, 7-4
101 lbs: Ariel Vega, Hialeah, Fla., dec. Tamar Williams, Albany, N.Y., 2-0
106 lbs/Female: Angelica Sanchez, Taos, N.M., dec. Maria Arreola, Freeport, Texas, 30-13
106 lbs: Aujee Tyler, Temple, Hills, Md., dec. Hector Valdez, Dallas, Texas, 13-8
110 lbs/Female: Bernice Hernandez, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Dascia Villa, Garland, Texas, 33-4
110 lbs: Malik Jackson, Washington, D.C., dec. Jousce Gonzales, Glendora, Calif., 10-7
114 lbs/Female: Ayanna Vasquez, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Kimberly Nolasco, Los Angeles, Calif. 2-1
114 lbs: Gary Salazar, Fresno, Calif., dec. Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill., 15-3
119 lbs-Female: Rianna Rios, Alice, Texas dec. Ariana Garcia, Albuquerque, N.M., 13-13 (29-24)
119 lbs: Joet Gonzales, Glendora, Calif., dec. Hakeem Watkins, Columbus, Ohio, 6-2
125 lbs – Female: Guadalupe Yanes, Hawthorne, Calif., dec. Guadalupe Nevarez, Phoenix, Ariz., 13-7
125 lbs: George Naclerio, East Haven, Conn., dec. Julian Rodriguez, Hackensack, N.J., 3-3 (7-6)
132 lbs/Female: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mich., stopped Alex Peterson, Tacoma, Wash., RSC-2 (:47)
132 lbs: Mikail Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio, dec. Jaime Bojado, Avondale, Ariz., 4-1
138 lbs/Female: Domonique Gerlach, Coraoplis, Pa., dec. Katherine Keller, Lockhart, Texas, 6-5
138 lbs Cristino Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Avaious Griffen, Chattanooga, Tenn., 9-8
145 lbs: Anthony Viera, Onset, Mass., dec. Angel Bojado, Los Angeles, Calif., 3-0
154 lbs /Female: Claressa Shields, Flint, Mich., stopped Diana Torres, Colo., RSC-1 (1:22)
154 lbs: Joseph Bonas, Bellville, Mich., dec. Marcus Beckford, Uniondale, N.Y., 21-3
165 lbs: Erik Guajardo, San Antonio, Texas dec. Jay D. Williams, Monroe, La. 2-1
176 lbs: Michael Reid, Minooka, Ill., dec. Tyler Howard, Crossville, Tenn., 25-7
189 lbs: Kesean Parker, Albany, N.Y., dec. Rueben De Le Rosa, Austin, Texas, 8-2
201 lbs: Deyon Christie, Las Vegas, Nev., stopped Sardius Simmons, Flint, Mich., RSC-1 (:48)
201+ lbs: Ryan Watson, Duluth, Minn., dec. Robert McCarthy, Forke River, N.J., 8-6
Unopposed Champions:
145 lbs – Female: Sabrina Chmiel, Pottsville, Ark.
176 lbs – Female: Kristen Abernathy, Gadsden, Ala.
189+ lbs/Female: Edna Jackson, Newark, N.J.
Outstanding Boxers
Female 80-106 lbs: Elizabeth Rodriguez
Male 90-114 lbs: Malik Jackson
Female 110-138 lbs: Ayanna Vasquez
Male 119-145 lbs: George Naclerio
Female 145-189+ lbs: Clarrisa Shields
Male 154-201+ lbs: Joseph Bonas