Facing a tough opening-round match against perennial power Korea, Craig was up to the challenge with a 1-0 victory over Park Hyo-J. She then proceeded to reel off wins over the Dominican Republic’s Ana Patricia, 2-(-2), Spain’s Belen Asensio, 6-1, and Canada’s Yvette Yong, 6-5, to reach the medal round. In the semifinals, Craig lost a 2-0 decision to eventual silver medalist Yaowapa Boorapolchai of Thailand. Wu Jinyu of China won the gold medal, while the other bronze medal was awarded to Yang Sun Chun of Chinese Taipei.

Craig was also a bronze medalist at last year's World Junior Championships.

In other action on Friday, men’s featherweight Mark Lopez (Sugar Land, Texas) was shut out of a medal for the first time in three years after winning gold in 2005 and silver in 2003. Lopez lost a (-1)-1 decision to Korea’s Song Myeong-Seob in the quarterfinal round. He won three straight matches to reach the quarterfinals, defeating Egypt’s Tamar Hasham, 0-(-1), Azerbaijan’s Ilkin Shahbazov, 4-2, and Guatemala’s Gabriel Sagastume, 1-(-1).

Cuba’s Gessler Viera Abreu defeated Iran’s Omid Gholam Zadeh Asl in the featherweight gold-medal match, while bronze medals went to Song and the Netherlands’ Dennis Bekkers.

In the women’s bantamweight division, Eleni Koutsilianos (Astoria, N.Y.) posted wins over Guatemala’s Euda Carias and Mexico’s Marisol Penuelas to reach the round of 16, but then fell to Uzbekistan’s Kaydashova Irlina, 2-0.

Korea’s Jun Jin Hee won the women’s bantamweight division by defeating Tseng Yi-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei in the finals. Bronze medalists were Cuba’s Yaimara Rosario and Spain’s Andera Rica.

Day two of the five-day event is Saturday, with women’s featherweight and defending world champion Diana Lopez (Sugar Land, Texas), men’s lightweight David Bartlett (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and men’s finweight Luis Reyes (Van Nuys, Calif.) in action for the U.S.