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by Ryan Maquiñana for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area before Silver Gloves.
Not a vacant seat could be found at the Ring of Fire Gym in Brisbane this weekend, as an unprecedented 115 young fighters participated in the Northern California Junior Olympic Championships.
"It was a minor miracle that we were able to fit everyone in there," Ring of Fire's Miguel Rios said. "We had a record turnout as far as the fighters, and it was great to see so many people excited about boxing and the young kids coming up."
Tournament director Oscar Ortiz had an extremely busy Saturday and Sunday, but he was able to coordinate everything without a hitch and should be recognized for his tireless work.
"It was crazy out there in a good way," Ortiz said. "We got it done, and I'm excited to see how the kids do against Central [California] in the regionals."
While the Bantam (ages 8-10) and Junior (ages 11-12) Division winners' journeys are complete, the Intermediate (ages 13-14) and Senior Division (ages 15-16) titlists will move on to Arvin for May 12's Region 11 Championships against their Central California counterparts.
However, only the Senior Division winners will be eligible to advance to the Junior Olympic National Championships in Mobile, Alabama, on June 18-22.
Here are your champions below. Special thanks to Oscar Ortiz for providing the results and individual awards!
Best Boxer Joseph Phenneger goes to work on the heavy bag.
Melissa Monroy 65lbs Novice (Sacramento)
Edith Moreno 101lbs Novice (Arbuckle)
BOYS:
Kyle Lacanlale 60lbs Novice (San Ramon)
Jesse Lujano 60lbs Open (San Francisco)
Joseph Phenneger 65lbs Novice (Sacramento)
Cruz Baltazar 70lbs Open (Sacramento)
Ronnie Herrera 70lbs Novice (Gilroy)
Watson Vuniivi 75lbs Novice (Sacramento)
Cameron Smith 80lbs Open (San Francisco)
Adam Lopez 85lbs Novice (Oakland)
Christian Montero 105lbs Novice (Fairfield)
BEST BOUT: "Bout 14 of the Saturday afternoon session featured a 65-pound Novice semifinal between Soloman Allen (Shotgun Boxing Club, Sacramento) and Joseph Phenneger (Don Conley Boxing Club, Sacramento). It was an all-action bout." -Ortiz
BEST BOXER: Joseph Phenneger (Don Conley Boxing Club, Sacramento), 65-pound Novice. "Joey won both days to earn his title, and he was a real crowd favorite in both bouts." - Ortiz
JUNIOR DIVISION (AGES 11-12)
Best Boxer Andre Conway in a 2010 fight.
GIRLS:
Angel Herrera 101lbs Novice (Gilroy)
Chloe Beardsley 75lbs Novice (Concord)
Garcia Ortega 85lbs Open (Citrus Heights)
Anahi Villanueva 95lbs Open (Arbuckle)
BOYS:
John Alforque 65lbs Open (Sacramento)
Paris Wallace 70lbs Novice (San Francisco)
Jonas Persaud 70lbs Open (Concord)
Sam Moreno 75lbs Open (Arbuckle)
Xavier Treviso-Cortez 75lbs Novice (Sacramento)
Jordan Halpern 80lbs Novice (San Rafael)
Nicholas Mendoza 85lbs Novice (Fairfield)
Andre Conway 85lbs Open (San Francisco)
Manuel Yama 90lbs Novice (Santa Rosa)
Angel Soriano 101lbs Open (San Pablo)
Bryson Bowen 132lbs Open (Arbuckle)
Carlos Jaramillo 145lbs Novice (Oakland)
*Final for the 80lbs Open Division will take place on Saturday, Apr. 28 in Sacramento between Angel Cordon (Martinez) and Jonathan Rubio (Santa Rosa).
BEST BOUT: "Bout 3 of the Saturday afternoon session saw a 75-pound Novice final between Chloe Beardsley (CYC,
Concord) and Valerie Rodriguez (Gilroy) where the little girls
showed up the fellas." -Ortiz
BEST BOXER: Andre Conway (Ring of Fire, San Francisco), 85-pound Open. "There were lots of quality juniors in the tournament, but the judges were impressed with Andre in his two wins." -Ortiz
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (AGES 13-14)
Best Boxer Charlie Sheehy (right) with Andre Conway (left) and trainer Miguel Rios.
GIRLS:
Jackie Corona 90lbs Open (Arbuckle)
Guadalupe Gutierrez 114llbs Open (Sacramento)
Iris Contreras 119lbs Open (Corte Madera)
BOYS:
Ricky Calderon 70lbs Novice (Galt)
Jose Silva 106lbs Novice (Sacramento)
Julio Del Torro 110lbs Novice (San Leandro)
Peter Tavarez 75lbs Open (Gilroy)
Khalid Mahasin 85lbs Open (Pacifica)
Benjamin Baetione 90lbs Novice (Belmont)
Temuujin Orshikh 90lbs Open (Concord)
Edgar Carvajal 95lbs Open (Oakland)
Juan Ramirez 101lbs Novice (San Jose)
Kevin Montano 101lbs Open (Concord)
Francisco Castro 106lbs Novice (San Lorenzo)
Ivan Vergarra 110lbs Open (Vacaville)
Charlie Sheehy 114lbs Open (San Francisco)
Freddy Cuellar 119lbs Open (Richmond)
Shawn Madden 119lbs Novice (San Francisco)
Isaac Rosales 125lbs Novice (Oakland)
Eduardo Garcia 125lbs Open (Richmond)
Yusuf Mateen 132lbs Open (Sacramento)
Joseph James 138lbs Open (Concord)
Eduardo Ureno 145lbs Novice (San Jose)
Suray Mahmutovic 154lbs Open (San Francisco)
Roman Cruz-Gallegos 154lbs Novice (Watsonville)
Andrew Gonzalez 165lbs Novice (Watsonville)
Isaac Villanueva 176lbs Novice (Arbuckle)
BEST BOUT: "Bout 8 of the Saturday afternoon session was a 125-pound Novice final between Maximiliano Valdez (La Corona Boxing, Arbuckle) and Isaac Rosales (Oakland Boxing Club, Oakland) that was marked by a good, tactical match." -Ortiz
BEST BOXER: Charlie Sheehy (Ring of Fire, San Francisco), 114-pound Open. "Charlie was unopposed but boxed both days in matched bouts, giving up age and weight in order to showcase his skills in front of his home crowd. Charlie stopped his opponent in the third round on Saturday, and was equally dominant en route to his Sunday decision victory against a game Eduardo Garcia from Richmond." -Ortiz
SENIOR DIVISION (AGES 15-16)
101-pound champ Izaiah Bautista shadowboxing. (Ben Bautista)
GIRLS:
Neesha Khan 114lbs Open (San Francisco)
Veronica Hernandez 119lbs Novice (San Jose)
Nancy Gutierrez 132lbs Open (Sacramento)
Martha Fabela 165lbs Novice (Oakland)
BOYS:
Steven Sepulveda 90lbs Open (San Jose)
Izaiah Bautista 101lbs Open (San Francisco)
Jonathan Castro 106lbs Novice (Hayward)
Pedro Moreno 106lbs Open (Sacramento)
Ryan Gabriel 114lbs Novice (Vacaville)
Alex Garibay 114lbs Open (Concord)
Luis Gutierrez 119lbs Open (Sunnyvale)
Juan Reynoso 119lbs Novice (Antioch)
Malikai Johnson 125lbs Novice (Elk Grove)
Gabriel Azua 125lbs Open (Galt)
Nery Serrano 132lbs Novice (Concord)
Rosino Legan 132lbs Open (Gilroy)
Jesse Joya 138lbs Novice (Sacramento)
Jose Gomez 138lbs Open (Concord)
Hector Villanueva 145lbs Novice (San Pablo)
Michael Donato 145lbs Open (Vacaville)
Jordan Oryall 154lbs Novice (San Ramon)
Antonio Cardenas 165lbs Novice (San Jose)
Gilbert Alvarez 165lbs Open (Oakland)
David Gaitan 176lbs Open (North Highlands)
BEST BOUT: "Bout 4 of the Saturday Evening Session was a 176-pound Open final between Joey Gonzalez (Aztec Pride Boxing, Watsonville) and David Gaitan (Round 12 Boxing, Sacramento). Everyone likes watching the big boys, and these two did not let anyone down." -Ortiz
BEST BOXER: David Gaitan (Round 12 Boxing, Sacramento), 176-pound Open. "David gave up considerable experience to former Silver Gloves National Champion Joey Gonzalez of Watsonville to capture his first Northern California title." -Ortiz
Norcalboxing.net's Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his weekly column for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.
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