?Edmund Guzman, 16, of Las Cruces, won the Silver Medal and Ayanna Vasquez, 17, also from Las Cruces, won the Bronze Medal at the 2012 USA Boxing National Tournament.
The week-long tournament? in Fort Carson, Colorado concluded Saturday, March 3.? Guzman is now ranked No. 2 in the nation in the men's flyweight division (114 pounds) and Vasquez is ranked 3rd in the nation in the women's bantamweight division (119 pounds).
Vasquez and Guzman were two of 11 fighters representing New Mexico and were the only two to place. This is the first time Vasquez or Guzman have fought in the USA National Tournament as Men's/Women's Open fighters. As Junior fighters, Vasquez was a nine-time national champion and Guzman a state champion.
Guzman and Vasquez both fight out of the Las Cruces Police Athletic League (PAL) Boxing Club. A program that takes at-risk youth off the streets and teaches them discipline through boxing.
Guzman is a junior at Onate High School and Vasquez a senior at Las Cruces High School. Both were heavily featured in a documentary recently produced on Las Cruces PAL called "Let's Shine."
For more information on Las Cruces PAL Boxing or the documentary "Let's Shine" go to LasCrucesPALBoxing.com
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