April 5, 2014 On Saturday, the National City Community Youth Athletic Center hosted the 10 boxers competing in this year’s District Junior Olympic competition. As with all tournaments the competition was fierce. Here are our results from the matches. In Bout #1, it was 15 year-old Jovany Contreras (122.6 lbs.) of Barrio Logan taking on […]
March 21, 2014 The latest USA Amateur Boxing show was held Friday evening at the Bound Boxing Academy on Broadway in Chula Vista. Now I’m certain you’ve heard the expression “Standing room only.” Friday’s show was so packed even a sardine would have felt restricted. And still the fans kept pouring in.
Another outstanding USA Amateur Boxing Show is in the books. This one was hosted by Pacific Coast Boxing in Vista, CA, Saturday, June 4, 2011. As always, there was a nice crowd on hand and there were many entertaining bouts. Leave This Blank:Leave This Blank Too:Do Not Change This:Your email:
Bout #1 featured 12 year-old Rodolfo Ortigoza of Penacho going up against 10 year-old Henry Leira of Sparta Boxing. For Liera, the age and height difference was too difficult to overcome. Ortigoza was busier and landed the heavier blows. I asked Ortigoza’s dad about the longer hairdo and he said, “We’re letting it grow so he can […]