AMBC Continental Champs 2015

[mike222]

These start this week in Venezuela
USA Team
49 Nico Hernandez
52 Brent Venegas
56 Francisco Martinez
60 Carlos Balderas
64 Tyrek Irby
69 Brian Ceballo
75 Anthony Campbell
81 Steve Nelson
91 Joshua Temple
+91 Cam F Awesome

[tflanagan5]

no Antonio Vargas? his the only one that's any good

[JMac]

no Antonio Vargas? his the only one that's any good

Vargas didn't box in the tournament that determined who went to this tournament. He did win the US Championships to qualify for the US Olympic trials but Brent Venegas is pretty good also.

[pendrake]

the absence of Darmani Rock and Shakur Stevenson is unfortunate.

[tflanagan5]

no Antonio Vargas? his the only one that's any good

Vargas didn't box in the tournament that determined who went to this tournament. He did win the US Championships to qualify for the US Olympic trials but Brent Venegas is pretty good also.

its still pretty ridiculous that they wont send him now, his the only American boxer with a chance of winning a medal at the worlds

[mike222]

Day 1 results
52KGS
L D L Santos DOM 3-0 J Cintron PUR
B Venegas USA 2-1 J Neto BRA
C Chusin ECU 2-1D R Batista PAN
Y Finol VEN 3-0 A Joseph TTO
60KGS
E Dominguez DOM 3-0 M Alexander TTO
L T Mina ECU TKO1 I Nunez ARG
J Rosario PUR 3-0 F Hernandez COL
L Cabrera VEN 3-0 C Balderas USA
L Delgado MEX 3-0 L Bahdi CAN
69KGS
B Ceballo USA 3-0 S Haghihat-Joo CAN
J R Solano DOM 3-0 A Mina ECU
L Martinez GUA 3-0 D Munoz CHI
81KGS
C Mina ECU 3-0 M Borges BRA
S Nelson USA 3-0 J Alamos CHI
+91KGS
R Lima BRA 3-0 E Espindola ARG
C Awesome USA 3-0 C Mina ECU

[mike222]

Day 2 results
49KGS
Y Martinez COL 3-0 C Quipo ECU
56KGS
R Viera BRA W/O O Gonzalez PUR
H L Garcia DOM 3-0 J Reyes GUA
R Ebanks CAY 3-0 J Franklin TTO
J Diaz VEN 2-1 F Martinez USA
D Padilla ECU 2-1 I Delgado MEX
64KGS
R Sanchez ARG 3-0 C Tobar GUA
A Biyarslanov CAN 2-1 J Teixeira BRA
L Arcon VEN TKO1 A Outram TTO
D Zorrilla PUR 3-0 J Angulo ECU
75KGS
A Campbell USA 3-0 C Zarate ARG
M Rodriguez MEX 3-0 M Carvalho BRA
E Saavedra VEN 3-0 J Cherkasyin CHI
M Delgado ECU 3-0 O Lopez NIC
91KGS
J Temple USA TKO1 A Mendoza NIC

[JMac]

Interesting that the two USA loses were to home country Venezuela. It is a fact that if you look at any tournament around the world, the home country will always get some favorable decisions.

[mike222]

It will be interesting to see Brazil's medal haul next year at the Olympics.On previous trends they should win a gold at boxing.

[JMac]

It will be interesting to see Brazil's medal haul next year at the Olympics. On previous trends they should win a gold at boxing.

All you have to do is look at past Olympics and world championships results and it's pretty obvious that host nation walks away with medals they may not have won somewhere else. I worry that US boxers face 3 boxers today from Venezuela. The officials are not allowed to go outside of the hotel or competition venue because of danger of kidnapping. They need a police escort to go anywhere. Maybe they will be afraid to vote against a home boxer for fear they could get hurt. Crazier things have happened in boxing.

[JMac]

What I was worried about came true. All 3 US boxers fighting Venezuelans got beat today. In fact Venezuela hasn't lost yet. Hmmm makes you wonder.
I do know a couple of officials at the tournament who are not from the US whose opinions I value. They will tell me the truth who they thought won.

[mike222]

Quarter Finals
52KGS
Y Veitia CUB 2-1 L D L Santos DOM
C Avila COL 3-0 B Venegas USA
D Jimenez CRC 3-0 C Chusin ECU
Y Finol VEN 2-1 D Martinez ARG
60KGS
L Alvarez CUB 3-0 E Rodriguez DOM
J Rosario PUR 3-0 L Mina ECU
L Cabrera VEN 3-0 N Diaz NIC
R Conceicao BRA 3-0 L Delgado MEX
69KGS
R Iglesias CUB 3-0 L Martinez GUA
M Cabrera MEX 3-0 J R Solano DOM
G Maestre VEN 3-0 B Ceballo USA
A Palmeta ARG 3-0 J Roman PUR
81KGS
M Escudero ARG TKO3 J Moya CRC
A Ramirez VEN 3-0 S Nelson USA
J Carillo COL 2-1 R Romero MEX
J D L Cruz CUB 3-0 C Mina ECU
+91KGS
E Munoz VEN 2-1 C Awesome USA
S Kean CAN 3-0 I Mena COL
E Ramirez MEX TKO3 N Paul TTO
L Perot CUB 3-0 R Lima BRA

[mike222]

49KGS
Y Argilago CUB 3-0 L Blanc ARG
N Hernandez USA 3-0 P Lourenco BRA
V Santillan DOM 3-0 K Arias NIC
J Velasquez MEX 3-0 Y Martinez COL
56KGS
A Cruz CUB 3-0 D Padilla ECU
J Diaz VEN 3-0 J Mendoza NIC
H L Garcia DOM 3-0 T Ebanks CAY
R Viera BRA 2-1 A Melian ARG
64KGS
Y Lopez CUB 3-0 R Sanchez ARG
D Zorrilla PUR 2-1J P Romero MEX
L Arcon VEN 3-0 E Sanchez CRC
A Biyarslanov CAN 3-0 T Irby USA
75KGS
M Delgado ECU 3-0 J L Rivas COL
E Saavedra VEN 3-0 C Drolet CAN
M Rodriguez MEX 3-0 J Ramirez CRC
A Lopez CUB 3-0 A Campbell USA
91KGS
J Castillo ECU 3-0 D Julio COL
J Nogueira BRA TKO2 B Dennis TTO
E Savon CUB 3-0 J Temple USA
Y Peralta ARG 3-0 M Veliz CHI

[mike222]

Six boxers have withdrawn from the semis due to injury
Results so far
56KGS
A Cruz CUB W/O J Diaz VEN
H L Garcia DOM W/O R Viera BRA
60KGS
R Conceicao BRA 3-0 L Cabrera VEN
L Alvarez CUB 3-0 J Rosario PUR
64KGS
Y T Lopez CUB W/O A Biyarslanov CAN
75KGS
A Lopez CUB W/O M Rodriguez MEX
M Delgado ECU 2-1 E Saavedra VEN
81KGS
A Ramirez VEN W/O M Escudero ARG
J L Cruz CUB 3-0 J Carillo COL
91KGS
Y Peralta ARG W/O J Castillo ECU
More later

[mike222]

49KGS
Y Argilagos CUB 3-0 N Hernandez USA
J Velasquez MEX 2-1 V Santillan DOM
52KGS
Y Finol VEN 3-0 D Jimenez CRC
Y Veitia CUB 3-0 C Avila COL
64KGS
D Zorrilla PUR 3-0 L Arcon VEN
+91
E Munoz VEN 3-0 S Kean CAN
L Perot CUB 3-0 E Ramirez MEX

[mike222]

69KGS
A Palmeta ARG 2-1 G Maestre VEN
R Iglesias CUB 3-0 M Cabrera MEX
91KGS
E Savon CUB 3-0 J Nogueira BRA
That concludes the semis

[mike222]

Finals
49KGS Y Argilagos CUB 3-0 J Velasquez MEX
52 Y Finol VEN 3-0 Y Veitia CUB
56 A Cruz CUB 3-0 H L Garcia DOM
60 R Conceicao BRA 3-0 L Alvarez CUB
64 Y T Lopez CUB 3-0 D Zorilla PUR
69 R Iglesias CUB 3-0 A Palmeta ARG
75 A Lopez CUB 3-0 M Delgado ECU
81 A Ramirez VEN 3-0 J D L Cruz CUB
91 E Savon CUB 3-0 Y Peralta ARG
+91 L Perot CUB 3-0 E Munoz VEN
Cuba suffering three shocks

[JMac]

Finals
49KGS Y Argilagos CUB 3-0 J Velasquez MEX
52 Y Finol VEN 3-0 Y Veitia CUB
56 A Cruz CUB 3-0 H L Garcia DOM
60 R Conceicao BRA 3-0 L Alvarez CUB
64 Y T Lopez CUB 3-0 D Zorilla PUR
69 R Iglesias CUB 3-0 A Palmeta ARG
75 A Lopez CUB 3-0 M Delgado ECU
81 A Ramirez VEN 3-0 J D L Cruz CUB
91 E Savon CUB 3-0 Y Peralta ARG
+91 L Perot CUB 3-0 E Munoz VEN
Cuba suffering three shocks

Home nation syndrome again as the loses Cuba suffered were to host nation Venezuela. I was hopping AIBA has removed the corrupt / incompetent R/J's but I guess I was wrong. Same old same old and it pisses me off that this crap keeps happening in amateur boxing. There are many reasons for the failure of US boxers and this is a big part of the problem. When they get fecked at tournaments like this, they say why put up with this crap and head to the pros and that does not mean APB. They'll avoid that like the plaque. Just when US boxers get some international experience and get to the point where they can compete on this level, they head for the pros leaving the US to always starting over again.
I have spoken with a few people at this tournament and I was told the judging was horrible.