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Angel Cordon (right) gets his hands wrapped by trainer Karl Sharrock. (Blanca Gutierrez)
Both Northern and Central California crowned the last of their Junior Olympic champions for the Junior and Senior Open Division on Saturday.
Angel Cordon (Old School BC, Concord) won a decision over Jonathan Rubio (Santa Rosa, Double Punches) to capture the NorCal 80-pound Junior final at West Sacramento's Superior Fighting Academy in a card titled "Steady Mobbin' 3."
"These two little warriors opened up the show and didn't disappoint," Old School's Karl Sharrock said after the bout. "I thought Angel sealed the deal with a strong, dominating third round."
In Orosi, Ruben "Dracula" Villa (Backyard BC, Salinas) added yet another gold medal to his burgeoning trophy case with a decision over Isidro Ochoa (Fresno PAL) in the CenCal 114-pound Senior final at El Monte Middle School.
The precocious Villa, who has won seven national tournaments, will advance to the J.O. Regional Championships in Arvin on May 12. He faces Alex Garibay (CYC, Concord) for the right to represent Region 11 in the National Junior Olympics, which take place from June 18-22 in Mobile, Alabama.
RELATED CONTENT:
For the full list of Northern California J.O. champs from Bantam Novice all the way to Senior Open, CLICK HERE.
For the full list of Central California J.O. champs from Bantam Novice all the way to Senior Open, CLICK HERE.
For the NorCal vs. CenCal bout sheet for the May 12 Region 11 J.O. finals in Arvin, CLICK HERE.
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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