Five Beltway Boxers have reached the semifinals of the Junior Olympic Nationals at Camp Lejeune, NC.
At 110 pounds, Malik Jackson of DC defeated William Foster of New Haven, CT by a 6-4, decision.
In a 119-pound bout, Gervonta Davis of Baltimore decisioned Manuel Robles, Jr. of North Hills, CA, 14-5.
At 145 pounds, Demetrius Martin of Forestville, MD decisioned Dylan Mason of White Bear Lake, MN by a score of 7-4.
During the evening session, Aujee Tyler of Temple Hills, MD advanced to the semi-finals of the 106-pound division by stopping Emilio Sanchez of Pacoima, CA at 1:35 of the first round.
Also, Dusty Harrison of DC defeated Samuel Valentine of Land O'Lakes, FL, 12-5.
Boxers who did not advance were:
101 pounds: Lawrence Singh of Riverdale, MD lost a close 6-5 decision to Tamar Williams of Albany, NY.
114 pounds: Patrick Harris of Landover, MD lost to Gary Salazar of Fresno, CA 12-2.
Today's semifinal round begins at noon ET. Tomorrow's finals start at 11 AM ET and can be seen at www.usaboxing.org/live.
138 lbs: Avaious Griffen, Chattanooga, Tenn. dec. Dusty Harrison, Washington, D.C. 4-3 (Level 1 Tie Breaker after 2-2)
ReplyDeleteI'll announce the full results from the JO's during the Post-fight show from DuBurns.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like its a tough JO's. I think Aujee Tyler, and Malik Jackson are our best chances for a medal. They are our two best boxer's
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