Ryan MaquiñanaCSNBayArea.com
In 1904, heavyweight Samuel Berger made history as the first—and last—San Francisco resident to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. 107 years later, an unlikely hero attempts to put himself in a position to replicate the feat.
Relatively unknown LaRon Mitchell of The City (pictured at left) shocked the Colorado Springs crowd last weekend by capturing the super heavyweight silver medal at the USA Boxing National Championships, thereby earning a spot in the 2012 Olympic Trials.
“Beating all three medalists from last year superseded any of my expectations,” admitted an elated Mitchell, now unofficially 12-2 in his fledgling amateur career. “It’s more than I could have ever imagined.”
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