Thursday’s quarterfinal round featured the heaviest day of competition at the 2016 Junior Open and Youth National Championships in Reno, Nev. More than 65 bouts were contested today at the Grand Sierra Resort Summit Pavilion with all of the day’s competitors advancing on to Friday’s semifinals.
The female competitors took the ring for the first time in Thursday’s evening competition and Iyana Verduzco (East Los Angeles, Calif.) earned the first victory of the tournament for the women’s contingent. Verduzco earned a TKO victory in the second round of her bout with Natalie Dove (Philadelphia, Pa.) to move on to the junior women’s pinweight semifinal bout. 2015 Junior Olympic national champion Diana Estrada (Hillsboro, Ore.) claimed her first win in the youth division with a split decision win over Leslie Soto (Las Vegas, Nev.) in youth women’s featherweight competition.
A pair of brothers advanced to the semifinal round together on Thursday in Reno. Junior division light flyweight Sean Garcia (Victorville, Calif.) and youth division lightweight Ryan Garcia (Victorville, Calif.) each earned quarterfinal victories to secure their berths in the medal round. Younger brother Sean won his spot first, taking a unanimous decision victory over Brian Velasquez (Phoenix, Ariz.) in Thursday’s early session and big brother Ryan followed suit in evening action, winning a 3-0 bout over 2015 bronze medalist Emmanuel Rojas (Las Vegas, Nev.).
2015 World Championships pinweight silver medalist Jesse Rodriguez (San Antonio, Texas) faced off with a fellow Texan in his quarterfinal bout, but he made it a short afternoon in the quarterfinal bout. Rodriguez won a second round TKO over Judah Rodriguez (Humble, Texas) to advance to his second straight semifinal round.
Rodriguez’s fellow World Championships medalist Gabriel Flores (Stockton, Calif.) joined his teammate in the medal round with a third round TKO victory over Saul Rosales (Santa Ana, Calif.) in their featherweight contest.
2015 Junior Olympic champion Japhthlee Llamido (Norwalk, Calif.) clinched his spot in the semifinals in his first national tournament in the youth division with a split decision victory over Robert Bowers (Winder, Ga.) in the light flyweight competition.
Returning youth champion Dylan Price (Sickerville, N.J.) is hoping to defend his 2015 title in Reno and he moved one step closer with a 3-0 victory over Jordan Aguilar-Sanchez (Las Vegas, Nev.) in their light flyweight quarterfinal match-up.
Two 2015 national champions from Michigan each earned semifinal berths with victories in the evening session. Welterweight Joey Spencer (Linden, Mich.) won a 3-0 decision over Alexis Chaparro (Ridgewood, N.Y.) and junior middleweight Leon Lawson (Flint, Mich.) took a unanimous victory over Francis Oran (Allentown, Pa.) to move on in the tournament.
2014 Junior Open and Junior Olympic national champion Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.) returned to the event after a one-year absence on Thursday and he emerged victorious in his tournament opener. Isley won a unanimous decision over Roman Ruiz (Buda, Texas) in youth division middleweight competition.
2015 Junior Olympic national champion Najee Lopez (Lithonia, Ga.) engaged in one of the exciting bouts of the day with Amisael Jimenez (Sacramento, Calif.) in youth division light heavyweight competition. Lopez won the slugfest by split decision to move on to the semifinal round.
Semifinal competition will take place at noon and 6 p.m. on Friday at the Grand Sierra Resort Summit Pavilion. Flo Sports is live streaming all the action on their boxing channel and it can be purchased via this link.
Thursday’s Quarterfinal Results
Junior female 101 lbs: Iyana Verduzco, E. Los Angeles, Calif., won on TKO over Natalie Dove, Philadelphia, Pa., TKO-2
Junior male 101 lbs: Roberto Montoya, Colorado Springs, Colo., dec. Jorge Carlos, Olathe, Kansas, 3-0
Junior male 101 lbs: Isaac Martinez, Spring, Texas dec. Russell Wade, Hot Springs, Ark., 3-0
Junior male 101 lbs: Patrick Cody, Spokane, Wash., dec. Willhelm Arellano, Commerce, Calif., 3-0
Junior male 101 lbs: Angel Garcia, Laredo, Texas dec. Jabin Chollet, San Diego, Calif., 3-0
Junior male 106 lbs: Sean Garcia, Victorville, Calif., dec. Brian Velasquez, Phoenix, Ariz., 3-0
Junior male 106 lbs: Eduardo Sachez-Amab, Reno, Nev., dec. Breenan Macias, Goodyear, Ariz., 3-0
Junior male 106 lbs: Jesse Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas won on TKO over Judah Rodriguez, Humble, Texas, TKO-2
Junior male 110 lbs: Daniel Garcia, Westminster, Colo., dec. Julian Newell, Oswego, Ill., 3-0
Junior male 110 lbs: Angel Martinez, Rockford, Ill., dec. Luke Alpough, Port Arthur, Texas, 3-0
Junior male 110 lbs: Jose Chollet, San Diego, Calif., dec. Sachery Sam, Stockton, Calif., 2-1
Junior male 114 lbs: Elian Lua, Coachella, Calif., dec. Austin Gomez, Carson Nev., 3-0
Junior male 114 lbs: Jose Martinez, Laredo, Texas dec. Brendon Torres, Denver, Colo., 3-0
Junior male 114 lbs: Nes Jr., Tiburcio, Honolulu, Hawaii, dec. Smathy Silva, Sparks, Nev., 3-0
Junior male 114 lbs: Joseph Landeros, Riverside, Calif., dec. Brian Shelledy, Arestia, Calif., 3-0
Junior male 119 lbs: Galiza Joricksen, Waianae, Hawaii dec. Rafael Delgado, Pacoima, Calif., 2-1
Junior male 119 lbs: Noah Castillo, South Houston, Texas dec. Bryan Arce-Gomez, Sparks, Nev., 3-0
Junior male 119 lbs: Felix Gonzalez, Midlothian, Ill, dec. Rajon Chance, E. Orange, N.J., 3-0
Junior male 119 lbs: Richard Medina, San Antonio, Texas dec. Damon Reyes, Grafton, N.D., 3-0
Junior male 125 lbs: Jaycob Ramos, Dallas, Texas dec. Kavon Robertson, Staunton, Va., 2-1
Junior male 125 lbs: Otha Jones, Toledo, Ohio dec. Ramon Acosta, Victoria, Texas, 3-0
Junior male 125 lbs: Ernie Cuevas, Mauldin, S.C., dec Luis Joe Ybarra, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo., 2-1
Junior male 125 lbs: Manuel Jamies, Stockton, Calif., dec. Christian Avalos, Carson City, Nev., 3-0
Junior male 132 lbs: Pedro Valencia, Pacoima, Calif., dec. Christopher Stallworth-Jones, Toledo, Ohio, 3-0
Junior male 132 lbs: Oscar Perez, Houston, Texas dec. Anthony Garnica, Oakland, Calif., 3-0
Junior male 132 lbs: Harley Mederos, New York, N.Y., dec. Alexandro Hernandez, Dallas, Texas, 3-0
Junior male 132 lbs: Mario Vara, Jr., dec. George Ramos, San Antonio, Texas, 3-0
Junior male 132 lbs: Oscar Perez, Houston, Texas, dec. Anthony Garnica, Oakland, Calif., 3-0
Junior male 138 lbs: Gabriel Flores, Stockton, Calif., won on TKO over Saul Rosales, Santa Ana, Calif., TKO-3
Junior male 138 lbs: Kamauriay Walker, Jacksonville, Fla., dec. Jesse Cardenas-Rarallo, Kahaheo, Hawaii, 3-0
Junior male 145 lbs: Joey Spencer, Linden, Mich., dec. Alexis Chaparro, Ridgewood, N.Y., 3-0
Junior male 145 lbs: Angel Gomez, Dallas, Texas, dec. Tony Narro, Grafton, N.D., 3-0
Youth male 108 lbs: Japhethlee Llamido, Norwalk, Calif., dec. Robert Bowers, Winder, Ga., 2-1
Youth male 108 lbs: Jessie Mandapat, Anaheim, Calif., dec Isaac Montoya, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3-0
Youth male 108 lbs: Dylan Price, Sickerville, N.J., dec Jordan Aguilar-Sanche, Las Vegas, Nev., 3-0
Youth male 108 lbs: Roberto Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas won on TKO over Fernando Garcia, Conroe, Texas, TKO-1
Youth male 114 lbs: Tariq Gordon, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. Juan Medina, Hayward, Calif., 3-0
Youth male 114 lbs: Santos Ortega, La Quinta, Calif., dec. Jonathan Zavala, Greeley, Colo., 2-1
Youth male 114 lbs: Fernando Martinez, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Guillermo Gutierrez, San Antonio, Texas, 2-1
Youth male 114 lbs: Derry Noble, Vacaville, Calif., dec. Jovany Carrillo, Dallas, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 123 lbs: Keyhsawn Davis, Norfolk, Va., dec. Manuel Flores, Indio, Calif., 3-0
Youth male 123 lbs: Adrian Benton, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. Daniel Duenez, Lockhart, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 123 lbs: Victor Morales, Vancouver, Ore., dec. Gabriel Quijada, Phoenix, Ariz., 3-0
Youth male 123 lbs: Marc Castro, Fresno, Calif., dec. Ronnell Johnson, Westerville, Ohio, 3-0
Youth female 125 lbs: Jessica Juarez, San Diego, Calif., dec. Jasmine Hernandez, National City, Calif., 3-0
Youth female 125 lbs: Esmeraldo Navarro, Mission, Texas dec. Destiny Jasso, Dallas, Texas, 2-1
Youth female 125 lbs: Diana Estrada, Hillsboro, Ore., dec. Leslie Soto, Las Vegas, Nev., 2-1
Youth male 132 lbs: Delante Johnson, Cleveland Heights, Ohio dec. Omar Juarez, Brownsville, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 132 lbs: Bryan Lua, Coachella, Calif., dec. Rommel Caballero, Coachella, Calif., 3-0
Youth male 132 lbs: Adan Ochoa, Downey, Calif., dec. Raul Manrique, Dallas, Texas, 2-1
Youth male 132 lbs: Ryan Garcia, Victorville, Calif., dec. Emmanuel Rojas, Las Vegas, Nev., 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: Freudis Rojas, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Alejandro Guerrero, Irving Texas, 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: Branden Pizarro, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Nathaniel Rodriguez, Elgin, Ill., 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: John Bauza, North Bergen, N.J., dec. Samuel Salas, Stockton, Calif., 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: Wesley Diana, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Charlie Sheehy, Brisbane, Calif., 2-1
Youth male 132 lbs: Adan Ochoa, Downey, Calif., dec. Raul Manrique, Dallas, Texas, 2-1
Youth male 141 lbs: Freudis Rojas, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Alejandro Guerrero, Irving Texas, 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: Branden Pizarro, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Nathaniel Rodriguez, Elgin, Ill., 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: John Bauza, North Bergen, N.J., dec. Samuel Salas, Stockton, Calif., 3-0
Youth male 141 lbs: Wesley Diana, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Charlie Sheehy, Brisbane, Calif., 2-1
Youth male 152 lbs: Money Powell, Fort Mitchell, Ala., dec. Sergio Gonzalez, Waller, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 152 lbs: Leon Lawson, Flint, Mich., dec. Francis Oran, Allentown, Pa., 3-0
Youth male 152 lbs: Alejandro Wagner, Lincoln Park, Mich., dec. Rafael Medina, Houston, Texas, 2-1
Youth male 152 lbs: Manuel Rodriguez, Indio, Calif., dec. Izaiah Ortega, Lubbock, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 165 lbs: Kashif Muhammad-Brown, Upper Marlboro, Md., dec. Raul Salomon, Long Beach, Calif., 3-0
Youth male 165 lbs: Nikita Ababiy, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Takiem Smalls, Jacksonville, Fla., 3-0
Youth male 165 lbs: Samuel Wildenhaus, Yellow Springs, Ohio dec. Jovany Delgado, Dallas, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 165 lbs: Troy Isley, Alexandria, Va., dec. Roman Ruiz, Buda, Texas, 3-0
Youth male 178 lbs: Atif Oberlton, Philadelphia, Pa., won on TKO over Mark Trevino, Beeville, Texas, TKO-2
Youth male/178 lbs: Christian Montano, Houston, Texas won on TKO over Mario Hernandez, Sparks, Nev., TKO-1
Youth male 178 lbs: Najee Lopez, Lithonia, Ga., dec. Amisael Jimenez, Sacramento, Caif., 3-0
Youth male 201+ lbs: Rafael Gaitan, Forrest Hill, Texas dec. Hunter Matthews, Fairchance Pa., 3-0
Youth male 201+ lbs: Devon Young, Aiken, S.C., won on KO over Kawika Kuamoo, Kihei, Hawaii, KO-3
