A number of Beltway Boxers will be competing on the final day of the 2018 USA Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday.
Three locals battled for championships on the semifinal day on Friday. Benjamin Johnson of Washington, DC won the title in the Intermediate Male 114 Pound division with a unanimous decision over Emiliano Gandara of Dallas, TX.
In the Bantam Male 65 Pound final Brandon Chestnut of Bowie, MD lost by split decision to Moises Rodriguez of El Paso, TX. Also, Jeremiah Jimerson of Upper Marlboro, MD lost by split decision to Francisco Cruz, Jr. in the Intermediate Male 95 Pound title bout.
Amelia Moore of Alexandria, VA has advanced to the title bout of the Elite Female 132 pound championship. In her semifinal, Moore scored a stoppage win over Meriem Boudjarane of Berkeley, CA. Moore, who was seeded eighth in her bracket, will take on third-seeded Rashida Ellis of Lynn, MA in the final.
Alexandria's Keyshawn Davis advanced to the finals of the Elite Male 138 pound bracket. Davis defeated Joseph Macedo of Las Vegas, NV by unanimous decision in the semis. Davis, who was seeded second in this bracket, will take on fourth-seeded Dalis Kaleiopu of Waianae, HI in the championship match.
Alexandria's Troy Isley, who is the top seed in the Elite Male 165 Pound division, will be in the finals against second-seeded Javier Martinez of Milwaukee, WI. Isley moved to the finals by defeating Joseph Hicks of Grand Rapids, MI by unanimous decision in the semifinals.
By winning their semifinal bouts, Moore, Davis and Isley have all punched their tickets to the 2020 Olympic Trials, which will take place in December of 2019.
Jahmal Harvey of Oxon Hill, MD will be in the finals of the Youth Male 114 pound bracket by virtue of her semifinal unanimous decision win over Chavez Barrientes of Las Vegas, NV. Harvey will face Jesus Flores of Selma, CA in the title bout.
Saturday, December 08, 2018
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