โคโลราโดสปริงส์, ตัก. (สิงหาคม 4, 2025) - เสาร์ที่ผ่านมา, the United States closed out the 2025 Brandenburg Cup in Frankfurt (Oder), ประเทศเยอรมัน, in dominant fashion. After qualifying seven athletes for gold medal rounds, all seven Team USA boxers finished the day with their hands raised after the final bell. All told, the USA secured 11 medals for the week, including seven gold and four bronze.
โจสเซลิน โอลาโย-มูนอซ (ของผู้หญิง 48 กิโลกรัม | Las Cruces, N.M.) and Alexis Tangaro (ของผู้หญิง 54 กิโลกรัม | Waianae, ฮาวาย) were the two Team USA women’s gold medalists on Saturday. ลอเรนโซ ปาทริซิโอ (men’s 50 กก. | Waianae, ฮาวาย), Salim Ellis-Bey (men’s 60 กิโลกรัม | ฟิลาเดล, พ่อ), Lavant Brownlee (men’s 65 กิโลกรัม | Louisville, Ky.), โจเซฟ อวิณงญา (men’s 80 กิโลกรัม | Joliet, ป่วย) and Nnajai Wright (men’s 90+ กิโลกรัม | Richmond, เวอร์จิเนีย) found their way atop the podium on the USA men’s side.
Olayo-Munoz opened the day with a flawless performance in the opening bout. She stayed on the attack against her Italian opponent, Amelia Sula, and showed her ability to be the aggressor and deal out punishment throughout the bout. Olayo-Munoz blanked Sula and ultimately earned the unanimous decision victory to earn her first international medal and set the tone for the day for Team USA.
Tangaro checked into the ring two bouts later and followed suit with a 5-0 victory of her own over Lithuania’s Jelizaveta Jakimova. The Waianae, ฮาวาย, product was poised in the pocket and landed her shots with precision to score the unanimous decision and earn her second win of the tournament. The medal marks the first international honor of her amateur career.
Patricio stepped back into the ring with an extra day of rest behind him and put that additional recovery to good use in his 50-kg title bout. He flustered Australia’s Taj Harrington with his movement and danced around the ring, picking his shots as he circled his foe. As he typically does, Patricio turned up the volume of his attacks throughout the bout and ultimately closed it out with a 5-0 ชนะ. After receiving his gold medal, Patricio was also named the Best Technician of the tournament after racking up three wins over the final three days.
Ellis-Bey bullied his Azerbaijan opponent, Babayev Subhan, for three rounds before ultimately scoring the 5-0 ชนะ, marking his fourth victory of the week. The Philadelphia, พ่อ, native applied heavy pressure throughout the bout and damaged his opponent with several heavy-handed shots. Ellis-Bey closed out his first international tournament and claimed the medal that he focused on throughout his 2025 preparations.
Brownlee closed out the week with two 5-0 decisions, one in the opening round and another in the semifinals, one RSC in the quarterfinals, and a walkover decision in Saturday’s championship bout. The 65-kg title also marks the first international medal for the Louisville, Ky., พื้นเมือง.
Awinongya impressed the masses once again and earned his second win by abandonment of the week, this time against Australia’s Khaled Bassal. After cooking Bassal for the opening two rounds, Awinongya turned up the heat in the final round and forced another eight count with his powerful right hand, which convinced the Australian team to throw in the towel. Awinongya is no stranger to international success and claims his latest medal after earning three wins throughout the week.
Wright closed the show with an outstanding performance for the United States in the 90+ kg showdown against Germany’s Ahmed Abdulgamidov. While Abdulgamidov held an incredible reach advantage over Wright, the Richmond, เวอร์จิเนีย, native had a strategic game plan in place to pick his German foe apart. Wright once again utilized his agility to find his way inside his opponent’s defense and subsequently landed a flurry of damaging uppercuts. While Abdulgamidov looked strong in the first round, Wright was able to wear him down and drag him into deep waters throughout the second and third rounds. ในที่สุด, Wright closed the bout with a 3-0 การตัดสิน, regaining favor from the judges after falling behind early in the bout.
The USA Boxing Youth High Performance team has successfully concluded its international schedule for 2025. Of the 13 athletes in competition at the Brandenburg Cup, 11 left with medals. ทั้งหมด 14 athletes on the Youth High Performance roster have shown tremendous potential throughout the year and are sure to leave a lasting legacy within the USA Boxing High Performance department throughout the current Olympic cycle.
Team USA is led by head coach Edward Fonteneaux (ฟาเยตต์วิลล์, N.C.), and assisted by Jason Hamilton (Spanaway, ล้าง), Ronald Wright (Columbus, Ga.) and Yessenia Montalvo (Bloomfield, N.J.). To view a complete review of Team USA’s successful week at the 2025 Brandenburg Cup, head to the USA Boxing tournament page, linkedที่นี่.
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