(JUNE 8)
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Team
USA returned home today with two first place team trophies in
hand, following a dominant performance in two international
competition in Puerto Rico. The team closed the Olympic Cup with
five gold medal victories on Thursday as well as a silver medal
on the final day of their Puerto Rican visit.
Light flyweight
Leroy Davila
(New Brunswick, N.J.) set the
tone for the evening with a resounding 3-0 championship victory
over Puerto Rico’s
Harold Lopez.
During the past several weeks in Puerto Rico, Davila won gold in
both international tournaments and exemplified leadership in and
out of the ring. This is Davila’s third international medal of
2013.
Flyweight
Shawn Simpson’s
(Chicago, Ill.) extensive
international experience was evident in an action-packed bout
with 2012 Puerto Rican Olympian
Jantony Ortiz.
Simpson lost a close 2-1 decision
to claim the silver medal. It was the second face-off of Simpson
and Ortiz in just two weeks on Ortiz’s home soil, following
their championship bout in the Cheo Aponte Tournament last week.
If flyweight
Virginia Fuchs’
(Kemah, Texas) second round TKO
in the preliminaries did not make a statement, her championship
night definitely affirmed her expertise. Fuchs claimed her gold
medal early by defeating
Janet Gowitz
of Puerto Rico in a first round TKO. During her time in Puerto
Rico, Fuchs never heard the closing bell of a final round – she
impressively stopped every opponent with a TKO.
Light welterweight
Jose Alday
(Odessa, Texas) finished his
first international experience with a championship victory
against
Jose Lopez
of Puerto Rico. A newcomer to USA
Boxing’s National Team, Alday exceled in Puerto Rico and will
depart with a gold and silver medal in the two Puerto Rican
tournaments.
After an early elimination from
Cheo Aponte, middleweight
Le’Shawn Rodriquez
(Shirley, N.Y.) rebounded
strongly to claim gold on Thursday evening. Rodriquez defeated
Lucas Martins
of Brazil in a unanimous
decision.
Championship night closed on an
exciting note with super heavyweight
Cam F. Awesome
(Lenexa Kansas) winning gold over
Clayton Lavien
of the Virgin Islands. Along with Davila and Fuchs, Awesome went
undefeated in Puerto Rico with two gold medals. Awesome has
received notable attention lately for his 15-0 winning streak
since returning to boxing in February. He has captured two
national and international titles since returning to boxing
action in April.
USA Boxing International Teaching
Coach
Pedro Roque
(Colorado Springs, Colo.),
Kevin Benford
(Cincinnati, Ohio) and
Steve Rivera
(Somerset, N.J.) served as the
coaching staff in Puerto Rico with
Dr. Nicholas Piantanida
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) working
as the Team Physician. After a week-long training camp and
back-to-back competitions, Team USA returns to recuperate and
continue its strong forward momentum towards the Men’s World
Championships later this year.
U.S. Olympic Cup Results
Thursday, June 6
108 lbs/male:
Leroy Davila, New Brunswick,
N.J./USA
dec. Harold Lopez, PUR, 3-0
114 lbs/male: Jantony Ortiz, PUR,
dec.
Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill./USA,
2-1
112 lbs/female:
Virginia Fuchs, Kemah, Texas/USA
won on TKO over Janet Gowitz, PUR, TKO-1
141 lbs/male:
Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas/USA,
dec. Jose Lopez, PUR, 3-0
165 lbs/male:
Le’Shawn Rodriquez, Shirley,
N.Y./USA,
dec. Lucas Martins, BRA, 3-0
201+ lbs/male:
Cam F. Awesome, Lenexa,
Kansas/USA,
dec. Clayton Lavien, ISV, 3-0
Wednesday, June 5
114 lbs/male:
Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill./USA
won on walkover over Emanuel
Rodriguez, PUR, W/O
132 lbs/female: Kiria Tapia, PUR, dec.
Tiara Brown, Fort Myers, Fla./USA,
2-1
132 lbs/male: Jose Rosario, PUR, dec.
Luis Sedano, Duarte, Calif./USA,
3-0
178 lbs/male: Michael Borges, BRA, dec.
Geremias Torres, Holyoke,
Mass./USA,
2-1
201+ lbs/male:
Cam F. Awesome, Lenexa,
Kansas/USA
dec. Johnny Kluge, BRA, 3-0
Tuesday, June 4
108 lbs/male:
Leroy Davila, New Brunswick,
N.J./USA
dec. Gerardo Valez, DOM, 3-0
112 lbs/female:
Virginia Fuchs, Kemah, Texas/USA
won on walkover over Naiomy
Vazquez, PUR, W/O
123 lbs/male: Juan Reyes, GUA, dec.
Eduardo Martinez, Aurora,
Ill./USA,
3-0
141 lbs/male:
Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas/USA
dec. Carlos Bernier, PUR, 3-0
201 lbs/male: Juan Nogueira, BRA, dec.
Michael Hilton, Trenton, N.J./USA,
2-1
Monday, June 3
108 lbs/male:
Leroy Davila, New Brunswick,
N.J./USA
dec. Anthony Chacon, PUR, 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Virginia Fuchs, Kemah, Texas/USA
won on technical knockout over
Rose Matos, PUR, TKO-2
114 lbs/female:
Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill./USA
dec. Jan Lopez, PUR, 3-0
123 lbs/male:
Eduardo Martinez, Aurora,
Ill./USA
dec. Hector Marrero, PUR, 3-0
132 lbs/male:
Luis
Sedano, Duarte, Calif./USA
won on technical knockout over
Nestor Bravo, PUR, TKO-3
201 lbs/male:
Michael Hilton, Trenton, N.J./USA
won on walkover over Kevin Nunez,
PUR, W/O
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