Thursday, February 23, 2006

Beltway Amateurs Prepare For US Championships!

A number of amateur boxers from around the Beltway will be participating in the U.S. Amateur Championships March 8-11 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Most of the Beltway contingent will be in the East Central Region of the tournament.

Leading the region will be Capitol Heights, MD's Gary Russell, Jr. , the defending national champion at 119 pounds.

Also in that region will be:

Alberto Mootoo, Capitol Heights, 112 pounds

Cecil McCalla, Randallstown, 152 pounds

Fernando Guerrero, Fruitland, 165 pounds

Dalemanik Roberson-El, Baltimore, 178 pounds (currently ranked fifth in the country)

Lucas Runion, College Park, 201 pounds

Another boxer will be in the at-large category:

Marcus Henry, Baltimore, 201 pounds (ranked number two in the nation)

There will also be two females from the area participating in the nationals. One will be Franchon Crews of Baltimore, the defending champion at 165 pounds who is currently ranked number two in the country.

The other is Myah Spruiell of Lanham, MD,who will participate in the 154-pound division.

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