Shakur Stevenson and Jajaira Gonzalez Make History as First U.S. Boxers to Win Both Junior and Youth World Championships (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The United States national anthem was the most popular tune of the day during 2014 Youth World Championships final round action at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria today. Team USA
Earlier today here on WBAN.com we brought you Julie Goldsticker’s report on the United States boxers at the 2014 AIBA Youth Championships in downtown Sofia including a brief preview of tomorrow’s finals at the Armeec Arena. To complete our daily updates from Sofia here we bring you – courtesy of aiba.org – a review of
[Story by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing] (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Three American boxers kept their winning streaks in tact on Wednesday at the 2014 Youth World Championships at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. 2013 Junior World Champions Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) and Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) both advanced to their second straight World Championship finale
[By Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing – Photo of Gonzalez/Facebook] (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Three young American boxers earned preliminary round wins on Friday at the 2014 Youth World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. The U.S. squad won their first three bouts of the day as female competitors Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) and Martha Fabela (Oakland, Calif.)
(Additional reporting: aiba.org) The 2014 AIBA World Youth Championships (incorporating the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics qualifier) entered its fifth day at the Armeec Arena in Sofia on Good Friday with the standout teams in the Women’s event being Chinese Taipei and Turkey since all three of their boxers overcame stiff opposition to reach the quarter-finals
[photo on Google.com] Lausanne, Switzerland, April 16, 2014 – A succession of top quality bouts demonstrated the excitement and skill of boxing on the third competition day of the AIBA Youth World Championships in Sofia. Five weight classes were in action, including the winners of two female weight classes advancing to the round of 16.