AMATEUR BOXING: LOCAL BOXERS COMPETE AT USA NATIONALS
Team Minnesota USA Boxing Minnesota LBC 30 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Morgan McDonald.
The 2020 USA Boxing National Championships kicked of this past Friday, March 26 in Shreveport, Louisiana. The event marks the first USA Boxing national tournament in 466 days.
Morgan McDonald of the Lucy Laney Boxing Academy says that through April 3, the tournament is expected to bring over 2,100 boxers to the Louisiana city to compete for the 125 national titles that are up for grabs. COVID-19 protocols have been put into place to help control possible outbreaks.
Minnesota boxers who made the trip to Louisiana include:
Timothy Greer, Junior Male – 119lbs (54kg)
Ronald Lee, Pee Wee Male – 114lbs (52kg)
Morgan McDonald, Intermediate Male – 95lbs (43kg)
Jaquon Montgomery, Junior Male – 114lbs (52kg)
Ricardo Pates, Bantam Male – 80lbs (36kg)
Zkarion Walker, Pee Wee Male – 80lbs (36kg)
Lavendar Nelson, Pee Wee Female – 90lbs (41kg)
McDonald informed MinnesotaBoxing.com that Minnesotan’s Z’Karion Walker 80lbs, Ronald Lee 114lbs, and Lavender Nelson, 90lbs were unopposed Pee Wee champions as of Saturday afternoon.
Team Minnesota has yet to compete but will be in the ring Sunday into Monday. Juniors Timothy Greer, 119 and Jaquon Montgomery 114 compete on Sunday.
Intermediate Jaquon Montgomery, 114 lbs and Bantam Ricardo Pates, 80 lbs both compete on Monday. Stay tuned to this page for time updates. All of the action can be watched on USA Boxing’s free livestream here.
All results are posted daily HERE