2009 AIBA World Championships

Team USA’s Jesus Magdaleno Dominates in his 2009 World Championships Opener

While experience and age is often viewed as an advantage on the international amateur boxing scene, it was a young American teenager enjoying success on the second day of World Championships action at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy. 

Seventeen-year-old Jesus Magdaleno (Las Vegas, Nev.) has already enjoyed an outstanding 2009, winning both the 2009 National Golden Gloves and USA Boxing National Championships as well as defeating two-time Olympian and reigning world champion Rau'shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio). 

Magdaleno extended his winning ways to the international scene on Wednesday morning, recording a commanding 26-7 victory over Latvia's Dimitrijis Gutmans. The American boxer grabbed control early in the bout, taking a 9-2 lead after one. He continued to control the action in the second round, and enjoyed a 16-6 advantage as the bout moved into the final stanza. Magdaleno never took his foot off the gas despite his commanding lead, and he outscored Gutmans by a 10-1 margin in the last three minutes to win the 26-7 final decision. 

Middleweight Terrell Gausha (Cleveland, Ohio) didn't have the same success in his first round bout against Alex David Theran Millares of Colombia, dropping a 12-6 decision in the preliminary contest. Lightweight Duran Caferro (Helena, Mont.) lost his opening round bout as well with Thailand's Ardee Saylom winning a 12-9 decision over Caferro in their first round match-up.

Only two U.S. boxers are scheduled to compete on Thursday in Milan with featherweight Kevin Rivers (Landover, Md.) battling Australia's Ibrahim Bell at 3:30 p.m. Milan time (9:30 a.m. EST) and light flyweight Miguel Cartagena (Philadelphia, Pa.) facing Japan's Taro Hayashida at 8:30 p.m. Milan time (2:30 p.m.  EST) in first round competition. 

For the most up-to-date results and information as well as complete brackets for all 11 weight divisions, go to www.aiba.org.

Wednesday's Preliminary Results
119 lbs: Jesus Magdaleno, Las Vegas, Nev./USA dec. Dimitrijis Gutmans, LAT, 26-7
132 lbs: Ardee Saylom, THA, dec. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont./USA, 12-9
165 lbs: Alex David Theran Millares, COL, dec. Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio/USA, 12-6

Thursday's Schedule
125 lbs: Kevin Rivers, Landover, Md./USA vs. Ibrahim Bell, AUS (9:30 a.m. EST)
106 lbs: Miguel Cartagena, Philadelphia, Pa./USA vs. Taro Hayashida, JPN (2:30 p.m. EST)

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