Thursday, June 08, 2006

Franchon Crews Wins Pan American Gold!

Middleweight Franchon Crews of Baltimore has won a gold medal in the Pan American Women's Amateur Boxing Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Crews, the number one-ranked middleweight in the United States, earned her second stoppage victory of the tournament defeating Argentina's Tamara Garcia. Crews earned the stopping by moving out to a 15-point lead, forcing the referee to stop the contest.

Crews was one of three US boxers to win gold medals in Argentina. The American team also captured three silvers and four bronze medals.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

franchon. this is robert and shohei from san francisco. you rock! keep beating on the foreigners and show our country well.