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Fresno's Gary Salazar continued his streak at Nationals with his third straight stoppage. (Team Salazar)
A total of eight local fighters advanced to the 2012 National Championship semifinals in their respective weight classes.
In the early session, Fresno bantamweight Gary Salazar scored his third consecutive stoppage to turn some heads at the Special Events Center in Fort Carson, Colo. Sacramento light flyweight Marina Ramirez opened her journey with a dominant victory, while fellow Causeway 123-pounder Mario Ayala saw his successful run come to an end.
Other action saw S.F.'s LaRon Mitchell overcome an early deficit to cruise late in his bout, but Bakersfield's Charles Martin was not as lucky in his super heavyweight clash with a loss on the cards.
The afternoon featured eight bouts involving NorCal and Central Cal pugilists. Olympic Trials bronze medalist Raquel Miller of S.F., top-ranked lightweight Jose Ramirez of Avenal, Pacific Grove bantamweight Jamie Mitchell, and Stockton heavyweight Antwon Abron took decisive points triumphs, while Sacramento flyweight Brent Venegas III escaped with a close one on the cards.
S.F. bantamweight Casey Morton, Vacaville lightweight Adam Fiel, and Fresno welterweight Mark Hernandez fought valiantly, but fell shy of moving on to the semis.
Here are Thursday's results along with Friday's semifinal pairings:
THURSDAY'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
WOMEN
WOMEN'S LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (106 LBS.)
Sacramento's Marina Ramirez dominated en route to the semifinals. (Team Ramirez)
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (119 LBS.)
WOMEN'S LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (106 LBS.)
NORCAL
#2 Sacramento's Marina Ramirez def. Texas' Kianna Richardson by RSC-4
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (119 LBS.)
NORCAL
New York City's Christina Cruz dec. San Francisco's Casey Morton, 34-8
CENTRAL CAL
Pacific Grove's Jamie Mitchell dec. #2 Massachusetts' Amanda Pavone, 17-10
WOMEN'S WELTERWEIGHT (152 LBS.)
NORCAL
San Francisco's Raquel Miller dec. Pennsylvania's Tamika Palmer, 13-4
MEN
MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (114 LBS.)
MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (114 LBS.)
NORCAL
Sacramento's Brent Venegas III dec. Colorado's Donovan Estrella, 21-19
MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (123 LBS.)
NORCAL
Alaska's Riccardo Kerns dec. Sacramento's Mario Ayala, 15-5
CENTRAL CAL
Fresno's Gary Salazar def. Denver's Julio Parra by RSC-3
MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT (132 LBS.)
NORCAL
Chicago's Kenneth Sims Jr. dec. Vacaville's Adam Fiel, 23-19
CENTRAL CAL
#1 Avenal's Jose Ramirez dec. Rochester's Lavisas Williams, 23-12
CENTRAL CAL
Chicago's Alex Martin dec. Fresno's Mark Hernandez, 17-7
CENTRAL CAL
Stockton's Antwon Abron dec. Colorado's Kent Brinson, 18-12
NORCAL
#1 San Francisco's LaRon Mitchell dec. Dallas' Adrian Taylor, 13-8
CENTRAL CAL
Atlanta's Jonathan Hamm dec. Bakersfield's Charles Martin, 18-13
FRIDAY'S SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS
WOMEN
WOMEN'S LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (106 LBS.)
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (119 LBS.)
WOMEN'S LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (106 LBS.)
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (119 LBS.)
CENTRAL CAL
Pacific Grove's Jamie Mitchell vs. Massachusetts' Melanie Costa
WOMEN'S WELTERWEIGHT (152 LBS.)
MEN
MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (114 LBS.)
MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (114 LBS.)
NORCAL
Sacramento's Brent Venegas III vs. New Mexico's Edmundo Guzman
MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (123 LBS.)
CENTRAL CAL
Fresno's Gary Salazar vs. Glendora's Joet Gonzalez
Click HERE for full bracketFresno's Gary Salazar vs. Glendora's Joet Gonzalez
MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT (132 LBS.)
CENTRAL CAL
#1 Avenal's Jose Ramirez vs. Chicago's Kenneth Sims Jr.
CENTRAL CAL
Stockton's Antwon Abron vs. Des Moines' Javonta Charles
NORCAL
#1 San Francisco's LaRon Mitchell's vs. Las Vegas' Brett Rather
Boxing correspondent Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Advisory Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his blog at norcalboxing.net, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.
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