Houston to Host the 2008 Olympic Team Trials Boxing

June 25th, 2007

The Olympic Team Trials - Boxing will travel south for the 2008 edition as Houston, Texas and the George R. Brown Convention Center will play host to the event. Eighty-eight of the nation's top amateur boxers will vie for 11 coveted Olympic berths at the Olympic Trials, August 19-26, 2007.

Eight boxers will compete in each of the 11 weight divisions at the double elimination tournament, which will determine the United States Olympic Boxing team. The 88 Olympic Trials competitors earned berths in the event by advancing to quarterfinal action at the 2007 U.S. Championships.

"We are thrilled to be hosting this very prestigious event in Houston, and know that the USA Boxing's athletes will find our city to be very exciting. Houston is definitely a sports city. We offer state-of-the-art facilities, great accommodations, and our sports fans are amongst the best in the country. This should be a wonderful experience for spectators and athletes alike," stated Janis Schmees, Executive Director of the Harris County - Houston Sports Authority.

Houston boasts outstanding experience in putting on major Olympic-style boxing events having hosted the AIBA Senior World Championships in 1999.

"We are delighted that this year's Olympic Trials will take place in Houston," said USA Boxing Chief Executive Officer Jim Millman. "One of our current objectives at USA Boxing is to increase exposure of the sport to fans in more major markets nationwide, and Houston certainly meets that goal."

2008 Olympic Team Trials - Boxing action will kick off with first round action on August 20, and conclude with final round competition on August 25 and a second day of final round action, if necessary, on August 26. The victors of the winners' bracket and the challengers' bracket will meet in the final two days of action. The winners' bracket victors will need to win one of the final round bouts to earn a berth on the Olympic Team.

2008 Olympic Team Trials - Boxing Schedule

August 20 - 44 Preliminary Round Bouts

August 21 - 22 Winners' bracket second round bout and 22 Challengers' bracket first round bouts
August 22 - 11 Winners' bracket third round bouts* and 22 Challengers' bracket second round bouts
August 23 - 11 Challengers' bracket third round bouts
August 24 - 11 Challengers' bracket fourth round bouts*
August 25 - 11 Final round bouts between the winners' bracket victors and the challengers' bracket winners
August 26 - Final Round bouts between the winners' bracket victors and the challengers' bracket winners (if necessary)
*Winners advance to final round action on August 25

2008 Olympic Team Trials - Boxing Participants

Light flyweight/106 lbs

1. Daniel Lozano, Bowling Green, Fla.
2. Luis Yanez, Duncanville, Texas
3. Keola McKee, Wailuku, Hawaii
4. Diego Hurtado, Reno, Nev.
5. Roberto Ceron, Doraville, Ga.
6. Gabino Saenz, Indio, Calif.
7. Jerail Singleton, St. Louis, Mo.
8. Malcom Franklin, Bakersfield, Calif.

Flyweight/112 lbs

1. Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio
2. Aaron Alafa, Visalia, Calif.
3. Timothy Ibarra, Brighton, Colo.
4. John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo.
5. Bruno Escalante, Waimanalo, Hawaii
6. Juan Leija, Alvin, Texas
7. David Gaspar, Wilmington, Calif.
8. Qa'id Muhammad, Atlantic City, N.J.

Batnamweght/119 lbs

1. Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, Calif.
2. David Clark, San Diego, Calif.
3. Roberto Marroquin, Dallas, Texas
4. Sammy DiPace, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. Sergio Perales, Los Fresnos, Texas
6. Gary Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, Md.
7. Alexis Ramos, Ft. Carson, Colo.
8. Jessy Cruz, Miami, Fla

Featherweght/125 lbs

1. Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio
2. Rico Ramos, Los Angeles, Calif.
3. Hylon Williams, Houston, Texas
4. Shemuel Pagan, Brooklyn, N.Y.
5. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont.
6. Robert Rodriguez, Evans, Colo..
7. Rosey Summerville, San Antonio, Texas
8. Troy Wohosky, Medford, Ore.

Lightweght/132 lbs

1. Jerry Belmontes, Corpus Christi, Texas
2. Diego Magdaleno, Las Vegas, Nev.
3. Terence Crawford, Omaha, Neb
4. Mason Menard, Rayne, La.
5. Miguel Gonzalez, Cleveland, Ohio
6. Antton Slaughter, Columbus, Ohio
7. James Villa, Fort Carson, Colo.
8. Sadam Ali, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Light welterweght/141 lbs

1. Javier Molina, Commerce, Calif.
2. Brad Solomon, Douglasville, Ga.
3. Dan O'Connor, Framingham, Mass.
4. Danny Garcia, Philadelphia, Pa.
5. Andre Sherard, Milwaukee, Wis.
6. Michael Dallas, Bakersfield, Calif.
7. Samuel Martinez, Jacksonville, N.C.
8. Jeremy Bryan, Clifton, N.J.

Welterweght/152 lbs

1. Mahlon Kerwick, Fort Carson, Colo.
2. Charles Hatley, Dallas, Texas
3. Demetrius Andrade, Providence, R.I.
4. Keith Thurman, St. Petersburg, Fla.
5. Boyd Melson, Fort Carson, Colo.
6. David Lopez, Parma, Idaho
7. Domonique Dolton, Detroit, Mich.
8. Anthony Campbell, Covington, Tenn.

Middleweght/165 lbs

1. Shawn Porter, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2. Fernando Guerrero, Salisbury, Md.
3. Shawn Estrada, Downey, Calif.
4. Jonathan Nelson, Little Rock, Ark.
5. Angel Santos, Newark, N.J.
6. Dominic Wade, Largo, Md.
7. Zacheus Hardwick, Fort Carson, Colo.
8. Daniel Jacobs, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Light heavyweght/178 lbs

1. Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, Colo.
2. Yathomas Riley, San Diego, Calif.
3. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M.
4. Cymone Kearney, Oakland, Calif.
5. Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo.
6. Nicholas Swan, Great Falls, Mont.
7. Angel Concepcion, E. Orange, N.J.
8. DeRae Crane, Davenport, Iowa/NMU

Heavyweght/201 lbs

1. Deontay Wilder, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2. James Zimmerman, San Jose, Calif.
3. Adam Willett, Bell Port, N.Y.
4. Joe Guzman, Fort Carson, Colo.
5. Anthony Tettis, Ridgway, Pa.
6. Alecco Lawton, Orlando, Fla.
7. David Carey, Anchorage, Alaska
8. Quantis Graves, Cut Off, La.

Super heavyweght

1. Mike Wilson, Central Point, Ore.
2. Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev.
3. William Moore, Fort Carson, Colo.
4. Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla.
5. Josh Parsons, Barboursville, W. Va.
6. Nate James, Malden, Mass./NMU
7. Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo.
8. Kimdo Bethel, Albany, N.Y.