Boxers from eight different weight divisions took the two rings in Thursday’s quarterfinal competition, opening with four featherweight contests. Two-time national champion Mark Davis (Cleveland, Ohio) made his Eastern Trials debut in the first bout of the evening and he displayed the skills that has taken him the top of the featherweight division. Davis faced off with Kashon Hampton (Philadelphia, Pa.) in his opening bout and out-boxed his less experienced opponent from start to finish. Davis built up a 20-point lead early in the third round to cause the mandatory stoppage and advance to the semifinal round. He will battle 2005 Golden Gloves champion Efrain Esquivais (Torrance, Calif.) for a spot in the championship round. On the opposite side of the bracket, Chazz McDowell (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) earned a first round stoppage over Darrel Martin (Baltimore, Md.) to set up a semifinal match-up with Jario Delgado (Denver, Colo.). Delgado won an 11-2 decision over Wanzell Ellison (Newark, N.J.) to move on to the medal round.

The lightweight division took part in their third day of action with four quarterfinal contests. The United States Marine Corps’ Todd Dekinderen (Jacksonville, N.C.) earned the first lightweight berth in the semifinal round, winning a 13-8 decision over Carlos David Arce (Los Angeles, Calif.). Dekinderen will take on 2004 Eastern Trials champion Miguel Gonzalez (Cleveland, Ohio) in semifinal action. Gonzalez won a disqualification victory over Roberto Vargas (Santa Ana, Calif.) in their quarterfinal contest to advance. In other lightweight action, Angelo Ward (Baltimore, Md.) recorded an 11-5 decision over Julius Leegrand (Cleveland, Ohio) to move on to the semifinal round. Ward will battle Chris Green (Asbury Park, N.J.) for a championship round berth on Friday. Green won his third straight contest on Thursday night, taking a 12-10 win over Bryan O’Connor (Bronx, N.Y.).

An experienced veteran and a 2006 Junior Olympic champion both moved on to light welterweight semifinal action with quarterfinal wins. Keith Redding (Cincinnati, Ohio) is looking to return to the top of the amateur ranks in Cocoa, and he recorded his second victory on Thursday, taking a 15-13 win over Alan Knight (Orlando, Fla.). Redding will battle junior star Javier Molina (Commerce, Calif.) in semifinal action on Friday. Molina won a 9-6 decision over Mike Faragon (Schenectady, N.Y.) in quarterfinal action to move on to the semifinal match-up with Redding. On the opposite side of the bracket, Larry Recio (Lanham, Md.) rode a 33-18 win over Adrian Granados (Cicero, Ill.) to a berth in semifinal action with Jaime Salidvar (Palmhurst, Texas). Saldivar moved on to Friday’s action with a 24-7 victory over hometown favorite Joseph Elegele (Melbourne, Fla.).

A Florida boxer enjoyed more luck in the welterweight division as Robert Burwell (Orlando, Fla.) pulled out a 14-12 decision over Alvin Santiago (Elizabeth, N.J.) in their quarterfinal contest. Burwell will battle Femi Guri (Astoria, N.Y.) in semifinal action. Guri advanced to the medal round with a 14-9 victory over Elliot Seymore (Monrovie, Calif.). In other welterweight action, David Roman (Patterson, N.J.) recorded a stoppage win over Delen Parsley (Brooklyn, N.Y.) midway through the second round to earn the third welterweight berth. He will face Jesse Lubash (Munhall, Pa.) in the semifinal round on Friday. Lubash rounded out the final four with an 11-9 win over Gabriel Pham (Kissimmee, Fla.).

Three middleweight bouts were contested on Thursday night with Abraham Han (El Paso, Texas) winning his second stoppage of the tournament. Han built up a commanding 20-point advantage midway through the third round to win the mandatory stoppage victory over Quinton Willis (Ft. Myers, Fla.). Han will battle two-time Junior Olympic National Champion Dominic Wade (Largo, Md.) in semifinal action. The second middleweight semifinal will feature a match-up between Denis Douglin (Morganville, N.J.) and Herve Duroseau (Elmont, N.Y.). Douglin won a convincing 30-12 decision over Richard Grant (Palm Bay, Fla.) in his quarterfinal contest while Duroseau recorded a 25-7 decision over Marcus Heathman (Washington DC).

Two more Washington DC area boxers advanced to the semifinal round in light heavyweight action. 2007 Golden Gloves bronze medallist Alexander Johnson (Temple Hills, Md.) enjoyed a short night in his opening bout of the tournament, stopping Sean McNamara (Deltona, Fla.) at the 1:39 mark of the first round. He will look to continue his success in a semifinal match-up with Aleem Whitfield (Geneva, N.Y.).Whitfield won a 29-13 decision over Joe Mazzuca (Pottsville, Pa.) in quarterfinal action. Mark Tucker, Jr. (Washington DC) recorded a quarterfinal victory as well, defeating Mike Montoya (Colorado Springs, Colo.) by a 19-14 margin to move on to a semifinal date with Dennis Hasson (Philadelphia, Pa.). Hasson enjoyed the second light heavyweight stoppage, putting an end to his bout with Jerome Horton (Palm Bay, Fla.) in the final ticks of the second round.

The opening heavyweight quarterfinal contest featured a match-up between junior stars Joey Dawejko (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Norman Neely (Patterson,N.J.). Only one of the two could advance, and the victor was Dawejko with a 15-7 decision. Dawejko will look for his third straight win in the semifinal round when he faces Danny Calhoun (Cincinnati, Ohio). Calhoun recorded a third round stoppage over Erick Earvin (Jacksonville, N.C.) in his opening bout of the tournament to move on to the semifinal contest with Dawejko. In other heavyweight action, Victor Filerio (Bloomfield, N.M.) won a convincing 17-3 decision over Maurice Owens (State Line, Miss.) in the third heavyweight contest. Florida’s Lenroy Thompson (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) rounds out the heavyweight semifinalists following a commanding 24-6 victory over Andres Taylor (Johnstown, Pa.) in quarterfinal action.

Two super heavyweight bouts closed the show on Thursday with victories by Alonzo Lumpkin (Rock Hill, S.C) and Reginald Jackson (Bloomfield, N.M.). Lumpkin recorded a 15-12 decision over Juan Hernandez (Jacksonville, N.C.) in their quarterfinal match-up to draw a semifinal contest with Excell Holmes (Amherst, N.Y.). Jackson won the final bout of the night, winning a fourth round disqualification over Hector Hodge (Miami, Fla.). Jackson will take on Kasim Howard (St. Augustine, Fla.) in the second super heavyweight semifinal bout.

Thursday’s Quarterfinal Results
125 lbs/57 kg: Mark Davis, Cleveland, Ohio stopped Kashon Hampton, Philadelphia, Pa., RSCO-3 (:07)
125 lbs/57 kg: Efrain Esquivais, Torrance, Calif., dec. Walter Sarnoi, Concord, Calif., 17-10
125 lbs/57 kg: Chazz McDowell, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. stopped Darrel Martin, Baltimore, Md., RSC-1 (1:54)
125 lbs/57 kg: Jario Delgado, Denver, Colo. dec. Wanzell Ellison, Newark, N.J., 11-2
132 lbs/60 kg: Todd Dekinderen, Jacksonville, N.C. dec. Carlos Davis Arce, Los Angeles, Calif., 13-8
132 lbs/60 kg: Chris Green, Asbury Park, N.J. dec. Bryan O'Connor, Bronx, N.Y., 12-10
132 lbs/60 kg: Miguel Gonzalez, Cleveland, Ohio won on disqualification over Roberto Vargas, Santa Ana, Calif., DQ-3 (1:57)
132 lbs/60 kg: Angelo Ward, Baltimore, Md. dec. Julius Leegrand, Cleveland, Ohio
141 lbs/64 kg: Jaime Saldivar, Palmhurst, Texas dec. Joseph Elegele, Melbourne, Fla., 24-7
141 lbs/64 kg: Larry Recio, Lanham, Md., dec. Adrian Granados, Cicero, Ill., 33-18
141 lbs/64 kg: Javier Molina, Commerce, Calif. dec. Mike Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 9-6
141 lbs/64 kg: Keith Redding, Cincinnati, Ohio dec. Alan Knight, Orlando, Fla., 15-13
152 lbs/69 kg: David Roman, Patterson, N.J. stopped Delen Parsley, Brooklyn, N.Y., RSC-2 (1:01)
152 lbs/69 kg: Robert Burwell, Orlando, Fla. dec. Alvin Santiago, Elizabeth, N.J., 14-12
152 lbs/69 kg: Jesse Lubash, Munhall, Pa. dec. Gabriel Pham, Kissimmee, Fla., 11-9
152 lbs/69 kg: Femi Guri, Astoria, N.Y. dec. Elliot Seymore, Monrovie, Calif., 14-9
165 lbs/75 kg: Dominic Wade, Largo, Md., won on a walkover
165 lbs/75 kg: Denis Douglin, Morganville, N.J., dec. Richard Grant, Palm Bay, Fla., 30-12
165 lbs/75 kg: Herve Duroseau, Elmont, N.Y. dec. Marcus Heathman, Washington DC, 25-7
165 lbs/75 kg: Abraham Han, El Paso, Texas stopped Quinton Willis, Ft. Myers, Fla., RSCO-3 (1:24)
178 lbs/81 kg: Dennis Hasson, Philadelphia, Pa., stopped Jerome Horton, Palm Bay, Fla., RSC-2 (1:54)
178 lbs/81 kg: Alexander Johnson, Oxon Hill, Md., stopped Sean McNamara, Deltona, Fla., RSC-1 (1:39)
178 lbs/81 kg: Mark Tucker, Washington DC dec. Mike Montoya, Colorado Springs, Colo., 19-14
178 lbs/81 kg: Aleem Whitfield, Geneva, N.Y. dec. Joe Mazzuca, Pottsville, Pa., 29-13
201 lbs/91 kg: Joey Dawejko, Philadelphia, Pa. dec. Norman Neely, Patterson, N.J., 15-7
201 lbs/91 kg: Danny Calhoun, Cincinnati, Ohio stopped Erick Earvin, Jacksonville, N.C., RSC-3 (1:04)
201 lbs/91 kg: Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla., dec. Andres Taylor, Johnstown, Pa., 24-6
201 lbs/91 kg: Victor Filerio, Bloomfield, N.M. dec. Maurice Owens, State Line, Miss., 17-3
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Alonzo Lumpkin, Rock Hill, S.C., dec. Juan Hernandez, Jacksonville, N.C., 15-12
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Reginald Jackson, Bloomfield, N.M. won on disqualification over Hector Hodge, DQ-4
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Excell Holmes, Amherst, N.Y., won on walkover over John McDermott, Acworth, Ga.

Friday’s Semifinal Bout Sheets
Light flyweight
Francis Taylor, Washinton DC vs. Michael Benedosso, Milford, Ct.

Bantamweight
Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, Ariz. vs. Zachelus Watkins, Atlanta, Ga.
Derrick Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio vs. Shawn Nichol, Lakewood, Colo.

Featherweight
Mark Davis, Cleveland, Ohio vs. Efrain Esquivais, Torrance, Calif.
Chazz McDowell, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. vs. Jairo Delgado, Denver, Colo.

Lightweight
Todd Dekinderen, Jacksonville, N.C. vs. Miguel Gonzalez, Cleveland, Ohio
Chris Green, Asbury Park, N.J. vs. Angel Ward, Baltimore, Md.

Light welterweight
Larry Recio, Lanham, Md. vs. Jaime Saldivar, Palmhurst, Texas
Javier Molina, Commerce, Calif. vs. Keith Redding, Cincinnati, Ohio

Welterweight
Jesse Lubash, Munhall, Pa. vs. David Roman, Patterson, N.J.
Femi Guri, Astoria, N.Y. vs. Robert Burwell, Orlando, Fla.

Middleweight
Denis Douglin, Morganville, N.J. vs. Herve Duroseau, Elmont, N.Y.
Abraham Han, El Paso, Texas vs. Dominic Wade, Largo, Md.

Light heavyweight
Mark Tucker, Jr., Washington DC vs. Dennis Hasson, Philadelphia, Pa.
Aleem Whitfield, Geneva, N.Y. vs. Alexander Johnson, Oxon Hill, Md.

Heavyweight
Danny Calhoun, Cincinnati, Ohio vs. Joey Dawejko, Philadelphia, Pa.
Victor Filerio, Bloomfield, N.M. vs. Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Super heavyweight
Kasim Howard, St. Augustine, Fla. vs. Reginald Jackson, Bloomfield, N.M.
Alonzo Lumpkin, Rock Hill, S.C. vs. Excell Holmes, Buffalo, N.Y.