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State Golden Gloves Tournament

John Henry
Written by John Henry

Thursday’s results

123 pounds quarterfinals: Alejandro Martinez, San Antonio, defeated Jaycob Ramos, Dallas, decision; Sean Brewer, Austin, d. Xavier Solis, Corpus Christi, referee stopped contest, second round; Angel Garcia, Rio Grande Valley, d. Abraham Obregon, Houston, dec.; Christopher Martinez, Fort Worth, d. Demetrius Baylor, East Texas, RSC, first round.

132 pounds semifinals: Jose Bernal, Corpus Christi, d. Narcizo Cerrato, Houston, dec.; Jordan Jenkins, Dallas, d. Daniel Duenez, Austin, dec.

152 pounds semifinals: Mauricio Quintanilla, Houston, d. Michael Davis, East Texas, dec.; Joshua Moreno, San Antonio, d. Emmanuel Rojas, Dallas, dec.

165 pounds semifinals: Eugene Hill, Houston, d. Frankie Puron, East Texas, RSF, third round; Noah Jones, Dallas, d. Jesus Ventura, Corpus Christi, dec.

201 pounds quarterfinals: Ignacio Apolinar, Dallas, d. Jkhory Gibson, Houston, RSF, first round (injury); Den Tati-Mackaya, Austin, d. Ricardo Medina, San Antonio, RSC, first round.

201-plus pounds quarterfinals: Mohammed Al Rashid, Fort Worth, d. Christopher Carrillo, Corpus Christi, dec.; Habeed Saibu, East Texas, d. Scott Kujak, Austin, dec.


Friday’s bouts

108 pounds semifinals: John Atiles, Houston, vs. Alex Martinez, East Texas. (Jesus Guzman, Fort Worth, bye to the finals.)

114 pounds semifinals: Sean Moncada, Houston, vs. Jesus Guitron, San Antonio; Francisco Pantoja, Fort Worth, vs. Joe Martinez, Corpus Christi.

Women’s 114 pounds semifinals: Crystal Aceves, El Paso, vs. Destiny Jones, Austin; Annalicia Sustaita, Dallas, vs. Ravven Brown, San Antonio.

123 pounds semifinals: Alejandro Martinez, San Antonio, vs. Sean Brewer, Austin; Angel Garcia, Rio Grande Valley, vs. Christopher Martinez, Fort Worth.

141 pounds semifinals: Brandon DeSpain, Fort Worth, vs. Joshua Jenkins, Dallas; Marquese Steward, Austin, vs. Sebastian Rodriguez, San Antonio.

178 pounds semifinals: Jessie Elizando, San Antonio, vs. Freddi Jordan, Fort Worth; Christopher Thornton, Dallas, vs. Jaylon Stanley, Houston.

201 pounds semifinals: Keaundre Watkins, East Texas, vs. Jurgen Deraj, Fort Worth; Ignacio Apolinar, Dallas, vs. Den Tati-Mackaya, Austin.

201-plus pound semifinals: Anton Wallace, Dallas, vs. Devon Rangel, Houston; Mohammed Al Rashid, Fort Worth, vs. Habeed Saibu, East Texas.

About the author

John Henry

John Henry

It has been said that John Henry is a 19th century-type guy with a William Howard Taft-sized appetite for sports as competition, sports as history, sports as religion, sports as culture, and, yes, food. John has more than 20 years in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, with his fingerprints on just about every facet of the region's sports culture. From the Texas Rangers to TCU to the Cowboys to Colonial golf, John has put pen to paper about it. He has also covered politics. So, he knows blood sport, too.