Sunday, February 19, 2012

Douglas Olympic Bid Falls Short!

There will be no Beltway Boxers appearing on the Women's US Olympic team. The last one to have an opportunity -- Tyrieshia Douglas of Baltimore -- lost in her bid Saturday night to constant foe Marlen Esparza of Houston, TX by a score of 32-17 at the trials in Spokane, WA.

Esparza (112 pounds) joins Queen Underwood of Seattle, WA (132 pounds) and 16-year-old Claressa Shields of Flint, MI (165 pounds) as the first-ever US Olympic Boxing Women's Trials champions. If they can finish in the top eight at the Women's World Championships in China, they will earn berths at the Olympic Games in London.

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