Four amateur Beltway Boxers have advanced to the semi-finals of the 2006 Junior Olympic National Championships in Marquette, Michigan.
In the Light Welterweight division, Capitol Heights's Gary A. Russell, the younger brother of amateur champion Gary Russell, Jr., scored his second double-digit victory of the tournament, defeating Pueblo, CO's Raymond Leyba 19-4. Russell will battle Oscar Molina of Commerce, CA in the semis.
In the Middleweight bracket, Dominic Wade of Largo advanced by scoring his second consecutive stoppage victory. Wade defeated Raymond Martinez of Spring, TX by delivering two standing eight counts before the referee stopped the contest. Wade is vying for his second straight Junior Olympic title. He will have to get past Philadelphia's Michael Rauchut to advance to the finals.
Super Heavyweight Zakki Scott of Temple Hills defeated Cecil Chandler of McLaughlin, SD, 23-6 to move into the medal round. Scott will now face Matthew Burgess of Tacoma, WA in the semis.
And in the Light Flyweight division, Kevin Rivers, Jr. of Waldorf won his quarterfinal match by defeating Amini Shakoor of St. Louis, MO, 18-11. Rivers will take on Randy Caballero of Coachella, CA in the semifinals.
Local boxers who did not advance to the semifinals include lightweight Emmanuel Taylor (the younger brother of Maxell "The General" Taylor) of Edgewood. Taylor lost to 2006 Silver Gloves champ Hector Vasquez of Irving, TX by the score of 13-9.
Also, heavyweight Nicholas Kisner of Glen Burnie lost his quarterfinal contest to Keith Hunt of Peterson, NJ by the score of 11-3.
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