With new head coach Ron Simms, the All-Marine Boxing Team fought their way to the team silver. As military operations still hurt the Service teams, the Marines brought an inexperienced squad, with only one team veteran to the 2007 Armed Forces Championship. The 2007 Armed Forces Boxing Championship was held at the Bennet Fitness Center at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 5-10 March.
PFC Samuel Martinez defeated reigning gold medalist AW2 Adam Fusinato (Navy) to bring home the only Marine Corps' gold medal. SGT Roberto Castillo, Sgt James Rocha, Cpl Erick Earvin, Cpl Juan Hernandez each earned the silver medal. PFC Martinez's performance earned him a trip to represent the United States at the CISM World Military Games 10-22 October in Hyderbad, India. Coach Ronald Simms was named as the Armed Forces Assistant Coach with the U.S. Army's Head Coach Basheer Abdullah at the helm.
The All-Army team captured their 16th consecutive Armed Forces Title with 19 team points.
The U.S. National Championships take place June 11-16 at Colorado Springs.
RESULTS
FEMALE LIGHT (Competition conducted 7 March 2007)
(GOLD MEDALIST) YN3 Lynette Lopez (NAVY), NRD Miami, FL defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) 2LT Khara Keegan (ARMY), Fort Huachuca, AZ - by DEC (45-33)
FEMALE HEAVY (Competition conducted 7 march 2007)
(GOLD MEDALIST) SPC Autumn Anderson (Army), F.E. Warren AFB, WY defeated IT2 Trivia Pino (Navy), Pearl Harbor, HI - by DEC (20-16)
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) PFC Adrian Ghisoiu (Army), Fort Hood, TX defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) SGT Roberto Castillo (Marine Corps), NCAS New River, NC - by DEC (48-25)
FLYWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SPC John Franklin (Army), Fort Carson, CO Uncontested
BANTAMWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SPC Alexis Ramos (Army), Kaiserslautern, GE defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) SSgt Eugene Marques (Air Force), RAF Mildenhall, UK by DEC (40-18)
FEATHERWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SSgt Rosey Summerville (Air Force), Shaw AFB, SC defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) CPT Christopher Munar (Army), Fort Carson, CO by DEC (32-11)
LIGHTWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SPC James Villa (Army), Fort Carson, CO defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) Sgt James Rocha (Marine Corps), MCB Camp Lejeune, NC by DEC (49-28)
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) PFC Samuel Martinez (Marine Corps), MCB Camp Lejeune, NC defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) AW2 Adam Fusinato (Navy), F.E. Warren AFB, WY by DEC 20-27
WELTERWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST)CPT Boyd Melson (Army), Fort Carson, CO defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) SrA Andre Penn (Air Forces), Ellsworth AFB, SD by DEC (26-15)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) PFC Zachaeus Hardwick (Army), Fort Carson, CO defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) BU2 Mylin Wyche (Marine Corps), NMCB-25, Chicago, IL by RSC 1:01 4th Rnd
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SFC Christopher Downs (Army), Fort Carson, CO defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) CMC Gilbert Shgangoo (Navy), SERE School, Pax River, MD by RSC 1:43 3rd Rnd
HEAVYWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SGT Joe Guzman (Army), Fort Carson, CO defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) Cpl Erick Earvin (Marine Corps), MCB Camp Lejeune, NC by DEC (30-12)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT
(GOLD MEDALIST) SGT Andrew Shepherd, (Army), Fort Carson, CO defeated (SILVER MEDALIST) Cpl Juan Hernandez (Marine Corps), MCB Camp Pendleton, CA by DEC (Score TBA)
Note: All gold medalists are eligible to represent the U.S. Armed Forces on the 2007 CISM World Military Games in Hyderabad, India, 12-22 October 2007.
TEAM STANDINGS
1ST place Army 19 points
2nd place Marine Corps 3 points
3rd place Air Force 3 points
4th place - Navy 1 point |
