Results from Detroit

It was quite a world-wind trip this past weekend for the USAFA boxing team. Due to the blizzard we departed a day late and left on Friday from Colorado Springs at 1100 hrs. We didn’t arrive to the Detroit Athletic Club until 1930 hrs and we were boxing by 2100 hrs. Despite all the adversity all our boxers came to work and fought tough competitive bouts. Below are the results from the competition in Detroit this past weekend:

1. (128 LBS) EZEKIEL IGNACO (USAFA) RSC-3 JUSTIN WONG (USMA)
2. (139 LBS) ANTONE AKU (USNA) DEC RUSSELL CALLOWAY (USMA)
3. (152 LBS) BJ RICHARDSON (USNA) DEC RYAN PRICE (USAFA)
4. (165 LBS) VICTOR COLON (USNA) DEC DAN KHAN (USMA)
5. (175 LBS) MATT COX (USNA) DEC EVIN NEGRON (USAFA)
6. (185 LBS) STEVE SOLAJA (USMA) DEC COLIN LAFAVOR (USAFA)
7. (185 LBS) ALEX RIOS (USNA) DEC CORY KASTLE (USMA)
8. (HWYT) IAN TUZNIK (USAFA) DEC GREG MADURO (USMA)

Please congratulate C1C Ezekiel Ignaco as he was selected as USAFA’s outstanding boxer of the week. C1C Ignaco used sharp hard punches, good movement, and excellent counters in the ring to stop his opponent in the third and final round. The next competition for the USAFA Boxing team will be this weekend against the United States Military Academy at WestPoint. There will 12 bouts which will take place at 1400 hrs on Friday 3 November in the boxing room of the WestPoint gymnasium. The next Friday Night Bouts at USAFA will be held on Friday 17 November at 1630 hrs. Best of luck to all boxers this week at WestPoint!