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| Colin Schmitt (left) and Mac Pham celebrate their USIBA national title victories. (Mac Pham) |
AMATEUR NEWS
UC Davis and USF enjoyed a successful weekend at the inaugural U.S. Intercollegiate Boxing Association National Championships, which took place last weekend at USF's Koret Center.
According to UC Davis assistant coach Joel Stern, the Aggies were named the Most Outstanding Team of the tournament, with novice featherweight Mac Pham, open light middleweight Colin Schmitt, and novice middleweight Fabian Rivera winning their respective championship bouts.
NIT middleweight champion Connor Morgan and women's bantamweight champion Adrianna Boursalian led the charge for USF, as they were two of five Dons to make the final day of championship bouts. Teammate Nargis Shaghasi was crowned unopposed open light welterweight champion as part of the first national accolades ever awarded to women.
Here are all the results involving local fighters in championship bouts:
WOMEN:
119 lbs.: Adrianna Boursalian (USF) def. Jocelyn Lewis (Army)
141 lbs.: Nargis Shaghasi (USF) won unopposed
MEN:
125 lbs. (novice): Mac Pham (UC Davis) def. Shawn Sullivan (VMI)
152 lbs. (open): Colin Schmitt (UC Davis) def. J.R. Abellon (USF)
165 lbs. (novice): Fabian Rivera (UC Davis) def. Jack Ryan (USF)
165 lbs. (NIT): Connor Morgan (USF) def. Greg Gonzalez (Georgetown)
165 lbs. (open): Adan Gonzalez (Georgetown) def. Sebastian Doerner (USF)
Click on the photo below for results from all three days of competition.
PRO NEWS
GONZALES GETS TITLE SHOT
Sacramento super middleweight Brandon Gonzales (17-0, 10 KOs) will make his HBO debut on June 29 when he faces South Africa's Thomas Oosthuizen (21-0-1, 13 KOs) at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
Gonzales, the 2011 CSNBayArea.com NorCal Prospect of the Year, shook off seven months of inactivity by pounding out a unanimous decision over Don Mouton in January. Oosthuizen holds the IBO 168-pound world title, which is a fringe belt but would nonetheless propel Gonzales into a high ranking with the major sanctioning bodies.
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"It's a huge opportunity for Brandon to show he belongs at this level," said Dan Goossen, who co-promotes Gonzales with Antonio Leonard.
ROBB SIGNS WITH BOXING 360
Featherweight Guy Robb (10-1, 4 KOs), one of the region's most exciting fighters, has signed a promotional contract with Boxing 360, who also handles Joel Diaz Jr., the only man to defeat the Sacramento native in a 2012 war that fans are still talking about one year later.
"A lot of people want me to fight Joel again," Robb said in a press release. "They loved the first fight and hope we can duplicate the action. My fanbase did grow after that fight and I love my fans because they are the kind of fans that really appreciate a fighter who leaves it all the line."
Since his last outing, a unanimous decision over Adolfo Landeros in Sacramento last October, Robb has served as a sparring partner for Nonito Donaire and kept in shape by training at the Golden State Bloodhounds gym with Ray Woods.
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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