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By Ryan Maquiñana - Boxingscene.com was able to catch up with San Jose light flyweight Eros Correa hours before his appearance in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials Friday.
Fresh off a Wednesday upset of top-ranked Louie Byrd of Denver, the 18-year-old Correa only needs to beat Reno’s Santos Vasquez once to claim the gold, whereas Vasquez must defeat him twice after already incurring one loss earlier in the double-elimination tournament.
The last Bay Area fighter to win the Olympic Trials was Andre Ward in 2004; Correa hopes to join him tonight. [Click Here To Read More]
Fresh off a Wednesday upset of top-ranked Louie Byrd of Denver, the 18-year-old Correa only needs to beat Reno’s Santos Vasquez once to claim the gold, whereas Vasquez must defeat him twice after already incurring one loss earlier in the double-elimination tournament.
The last Bay Area fighter to win the Olympic Trials was Andre Ward in 2004; Correa hopes to join him tonight. [Click Here To Read More]
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