LAS VEGAS, NV (十二月 11, 2017) – This past week, 该 “Pound-4-Pound” 健身房, 拉斯维加斯’ # 1 amateur boxing program, sent eight members to the 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & 少年公开赛. The Barrientes twins, 查韦斯 和 天使 both qualified to represent Team USA in the Junior Division, by winning belts at the tournament. Angel Barrientes was voted most outstanding boxer of the tournament.
The five-day tournament, which took place in Salt Lake City, OUT, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, had the best amateur boxers fighting to see who would triumph and represent Team USA.
“I’m very proud of our entire team who all fought hard and had tremendous success in this tournament,” said Pound-4-Pound head coach 理查德·巴林特斯. “Although everyone didn’t come home with a belt, they all gave it their best, and gained a lot of experience. Angel and Chavez were outstanding, winning belts in their divisions. We competed against the best amateur boxers in the USA and held our own. Words can’t describe how happy I am with everyone’s performance.