Pathway to Glory Olympic Trials Qualifier II Competition Rolls on on Wednesday in Philadelphia and Baltimore

Pathway to Glory Olympic Trials Qualifier II Competition Rolls on on Wednesday in Philadelphia and Baltimore

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (September 9, 2015) – Another day of action packed bouts took place in boxing rings in Baltimore and Philadelphia on Wednesday at the Pathway to Glory Olympic Trials Qualifier II. The elite females competed in quarterfinal competition today while their male counterparts boxed in their final day of preliminary round action.

Baltimore boxer Franchon Crews (Baltimore, Md.) impressed in front of her hometown crowd at the Baltimore Harbor Hotel, winning a TKO victory over Shmelle Baldwin (Wilmington, Del.) in their middleweight bout. Two former youth champions advanced in the middleweight division as well. 2014 Youth Olympian Martha Fabela (Oakland, Calif.) and two-time youth world championships medalist Iesha Kenney (Alexandria, Va.) both won unanimous decisions on Wednesday, defeating Jessica Bass (Stockbridge, Ga.) and Jennifer Barnes (Little Rock, Ark.) respectively.

Two former youth champions faced off in the lightweight division in Wednesday’s action. Former welterweight titlist Samantha Kinchen (Lexington, Ky.) successfully moved down to the lightweight division and she defeated 2013 youth champion Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) in today’s action.

Wednesday’s men’s action in Philadelphia featured several closely-contested bouts in seven weight divisions at the Holiday Inn Philadelphia Stadium. 2015 National Golden Gloves champion Jaron Ennis (Philadelphia, Pa.) thrilled his hometown fans with a first round TKO of Eric Chandler (Gloucester City, N.J.) in their light welterweight bout.

Two-time national champion Leshawn Rodriquez (Medford, N.Y.) recorded a TKO of his own in the middleweight division. Rodriquez stopped Angelo White Body (New Town, N.D.) in the first round of their preliminary bout to advance to the quarterfinals.

USA Boxing made a special presentation to the family of 1964 Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight world champion Joe Frazier during the evening session in Philadelphia, giving them a special letterman jacket honoring his appearance in the 1964 Olympic Games. A statue memorializing the Philadelphia icon is being unveiled at Xfinity Live on Saturday.

Women’s semifinal competition will begin at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday at the Baltimore Harbor Hotel and all of the night’s victors will clinch berths in the Olympic Trials for Women’s Boxing.

Men’s quarterfinal competition will take place in two sessions at noon and 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Holiday Inn Philadelphia Stadium. The event in Philadelphia is being shown via live stream and it can be accessed by going to the Watch Live link at www.usaboxing.org.

The two finalists in the men’s event and top three finishers in the women’s events will earn berths in the 2016 Olympic Trials.

Wednesday’s Results

Women

112 lbs: Jamie Mitchell, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Ivette Delgado, Yonkers, N.Y., 3-0

112 lbs: Melanie Costa, Norton, Mass., dec. Kristyn Juarez, Los Angeles, Calif., 3-0

112 lbs: Jacquelyn Cuddeback, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dec. Rory Santos, Waipahu, Hawaii, 2-1

112 lbs: Giovanna Camacho, Colorado Springs, Colo., dec. Dacia Jacquez, Bloomfield, N.M., 3-0

132 lbs: Tiara Brown, Oxon Hill, Md., dec. Ariel Arismendez, Tolleson, Ariz., 3-0

132 lbs: Amelia Moore, Millersville, Md., dec. N’Yteeyah Sherman, Akron, Ohio, 2-1

132 lbs: Samantha Kinchen, Lexington, Ky., dec. Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass., 2-1

132 lbs: Mioshia Wagoner, Lawrence, Kansas won on walkover over Temitope Pedro, San Francisco, Calif., W/O

165 lbs: Martha Fabela, Oakland, Calif., dec. Jessica Bass., Stockbridge, Ga., 3-0

165 lbs: Franchon Crews, Baltimore, Md., won on TKO over Schmelle Baldwin, Wilmington, Del., TKO

165 lbs: Iesha Kenney, Alexandria, Va., dec. Jennifer Barnes, Little Rock, Ark., 3-0

165 lbs: Cierra Taylor, Rochester, N.Y., dec. Heidi Henriksen, St. Louis Park, Minn., 3-0

Men

123 lbs: Jose Balderas, Santa Maria, Calif., dec. Abraham Flores, Silvis, Ill., 3-0

123 lbs: Rudy Garcia, Los Angeles, Calif., dec Anthony Chavez, San Bernardino, Calif., 2-1

123 lbs: Mikhail Montgomery, Macon, Ga., dec. Adam Lopez, Burbank, Calif., 2-1

123 lbs: Rocky Marzan, Scranton, Pa., dec Ulises Castenada, Milford, Del., 3-0

123 lbs: Efren Lopez, Fresno Calif., dec. Howard Cheatham, Philadelphia, Pa., 2-1

123 lbs: Shakur Stevenson, Newark, N.J. dec. Frank Gonzalez Hialeah, Fla., 3-0

123 lbs: Kevin Asmat, Guttenberg, N.J. dec Michael Angeletti, Spring, Texas, 2-1

123 lbs: Christian Williams, Chicago, Ill. dec Malik Jackson, Washington DC, 2-1

132 lbs: Ernest Hall, Baltimore, Md., dec. D’Angelo Keyes, Houston, Texas, 2-1

132 lbs: Elijah Pierce, Oklahoma City, Okla., dec. Michael Dutchover, Midland, Texas, 2-1

132 lbs: Brannon Terry, Little Rock, Ark., dec Joshafat Serrano, Reading, Pa., 3-0

132 lbs: Rolando Romero, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Demarco Carter, Madison, Wis., 3-0

132 lbs: Vassiliy Zherebnenko, Brooklyn, N.Y. dec Kenneth Nicholson, Plano, Ill., 3-0

132 lbs: James Wilkins, Staten Island, N.Y. won on walkover over Javier Navarro, Madera, Calif., W/O

132 lbs: Martino Jules, Allentown, Pa., dec. Jalonte Cole, Burke, Va., 3-0

141 lbs: Nahin Albright, Yeadon, Pa., dec. Jeffrey Torres, New Haven, Conn., 2-1

141 lbs: Jaron Ennis, Philadelphia, Pa., won on TKO over Eric Chandler, Gloucester City, N.J., TKO-1

141 lbs: Abraham Nova, Albany, N.Y. dec Douglas Northern, Philadelphia, Pa., 2-1

141 lbs: David Sample Jr., Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Nino Delgado, Anchorage, Alaska, 2-1

141 lbs: Martin Urias, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., dec. Robert Wallace, Jacksonville, Fla,. 3-0

141 lbs: Jamaine Ortiz-Rodriguez Worcester, Mass., dec. Richardson Hitchins, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2-1 (tiebreaker)

141 lbs: Ector Madera, Stockton, Calif., dec. Nasir Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., 3-0

141 lbs: Jamaal Gregory, Charlotte, N.C. dec. Randuy Moreno Las Vegas, Nev., 2-1

152 lbs: Paul Kroll, Philadelphia, Pa., won on TKO over David Rodriguez Miami Gardens, Fla., TKO-2

152 lbs: Javaune James, Miramar, Fla., dec. Ramiro DeJesus, Orlando, Fla., 3-0

152 lbs Michael Montgomery, Macon, Ga., dec. Nikolas Vasquez, Seattle, Wash., 2-1

152 lbs: Daywaun Roseberry, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wis., 2-1

165 lbs: Trevor Lattimore, Bridgeport, Conn., dec. Frederick Wilson, Cleveland, Ohio, 2-1

165 lbs: James Martin, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Calvin Metcalf, Kansas City, Mo., 3-0

165 lbs: Lawrence King, Adelanto, Calif., dec. Armani McPhall, Newark, N.J., 3-0

165 lbs: Moses Taylor, Detroit, Mich., dec. My’Cheal Teal, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2-1

165 lbs: Charles Conwell, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Ezekiel Scruggs, Little Rock, Ark., 3-0

165 lbs: Leshawn Rodriguez, Medford, N.Y., won on TKO over Angelo White Body, New Town, N.D., TKO-1

165 lbs: Maurice Burke, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Victor Reynoso, Providence, R.I., 2-1

201 lbs: Edmen Shahbazyan, Glendale, Calif., dec. Matthew Mollet, Port Orchard, Wash., 2-1

201+ lbs: Manase Raikadroka, Inglewood, Calif., won on TKO over Timothy Starson, Little Rock, Ark., TKO-3

201 lbs: Dominique Mayfield, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Austin Bryant, Lucama, N.C., 2-1

201+ lbs: Alonte Gree, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Lorenzo Deloney, Mablevale, Ark., 3-0

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