(AUG 3) LIMA, Peru -- The
American teams time in Lima, Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games
came to a close last night after six intense days of boxing
action at the Miguel Grau Coliseum.
Bantamweight Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio) and light
welterweight Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk, Va.) began the night
coming up short against Cuban duo, David Caballero Garcia and
Andy Cruz, respectively, to leave these Pan American Games with
silver medals.
Team USA captain Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas) met a familiar
foe in tonight's flyweight championship bout, Ingrid Valencia of
Colombia. However, this time Valencia received the judges' cards
on a 4-1 decision to give Fuchs Team USA's third silver medal of
the night.
Middleweight Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) closed out
the tournament by leaving everything in the ring against Jessica
Caicedo Sinisterra, of Colombia, but came up short in the
judges' eyes by a 4-1 decision to add a fourth silver to Team
USA's final medal count.
Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.), National
Assistant Coach Kay Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.), as well as
assistant coaches Joe Guzman (Fountain, Colo.) and Jeff Mays
(San Antonio, Texas) guided the American delegation throughout
the tournament to USA Boxing's best performance since the 1983
Pan American Games, which won 12 medals. Team USA entered these
Championships with 11 boxers, with 10 boxers medaling. The team
will return to the United States on August 4.
Results:
51 kg. Ingrid Valencia/COL dec. over Virginia Fuchs, Houston,
Texas/USA, 4-1
56 kg. David Caballero Garcia/CUB dec. over Duke Ragan,
Cincinnati, Ohio/USA, 5-0
64 kg. Andy Cruz/CUB dec. over Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Va./USA,
4-1
75 kg. Jessica Caicedo Sinisterra/COL dec. over Naomi Graham,
Colorado Springs, Colo./USA, 4-1
August 2 - results