2010 National Championships end with a bang

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2010 USA Boxing National Championship concluded with a bang as the best boxers in the country squared off in a center-stage atmosphere inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel ballroom.   

 

In just the second bout of the afternoon there was an upset in the 119 lbs/featherweight division, Lauren Fisher (Indiana, Pa..), dec. Sacred Downing (Trenton, N.J.), 17-14.  Downing, a multiple returning National Champion, said after her loss, “I’m a people’s champion, in life you’re going to fail sometimes.  Today wasn’t my day.”

 

Cashmere Jackson (Cleveland, Ohio) and Vanessa Jackson (Columbus, Ohio) faced off in the ‘Jackson’s battle for Ohio’.  “I have a lot of respect for (Vanessa Jackson),” said Cashmere after clenching the gold in the 141 lbs/welterweight division.

 

“I am happy with the win. I lost to her (Liz Leddy – Portland, Maine) before at Regionals. I’m in better shape and worked on my movement,” said 125 lbs/lightweight champion, Jody Ann Weller (Pamona, N.Y.).

 

Colorado native and hometown hero, 108 lbs/light flyweight, Louie Byrd (Denver, Colo.) dec. Diego Hurtado (Sparks, Nev.), 31-15.

 

In an exciting match up 114 lbs/flyweight division, two-time Olympian Rau’shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio), stopped Miguel Cartegena (Philadelphia, Pa.), RET-2 (1:40).  “I’m back now. I’m number one -- now I have to stay No. 1.  I feel relief because last year I lost in the semi-finals,” said Warren.

 

After going to paper scoring in the first round, 152 lbs/welterweight, Errol Spence (Desoto, Texas), dec. Alex Martin, (Chicago, Ill.), 4-1.  Spence’s comments on his win, “It feels better the second time around because everyone is watching you and knows you.”

 

In a very close match up, 165 lbs/middleweight, Luis Arias (Milwaukee, Wis.) dec. Jesse Hart (Marquette, Mich.), 9-8 after a level 1 tie-breaker.

 

In yet another great boxing exhibition, 178 lbs/light heavyweight, Jeffrey Spencer (Fort Carson, Colo.), dec. Robert Brant (Oakdale, Minn.), 10-9.  “This is my biggest win and my teammates were here to support me,” said Spencer after beating defending 2009 champion, Brant.

 

A special thank you to our event sponsors Daniels Fund, Colorado Springs Sports Corp, Budweiser, 94.3 Kilo and 103.9 RXP for their outstanding and inspiring support of this year’s National Championships.  An additional thank you to EVERLAST, USA Boxing’s official equipment and apparel sponsor.  EVERLAST supplied all of the ring and boxing equipment as well as provided all finalists with a bag of USA Boxing branded apparel.  Visit USA Boxing’s Facebook Page to view photos of the finalist in some of their new EVERLAST gear at the finalist press conference yesterday.

Visit our facebook page and check out photos from the 2010 National Championship Finals at the Crowne Plaza taken by USAB Tournament Photographer, Glenn DePriest.

2010 National Champions