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The landscape of amateur boxing in the United States continued to take shape Saturday as several members of USA Boxing’s international competition team lost decisions to hungry challengers at the U.S. National Championships finals in Lubbock, Texas.
Robby Gonzales, also known as Rahim Gonzales, was once considered one of Team USA Boxing’s best chances for a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. However, the light heavyweight has failed to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Robby Gonzales secured Team USA’s second win with a unanimous decision victory over Morocco's Ahmed Badrani on the second day of boxing at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.
Team USA closed out the final day of boxing at the 2023 Gee Bee Tournament in Helsinki, Finland, 5-0, adding five gold medals to their four bronzes earned yesterday.
After a rough opening session to the third day of boxing at the 2023 Gee Bee Tournament, the four remaining men to box stepped up to take a sweep over Canada to join Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) in tomorrow’s championship bouts.
Team USA went 6-0 during the second day of boxing at the 2023 Gee Bee Tournament in Helsinki, Finland, securing at least five bronze medals and advancing one to Sunday’s championship bout.
Rahim Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) picked up his third straight international gold medal on the final day of boxing at the 2023 Stranjda Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
USA Boxing’s reigning World champions – Maryland featherweight Jahmal Harvey, Massachusetts lightweight Rashida Ellis and Nevada light heavyweight Rahim Gonzales – have all decided, albeit for different reasons, to remain elite Olympic-style amateur boxers rather than join the professional ranks.
Team USA concluded their World Championships run with a strong performance on the final day of competition in Belgrade, Serbia, resulting in two golds and one silver.