(JAN 7)
(RENO,
NEVADA.) – The second day of 2015 Junior Open and Youth National
Championships featured multiple top ranked athletes, several
returning national champions and two former junior world
championships medalists. Fifty-seven preliminary round bouts
were contested across two sessions on Tuesday at the Grand
Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.
The most
anticipated bout of the tournament fell on the second day of the
competition and the skillful contest lived up to the
expectations. Fans and fellow boxers packed around the ring as
Youth Olympic champion and two-time world champion Shakur
Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) took on 2013 Junior World
Championships silver medalist and two-time Junior Olympic
titlist Daniel Gonzalez (Moreno Valley, Calif.). Gonzalez
made his youth debut in the bantamweight contest as both boxers
competed for the third straight year in Reno. Each athlete
enjoyed his own cheering section throughout the contest, but
only one could emerge victorious. Stevenson took the win by
unanimous decision to advance on in tournament action.
The
bantamweight battle wasn’t the only match-up between former
champions on Tuesday. In the light welterweight division, former
Junior Olympic national champion Mark Dawson (Philadelphia,
Pa.) battled defending Junior Open titlist Money Powell (Fort
Mitchell, Ala.) for a spot in the quarterfinal round. Dawson
moved one step closer to his first youth national title with a
3-0 victory over Powell.
The light
welterweight division showcased one of the most fan friendly
bouts of the evening session as well. With the loud support of
his New York teammates, Richardson Hitchins (Brooklyn,
N.Y.) pulled out a split decision victory in an entertaining
slugfest with Nevada native Isaac Lujan (Las Vegas,
Nev.). Former Junior Open champion Keoni Adric (Haleiwa,
Hawaii) advanced in light welterweight division on Tuesday night
as well.
Two reigning
Youth Open champions faced off in middleweight preliminary round
competition in the final bout of the day. Welterweight titlist Javier
Estrada (Palmdale, Calif.) moved up to the middleweight
division and challenged 2014 gold medalist Charles Conwell (Cleveland,
Ohio) in the 2015 tournament debut for both boxers. Conwell
refused to relinquish his weight division to his fellow
champion, winning a 3-0 decision in the preliminary bout.
2014 Junior
Open champion and outstanding boxer Victor Morales (Vancouver,
Ore.) and his younger brother Tyler Morales (Vancouver,
Ore.) both enjoyed preliminary victories on Tuesday and will
return in tournament competition on Wednesday.
Reigning
Junior Olympic national champion Andres Borrego (Denver,
Colo.) also enjoyed a victory in junior division competition in
the day’s early session, winning a unanimous decision over
fellow mile high city native Christian Torres (Denver,
Colo.) in the light welterweight division.
Tuesday’s
Results
Youth Division
114 lbs/male:
Derek Ochoa, Sanger, Calif., won on TKO over Jamal Bland, Asbury
Park, N.J., TKO
114 lbs/male:
Zachariah Jacquez, Bloomfield, New Mexico, dec. Tayden Beltran,
Huntington Park, Calif., 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Thomas Blumenfeld, Albany, N.Y., dec. Nicholas Sullivan,
Norfolk, Va., 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Fernando Martinez, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Guillermo Gutierrez, San
Antonio, Texas, 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Jonthan Zavala, Greeley, Colo., dec. Ferdinand Domingo,
Honolulu, Hawaii, 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Andrew Litteral, Huntington, W. Va., won on walkover over
Desmond Jarmon, W/O
114 lbs/male:
Shon Mondragon, Commerce City, Colo., dec. Miguel Ceballos,
Peoria, Ariz., 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Aaron Perez, Albuquerque, N.M., won on TKO over Omar Martinez,
Irving, Texas, TKO-2
119 lbs/female: Iris Contreras, Corte Madera, Calif., dec.
Ashley Perez, Sparks, Nev., 3-0
123 lbs/male: Max Ornelas, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Kevin Montano,
Concord, Calif., 3-0
123 lbs/male:
Ruben Villa, Salinas, Calif., won on TKO over David Fuentes,
Madera, Calif., TKO
123 lbs/male:
Edward Ceballos, Youngstown, Ariz., dec. Adan Ochoa, Downey,
Calif., 2-1
123 lbs/male:
Juan Gonzales, San Antonio, Texas dec. Roberto Lopez, Hawthorne,
Calif., 3-0
123 lbs/male:
Duke Ragan, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. Joseph Cuellar, Tulare,
Calif., 3-0
123 lbs/male:
Shakur Stevenson, Newark, N.J., dec. Daniel Gonzalez, Moreno
Valley, Calif., 3-0
123 lbs/male:
Victor Morales, Vancouver, Ore., dec. Cory Conner, Las Vegas,
Nev., 3-0
132 lbs/male:
Carlos Nava, Pasadena, Texas dec. Zachery Bartrum, Huntington,
W. Va., 3-0
132 lbs/male:
Luis Melendez Escobar, Miami, Fla., dec. Fabian Camarena, Las
Vegas, Nev., 3-0
132 lbs/male:
Andres Cortes, Henderson, Nev., dec. Alfredo Escarcega,
Avondale, Ariz., 3-0
132 lbs/male:
Gabriel Chairez, Salt Lake City, Utah, dec. Kelvin Garcia,
Bethlehem, Pa., 2-1
132 lbs/male:
Teofimo Lopez, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Paul Allen, Irving, Texas,
3-0
132 lbs/male:
Devin Haney, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Alejandro Guerrero, Irving,
Texas, 3-0
132 lbs/male:
Michael Dutchover, Midland, Texas, dec. Victor Santiago, Los
Angeles, Calif., 3-0
132 lbs/male: Ryan Garcia, Vacaville, Calif., dec. Antonio
Williams, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 2-1
141 lbs/male: Jaron Ennis, Philadelphia, Pa., won on walkover
over Ivan Franco, Tampa, Fla., W/O
141 lbs/male: Aadam Ali, Teaneck, N.J., dec. Eben Vargas, Mesa,
Ariz., 2-1
141 lbs/male:
Bryan Lua, Madero, Calif., won on walkover over Dezmond Lucas,
Bronx, N.Y., W/O
141 lbs/male:
Richardson Hitchins, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Isaac Lujan, Las
Vegas, Nev., 2-1
141 lbs/male:
Humberto Guillen, Reno, Nev., dec. Raymond Darrough, Reno, Nev.,
3-0
141 lbs/male:
Keoni Adric, Haleiwa, Hawaii dec. Jonathan Jarabek, Brighton,
Colo., 2-1
141 lbs/male:
Jaron Ennis, Philadelphia, Pa. won on walkover over Ivan Franco,
Tampa, Fla., W/O
141 lbs/male:
Samuel Castaneda, Mercedes, Texas dec. Julio Herrera, Las Vegas,
Nev., 2-1
141 lbs/male:
Josue Vargas, Bronx, N.Y., dec. Xavier Martinez, Sacramento,
Calif., 2-1
141 lbs/male:
Noel Temores, Gilroy, Calif., won on TKO over Jordan Castro,
Houston, Texas, TKO-1
152 lbs/male:
Saleem Kelly, Red Bank, N.J., dec. Elmer Pedraza, Houston,
Texas, 2-1
152 lbs/male: David Rodriguez, Miami Gardens, Fla., dec. Nathan
Barragan, Dallas, Texas, 3-0
152 lbs/male:
Saleem Kelly, Red Bank, N.J., dec. Elmer Pedraza, Houston,
Texas, 2-1
152 lbs/male:
Jorge Trevino, San Antonio, Texas, dec. Arlen Janis, Rapid City,
S.D., 2-1
152 lbs/male:
Sergio Gonzalez, Waller, Texas, dec. Sebastian Perea, Adkins,
Texas, 2-1
152 lbs/male:
Mark Dawson, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Money Powell, Fort
Mitchell, Ala., 3-0
152 lbs/male:
James Martin, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Hunter Gabriel Manaba,
Kaunakaki, Hawaii, 3-0
152 lbs/male:
Ferdinand Kerobyan, N. Hollywood, Calif., dec. Nikita Ababiy,
Brooklyn, N.Y., 2-1
152 lbs/male:
Alias Aguilar, Orange, Calif., dec. Takiem Smalls, Jacksonville,
Fla., 2-1
165 lbs/male:
Edgar Berlanga, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Anthony Lerma-Ruelas,
Janesville, Wis., 3-0
165 lbs/male:
John Escobedo, Dallas, Texas dec. Cristian Escobedo, Denver,
Colo., 3-0
165 lbs/male:
Charles Conwell, Cleveland, Ohio, dec. Javier Estrada, Palmdale,
Calif., 3-0
165 lbs/male:
Amisael Jimenez, Sacramento, Calif., dec. Jose Campos, Houston,
Texas, 3-0
Junior
Division
101 lbs/male:
Sean Garcia, Adelanto, Calif., dec. Dashun Banks, Columbus,
Ohio, 3-0
101 lbs/male:
Robert Cosio, Madera, Calif., dec. Jaime Barriga, Las Vegas,
Nev., 3-0
110 lbs/male:
Angel Cordon, Martinez, Calif., dec. Tariq Gordon, Cincinnati,
Ohio, 3-0
110 lbs/male:
Rey Diaz, N. Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Juniel Garcia, St. Cloud,
Fla., 3-0
114 lbs/male:
Rogelio Ortega, Pasadena, Texas dec. Erick Pizarro, Denver,
Colo., 2-1
114 lbs/male:
Anthony Reyes, Coachella, Calif., dec. Angel Alejandro, Grand
Prairie, Texas, 2-1
114 lbs/male:
Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Va., dec. Cody Sullivan, Wisconsin
Rapids, Wis., 2-1
114 lbs/male:
Otha Jones, Toledo, Ohio dec. Ronnell Johnson, Westerville,
Ohio, 3-0
119 lbs/male:
Tyler Morales, Vancouver, Ore., dec. T Jason Garcia, Dallas,
Texas, 3-0
119 lbs/male:
Noah Castillo, South Houston, Texas dec. Cedric Salcedo,
Sacramento, Calif., 3-0
119 lbs/male:
Rodolfo Silva, Galena Park, Texas dec. Jason Meza, National
City, Calif., 3-0
119 lbs/male:
James Browning, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Shavale Johnson,
Westerville, Ohio, 3-0
119 lbs/male:
Brian O’Shea, Yonkers, N.Y., dec. Karim Cuevas, Tolleson, Ariz.,
3-0
119 lbs/male:
Sebastian Ortega, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Dimas DeLeon, Mission,
Texas, 2-1
132 lbs/male:
Branden Pizarro, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Wilson Savedra, Jr.,
2-1
132 lbs/male:
Harley Maderos, New York, N.Y., dec. Eric Puente, Carlsbad,
Calif., 3-0
138 lbs/male:
Joaquin Garcia, Dallas, Texas dec. Alexis Chaparro, Ridgewood,
N.Y., 2-1
138 lbs/male:
Andres Borrego, Denver, Colo., dec. Christian Torres, Denver,
Colo., 3-0
138 lbs/male:
Jojit Butay-Fillon, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Victor Rodriguez,
Stanton, Calif., 2-1
