| | Five Hispanic boxers from five different states will take the ring on Friday night, April 6th, at the 2007 Midwestern Trials in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2005 National Champion Marco Rangel (Scottsdale, Ariz.) will open competition in a flyweight bout with Robert Bell, Jr. (Pontiac, Mich.) in the first bout of the evening session. Rangel is moving up to the flyweight division from his former light flyweight class. |
A bantamweight match-up between Victor Valenzuela (Passaic, N.J.) and Juan Pablo Vargas (Chicago, Ill.) will follow in the second bout of the evening session. Lightweight Miguel Gonzalez (Cleveland, Ohio) will compete for a spot in championship action in the fourth bout of the session when he faces off with Tony Walker (Cincinnati, Ohio). Middleweight Fernando Guerrero (Salisbury, Md.) will be the final Hispanic competitor taking the ring in the seventh bout of Friday’s semifinal action. He will battle Paul Littleton (Urbana, Ill.) for a berth in the final round.
Featherweight Luis Ramos, Jr. (Santa Ana, Calif.) won a berth in final round action with a semifinal stoppage of Micah Branch (Columbus, Ohio) on Friday afternoon. Ramos will face off with Jesse Carradine (Cincinnati, Ohio) on Saturday night. Welterweight Ray Rivera, Jr. (Kansas City, Mo.) advanced to championship night as well with a 28-19 victory over Nathan Valenzuela (Chicago, Ill.) in semifinal competition.
Semifinal action will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati Grand Ballroom.
Championship round action will be contested on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.cintickets.com/">www.cintickets.com or at the door. The winners of the 2007 Midwestern Trials will advance to the 2007 U.S. Championships, the lone direct qualifier for the Olympic Team Trials – Boxing. The 2007 Midwestern Trials is the first-ever edition of the event and showcases future Olympians and World Champions.
2007 midwestern trials
hyatt regency Cincinnati
semifinal bouts
April 6, 2007
BOUT RED CORNER WEIGHT CLASS BLUE CORNER
1. Marco Rangel 112 lbs Robert Bell, Jr.
Scottsdale, Arizona Pontiac, Michigan
2. Victor Valenzuela 119 lbs Juan Pablo Vargas
Passaic, New Jersey Chicago, Illinois
3. Derrick Wilson 119 lbs Rau’shee Warren
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
4. Miguel Gonzalez 132 lbs Tony Walker
Cleveland, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
5. Gary Russell III 132 lbs Mel Crossty
Capitol Heights, Md. Cincinnati, Ohio
6. Shawn Porter 165 lbs Ronald Reaves
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
7. Fernando Guerrero 165 lbs Paul Littleton
Salisbury, Maryland Urbana, Illinois
8. Andres Taylor 201 lbs David Thompson
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Brooklyn, New York
9. Blake Handibode 201 lbs Jordan Shimmell
Broadview, Illinois Hudsonville, Michigan
10. Abodurin Akinyanju 201+ lbs Ricardo Wallers
Washington DC Cincinnati, Ohio
11. Felix Stewart 201+ lbs Excell Holmes
Columbus, Ohio Buffalo, New York
