Heavyweight Cam F. Awesome was among nine men’s boxers to move closer to Rio Olympic berths by winning the U.S. Olympic trials in Reno, Nev., over the weekend.
Awesome and a group that includes 2014 Youth Olympic champion Shakur Stevenson can clinch spots at the Rio Games via results at international tournaments next year. The first opportunity is in March in Buenos Aires.
They hope to join the lone U.S. boxer already qualified for the Olympics, lightweight Carlos Balderas. All potential 2016 U.S. Olympic men’s boxers would be first-time Olympians.