Lauryn Elmore
Kayla Maria Moore
Alexis Tangaro
Nnajai Wright
Salim Ellis-Bey
Lorenzo Patricio
Joseph Awinongya
Team USA Youth High Performance Earns Seven Gold Medals at Junior Olympics and Summer Festival
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The USA Youth High Performance Team earned seven gold medals at the 53rd annual USA Boxing National Junior Olympics and Summer Festival in Las Vegas Nev.
Lauryn Elmore (female 65 kg), Joseph Awinongya (male 80 kg), Kayla Moore (80+ kg), and Nnajai Wright (90+ kg) each made their tournament debuts on Saturday and earned gold medals in the process. All four boxers dominated their lone bout of the event, as Elmore, Moore and Wright secured unanimous decision victories, while Awinongya earned an RSC in the second round.
"With this fight, I was happy to get some ring rust [off] and get the work I needed before Brandenburg," Awinongya stated following his performance. "When it comes to the Brandenburg Cup, I know I will have quickness, those quick-twitch muscles. I saw that all of them performed today. I am glad I will be able to put that in my next fight in Brandenburg."
Also earning gold this afternoon was Salim Ellis-Bey (male, 60 kg), who secured a 3-2 split decision victory over Yahir Diaz Martinez. Bey represents the USA Youth High Performance Team as its captain and displayed dominance and leadership throughout the week in Las Vegas.
Rounding out Team USA's gold medals are two Hawaii natives, Lorenzo Patricio (male, 50 kg) and Alexis Tangaro (female, 54 kg), who both earned a dominant 5-0 unanimous decision win.
Earning two silver medals for the week was Landon Patricio (male 55 kg) and Jose Vasquez (male 70 kg). Both boxers had a successful tournament, as Vasquez earned three victories, while Patricio earned four of his own.
Team USA was represented by 10 members of its Youth High Performance Team, earning seven gold and two silver.
The Youth High Performance Team will now shift its focus to the Brandenburg Cup, which will take place in Germany from July 29 through August 3. The 14 team members will arrive at camp on July 6 at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
To view brackets, bout sheets and all other tournament information for the 2025 USA Boxing Junior Olympics and Summer Festival, fans can navigate to the event page, linked HERE.
