Monday, August 01, 2011

Five Locals Advance To US Trials Second Round!

During the first round of competition at the Men's US Olympic Trials in Mobile, AL, five Beltway Boxers have moved into the second round of the winner's bracket.

In the evening session, Jerry Odom of Bowie, MD won a 31-20 decision over Shaborn Ryals of Capitol Heights, MD in the 178-pound bracket. Ryals will now compete in the Challenger's bracket.

Four more locals advanced past the first round during the afternoon session. Greg Outlaw of Glenarden, MD won a close 17-16 decision over Santos Vasquez of Sun Valley, NV in the 108-pound division. Michael Reed of Waldorf, MD defeated Duran Caferro of Helena, MT 26-16 in the 141-pound bracket.

Both local 165-pounders won their opening bouts. D'Mitrius Ballard of Temple Hills, MD edged Martez Jackson of Valdosta, GA 20-19 while Burke, VA's Antoine Douglas won a 26-14 decision over Damarius Russell of Minneapolis, MN.

Gary Allen Russell of Capitol Heights was disqualified before his bout with Pedro Sosa of the Bronx, NY when he failed to make the 141-pound weight. Russell will now try to take the same path his brother, Gary, Jr. did in 2008-- come through the challengers bracket to earn a spot on the US squad.

5 comments:

Mentu said...

It is important for boxers not only to train hard enough to learn the skills necessary to defend and attack during a fight but to maintain a certain body weight. A boxer follows a number of strict routines to reach his target weight before a fight.

Anonymous said...

Boxers must complete the weigh in between 16 and 30 hours before the fight. The scale used is available to the boxers two hours before the weigh in. If one of the boxers fails to make weight, he has two hours to make the weight. A boxer who does not make weight can be fined, demoted or suspended. If a champion fails to make weight, the challenger wins the title by forfiet.

Anonymous said...

Day one results:

1 p.m. session

108 lbs: Eros Correa, San Jose, Calif., dec. Norberto Torres, Orlando, Fla., 20-13


108 lbs: Marco Rangel, St. George, Ariz., dec. David Carlton, Cincinnati Ohio, 23-21

108 lbs: Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., dec. Michael Benedosso, Milford, Conn., 23-16


108 lbs: Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, Md., dec. Santos Vasquez, Sun Valley, Nev., 17-16

123 lbs: Louis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Isaac Torres, Mission, Texas, 23-14


123 lbs: Joseph Diaz, Jr., El Monte, Calif., dec. Joe Perez, Fountain, Colo. 30-14


123 lbs: Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., dec. Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., 14-12


123 lbs: O’shanique Foster, Orange, Texas dec. Antonio Nieves, Cleveland, Ohio, 16-16 (90-76)

141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y., won on disqualification over Gary Allen Russell, III, Capitol Heights, Md., DQ

141 lbs: Jamel Herring, Camp Lejeune, Fla., dec. Thomas Duquette, Waltham, Mass., 12-12 (66-58)


141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., dec. George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, 16-15


141 lbs: Michael Reed, Washington, D.C., dec. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., 26-16


165 lbs: D’mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., dec. Martez Jackson, Valdosta, Ga., 20-19


165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Edgar Alvarado, San Bernadino, Calif., 20-16


165 lbs: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Chris Pearson, Trotwood, Ohio, 18-6


165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Damarius Russell, Minneapolis, Minn., 26-14


201 lbs: Joseph Williams, Queens, N.Y., dec. Charles Blackwell, Tucson, Ariz., 22-8


201 lbs: Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., dec. Robert Jekabson, Chicago, Ill., 24-15


201 lbs: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, Nev., 24-12


201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. James Shorter, Elkhart, Ind., 24-22

6 p.m. session

114 lbs: Rau’shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo., 22-13

114 lbs: Shawn Simpson, Chicago, Ill., dec. Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, Calif., 29-14

114 lbs: Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Gabriel Montoya, Rock Springs, Wyo., 39-13

114 lbs: Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, Texas dec. Adam Lopez, San Antonio, Texas, 24-17

132 lbs: Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif., dec. Toribio Ramirez, Bowling Green, Fla., 35-11

132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Damon Allen, Philadelphia, Pa., 18-12

132 lbs: Kenneth Sims, Chicago, Ill., dec. Erick DeLeon, Lincoln Park, Mich., 35-17

132 lbs: Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I., dec. Luis Cruz, Bronx, N.Y., 15-10

152 lbs: Bryant Perrella, Lehigh Acres, Fla., dec. Regis Prograis, Houston, Texas, 27-21

152 lbs: Errol Spence, Desoto, Texas dec. Samuel Vasquez, Fort Carson, Colo., 24-17

152 lbs: Amir Imam, Albany, N.Y., dec. Luis Olivares, Glendale, Ariz., 27-23

152 lbs: Arturo Trujillo, Easton, Pa., dec. Willie Jones, Charlotte, N.C., 20-18

178 lbs: Jeffery Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., 17-12

178 lbs: Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., dec. Sean Bettencourt, Stoughton, Mass., 12-4

178 lbs: Jerry Odom, Bowie, Md., dec. Shaborn Ryals, Capitol Heights, Md., 31-20

178 lbs: Sijuola Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., dec. Robert Brant, Oakdale, Minn., 14-8

201+ lbs: Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. O’Jayland Brown, Sacramento, Calif., 18-8

201+ lbs: Brett Rather, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Jonathan Hamm, St. Paul, Minn., 18-18 (83-81)

201+ lbs: Dominic Breazale, Alhambra, Calif., stopped Donovan Dennis, Davenport, Iowa, RSC-1 (2:10)

201+ lbs: Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, Kansas dec. Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., 14-11

Stranc said...

108 lbs: Eros Correa, San Jose, Calif., dec. Norberto Torres, Orlando, Fla., 20-13
108 lbs: Marco Rangel, St. George, Ariz., dec. David Carlton, Cincinnati Ohio, 23-21
108 lbs: Louie Byrd, Denver, Colo., dec. Michael Benedosso, Milford, Conn., 23-16
108 lbs: Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, Md., dec. Santos Vasquez, Sun Valley, Nev., 17-16
123 lbs: Louis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Isaac Torres, Mission, Texas, 23-14
123 lbs: Joseph Diaz, Jr., El Monte, Calif., dec. Joe Perez, Fountain, Colo. 30-14
123 lbs: Tramaine Williams, New Haven, Conn., dec. Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif., 14-12
123 lbs: O’shanique Foster, Orange, Texas dec. Antonio Nieves, Cleveland, Ohio, 16-16 (90-76)
141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y., won on disqualification over Gary Allen Russell, III, Capitol Heights, Md., DQ
141 lbs: Jamel Herring, Camp Lejeune, Fla., dec. Thomas Duquette, Waltham, Mass., 12-12 (66-58)
141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., dec. George Rincon, Carrollton, Texas, 16-15
141 lbs: Michael Reed, Washington, D.C., dec. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., 26-16
165 lbs: D’mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., dec. Martez Jackson, Valdosta, Ga., 20-19
165 lbs: Luis Arias, Milwaukee, Wis., dec. Edgar Alvarado, San Bernadino, Calif., 20-16
165 lbs: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Chris Pearson, Trotwood, Ohio, 18-6
165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Damarius Russell, Minneapolis, Minn., 26-14
201 lbs: Joseph Williams, Queens, N.Y., dec. Charles Blackwell, Tucson, Ariz., 22-8
201 lbs: Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., dec. Robert Jekabson, Chicago, Ill., 24-15
201 lbs: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, Nev., 24-12
201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. James Shorter, Elkhart, Ind., 24-22

Reedio said...

108:
Louie Byrd but Erros Correa has been on fire improving alot this last year and could make this fun.

114:
Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH

123:
Joseph Diaz Jr

132:
Jose Ramirez or Eick DeLeon

141:
Michael Reed or Pedro Sosa

152:
Errol Spence or Amir Imam

165:
Luis Arias, Milwaukee, WI

178:
Marcus Browne, Staten Island, NY

201:
Jordan Shimmell, Steve Geffrard, or Michael Hunter

201+:
Jonathan Hamm or Lenroy Thompson

Those are my picks. Good Luck to everybody fight hard, fight smart and God Bless!