U.S. Olympic Athletes
Luis Arias
Weight Class: Middleweight/165 lbs/75 kg
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165 pounds
Birth date: June 12, 1990
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coach's Name: Israel Acosta
Club Name: UCC Boxing
Began Boxing: 1998
Career Highlight: Junior Olympics National Champion and Cadet World Championship silver medalist.
Who has been your biggest influence and why: My Mom, she has been so strong and always pushes me to do my best.
How did you get involved in boxing: It's in my blood.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My body shots, intelligence
Did you ever play any other sport: Basketball, football and baseball
What do you love most about boxing: Competition, traveling and friends
What are your goals in and out of the ring: In the ring I want to get gold at World's or the Olympics and .out of the ring, get a college degree.
What is your favorite movie: The Friday and Saw series
What is your favorite TV Show: George Lopez, Entourage
What is your favorite song: To many to tell!
What is something about you that most people don't know: Very superstitious
2008
U.S. Future Stars National Championships: dec. Dominic Wade, Largo, Md. 19-12, in the preliminaries; dec. James Taylor, San Diego, Calif. - Navy, 16-0, in the quarterfinals; 165 lbs/75 kg: dec. Christopher Chapman, San Diego, Calif., 20-2, in the semifinals, won by walk over to Shawn Porter, Stow, Ohio, WO, for the championship
Under 19 National Championships: stopped James Land, Midland, Texas, RSCOS-2 (:49) in quarterfinals; stopped Marcus Chapman, Indianapolis, Ind., RSC-2 (1:11) in semifinals; dec. Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., 15-11 in finals for 1st
1st AIBA Youth World Championships: stopped Tamas Gumdi, HUN, RSC-2 in preliminaries; dec. Felix Rodriguez, PUR, 27-1 in preliminaries; dec. Oskar Lakomy, CZE, 14-4 in preliminaries; lost on points to Enrico Koelling, GER, 7-1 in semifinals for 3rd
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165 pounds
Birth date: June 12, 1990
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coach's Name: Israel Acosta
Club Name: UCC Boxing
Began Boxing: 1998
Career Highlight: Junior Olympics National Champion and Cadet World Championship silver medalist.
Who has been your biggest influence and why: My Mom, she has been so strong and always pushes me to do my best.
How did you get involved in boxing: It's in my blood.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My body shots, intelligence
Did you ever play any other sport: Basketball, football and baseball
What do you love most about boxing: Competition, traveling and friends
What are your goals in and out of the ring: In the ring I want to get gold at World's or the Olympics and .out of the ring, get a college degree.
What is your favorite movie: The Friday and Saw series
What is your favorite TV Show: George Lopez, Entourage
What is your favorite song: To many to tell!
What is something about you that most people don't know: Very superstitious
2008
U.S. Future Stars National Championships: dec. Dominic Wade, Largo, Md. 19-12, in the preliminaries; dec. James Taylor, San Diego, Calif. - Navy, 16-0, in the quarterfinals; 165 lbs/75 kg: dec. Christopher Chapman, San Diego, Calif., 20-2, in the semifinals, won by walk over to Shawn Porter, Stow, Ohio, WO, for the championship
Under 19 National Championships: stopped James Land, Midland, Texas, RSCOS-2 (:49) in quarterfinals; stopped Marcus Chapman, Indianapolis, Ind., RSC-2 (1:11) in semifinals; dec. Marcus Browne, Staten Island, N.Y., 15-11 in finals for 1st
1st AIBA Youth World Championships: stopped Tamas Gumdi, HUN, RSC-2 in preliminaries; dec. Felix Rodriguez, PUR, 27-1 in preliminaries; dec. Oskar Lakomy, CZE, 14-4 in preliminaries; lost on points to Enrico Koelling, GER, 7-1 in semifinals for 3rd
USA Boxing National Champion
2009
Golden Gloves - Silver Medal
National PAL Champion
2010
USA Boxing National Champion
2011
Last Chance Qualifier: dec. James Barry, Jamul, Calif., RSC-1, in the preliminaries; dec. Jamal Robinson, Cleveland, Ohio, 35-21, in the second round; dec. I.V. Anderson Jr., Dallas, Texas, 48-18, in the quarterfinals; stopped Akil Frederick-Auguste, Brooklyn, N.Y., RSC-2, 2:40, in the semifinals; dec. Kenton Sippio-Cook, Round Rock, Texas, 39-21, in the finals.
