USA Boxing Central Pacific Championships Results

Andy Vences and his proud father

Here are the full results from last Saturday's tournament in Fresno between the regional amateur champions of Northern California and Central California. The winners now make up the Central Pacific Regional Team and advance to the USA Boxing National Championships in Colorado Springs, CO on June 20-25. The tournament is of tantamount importance in that the top four in each division gain entry to the Olympic Trials in August in Mobile, AL.

The results come courtesy of coaches Candy Lopez and Armando Mancinas. Northern California fighters are denoted in red, and their Central California counterparts in blue. Italicized bouts indicated a rematch from the Golden Gloves Regional Finals. Winners are in bold:


MEN'S OPEN DIVISION

Light Flyweight (108 lbs.):

Eros Correa, San Jose (PAL) – Unopposed

Flyweight (114 lbs.):

Rudolfo Becerril, Sacramento (Round 12) – Unopposed

Featherweight (123 lbs.):

Edwin Sandoval, Bakersfield (PAL) decisioned Mario Cardenas, Fairfield (PAL)

Lightweight (132 lbs.):

Eric Altamirano, Concord (CYC) decisioned Phillip Fuentes, Fresno (Aleman)

Light Welterweight (141 lbs.):

Andy Vences, San Jose (PAL) decisioned Vicente Guzman, Tulare (TAC)

Welterweight (152 lbs.):

Hugo Sanchez, Salinas (BC) decisioned Alex Acosta, Concord (Old School)

Middleweight (165 lbs.):

Coley and trainer Ben Bautista

Aaron Coley, S.F. (SFC Boxing) referee stopped contest-2 over Joey Perez, Clovis (Valley Vipers)

Light Heavyweight (178 lbs.):

Ruben Mendoza, Tulare (TAC) won by walkover against Darrell Taylor, Sacramento (Mateen)

Heavyweight (201 lbs.):

Antwon Abron, Stockton (Port City) decisioned Clinton Nelson, San Mateo (B Street)

Super Heavyweight (201+ lbs.):

Laron Mitchell, S.F. (Ring of Fire) decisioned Patrick Schwenke, Bakersfield (Psycho Boxing)

WOMEN'S OPEN DIVISION*

Light Flyweight (106 lbs.):

Elizabeth Rodriguez, Gilroy (Unattached) – Unopposed

Flyweight (112 lbs.):

Jamie Mitchell, Salinas (BC) – Unopposed

Bantamweight (119 lbs.):

Shanne Ruelas, Fresno (Main Event) – Unopposed

Featherweight (125 lbs.):

Casey Morton, San Mateo (B Street) decisioned Clarissa Serna, Fresno (Velardez)

Lightweight (132 lbs.):

Brenda Gutierrez, Sacramento (Caballero) won by walkover against Katonya Fisher, Bakersfield (PAL)

Welterweight (152 lbs.):

Theresa Moon, Pacifica (BabyFace) – Unopposed

Middleweight (165 lbs.):

Amy Castillo, Patterson (Kickboxing Academy) decisioned Kerlyn Orellana, Alameda (Multi-Choices)

*Only the 112, 132, and 165-pound weight classes will be eligible for the women to compete in during the 2012 Olympics.