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BUDAPEST, 匈牙利 (八月 28, 2018) – On the eighth day of competition at the 2018 Youth World Championships in Budapest, 匈牙利, Team USA advanced three boxers to the championship bouts, 而 Isamary阿基諾(環球城, 得克薩斯州) picked up her second Youth World Championships bronze medal.
飛錘 Asa Stevens (Waianea, 夏威夷) started the Americans off on a winning note with a 3-2 win over Bhavesh Kattimani of India to advance to the championship bout. Stevens will be looking to become the first flyweight Youth World Champion for Team USA since Shakur Stevenson won in 2014 when he steps into the ring on Friday against England’s Ivan Price, 該 2018 European Champion.
2015 Junior World Champion 天堂加西亞 (山, 加利福尼亞州。) revenged her quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdraimova at last year’s Youth World Championships by taking the rematch with a 3-2 決定. Garcia will join Stevens on the second day of finals, as she will face Anamika Urang of India, 該 2018 Asian Confederation silver medalist.
The third American to advance to the finals, iyana貝爾杜斯科 (洛杉磯, 加利福尼亞州。), continued her impressive World Championships debut with a 4-1 victory over Aycan Guldgai of Turkey. Verduzco will be the first member of Team USA to box in the finals, as she will take on Aizada Yeslyamgali, 該 2018 Asian Confederation silver medalist, 週四.
Aqunio, the final member of Team USA to box in the semifinals, fell short of advancing to the championship bouts against Sakshi of India. This marks Aquino’s second Youth World Championships bronze medal after taking home the bronze at last year’s Youth World Championships.
Team USA will leave these World Championships with four medals total and have been under the leadership of National Junior and Youth Coach Augie Sanchez(拉斯維加斯, 內華達州。) throughout this tournament, 同 Timothy Back (辛辛那提, 俄亥俄), Eliza Olson (Redwood, 加利福尼亞州。) 和 Rosario Solis (Irving, 得克薩斯州) serving as assistant coaches.
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Team USA Results
51 公斤: 天堂加西亞, 山, Calif./USA, 十二月. over Zhanssaya Abdaimova/KAZ, 3-2
52 公斤: Asa Stevens, Waianea, Hawaii/USA, 十二月. over Bhavesh Kattimani/IND, 3-2
54 公斤: iyana貝爾杜斯科, 洛杉磯, Calif./USA, 十二月. over Aycan Guldagi/TUR, 4-1
57 公斤: Sakshi/IND, 十二月. 以上 Isamary阿基諾, 環球城, Texas/USA, 5-0
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