BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy — After a sluggish begin for Crew USA on the ultimate day of boxing on the 2024 Olympic Video games World Qualifying Event in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Omari Jones (Orlando, Fla.) closed the time without work on a excessive word to punch his ticket to this summer time’s Olympic Video games along with his 4-1 victory over India’s Nishant Dev.
Jones, who was the fifth and remaining American to take to the ring this night, jumped out to an early 5-0 lead after the primary spherical after robust use of his jab and protection; nonetheless, Dev got here again to take 4 out of the 5 judges’ playing cards within the second spherical.
With a spot in Paris on the road, Jones wouldn’t let a reduce he sustained through the spherical finish his dream, and he got here away victorious following one other spectacular spherical with robust use of his jab and sidestep.
“I’m formally an Olympian,” an emotional Jones mentioned following his bout. “First off, all glory to God. That is for the youngsters in Orlando, and it’s to indicate them that it’s potential and that you are able to do it. I assumed it was not possible at one a part of my life, however I made it occur. Orlando, I’m coming house an Olympian!”
4 different Crew USA members, Roscoe Hill (Spring, Texas), Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho), Shera Mae Patricio (Waianae, Hawaii), and Jamar Talley (Camden, N.J.), boxed as we speak. Nonetheless, they suffered losses and can now look to clinch their place in Paris on the second World Qualifying Event in Could.
Eight boxers arrived in Italy representing Crew USA, hoping to punch their ticket to this summer time’s 2024 Paris Olympic Video games underneath USA Boxing Nationwide Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Becoming a member of Walsh on the teaching workers are Nationwide Resident Coach Timothy Nolan (Rochester, N.Y.), Nationwide Improvement Coach Chad Wigle (Colorado Springs, Colo.), and assistant coaches Adonis Frazier (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Texas).
The match was one of many largest Olympic qualifiers in boxing historical past. Over 600 boxers from 113 nations competed within the nine-day occasion with hopes of grabbing one of many 49 quota locations out there.
Click on right here to look again at Crew USA’s journey in Busto Arsizio, which incorporates athlete tales, outcomes and recaps.
Day 9 Outcomes
51 kg: Nijat Huseynov/AZE dec. over Roscoe Hill, Spring, Texas/ USA, 3-2
54 kg: Jutamas Jitpong/THA dec. over Shera Mae Patricio, Waianae, Hawaii/USA, 5-0
57 kg: Julia Szeremeta/POL dec. over Alyssa Mendoza, Caldwell, Idaho/USA, 3-2
71 kg: Omari Jones, Orlando, Fla./USA, dec. over Nishant Dev/IND, 4-1
92 kg: Aibek Oralbay/KAZ dec. over Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J./USA, 5-0
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