Cleveland’s Cashmere Jackson will be competing to begin her quest for a trip to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Women’s boxing will be contested for the first time in London.
Cleveland's Cashmere Jackson will have to finish in the top three to qualify for next yearâ��s U.S. Olympic Team Trials.The Police Athletic League national boxing championships will be held at Toledo’s SeaGate Convention Center beginning Monday.
There will be four divisions for both male and female boxers, but the open women’s championship will hold special significance. That’s where Cleveland’s Cashmere Jackson will be competing to begin her quest for a trip to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Women’s boxing will be contested for the first time in London, with the three weight divisions of flyweight (112 pounds), lightweight (132) and middleweight (165). Jackson, a two-time USA Boxing national champion at 141 pounds, is dropping down to qualify at 132.
She will have to finish in the top three to qualify for next year’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
“I’m going to win it,” said Jackson, who trains under Renard Safo at the MLK Premier Gym in East Cleveland. “I’ve got a statement to make.”
Jackson, 24, figures to get her first look at two-time champion Queen Underwood from Seattle. Walking around at 135, Jackson said the drop in weight is not a problem.
“I’ve still got a couple more days of hard training,” said Jackson. “I don’t want to lose it too quick. It will not be a factor.”
Eight boxers will make up each division at the Olympic Trials, with the date and site to be determined. Jackson already has qualified at 141 for the women’s world championships in China in May.
But she wants to see London after that.
World championships: The AIBA men’s world amateur championships are being held this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. Two Americans advanced through Monday’s opening round, with flyweight Eros Correa from San Jose, Calif., and heavyweight Joseph Williams from New York City each scoring decisions.
There are 570 boxers from 113 countries entered, with 92 Olympic berths to be determined. You can follow the results at aiba.org and usaboxing.org.
Pro show: First-time promoter Tim VanNewhouse has taken his time in putting together his initial professional outing. After calling off tentative shows in August and October, he is ready to go ahead with his debut at the renovated La Villa Banquet Center, 11500 Brookpark Road, in Cleveland on Nov. 12.
An Air Force veteran, VanNewhouse is planning to hook his affair into the Veterans Day weekend. He said he intends to donate some of the proceeds to veterans programs.
He is planning a news conference for Wednesday at the War Memorial Fountain in downtown Cleveland.
He plans to use Cleveland boxers Mark Davis Jr., Dante Moore, Antonio Nieves and John Barnett on the show, with junior lightweight Davis (15-0, 5 KOs) in the headliner against Guillermo Sanchez (13-3-1, 5 KOs) from Buffalo, N.Y. VanNewhouse said tickets are $50 and $25, with table seating also available. Go to volacioushype.com.
Amateur show: The West Side Boxing Club will stage its “Battle in the Ballroom IV” amateur card at the Slovenian National Ballroom, 6417 St. Clair Ave., in Cleveland on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
Tickets begin at $15. Call Kincaid/Godhard Promotions at 440-223-7409.
This date in history: In the first of three legendary bouts, Tony Zale stopped Rocky Graziano in the sixth round to retain the middleweight title in New York in 1946.
No go: The Showtime Network was hoping to put the finishing touch to its “Super Six World Boxing Classic” tournament on Oct. 29. But the 168-pound finale has been called off because of a cut suffered by WBA champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs). He was supposed to take on WBC champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) in Atlantic City, N.J., but the bout is now in limbo as to date and place.
The cancellation was a big blow to the cable network after lining up a month of hype in October for the showdown.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: jmaxse@plaind.com, 216-999-5168
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/09/olympic_quest_for_women_boxers.html
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