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| Fresno's Isidro Ochoa is aiming for a spot on Team USA. |
In an all-NorCal affair, Izaiah Bautista of Oakland's Champ Nation and Kevin Montano of Concord's CYC will meet in Tuesday's light flyweight (106 lbs.) quarterfinals at the Inaugural Junior World Team Open in Reno. Fresno PAL's Isidro Ochoa will also fight on Tuesday against Virginia's Troy Isley in the bantamweight (119 lbs.) round of 16.
The Grand Sierra Resort will play host to the tournament, which concludes on Friday and whose male winners will advance to the AIBA Junior Men's World Championships, where the age range is 15-16 years old. Each session begins at 6 p.m. and can be viewed online by clicking here. The full tournament stream goes for $14.95 per USA Boxing.
Here's the current schedule of Region 11 amateurs competing in the single-elimination tournament:
TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 2013
106 lbs. quarterfinals: Izaiah Bautista (Champ Nation, Oakland) vs. Kevin Montano (Concord CYC)
119 lbs. round of 16: Isidro Ochoa (Fresno PAL) vs. Troy Isley (Virginia)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 2013
114 lbs. quarterfinals: Bryan Lua (Main Event, Fresno) vs. Noah Contreras (Arizona)
125 lbs. quarterfinals: Xavier Martinez (Golden State Bloodhounds, Sacramento) vs. Gonzalo Rodriguez (Texas)
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 2013
110 lbs. semifinals: Joseph Cuellar (Tulare A.C.) vs. Neketa Arabiy (New York)
110 lbs. semifinals: Evan Sanchez (Parlier B.C.) vs. Timothy Longoria (Texas)
176 lbs. semifinals: Suray Mahmutovic (415 B.C., San Francisco) vs. Mario Hernandez (Nevada)
FRIDAY, JAN. 11, 2013
138 lbs. finals: Brandon Trejo (Napa SAL) vs. TBD
Ryan Maquiñana was the boxing producer for NBCOlympics.com during London 2012 and writes a weekly column for CSNBayArea.com. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Ratings Panel for Ring Magazine. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his blog at Norcalboxing.net, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.
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