Air Force Academy
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Air Force Defeats Army in Service Academy Showdown
11/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Boxing
Nov. 6, 2009
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Backed by a strong start, the Air Force boxing team took nine of 13 bouts from service academy rival - and defending national champion - Army on Friday, Nov. 6, in the Cadet Gym Boxing Room. In front of a thunderous, past-capacity crowd in the Upper Boxing Room, the Falcons made a strong statement against their counterparts from West Point, winning early and often.
Air Force set the pace by winning the first five bouts of the night. Sophomore Rainer Caparas got the Falcons started the winning for the Falcons, as he connected on timely shots to secure a decision from Joe Grohoski in a 130-pound bout. Senior Bailey Ball came out swinging in his 142-pound contest with Clarke Langston. Causing a standing eight count in each round, Ball cornered his opponent in the final stanza and connected on a hard jab that caused the referee to stop the contest. For his hard-hitting efforts against Langston, Ball was selected as the Academy's Boxer of the Week.
Following a back-and-forth affair throughout the first two rounds, sophomore casey Habluetzel used a strong third set to earn a decision over Gerome Anthony at 170 pounds. Freshman Glenn Miltenberg displayed his speed in a decisional victory over Nolan Myers in the 150-pound bout. Junior Joe Silvio used a strong third round to take a split decision from Huseyn Panahov in the 157-pound match.
In the Falcons' first loss of the night, junior Vincent Miranda dropped a decision to Derek Turner in the 163-pound contest. The bout was a rematch of last year's meet, as Turner evened his record against Miranda with the decision. Sophomore Spencer Baucke dropped a 177-pound decision to Zoar Morales, while classmate Logan Brandt fell to Ryan Johnson in the 188-pound contest.
Junior Dalton Hall got Air Force back on the winning track, as he took the judges' decision from Chase Cappo at 182 pounds. Classmate Mike Chambers secured the Falcons' victory, as he downed Bruce Compton in two rounds of heavyweight action. Chambers came out firing and easily controlled the ring, causing a pair of standing eight counts in the first round and another in the second. Before the referee could issue the second call to eight in the round, Army's coach threw in the towel and stopped the bout.
Senior Nathan Liptak fell by decision to Terrell Anthony in the 150-pound weight division, but a pair of thrilling 200-pound bouts closed out the night. In the first bout at that weight, junior Brett Satterfield took a decision from Tim Tracey. Satterfield earned the judges' votes by several hard connections in the second round, one of which sent Tracey's headgear across the ring.
Senior team captain Cory Tintzman closed out the night with a hard-fought decision over Tyler Elliott in the second bout in the 200-pound division. Tintzman took some shots early, but regrouped for a strong final round.
Air Force improved to 12-3 on the season against the Black Knights, having swept them at the Service Academy Classic in October. The Falcons return to action next week (Nov. 13) for another installment of Friday Night Fights. Action begins at 4:30 p.m., in the Upper Boxing Room.
RESULTS FROM AIR FORCE-ARMY DUALS
130-lbs.: Rainer Caparas (Air Force) dec. Joe Grohoski (Army)
142-lbs.: Bailey Ball (Air Force) rsc-3 Clarke Langston (Army)
170-lbs.: casey Habluetzel (Air Force) dec. Gerome Anthony (Army)
150-lbs.: Glenn Miltenberg (Air Force) dec. Nolan Myers (Army)
157-lbs.: Joe Silvio (Air Force) dec. Huseyn Panhov (Army)
163-lbs.: Derek Turner (Army) dec. Vincent Miranda (Air Force)
177-lbs.: Zoar Morales (Army) dec. Spencer Baucke (Air Force)
188-lbs.: Ryan Johnson (Army) dec. Logan Brandt (Air Force)
182-lbs.: Dalton Hall (Air Force) dec. Chase Cappo (Army)
Hywt.: Mike Chambers (Air Force) rsc-2 Bruce Compton (Army)
150-lbs.: Terrell Anthony (Army) dec. Nathan Liptak (Air Force)
200-lbs.: Brett Satterfield (Air Force) dec. Tim Tracey (Army)
200-lbs.: Cory Tintzman (Air Force) dec. Tyler Elliott (Army)
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