(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The following
athletes will be competing in the Pan American Qualifier Box-offfs, January
20-21 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 44 athletes will travel to Colorado
Springs on January 15 for a short acclimation camp before the two-day
box-offs. The winners of the box-offs will travel to Venezuela on January 31
for the first of three Pan American Games qualifiers. The selection process
for the Pan American Games team was altered due to COPABOX’s, the Pan
American governing organization, change in policy requiring athletes to
qualify for the Pan American Games by name instead of country. The invited
athletes were chosen based upon elite team status and open spots were filled
based upon finish at the 2006 National PAL Championships.
Team 1
106 lbs: Roberto Ceron, Doraville, Georgia
112 lbs: Oscar Venegas, Maywood, California
119 lbs: Roberto Marroquin, Dallas, Texas
125 lbs: Luis Del Valle, Newburgh, New York
132 lbs: Danny Garcia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
141 lbs: Karl Dargan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
152 lbs: Demetrius Andrade, Providence, Rhode Island
165 lbs: Shawn Porter, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
178 lbs: Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, Colorado
201 lbs: Adam Willett, Bellport, New York
201+ lbs: Jonte Willis, Fircrest, Washington
Team 2
106 lbs: Luis Yanez, Duncanville, Texas
112 lbs: Aaron Alafa, Visalia, California
119 lbs: Victor Valenzuela, Passaic, New Jersey
125 lbs: Johnny Narvaez, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
132 lbs: Luis Ramos, Santa Ana, California
141 lbs: Hector Ramos, San Antonio, Texas
152 lbs: Boyd Melson, Fort Carson, Colorado
165 lbs: Shawn Estrada, San Bernadino, California
178 lbs: Alfonso Lopez, Huntsville, California
201 lbs: James Zimmerman, San Jose, California
201+ lbs: Mike Wilson, Central Point, Oregon
Team 3
106 lbs: Gabino Saenz, Indio, California
112 lbs: Shawn Nichol, Lakewood, Colorado
119 lbs: Rick Lopez, Brighton, Colorado
125 lbs: Rico Ramos, Los Angeles, California
132 lbs: Terence Crawford, Omaha, Nebraska
141 lbs: David de la Cruz, Grand Prairie, Texas
152 lbs: Peter Haro, Inglewood, California
165 lbs: Edwin Rodriguez, Worcester, Massachusetts
178 lbs: Yathomas Riley, San Diego, California
201 lbs: David Carey, Anchorage, Alaska
201+ lbs: Lucas Runion, College Park, Maryland
Team 4
106 lbs: Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, Arizona
112 lbs: Qa’id Muhammad, Ventnor City, New Jersey
119 lbs: Zachelus Watkins, Atlanta, Georgia
125 lbs: Walter Sarnoi, Monterey Park, California
132 lbs: Diego Magdaleno, Las Vegas, Nevada
141 lbs: Ray Rivera, Kansas City, Missouri
152 lbs: Keith Thurman, Oldsmar, Florida
165 lbs: Jonathan Nelson, Little Rock, Arkansas
178 lbs: William Rosinsky, Richmond Hills, New York
201 lbs: Ray Stallings, Princeton, Indiana
201+ lbs: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nevada
USA PAN AM BOX-OFFS
