US WOMEN BOXING NEWS
Team USA in Barbados after one Gold and two Bronze medals. Photo by Adriana González.
Team USA in Barbados after one Gold and two Bronze medals. Photo by Adriana González.

I- USA Boxing Events

1.The USA National Championsiphs will be host in Colorado Springs Christian School from June 20-25. Finals will be at City Auditorium. USA Boxing is expecting more than 300 athletes.

2. 1st Pre Pan American Qualifying March 24 to 30 in Venezuela. The USA National Champions 2010 in the Olympic divisions, Marlen Esparza, Queen Underwood and Tiffanie Hearn will be competing with the rest of boxers in the Americas to gain their classification to the Pan American games.

3.Training camp in Gdansk, Poland, March 29-April 4. USA Boxing will take three athletes in the Olympic divisions 112, 132, 165 pounds. Tyreishia Douglas, Patricia Manuel and Alyssa DeFazio will be traveling one week prior to The Feliks Stamm Tournament that will take place in Warsaw, Poland, April 5-9. According with USA Boxing this is a great opportunity for USA boxers to compete with the European elite athletes. The three boxers will be coach by Bruce Kawano and Clara Savannah. Coach Savannah is considered in the Texas region as a pillar to the boxing youth scene. “She is one of the foremost hand-wrapping experts in the area.” Said Michael Campbel.

II- AIBA Events

1.Women World Youth/Junior Championships, April 28 to May 8 in Antalya, Turkey.

2.1st Pre Pan American Qualifying (Elite Men & Women) March 24 – 30 Venezuela.

3.2nd Pre Pan American Qualifying (Elite Men & Women) April 30 – May 6 TBD

4.3rd Pre Pan American Qualifying (Elite Men & Women) June 8 – 14 TBD

5.Cordova Cardin Tournament (Elite Men & Women) June 1 – 7 Havana, Cuba

6.American Women Confederation Championships (Women) August TBD

7.More AIBA events and confederations events go to Competition Calendar