Baltimore 165-pounder Franchon Crews won her second consecutive US Amateur Boxing Championship last night in Colorado Springs, CO.
Crews defeated the 2004 champion, Allana Huggins of Fort Worth, TX in a four-round decision by the score of 22-20. According to USABoxing.org, the two battled in a competitive bout as the lead exchanged hands through all eight minutes. The bout was deadlocked at 16 as the fourth round began, and the final two minutes determined the middleweight national champion. Crews scored the two determining points in the final round to win a 22-20 decision and her second straight national championship.
Tonight, Gary Russell, Jr of Capitol Heights, MD tries for his second straight US title in the 119-pound class. Russell will face Leodegario Santa Cruz of Los Angeles, CA, the 2005 Junior Olympic champion.
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