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Field set for 2017 USA Boxing Women’s Elite National Championships

Dec. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Colorado Springs, COLO (Whiringa 30, 2017) – Team USA women’s boxing hopefuls will be competing in the prestigious USA Women’s Elite National Championships, Hakihea 5-9, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This year’s field is stacked with talent, whai wāhi 2016 Olympic Trials Champion Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas), who will be looking to close out an impressive 2017 year that included four international titles and an undefeated 16-0 record, and two-time World Champion and 2014 Youth Olympic Champion Jajaira Gonzalez (Puna, Colo.)
Other top contenders include featherweight Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.), Kōmāmā Rashida Ellis (Lynn, MA), as well as middleweight Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, CO) me te Welterweight Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio)
Following a year of highly-competitive national events, the best U.S. female amateur boxers are set to compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite National Championship. With up to six spots in each division already secured, based on the results of the 2016 Elite National Championships, 2017 Elite Western Qualifier and 2017 Elite Eastern Qualifier, the remaining spots have been filled based on the wild-card application process to complete the field of elite boxers.
A total of 88 boxers applied for a wild card qualification with 35 allocations awarded to finalize the Elite National Championships brackets.
With this being the first year of the new elite athlete selection process, we are excited to see the top talent in the country compete to represent Team USA in 2018,” mea Matt Johnson, USA Boxing High Performance Director. “We are looking forward to a high level of competition during these championships, and are confident that the increased competitiveness at the national stage will translate to further improvement of USA’s performance internationally on the road to Tokyo in 2020.
Below is the final list of elite boxers, in order of ranking, who will contend for the title of national champion:
USA BOXING ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS (106 lbs.)
Jacquelyn Cuddleback – 2016 Motu
Hillary Perez – 2016 Motu
Mia Valdez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jazzelle Bobadilla – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Veronica Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Elimarie Torres – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Monica LazadaleWild Card Selection
Sabrina SlatteryWild Card Selection
FLYWEIGHTS (112 lbs.)
Virginia Fuchs – 2016 Motu
Kristyn Juarez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Maryquenn Vellinga – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Indeya Smith – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Leslis RosasWild Card Selection
Mā whitu (119 lbs.)
Christina Cruz – 2016 Motu
Dacia Jacquez – 2016 Motu
Mikiah Kreps – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Mariana Gonzalez – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Kristen McMurtree – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Jayda Davis – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Melanie CostaWild Card Selection
BANTAMWEIGHTS (125 lbs.)
Trudy Li – 2016 Motu
Carmen Vargas – 2016 Motu
Eliza Peralta – 2017 Western Qualifier
Nephateria Miller – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Brittany Sims – 2017 Western Qualifier
Clarice Morales – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Rianna RiosWild Card Selection
Leslie SotoWild Card Selection
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Rashida Ellis – 2016 Motu
Jajaira Gonzalez – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Lupe Gutierrez – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Stacia SuttlesWild Card Selection
Diana EstradaWild Card Selection
Wendy CaseyWild Card Selection
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Amelia Moore – 2016 Motu
Whitney Gomez – 2016 Motu
Annalicia Sustaita – 2017 Western Qualifier
Destiny Jones – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Nargis Shanghais – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Raven BrownWild Card Selection
Ashleigh Moore – Wild Card Selection
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Stephanie Malone – 2016 Motu
Oshae Jones – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Deseree Jamison – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Naomi Graham – 2016 Motu
Leah Cooper – 2016 Motu
Brooke Mullen – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (178 lbs.)
Krystal Dixon – 2016 Motu
Amber Montoya – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Kristen Leija – 2017 Eastern Qualifier
Fallon FarrarWild Card Selection
HEAVYWEIGHTS (178+ lbs.)
Danielle Perkins – 2016 Motu
Shadasia GreenWild Card Selection
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Limited Tickets still available for this Sunday’s 30th annual Ring 8 Takahanga Hararei & Awards Ceremony

Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton, Danny Jacobs, Joe Smith, JR. &
Shakur Stevenson among 2016 tohu toa
NEW YORK (Hakihea 6, 2016) – Limited tickets are still available for this Sunday afternoon’s (Dec. 11) 30th Ring ā-tau 8 Takahanga Hararei me Tohu Ceremony (12:30-5:30 p.m. AND) i te Russo On te Bay i roto i te Howard Beach, New York.

Ring 8’s 2016 award winners are listed below:
2016 KING 8 Tohu toa
International Fighter Achievement: Barry McGuigan
International Fighter of the Year: Carl Frampton
International Promoter of the Year: Cyclone Promotions
NYS Fighter of the Year: Danny Jacobs
NYS Female Fighter of the Year: Sonya Lamonakis
Knockout o te Tau: Joe Smith, JR.
Uncrowned Champion: Larry Stanton
Manager of the Year: Phil Capobianco
Trainer o te Tau: Jerry Capobianco
Rising Promoter of the Year: Ronson Frank
Official o te Tau: Frank Lombardi
Amateur Official o te Tau: Frankie Martinez
Amateur Boxer o te Tau: Christina Cruz
Roa & Meritorious Service: Dr. Barry Jordan
Nguha o te Tau: Cletus Seldin
E 'amanaki o te Tau: Julian Sosa
Sunnyside Garden: John Clohessy
USA Olympic Boxer of the Year: Shakur Stevenson
Sam Kellerman Media: Bobby Cassidy, JR.
Rawiri Diamante will once again serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Tickets, utu i $125.00 ia tangata, E wātea ana ki te hoko mā te whakapā Bob Duffy i te waea (516.313.2304) īmēra rānei DepComish@aol.com. E mai takoha o tetahi hāhi mo te hunga taea ki te haere ki te hui.
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