It was not a good day for Beltway amateurs at the quarterfinal round of the Junior Olympic National Championships in Mobile, AL. Only two locals made it to the semifinals after Thursday's action.
We already told you about Keeshawn Williams of DC advancing to the semi finals at 110 pounds. The only local to join Williams in the semis will be Baltimore's Malik Titus, who won his quarterfinal contest at 176+ pounds. Titus won a 3-0 decision over Lorenzo Benavidez of Albuquerque, NM.
Six locals fell in the quarters on Thursday. We've already told you about the losses for Jordan White and Mack Allison earlier today. There are reports from those in Alabama that those losses may have been questionable decisions. Also, Kashif Muhammad Brown, Jr. lost his bout at 165 pounds by a 2-1 decision to Manjaro Hills, Jr. of Baker, LA. Sergio Bolonos of Silver Spring, MD dropped a 3-0 decision to Caleb Chesternut of East Pointe, MI at 114 pounds. At 125 pounds, Troy Isley of Alexandria, VA fell to Isidro Ochoa of Fresno, CA via a 3-0 decision. Also, Michael Wilbar of Boonsboro, MD lost by TKO to Sergio Flores of Overland Park, KS.
Cruiserweights Travis Reeves (2-1) defeats Micheal Bissett (3-3, 3KO’s) in unanimous decision. Reeves started to Box early giving Bissett trouble, Bissett picking his shots not creating enough space allowing Reeves to come right in with nice hooks to the head, very tuff fight at this point for Bissett. All three judges score the bout 40-35 for Reeves UD.
ReplyDeleteI will doublecheck this but Boxrec has this listed as a loss for Reeves.
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ReplyDeleteGreat work Gary D. I know about the way boxrec recorded the that loss. I think the confusion came in because we were originally to fight out of the blue corner but we witched to the red corner. Either way it is very clear that you are on top of your business.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! You may want to email Boxrec with the same info you gave me. They will change it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Travis. I will post later today.
Thanks for the suggestion. The fight game is a funny business in a sense. I know that everyone out there is looking to get a win for their fighter as I am my self. Boxrec not only got this one wrong but they also failed to list a controversial draw we got with Keith Roberson of Virginia. But sometimes a mistake becomes a blessing. This online record will cause other fighters to seek Travis out for an easy win. In the words of Sun Tzu, "the first law of warfare is deception". Perhaps this misstatement will result in future benefit Travis. The struggle continues.
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