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Four high performance squad members to take on Canada tonight and Sunday in Winnipeg

by Brian Taylor, USA Boxing

Four members of USA Boxing’s High Performance Squad will go head-to-head against boxers from Canada tonight and Sunday in Winnipeg, Canada. A full roster can be seen below.

Three of the four members, Dedrick Crocklem (Tacoma, Wash.), Carlos Flowers (Dover, Del.) and Steven Navarro (Los Angeles, Calif.), will be making their elite international debut for USA Boxing, while Kayla Gomez (El Paso, Texas) will be returning to the international stage for Team USA since winning gold at last year’s USA Boxing International Invitational.

USA Boxing National Resident Coach Timothy Nolan (Rochester, N.Y.), along with Adonis Frazier (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Richard Stephenson (Middletown, N.Y.), will be leading the four boxers throughout the two-day event.

The event will not be live streamed this year. USA Boxing will provide updates and results as soon as made available.

Team USA Roster

50 kg: Kayla Gomez, El Paso, Texas/USA

57 kg: Steven Navarro, Los Angeles, Calif./USA

63.5 kg: Dedrick Crocklem, Tacoma, Wash./USA

71 kg: Carlos Flowers, Dover, Del./USA