Eight amateur boxers from the Lake Erie Association of USA Boxing recently participated in the Region 5 Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. The male boxers participating in the tournament were: Antonio Nieves, 123 pounds; William Flenoy, 132 pounds; Marco Hall, 141 pounds; Charlie Natal, 152 pounds; and Russell Scott, 165 pounds. The female boxers in the tournament were: Asia Smith, 125 pounds; Nyteeyah Sherman, 132 pounds; and Cashmere Jackson, 141 pounds.

The following boxers won gold medals and will advance to the national championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado in June and possibly advance to the Olympic trials: Nieves defeated Dewone Johnson of Illinois, Sherman defeated Kyra Prall of Michigan, and Jackson defeated Amanda Cooper of Michigan. Jackson won the national championship in the 141 pounds class in 2010.

The boxers who won silver medals are: Smith, Flenoy and Natal. The coaches for the Lake Erie Association were Renard Safo, Donyelle Bell and Dave Brown. Gene Glen, who is the president of the association, was the team manager.

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