Sebastian Juarez of Brownsville and Joseph Almadji of Fort Worth are no strangers to winning championships. Both Texans have won USA Boxing national titles in their recent past and both have moved up to the 156-pound weight division for similar reasons. Both the South Texas native and the Nort Texas native scored dominant wins in their quarter quarterfinal bouts on Thursday in Shreveport. Juarez goes by the nickname "El Trueno" and he showed off both thunderous power and lightning-like hand speed in his three rounds against Tymir Daniels of Irvington NJ. Juarez took over the fight with his jab, hand speed, and brilliant combination punching in the second and got better in the third and round to a points victory. He will face off against Almadji who similarly showed off brilliant skills in taking apart his opponent, Tavorian Anderson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Almadji used his height and reach to perfection nailing him with the jab and controlling both the tempo of the fight and the distance. He'd set him up with the jab and then time Anderson perfectly and connect with flush power shots on his way to the one-sided victory. The two Texans will square off in Friday one session at noon. With the winner advancing to the finals of the 156-pound youth division.
Below is a list of winners of the Evening session on 12/9:
Emilio Garcia Laredo W Jacob Cuevas
Joseph Almadji Fort Worth W Tavorian Anderson
Ranulfo Bocanegra Donna W Kevin Ayala San Antonio
Jesus Martinez Del Rio W Wilkins Candelario
Richard Fernandez San Antonio W Steve Ponce Houston
Emanuel Moreno Wichita Falls W Hugo Mendez Austin
Joshua Jenkins Mesquite W Nehemiah Jones
Emmett Villaplando Weslaco W Brandon Rodriguez Hewitt
Diego Barron Mesquite W Hser Htoo
Sebastian Juarez Brownsville W Tymir Daniels
Ethan Tilman Red Oak W Daniel Bykhovski
Javier Meza Amarillo W Richard Hogan
Joshua Edwards Houston W Jarvis Jones Needville
Fabian Diaz Edinburg W AC Cannon-El
David Cardenas San Antonio W Santiago Veloz
Alex Holley Dallas W Jessie Fletcher
Ruben Salazar Cypress W Sharirif One
Ali Almajdi Fort Worth W Julian Smitth
Moses Garcia Harlingen W Jaydell Pazmino
Jaycob Ramos Plano W Keon White
Geovanni Alonso Channelview W Sai Maldonado