GUWAHATI, India (November. 21, 2017) — Day two of the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships in Guwahati, India brought two members of Team USA into the ring looking to advance one step closer to a world title.
Weltergewicht Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, Calif.) grabbed Team USA’s first win of the championships with a split decision victory over Nadezhda Ryabets of Kazakhstan. She will return to the ring on Woensdag, November. 22 for a quarterfinals match-up against
The second American in today’s field, middengewicht Sharahya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.), fell short of taking the judges card over Russian Anastasiia Shamonova.
Morgen the remaining six members of Team USA will make their tournament debut, inclusief 2015 Junior Wereldkampioen Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.) The other five boxers will all be making their international debuts.
Hoofd coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.) en Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas) are guiding the American delegation in India. This year’s tournament has brought 160 boxers from 31 different countries looking to take one of the ten World titles up for grabs.
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Team USA resultaten:
69 kg: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif./USA december. over Nadezhda Ryabets/KAZ, 4-1
75 kg: Anastasiia Shamonova/RUS dec. over Sharahaya Moreu, Albuquerque, N.M./USA, 5-0
Tomorrow’s Rooster
48 kg: Amy Salinas, Las Cruces, N.M./USA vs.Gloria D’almeida/FRA
51 kg: Heaven Garcia, Mt., Calif./USA vs. Chaewon Kim/KOR
54 kg: Isamary Aquino, Universal City, Texas / VS. vs. Kateryna Rohova/UKR
57 kg: Roma Martinez, Vernederen, Texas / VS. vs. Emily Mauermann/GER
60 kg: Diana Estrada, Hillsboro, Oregon/USA vs. Fatia Benmessahel/FRA
64 kg: Aidyl Cardenas, Calexico, Calif./USA vs. Khongorzul Batbold/MGL
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