Action got underway at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships on Sunday with preliminary action in six of the seven non-qualified weight divisions. Fort Carson’s Special Events Center is playing host to the event throughout the week and the tournament got off to a great start with a full day of boxing action.
The light welterweight, light heavyweight and super heavyweight classes enjoyed the stage in the day’s early session with 25 bouts of action in 11 a.m. action. Two of Fort Carson’s own enjoyed victories in their home ring on Monday afternoon. Light heavyweights Derae Crane (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jeffery Spencer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) both earned first round wins, defeating Joshua Balbuena (Symona, Ga.) and Brandon Larvadain respectively.
The evening session featured a full night of middleweight competition as well as contests in the lightweight and heavyweight divisions. Olympic Trials middleweight champion Jesse Hart (Philadelphia, Pa.) claimed his first win of the tournament with a 23-7 decision over John Magda (Rutherford, N.J.). 2011 USA Boxing National Championships bronze medalist D’Mitrius Ballard (Temple Hills, Md.) pulled out an 18-17 win over neighbor Marquis Moore (Fort Washington, Md.) in a hard fought contest. Hart and Ballard will face off in second round action on Tuesday. 2009 National Champion Terrell Gausha (Cleveland, Ohio) enjoyed a successful return to the USA Boxing National Championships, defeating Olympic Trials light heavyweight participant Caleb Plant (Ashland City, Tenn.), 18-16.
In heavyweight competition, 2010 USA Boxing Athlete of the Year opened his 2012 tournament with a convincing 18-4 win over Jas Phipps.
Monday’s action will feature second round competition in the two largest weight classes in the tournament – lightweight and light welterweight. The light welterweights will take the ring in the 11 a.m. session with the lightweights competing at 5 p.m. The middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions will return to the ring on Tuesday. The remaining men’s weight divisions and female brackets will be posted on Monday morning.
Results will be disseminated nightly upon the completion of competition and running results can be found at www.usaboxing.org.
Sunday’s Results
Preliminary Bouts
5 p.m. session
132 lbs: Andy Vences, San Jose, Calif., dec. Deontae Jordan, St. Louis, Mo., 16-12
132 lbs: Elias Diaz, Chula Vista, Calif., dec. Mikail Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio, 20-13
132 lbs: Emmanuel Nieves, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Jerrel Barbour, Tacoma, Wash., 22-10
132 lbs: Karin Zaiden, Roanoke, Va., dec. Keenan Carabajal, Phoenix, Ariz., 22-18
132 lbs: Ricky Rodriguez, Evans, Colo., dec. Luis Ambrosio, Fresno, Calif., 23-17
165 lbs: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. John Magda, Rutherford, N.J., 23-7
165 lbs: Felix Magallanes, Camp Lejeune, N.C., won on walkover over Billye Burke, San Mateo, Calif., W/O
165 lbs: Wesley Tucker, Toledo, Ohio, dec. Roshawn McCain, Phoenix, Ariz., 20-13
165 lbs: Puol Both, St. Paul, Minn., dec. Reginald Lucas, Baltimore, Md., 28-21
165 lbs: I.V. Anderson, Jr., Dallas, Texas, dec. Russell Lamour, Portland, Maine, 14-14 (41-38)
165 lbs: Gerald Schifone, Brockston, Md., dec. Jeremy Ramos, Colorado Springs, Colo., 12-10
165 lbs: Kenneth McNeil, Birmingham, Ala., dec. Aaron Coley, California, 19-13
165 lbs: Moses Taylor IV, Detroit, Mich., won on disqualification over Kyron Davis, Delaware, DQ
165 lbs: D’Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., dec. Marquis Moore, Ft. Washington, Md., 18-17
165 lbs: Kevin Newman, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Algerron Goldsmith, Moline, Ill., 22-3
165 lbs: Russell Gaskins, Washington DC stopped Cory Barnes, Montebello, Calif., RSC
165 lbs: Fred Wilson, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio dec. DeAndre Harris, Des Moines, Iowa, 12-8
165 lbs: Andre Penn, Rapid City, S.D., dec. Shane Mosley, Jr., Pomona, Calif., 25-14
165 lbs: LeShawn Rodriguez, Long Island, N.Y., dec. Ben Cottingham, Paushuska, Okla., 25-15
165 lbs: George Newkirk, El Cajon, dec. Shaka Davidson, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 11-6
165 lbs: Izaak Cardona, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gildardo Garcia, Aurora, Colo., 20-7
165 lbs: Demond Nicholson, Laurel, Md., Scott Deering, Bridgeton, Mo., 19-8
165 lbs: Travis Hilton, Columbus, Ohio dec. Richard Cap, Omaha, Neb., 11-4
165 lbs: Xavier Hayden, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Terry Fernandez, Oakland, Calif., 18-11
165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Tavion Bush, Pensacola, Fla., 19-8
165 lbs: Charles Cue, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., dec. Daniel Logan, Oklahoma City, Okla., 15-8
165 lbs: Auguste Akil Frederick, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Pablo Velez, Jr., Raleigh, N.C., 16-8
165 lbs: Anthony Flagg, Detroit, Mich., dec. John Peak, Spanaway, Wash., 39-21
165 lbs: William Williams, Conyers, Ga., dec. Carlos Ortiz, Homosassa, Fla., 19-18
165 lbs: Peter Reyes, Long Island, N.Y., dec. Deandre Ware, Jr., Toledo, Ohio, 31-21
165 lbs: Michael Rycraft, Utica, N.Y., dec. Patrick Torres, Hawaii, 17-11
165 lbs: Corey Richards, Denton, Texas dec. Niall Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., 20-7
165 lbs: Daniel Valdivia, Tulare, Calif., dec. Michael Fernandez, San Francisco, Calif.., 20-13
165 lbs: Brahmavigi Montgomery, Apple Valley, Calif., dec. Joseph Torres, Jr., Brighton, Colo
165 lbs: Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., 18-16
165 lbs: Edgar Alvarado, Jr., San Bernadino, Calif., dec. Randy Foster, Covington, Ga., 16-7
201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. Jas Phipps, Texas, 18-4
201 lbs: Khachatrian Vardan, Hollywood, Calif., dec. Michael Marshall, Foster City, Calif., 17-16
Preliminary Bouts
11 a.m. session
141 lbs: Wesley Ferrer, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Julio Miramontes, Pueblo, Colo.
141 lbs: Bronson Stultz, Henderson, Nev., dec. Daniel Ramirez, Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., 141-2
141 lbs: Javonn Barnes, Muskegon, Mich., dec. Brian Mendoza, Rio Rancho, N.M., 13-8
141 lbs: Ali Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., dec. Carlos Otero, Tampa, Fla., 15-9
141 lbs: Josh Rodriguez, Albuquerque, N.M., dec. Carlos Otero, Tampa, Fla., 15-9
141 lbs: Brian Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Devon Balli, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 21-8
141 lbs: Joseph Canale, Camp Lejeune, N.C., dec. Manuel Lopez, Aurora, Colo., 32-27
141 lbs: Nicholas Delomba, Cranston, R.I., dec. Cory Muldrew, Arizona, 27-23
141 lbs: Elvis Buenrostro, Coachella, Calif., dec. Karran Richardson, Philadelphia, Pa., 32-11
178 lbs: Craig Duncan, Apopka, Fla., dec. Aaron Wright, Pennsylvania, RSC
178 lbs: Malcolm Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., won on walkover over Kevin Lombardi, Jr., Rhode Island, W/O
178 lbs: Ryan Riley, Van Buren, Ark., dec. Dionysisus Tucker, Pensacola, Fla., 23-15
178 lbs: DeRae Crane, Colorado Springs, Colo., stopped Joshua Balbuena, Symona, Ga., RSC
178 lbs: Joseph Merrill, Jacksonville, Beach, Fla., dec. Tony Young, Killeen, Texas, 28-8
178 lbs: Anthony Sims, Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich., dec. James Brannon, Miami Beach, Fla.,10-7
178 lbs: Robert Lopez, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Nathan Howard, Crossville, Tenn., 19-15
178 lbs: Reece Bennett, San Clemente, Calif., dec. Ken Johnson, Chicago, Ill., 20-12
178 lbs: Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Brandon Larvadain, Michigan, 15-6
178 lbs: Gregory Newby, Washington DC dec. Matthew Anani, Overland Park, Kansas, 13-13 (40-38)
178 lbs: Devaun Lee, Jamaica Queens, N.Y., dec. Dillon Fowler, Jamaica Queens, N.Y., 29-21
178 lbs: Tyshawn Murray, Elizabeth, N.J., dec. Bruce Green, Omaha, Neb., 12-6
178 lbs: Nigel Rogers, Pennsylvania dec. Jorge Escalante, San Diego, Calif., 28-10
201+ lbs: Danny Kelly, Washington DC, dec. Ryan Jones, Janesville, Wis., 19-9
Monday 11 a.m. bout sheets
141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., vs. Wesley Ferrer, Brooklyn, N.Y.
141 lbs: Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas., vs. Blair Cobbs
141 lbs: Carlos Castillo, Dallas, Texas, vs. Ivory Snowden, Pensacola, Fla.
141 lbs: Thomas Mattice, Cleveland, Ohio v. Kieran Rosas, Hilo, Hawaii
141 lbs: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., vs. Joseph Canale, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
141 lbs: Adam Hassan, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., vs. Michael Montgomery, Jr., Macon, Ga.
141 lbs: Apollo Sample, Garland, Texas, vs. Arnold Dinong, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
141 lbs: Ali Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., vs. DeLorien Carraway, St. Paul, Minn.
141 lbs: Derrick Williams, Plano, Texas, vs. Bronson Stultz, Henderson, Nev.
141 lbs: Robert Easter, Jr., Toledo, Ohio vs. Ryan Martin, Chattanooga, Tenn.
141 lbs: Michael Reed, Waldorf, Md., vs. George Rincon, Carrolton, Texas
141 lbs: Kevin Watts, Lancaster, Calif., vs. Nicholas Felix, Carencro, La.
141 lbs: Antonio Magruder, Suitland, Md., vs. Derrel Williams, San Antonio, Texas
141 lbs: Kameron Jones, Rowlett, Texas vs. Freddie Ellis, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio
141 lbs: Nick Jefferson, Tacoma, Wash., vs. Ryan Karl, Milano, Texas
141 lbs: Nicholas Delomba, Cranston, R.I., vs. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont.
141 lbs: Tommy Duquette, Waltham, Mass., vs. Josh Rodriguez, Albuquerque, N.M.
141 lbs: Danny Riddell, Apache Jet, Ariz., vs. Preston Freeman, St. Louis, Mo.
141 lbs: Luis Olivares, Jr., Glendale, Ariz., vs. Ace’son Leseure, Corpus Christi, Texas
141 lbs: Amonte Eberhardt, Pittsburgh, Pa., vs. Martin Lagunas, Jr., Ruskin, Fla.
141 lbs: Burim Beqiri, Kentwood, Mich., vs. Cortland Perkins, Baltimore, Md.
141 lbs: Darius Jones, Pensacola, Fla., vs. Danson Rellez, Mt. View, Hawaii
141 lbs: Ronnie Austion, Detroit, Mich., vs. Paul Whiteface, Rapid City, S.D.
141 lbs: Javonn Barnes, Muskegon, Mich., vs. Kirk Bills, Chicago, Ill.
141 lbs: Rashidi Ellis, Lynn, Mass., vs. Elvis Buenrostro, Coachella, Calif.
141 lbs: Maximino Ramos, Santa Ana, Calif., vs. Michael Santos, Hoover, Ala.
141 lbs: Daniel Bell, Shreveport, La., vs. Montana Love, Cleveland, Ohio
141 lbs: Jerome Jones, Peridot, La., vs. Quenton Bracey, Fat Drum, N.Y.
141 lbs: JayQwan Hazel, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Hasan Young, Philadelphia, Pa.
141 lbs: Thomas Hall, Rochester, N.Y., vs. Jamontay Clark, Cincinnati, Ohio
141 lbs: Demond Brock, New Orleans, La., vs. David Moore, Milwaukee, Wis.
141 lbs: Brian Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y.
Monday 5 p.m. session bout sheets
132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio vs. Elias Diaz, Chula Vista, Calif.
132 lbs: Francisco Lopez, Taylorsville, Utah vs. Toribio Ramirez, Bowling Green, Fla.
132 lbs: Sonny Frederickson, Toledo, Ohio vs. Titus Williams, Elmont, N.Y.
132 lbs: Kevin Rivers, Jr., Landover, Md., vs. Ray Lugo, Tampa Bay, Fla.
132 lbs: Gary Antonio Russell, Capitol Heights, Md., vs. Eduardo Garza, Rowlett, Texas
132 lbs: Ignasio Chairez, Salt Lake City, Utah, vs. Joshua Jones, Philadelphia, Pa.
132 lbs: Josh Bickford, Belmont, Vt., vs. Francisco Esparza, Las Vegas, Nev.
132 lbs: Marcos Suarez II, New York, N.Y., vs. Johnny Spell, Pittsburgh, Pa.
132 lbs: Dusin Southichack, San Antonio, Texas vs. Ricky Rodriguez, Evans, Colo.
132 lbs: Michael Norato, Pacoima, Calif. vs. Tracy Alexander, Compton, Calif.
132 lbs: Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., vs. Anthony Marsella, Smithfield, R.I.
132 lbs: Alejandro Salinas, Youngstown, Ohio vs. Rocky Balala, Makawao, Hawaii
132 lbs: Charles Vasquez, New Port Richey, Fla. vs. Maximiliano Moreno, Apple Valley, Calif.
132 lbs: Alex DuBosque, Garland, Texas vs. Roger Hilley, Chattanooga, Tenn.
132 lbs: Alies Sandoval, Utah vs. Brandon Riddell, Apache Jet, Ariz.
132 lbs: Andy Vences, San Jose, Calif., vs. Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I.
132 lbs: Kenneth Sims, Jr., Chicago, Ill., vs. Emmanuel Nieves, Phoenix, Ariz.
132 lbs: Cresencio Ramos, Jr., San Antonio, Texas vs. Jessie Martinez, Victoria, Texas
132 lbs: Mario Gonzalez, Toledo, Ohio vs. Carlos Adame, Jr., Dallas, Texas
132 lbs: Robert O’Quinn, Detroit, Mich., vs. Mario Esparza, Las Vegas, Nev.
132 lbs: Pedro Duran, Jr., Downey, Calif., vs. Michael Maciel, Fresno, Calif.
132 lbs: Adam Fiel, Vacaville, Calif., vs. Bobby Hornsby, Georgia
132 lbs: Brandon Broussard, Carencro, La., vs. Abraham Morones, Alameda, Calif.
132 lbs: Yordy de Leon, Passaic, N.J., vs. Quillian Ware, Bossier City, La.
132 lbs: Hilario Ramirez-Medina, Longmont, Colo., vs. Freddy Rosado, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
132 lbs: Divante Jones, Hephzibah, Ga., vs. Lavisas Williams, Rochester, N.Y.
132 lbs: Anthony Burgin, Atco, N.J., vs. Patrick Harris, Hyattsville, Md.
132 lbs: Bryant Cruz, Portchester, N.Y. vs. Kenneth Thomas, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.
132 lbs: Javar Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., vs. Thomas Walters, Cypress, Calif.
132 lbs: Tommy Roque, Camp Lejeune, N.C., vs. Nestor Contreras, Carson, Calif.
132 lbs: Albert Bell, Toledo, Ohio vs. Tyler McCreary, Toledo, Ohio
132 lbs: Karin Zaiden, Roanoke, Va., vs. Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif.