2013 Junior Olympic National Championships in Alabama - Trequan Whitley, Red Springs, N.C. to Compete

        The 2013 Junior Olympic National Championships will be taking place at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama beginning this Wednesday, June 26. The competition runs through Saturday the 29th.

Thus far, 202 male and female athletes between the ages of 15 and 16 from around the country are registered to compete. Just one is from North Carolina; flyweight (110 pounds) Trequam Whitley of Red Springs, N.C. [Note: it appears the athlete's name was misspelled in tournament registry. Other sources show his name as TreQuan Whitley of Raeford, North Carolina.]
 
Winners of the tournament may go on to represent the U.S. in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Paco Rivera, GAR1680 N.C. Boxing Talk
Twitter: @GAR1680

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UPDATE: JUNE 26, 2013

Result for Thursday, June 26, 2013 Junior Olympic National Championships, Alabama

110 pounds/male: Bruce Carrington of Brooklyn, N.Y. won on walkover over TreQuan Whitley of Red Springs, N.C.

Win by Walkover: Where the boxer presents themselves in the ring fully attired for boxing and the opponent fails to appear after the opponent’s name has been called out by the public address system, the bell sounded and a maximum period of two minutes has elapsed, the referee shall declare the first boxer to be the winner by a walkover. The referee shall first inform the judges to mark their score cards accordingly, collect them and then summon the boxer to the center of the ring. After the decision is announced, the referee raises the boxer’s hand as the winner.