Tag: 2014 Youth World Championships

The United States’ Shakur Stevenson, Jajaira Gonzalez, and Darmani Rock to Compete for Gold at the 2014 Youth World Championships

[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

Team USA Clinches Four Berths in the Semifinals at the 2014 Youth World Championships

[Story by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing] (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Four representatives for the United States boxing team secured spots in the semifinal round with quarterfinal wins on Monday at the 2014 Youth World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Male flyweight Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.), female lightweight Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.), female middleweight Martha Fabela (Oakland, Calif.)

Great Britain’s Crystal Barker also sparkles on a ‘Good Friday’ for Chinese Taipei boxers in Sofia by Michael O’Neill

(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

Team USA’s Shakur Stevenson and Martha Fabela Earn Youth World Championships Victories in Bulgaria

[Story by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing] (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Team USA enjoyed an undefeated day at the 2014 Youth World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday with two American athletes recording opening round wins. 2013 Junior World Champion Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) and 2014 Youth Continental titlist Martha Fabela (Oakland, Calif.) each defeated their preliminary

Carlos Balders Claims the US first Win in the 2014 Youth World Championships

  [Story by Julie Goldesticker/USA Boxing/photo-facebook of Gonzalez] (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) –  The United States squad opened the 2014 Youth World Championships with three preliminary round bouts on Tuesday at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bantamweight Carlos Balderas (Santa Maria, Calif.) took the United States squad’s first victory in a short preliminary bout in

History First: 2014 Youth World Boxing Championships

For the first time in the sports history, Bulgarian Boxing Federation will host the only Youth Olympic Qualifying Event – the Youth World Boxing Championships SOFIA 2014.   The 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships is underway in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria) from 10 to 25 April 2014. The competition is held at the Armeec