WESTERN ELITE QUALIFIER RESULTS: DAY 1
April 29, 2024
Simon Ruvalcaba
Day 1 of the USA Boxing Elite Male Western Qualifier saw a few surprises as Amado Vargas and top ranked 178 pounder Mario Hernandez suffered defeats in close bouts Sunday evening. Action resumes today at Noon and then evening session kicks off at 6. Bouts are live streamed on usaboxing.org.
Results: Day 1
RING 2:
Bout 1. 125 lbs. Diego Alvarez, South Ogden, defeats Alejandro Martinez, San Antonio, TX.
Bout 2. 138 lbs. Giovanni Marquez, Houston, TX defeats Javon Guinyard, Dallas.
Bout 3. 138 lbs. Mayshwn Tate, Las Vegas, NV SD over Pedro Cruz, San Jose, CA.
Bout 4. 138lbs. Oscar Perez, Houston, TX UD Jason Wright, Clearfield, UT.
Bout 5. Carlos Gonzalez, Sunnyvale, CA UD Ryan Lopez, Howard Beach, NY.
Bout 6. 138 lbs. Bryson Nuckles, Winfield, KS UD Jalen Jones, Washington, DC.
Bout 7. 138 lbs. Trea Talton, Reno, NV UD Marik Black, Versailles, KY.
Bout 8. 138 lbs. Kyle Erwin, Oceanside, CA Defeats Christian Ford, Long Beach, CA.
Bout 9. 138 lbs. Israel Rodriguez, Humble, TX SD Jerome Baxter Pittsburgh, PA.
Bout 10. 152 lbs. Kelvin Davis Norfolk, VA UD Jeovanny Estela Orlando, FL.
Bout 11. 152 lbs. Ramon Acosta, Victoria, TX UD Lorenzo Trevino, Marion, IN.
Bout 12. 165 lbs. Marlon Kelly, Miami, FL UD Ivan Contreras, Carson City, NV.
Bout 13. Andrew Murphy, Selah, WA DQ Omar Murillo, Boardman, OR EM 165.
Bout 14. 165 lbs. Alexis Chaparro, Ridgewood, NY UD Francis Hogan, Weymouth, MA.
Bout 15. 178 lbs. Sebastian Marconni, San Rafael, CA UD Mario Hernandez, Sparks, NV.
Bout 16. 178 lbs. Adrian Tillman, Colorado Springs, CO UD Frank Popoca, Lynwood, CA.
RING 3:
Bout 1. 138 lbs. Elijah Smith, Surprise, AZ UD Mathhew Umland, Verndale, MN.
Bout 2. 138 lbs. Cristian Chavez, Sparks, NV SD Christian Avalos Carson City, NV.
Bout 3. 138 lbs. Christian Otero, New York, NY UD Dorrel Fore, Sacramento, CA.
Bout 4. 138 lbs. Christopher Gooch, Aurora, IL RSC Carlos Arce, Naples, FL.
Bout 5. 138 lbs. Rey Diaz, N Las Vegas, NV SD Izay Harris Albany, NY.
Bout 6. 138 lbs. Carlos Nava, Pasadena, TX defeats Luis Joe Ybarra, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bout 7. 138 lbs. Angel Mora, Broken Arrow, OK defeats Savion Kent, Las Cruces, NM.
Bout 8. 138 lbs. Jordan Jenkins, Mesquite, TX defeats Oliver Galicia, Los Angeles, CA.
Bout 9. Terrence Williams, New Port Richey, FL SD Daniel Gonzalez, Springdale, AR.
Bout 10. 152 lbs. Anthony Adams Shawnee, KS SD Enmanuel Rojas, Garland, TX.
Bout 11. 165 lbs. Cristian De La Rosa, Thornton, CO RSC Gary Bailey, Taylorsville, UT.
Bout 12. 165 lbs. Aiseah Achesah, Las Vegas, NV SD Montrell Hunter, JBLM, WA.
Bout 13. Eugene Hill, Dickinson, TX SD Edward George, Atlanta, GA.
Bout 14. 178 lbs. Nasheed Smith, Washington, DC SD Noah Butkovich, Key West, FL.
Bout 15. 178 lbs. Christopher Thompson, Flint, MI UD Lorenzo Cardona, Fargo, ND.
Bout 16. Caleb Hernandez, Schererville, IN RSC Chase Calloway, Kansas City, MO
RING 4:
Bout 1. 114 lbs. Aaron Williams, Phoenix, AZ defeats Carlos Ibarra, Winfield, KS
Bout 2. 114 lbs. Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, CA RSC Enrique Noyola, Mendota, CA.
Bout 3. 114 lbs. Samuel Cosio, Kansas City, MO KO Cesar Cardona, Las Vegas, NV EM 114 Samuel Cosio Kansas City, MO.
Bout 4. 114 lbs Thomas Huitt-Johnson, Saint Joseph, MO SD Aidan Zavala, Corona, CA.
Bout 5. 114 lbs. Jerickel Padsing, Las Vegas, NV SD Jesus Guitron, San Antonio, TX.
Bout 6. 125 lbs. Ezequiel Borrero, Las Vegas, NV UD Angel Garcia, Laredo, TX.
Bout 7. 125 lbs. Smathy Silva, Sparks, NV UD Sachery Sam, Stockton, CA.
Bout 8. 125 lbs. Kevin Otero, Euless, TX SD Gabriel Quijada, Phoenix, AZ.
Bout 9. 125 lbs. Doctress Robinson, Augusta, GA SD Amado Fernando Vargas, North Las Vegas, NV
Bout 10. 125 lbs. Mathew Quintero, Stanton, CA SD Vincent Siordia, San Antonio, TX.
Bout 11. 125 lbs. Ransen Ray Ranchez, Kapolei, HI defeats Danny Bodish, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bout 12. 125 lbs. Rocky Balala, Makawao, HI RSC Marsalyss Mathis Fayetteville, NC
Bout 13. 125 lbs. Jonathan Mansour, La Mesa, CA UD Eric Hatcher, Galveston, TX.
Bout 14. 125 lbs. Angel Barrera, Chicago, IL defeats Jonas Persaud, Concord, CA.
Bout 15. 125 lbs. Conrado Martinez, Odessa, TX defeats Dominique Roundtree, Evans, GA.
Bout 16. 125 lbs. Dominic Valle, Lutz, FL UD David Perez Tulsa, OK.
About the Editor
Army Veteran and former Professional Boxer Simon Ruvalcaba started boxing at the age of ten and Had a 71 fight amateur career which featured a 139 lbs. 1998 8th U.S. Army Boxing Championship out of Camp Casey, Korea and a spot on the prestigious Army Boxing Team at Fort Hood, TX. After a journeyman pro career of 18 fights, which included sparring sessions with many champions and contenders including Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell “Sweat Pea” Whitaker, Simon started writing and has contributed to many publications and websites including fighthype.com, pound4pound.com, Tahoe Daily Tribune (South Lake Tahoe, CA), Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV). He has also been the Boxing Instructor for Ken Shamrock and The Lions Den and was MMA and Bareknuckle star Paige VanZant’s first boxing coach!
Born and Raised in South Lake Tahoe, California he now resides in Sun Valley, Nevada and spends as much time as possible with his Sons Gabriel and Oscar! Beyond boxing, Simon is an all around sports fanatic and is passionate about the teams that he roots for. Simon also works as a Sportsbook Supervisor for Caesars Sportsbook in Lake Tahoe.
