Air Force Academy
Wing Open Quarterfinals
Knight Earns Boxer Of The Week Honors
2/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Boxing
Feb. 15, 2002
Clell Knight, fighting in the 156-pound division, earned Boxer of the Week honors after earning a decision over John Paek Thursday in the Wing Open quaerterfinals held in the Cadet Gym.
The southpaw Knight used a good left and effdective body shots throughout the three rounds. He used combos to keep the shorter aggressive Paek out of range.
Knight landed several body shots which seemed to slow Paek down. The freshman was very game but Knight's experience proved to be a big difference in the bout.
The semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, 20 Feb. at 4 p.m. in the upper boxing room of the Cadet Gym. There are 16 bouts scheduled.
139-lbs.--Vaughn Brazil, CS-17 dec. Anibal Aguirre, CS-19
139-lbs. --Ryan Dorsey-Spitz, CS-17 dec. Ben Couchman, CS-28
147-lbs. --Jesse Miller, CS-32 dec. Joshua Hawks, CS-34
156-lbs. --Clell Knight, CS-02 dec. John Paek, CS-13
156-lbs. --Joseph Plank, CS-35 dec. Marco Cardenas, CS-20
156-lbs. --Tommie Cisar, CS-13 dec. Chris Culver, CS-33
156-lbs. --Scott Hernandez, CS-05 dec. Rene Prieto, CS-25
175-lbs. --Mustafa Danquah, CS-22 dec. Matt Boyd, CS-11
175-lbs. --Matt Ross, CS-21 dec. Nate Church, CS-26
175-lbs. --Mike Raabe, CS-27 dec. Dustin Long, CS-08
185-lbs. --Jordan Gorraiz, CS-35 dec. Sean Mitchell, CS-34
HWT--Ben Chapman, CS-35 dec. Randall Gibbs, CS-18
HWT--Justin Pendry, CS-11 dec. Elbert Waters, CS-03
HWT--Frank Wilson, CS-25 dec. William Eckley, CS-35
