Bout Sheet for 2012 Junior Olympic Region 11 Championships

By Ryan Maquiñana
Norcalboxing.net

On May 12, Arvin will play host to the 2012 Junior Olympic Region 11 Championships at Haven Drive Middle School, where Northern California's best young fighters will meet their Central California rivals.

While both the Intermediate and Senior Open Divisions will crown regional champions, only the latter will advance to the National Junior Olympics, which take place in Mobile, Alabama, from June 18-22.

Here is a tentative bout sheet featuring each age division and weight class.

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (AGES 13-14)

BabyFace Boxing's Blanca Gutierrez and 85-pound NorCal champ Khalid Mahasin. (Blanca Gutierrez)

 

BOYS

75 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Peter Tavarez (Unattached, Gilroy)

85 POUNDS:

Khalid Mahasin (BabyFace B.C., Pacifica) vs. Ivan Varela (McDermont B.C., Lindsay)

90 POUNDS:

Temuujin Orshikh (CYC, Concord) vs. Roberto Cosio (Main Event B.C., Fresno)

95 POUNDS:

Robert Robles (Shafter B.C., Shafter) vs. Edgar Carvajal (Oakland Boxing, Oakland)

101 POUNDS:

Joseph Cuellar (Tulare A.C., Tulare) vs. Kevin Montano (CYC, Concord)

106 POUNDS: WALKOVER

To Be Determined (Central Cal)

110 POUNDS:

Ivan Vergarra (Vacaville PAL, Vacaville) vs. Caleb Munoz (Shafter PAL, Shafter)

114 POUNDS:

Charlie Sheehy (Ring of Fire, San Francisco) vs. Juan Castellanos (McDermont B.C., Lindsay) 

119 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Freddy Cuellar (Richmond PAL, Richmond)

125 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Eduardo Garcia (D.F. Boxing Club, Richmond)

132 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Yusuf Mateen (Mateen Boxing Club, Sacramento)

138 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Joseph James (CYC, Concord)

154 POUNDS:

Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare A.C., Tulare) vs. Suray Mahmutovic (415 B.C., San Francisco)

GIRLS

90 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Jackie Corona (La Corona B.C., Arbuckle)

101 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Caroline Riojas (Velarde’s T.C., Fresno)

114 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Guadalupe Gutierrez (Shotgun B.C., Sacramento)

119 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Iris Contreras (D.F. Boxing Club, Richmond)

SENIOR DIVISION (AGES 15-16)

Aleman Boxing's Conrad Rendon will return to Regionals for the second straight year. (Frank Aleman)

BOYS

90 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Steven Sepulveda (Dreamland B.C., San Jose)

101 POUNDS:

Izaiah Bautista (SFC Boxing, San Francisco) vs. Conrad Rendon (Aleman B.C., Fresno) 

106 POUNDS:

Pedro Moreno (Caballero B.C., Sacramento) vs. Fernando Rangel (McDermont B.C., Lindsay)

114 POUNDS:

To Be Determined (Central Cal)* vs. Alex Garibay (CYC, Concord)

119 POUNDS:

Efren Lopez (Main Event B.C., Fresno) vs. Luis Gutierrez (San Jose PAL, San Jose)

125 POUNDS:

Gabriel Azua (Unattached, Galt) vs. Matthew Guerrero (Felipe’s B.C., Lathrop) 

132 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Rosino Legan (Unattached, Gilroy)

138 POUNDS:

Jose Gomez (CYC, Concord) vs. Oscar Medrano (Northside B.C., Visalia)

145 POUNDS:

Joseph Murrieta (Velarde's T.C., Fresno) vs. Michael Donato (Vacaville PAL, Vacaville)

165 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Gilbert Alvarez (King's Gym, Oakland)

176 POUNDS: WALKOVER

David Gaitan (Round 12 B.C., Sacramento)

189 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Tiofilo Bueno (Tulare A.C., Tulare)

* Isidro Ochoa (Fresno) vs. Ruben Villa (Salinas) in Orosi on April 27

Marisol Lopez of King's Gym will advance via walkover. (Armando Mancinas)

GIRLS

106 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Marisol Lopez (King’s B.C., Avenal)

114 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Neesha Khan (Golden Gate B.C., San Francisco)

119 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Joselina Ortega (Velarde’s T.C., Fresno) 

125 POUNDS: WALKOVER

Evelyn Borja (Velarde's T.C., Fresno)

132 POUNDS:

Selena Acosta (Velarde’s T.C., Fresno) vs. Nancy Gutierrez (Caballero B.C., Sacramento)

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