Eastern Trials - Cocoa Beach, Florida

[boxmel]

Disappointing 120 boxers and the hotel is 30 minutes away from the venue. Todays program consists of 2 bouts in one ring and 3 bouts in the second ring. Hope this isn't the precursor for the Western Trials. Kinda tells me that we don't need 3 regional trials (Mid, East & Western).

[Dennis]

Disappointing 120 boxers and the hotel is 30 minutes away from the venue. Todays program consists of 2 bouts in one ring and 3 bouts in the second ring. Hope this isn't the precursor for the Western Trials. Kinda tells me that we don't need 3 regional trials (Mid, East & Western).

The turnout would have been better under the old Olympic Trials selection procedures. Many boxers don't want to go the the regional trials, then the US Championships a few weeks later and then still have to make it to the quarter-finals to get to the Olympic Trials.

[Hugo]

Mel, Where can we find who is in the tournament, and bout sheets.

[boxmel]

Check the USA Boxing web site and see if they have anything posted. I got my numbers info directly from one of the officials who is there.

[boxmel]

May 7
Preliminary Bouts

141 lbs/64 kg: Clarence Booth, Auburndale, Fla. stopped Earnest Butts, Macon, Ga., RSC-1 (1:28)
141 lbs/64 kg: Jaime Saldivar, Palmhurst, Texas dec. Kenny Barroso, Teaneck, N.J., 20-15
141 lbs/64 kg: Anthony Walker, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. Raymond Serrano, Philadelphia, Pa., 18-15
141 lbs/64 kg: Javier Molina, Commerce, Calif. dec. Curtis Johnson, Hattiesburg, Miss., 28-6
141 lbs/64 kg: Alan Knight, Orlando, Fla., won on disqualification over Lonnie Jackson, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., DQ-4

[Dennis]

5 bouts for the first day. That is a low turnout. MW trials had 10 bouts. We'll see how the Eastern Trials go from here.

[holeymoley99]

I plan to head down Wednesday night as the venue is about 10 miles from my house. I have read a few places that it is in Cocoa Beach but it is actually in Cocoa which is two towns over (Merritt Island where I grew up is between the two cities).

A few local fighters are expected to do well (Richard Grant,Robert Ramos and Robert Elegele).

[boxmel]

5 bouts for the first day. That is a low turnout. MW trials had 10 bouts. We'll see how the Eastern Trials go from here.

With 120 total entries, I don't see it going very far.

[Dennis]

If there are at least 8 skilled boxers per class (except for 106 & 112 which usually much less), then there will be some good competition.