(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Boxing veteran and New York Golden Gloves record holder Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.) claimed a silver medal in the bantamweight division at the Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday.
Cruz faced off with reigning world champion and host nation boxer Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria in the bantamweight final round on Saturday. She fell by a 3-0 margin to the hometown hero but returns to the United States with a silver medal for her impressive showing in Bulgaria.
In addition to Cruz’s silver, flyweight Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas) won a bronze medal in the opening international tournament of the year for USA Boxing.
The U.S. squad, which also included lightweight Mikaela Mayer (Los Angeles, Calif.), light welterweight Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.), and middleweight Tika Hemingway (Pittsburgh, Pa.), is traveling home today.
Coaches Israel Acosta (Milwaukee, Wis.), Joe Guzman (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Andrews Soto (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the U.S. squad in the first international tournament of the year in Bulgaria with Dr. Larry Lovelace serving as the team physician and Jose Feliciano serving as the AIBA official.
U.S. Results
119 lbs: Stanimira Petrova, BUL, dec. Christina Cruz, New York, N.Y./USA, 3-0
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