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sa国际传媒官网网页入口 amateur boxers Leroy Clark and Yoruba Moreu Jr. kept their Olympic hopes alive on Monday with victories in Pueblo, Colorado at USA Boxing鈥檚 Last Chance qualifier.

Clark, playing with house money 鈥� we鈥檒l explain 鈥� easily handled Lawrence Cloud of Cibolo, Texas in a super-heavyweight (203 pounds-plus) bout during Monday鈥檚 evening session.

In Monday鈥檚 morning session, sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 Moreu defeated Enrique Le贸n of Staten Island, New York by split (4-1) decision at 125 pounds.

Clark had already qualified for December鈥檚 U.S. Olympic trials by virtue of his gold-medal performance in the 203-pound class at the USA Boxing Summer Festival in Lubbock, Texas three months ago. He opted to enter Last Chance at super heavyweight, giving himself an alternate route to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Cloud, thicker-bodied than Clark but far shorter than the 6-foot-6 sa国际传媒官网网页入口 boxer, offered little competition. Clark frustrated Cloud with movement and a sharp right jab out of his southpaw stance in clearly winning rounds one and two.

In the third, with two rounds in the bank and with nothing to fear from Cloud, Clark opened up and landed shots from both sides.

The judges鈥� scores reflected the bout鈥檚 one-sidedness: 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 and 30-26.

Clark advances to Tuesday鈥檚 second round, where he鈥檒l face another Texan 鈥� either Ethan Eads of Dallas or Jkhory Gibson of LaMarque.

Earlier in the day, Moreu, displaying excellent body work and solid defense, won the first round against Leon on all five official scorecards. Round two was more competitive, and three of the five judges scored it for Leon.

Three judges scored the third and final round for Moreu, giving him the decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.)

Yoruba Moreu, his son鈥檚 coach, was unable to make the trip to Pueblo for personal and work-related reasons. Three friends from the Santiago Boxing Club of Colorado Springs, Youngmi Troy, Yanai Ban Yasharala and Dae Dae Williams, worked Moreu Jr.鈥檚 corner on Monday.

Moreu Jr will face Joseph Subia of Atascadero, California in Tuesday鈥檚 second round. Subia defeated Michael,Gaudreau of Fall River, Massachusetts by split (3-2) decision on Monday.

Another sa国际传媒官网网页入口 boxer, Marcelino Delgado, a 2023 state and regional Golden Gloves champion, couldn鈥檛 match the hand speed of San Diego鈥檚 Timothy Hardin on Monday in losing by unanimous decision.

The fight was more competitive than the scorecards 鈥� all five reading 30-27 for Hardin 鈥� and Delgado landed his share of solid shots. But his connect percentage was low against the much quicker Hardin, and there was no disputing the outcome.

Delgado was given a standing eight-count in the third round, though he didn鈥檛 appear to be stunned.

Peralta鈥檚 Alexa Garrobo and Las Cruces鈥� Leon Hernandez are not scheduled to compete until Wednesday.

Garrobo, competing at 125 pounds, is matched against Californian Hernandez. Leon Hernandez, 147, is scheduled to face Florida鈥檚 Benjamin Smith.