The country’s best talent will unite in Kansas City, Mo., from December 4 - December 10 for the first-ever combined USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior Open. An anticipated 800 plus athletes from ages 14 to 40 are expected to compete in the last event of the 2016 calendar year. After a successful Rio 2016 Olympic showing, the focus now turns to identifying the 2020 talent pool.

Held at the KCI Expo Center in the heart of Kansas City, the event is sure to be a crowd pleaser as well-known faces including 2016 Olympian Mikaela Mayer and 2016 Olympic Trials Champions Cam F. Awesome and Virginia Fuchs will return to the ring for their shot at taking home 2016 national titles.

The Elite, Junior and Youth Championships have a long history of producing some of USA Boxing’s most talented athletes. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields began her career claiming numerous junior titles before continuing on to become one of the most decorated U.S. amateur boxers of all time and the only back-to-back Olympic boxing gold medalist in U.S. history. Awesome comes into the competition as a four-time National champion and Mayer as a two-time Elite National champion. 2016 Olympians Charles Conwell, Antonio Vargas and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson also have a history of taking home the coveted elite and youth titles.

The elite and youth competitions will crown champions in 10 different male and female weight divisions while junior males and females will showcase 13 different weight classes in total.

All participants must complete an online registration by 12 p.m. MT on November 28, 2016. On-site registration will begin in Kansas City at 8 a.m. on the morning of December 4 with the tournament draw and general weigh-ins taking place the following day. Tournament action will begin on December 6 and run through December 10. Admission for the preliminary and semi-final rounds will be free and open to the public. Tickets will be sold for Saturday evening’s Championship rounds starting at $15.00. The full schedule of session times and tournament brackets will be available online and at the KCI Expo Center at the start of the competition.

2015 Elite National Champions

106 lbs/female: Maureeca Lambert, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

108 lbs/male: Melik Elliston, Denver, Colo.

112 lbs/female: Marlen Esparza, Houston, Texas

114 lbs/male: Antonio Vargas, Kissimmee, Fla.

119 lbs/female: Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y.

123 lbs/male: Christopher Colbert, Brooklyn, N.Y.

125 lbs/female: Tiara Brown, Fort Myers, Fla.

132 lbs/female: Mikaela Mayer, Los Angeles, Calif.

132 lbs/male: Hector Tanajara, San Antonio, Texas

141 lbs/female: Queen Underwood, Seattle, Wash.

141 lbs/male: Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis.

152 lbs/female: Danyelle Wolf, San Diego, Calif.

152 lbs/male: Ardreal Holmes, Flint, Mich.

165 lbs/female: Claressa Shields, Flint, Mich.

165 lbs/male: Chordelle Booker, Brooklyn, N.Y.

178 lbs/female: Franchon Crews, Baltimore, Md.

178 lbs/male: Edward Ortiz, San Antonio, Texas

178+ lbs/female: Shadasia Green, Paterson, N.J.

201 lbs/male: Patrick Ferguson, Spokane, Wash

201+ lbs/male: Darmani Rock, Philadelphia, Pa.

2015 Youth National Champions

106 lbs/female: Hillary Perez, Arlington, Texas

108 lbs/male: Dylan Price, Sicklerville, N.J.

112 lbs/female: Kristyn Juarez, Los Angeles, Calif

114 lbs/male: Shon Mondragon, Commerce City, Colo.

119 lbs/female: Jayda Thomas, Detroit, Mich.

123 lbs/male: Shakur Stevenson, Newark, N.J

125 lbs/female: Melanie Gonzalez, Houston, Texas

132 lbs/female: Jajaira Gonzalez, Glendora, Calif.

132 lbs/male: Devin Haney, Las Vegas, Nev.

141 lbs/female: Ariel Arismendez, Tolleson, Ariz

141 lbs/male: Jaron Ennis, Philadelphia, Pa.

152 lbs/female: Annalicia Sustaita, Garland, Texas

152 lbs/male: Mark Dawson, Philadelphia, Pa.

165 lbs/female: Iesha Kenney, Alexandria, Va.

165 lbs/male: Charles Conwell, Cleveland, Ohio

176+ lbs/male: Peyton Childers, Huntington, W. Va.

178 lbs/male: Miguel Teo, Marlboro, Mass.

201 lbs/male: Rafael Gaitan, Forest Hill, Texas

201+ lbs/male: Devon Young, Graniteville, S.C.

2015 Junior Open Champions

101 lbs/male: Jesse Rodriguez, Adelanto, Cali

106 lbs/male: Angel Martinez, Rockford, Ill.

106 lbs/female: Heaven Garcia, El Monte, Calif.

110 lbs/male: Rey Diaz, N. Las Vegas, Nev.,

114 lbs/female: Pauline Viesca, Commerce, Calif.

114 lbs/male: Otha Jones, Toledo, Ohio

119 lbs/female: Yarisel Ramirez, Las Vegas, Nev

119 lbs/male: Marc Castro, Fresno, Calif

125 lbs/female: Zhane Crockett, Toledo, Ohio

125 lbs/male: Gabriel Flores, Stockton, Calif.

132 lbs/male: Harley Maderos, New York, N.Y.,

132 lbs/female: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Calif.

138 lbs/male: Leon Lawson, Flint, MIch.

145 lbs/female: Kylie Hall, Clovis, Calif.

145 lbs/male: Brandun Lee, Coachella, Calif.

154 lbs/female: Destiny Navarro, El Centro, Calif

154 lbs/male: Joey Spencer, Linden, Mich.

165 lbs/female: Amanda Bermudez

176 lbs/male: Jared Anderson, Toledo, Ohio

176+ lbs/male: Richard Torrez, Tulare, Calif.



