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Melissa Monroy defeated Haley Zepada in an exciting opener to Saturday's card. (Norcalboxing.net)
Another capacity crowd filled the Pacifica Moose Lodge for the second annual Beautiful Brawlers all-women's card Saturday.
"I think events like these are so important for the girls to get the exposure and experience," said pro unified flyweight world champion Melissa McMorrow of San Jose. "I wish I had something like this for me when I was an amateur. It's really awesome and inspiring."
Female fighters from all over the West Coast descended upon the Peninsula to demonstrate the further growth of an American amateur program that yielded gold and bronze medals at the inaugural Olympic women's boxing competition at the London Games earlier this month.
"This is just the beginning," said tournament director Blanca Gutierrez. "We love the Moose Lodge. It's given us women a place to shine, but I think we're outgrowing this building, and we're looking for a bigger venue. The sponsors have been great, and everyone's out for the same thing, to build a foundation for the next Olympic team."
Brenda Gutierrez poses with her belt after the victory. (Norcalboxing.net)
A plethora of nationally-ranked boxers made appearances on the card, such as Sacramento's Brenda Gutierrez, Avenal's Marisol Lopez, and Palm Desert's Paola Estrada. Fresno's Ellie Salinas took home the 13-and-under Best Boxer award, while Reno's Maritsa Guillen captured the same honors in the 14-and-over division.
"We get the best of the best, make even fights, and that's what builds these girls' confidence," added Gutierrez, who has been working with Martha Salazar and Eliza Olson to make the event a reality. "Everyone should leave here today win or lose knowing they fought the best at their weight, and knowing that they put on a great show."
FULL RESULTS
66 POUNDS:
Melissa Monroy (Caballero BC) dec. Haley Zepada (Vacaville PAL)
133 POUNDS:
Brenda Gutierrez (Caballero BC) dec. Tatiana Almaraz (Old School BC)
128 POUNDS:
Jasmine Jones (Vacaville PAL) dec. Becky Villagran (Pacific Ring Sports)
87 POUNDS:
Graciela Ortega (Caballero BC) dec. Jessica Juarez (Ocean Boxing)
120 POUNDS:
Ariana Garcia (Double Punches BC) dec. Megan Siordia (BabyFace BC)
157 POUNDS:
Ayana Brumfield (Orgullo Boxing) dec. Valerie Ontiveros (Ocean Boxing)
113 POUNDS:
Destiny Navarro (Sparta BC) dec. Alyson Vejar (Mighty Mites)
118 POUNDS:
Veronica Hernandez (Dreamland BC) dec. Odalys Camacho (Unattached)
89 POUNDS:
Clarissa Hernandez (Sparta BC) dec. Ellie Salinas (Velarde's TC)
127 POUNDS:
Jessica Galvez (Mighty Mites) dec. Adriana Ramirez (Fat City BC)
105 POUNDS:
Marisol Lopez (Avenal King's BC) dec. Danika Lara (Sparta BC)
95 POUNDS:
Stephanie Valdez (Duarte BC) dec. Samantha Enriquez (Sparta BC)
167 POUNDS:
Martha Fabela (Oakland BC) RSC-1 Ayla Sagote (BabyFace BC)
126 POUNDS:
Ariel Arismendez (Hard Knocks Gym) dec. Renata Ramirez (Duarte BC)
118 POUNDS:
Iris Contreras (DF Boxing) dec. Joselina Ortega (Velarde's TC)
132 POUNDS:
Maritsa Guillen (Mighty Mites) dec. Lisa Porter (Matador Boxing)
149 POUNDS:
Rebekka Holt (3rd St. Gym) dec. Kayla Jones (Warm Springs Indian Nation)
124 POUNDS:
Federica Bianco (State Street Boxing) dec. Maddy Banuan (3rd St. Gym)
113 POUNDS:
Paola Estrada (Av Boxing) dec. Casey Morton (B Street Boxing)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT 13-AND-UNDER: Garcia vs. Siordia
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT 14-AND OVER (TIE): Guillen vs. Porter, Estrada vs. Morton
BEST BOXER 13-AND-UNDER: Ellie Salinas (Velarde's TC)
BEST BOXER 14-AND-OVER: Maritsa Guillen (Mighty Mites)
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, his archive for BoxingScene.com, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.
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