Team USA Goes Undefeated Sunday Evening At 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships

Team USA goes undefeated Sunday evening at the 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships and imrpoves to 3-0 in Pueblo, Colo.

The stars and stripes saw two boxers make their tournament debut this evening as Laila Zakirova (Staten Island, N.Y.) boxed in the 51 kg weight class and is defeated Xian Baguhin out of the Philippines on a 4-1 split decision. Zakirova will box Nisha Nisha out of India on October 30.

Emmanuel Chance (East Orange, N.J.)  Chance dominated and got a unanimoius decision over kg Kelvy da Trindade from Brazil. Chance came out the corner hot and landed multiple body shots and blows on Trindade. Chance will now box Tuesday, October 29 against Yerassyl Amangaliyev out of Kazakhstan.

Team USA will see six boxers make their 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships debuts tomorrow evening. Lorenzo Patricio (Waianae, Hawaii) will represent Team USA in the 50 kg weight class and received a first round bye and will box the winner of Seiya Nakayam out of Japan and Beau Piggott out of Australia. Violet Lopez (Milwaukee, Wis.)  also with a first round bye and will box Caitlyn Wise out of England in the 54 kg weight class. In the 70 kg weight class Malachi Ross (Grandview, Mo.)  earned a bye and is going up against the winner of Festim Nimani from Germany and Sumit Sumit from India. For Team USA in the 75 kg weight class, Joseph Awinongya (Jouliet, Ill.) will go up against Connor Anerson from Australia. Elijah Lugo (Marietta, Ga.) will represent USA in the 80 kg weight class and will go head-to-head with Cristian Sarsilli out of Italy. In the heavyweight class of 90 kg, Rishon Sims (Harrisburg, Pa.) will go up against Eris Andi Lushtaku out of Germany. Sims was on the Youth High-Performance Team last year and won gold at the 2023 International Invitational in Germany.

Ticket pricing for the 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships begins at $10 for a single-day pass or $50 for an all-week pass. Fans can also purchase tickets exclusively for Saturday's finals at the price of $25.

USA Boxing will be led by National Development coach Chad Wigle (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Assisting Wigle will be three assistant coaches in Danilo Garcia (Oakland, Calif.), Edward Fonteneaux (Fayetteville, N.C.), and Blanca Gutierrez (Pacifica, Calif.).