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In the News - Elegele Dominates Florida State Boxing Tournament


 

Elegele dominates.  In Jacksonville, Joey Elegele of Melbourne won the gold medal in the Open Division 141-pound weight class in the Florida State PAL Boxing tournament Sunday.
   Elegele, who trains out of the University Boxing Gym in Melbourne, defeated Robert Ramos of Palm Bay by technical knockout in the second round.
   Elegele sent Ramos to the mat during the match.
   Richard Grant defeated Jaun Tuezada of Jacksonville 5-0 to win the middleweight class.
   Tia Daniels topped Miranda Whitfield of Hollywood 5-0 in the women's light middleweight class.
   Other winners from the University Boxing Gym and Melbourne PAL trained fighters were Joshua Pagan of Melbourne, who won a three-round unanimous decision against Christopher Rivera of Orlando in the 11- and 12-year-old division in the 80-pound weight class and his older brother William Pagan.
   William Pagan won the 130 and 14-year-old division of the 119-pound weight class with a three-round unanimous decision against Shnalon Jones of Tampa.
Florida Today, 5 November 2007

 




Champions Joey Elegele, Joshusa Pagan, and William Pagan