Eleven of the United States' top youth boxers will represent the United States in the first major international event following the 2008 Olympic Games where the future of amateur boxing will take centre stage, October 25-November 1 at the first AIBA Youth World Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The eleven boxers representing the United States are: light flyweight champion Oscar Cantu (Kingsville, Texas), flyweight champion Adam Lopez (San Antonio, Texas); bantamweight champion Joshua Berrelleza (Riverside, Calif.); featherweight silver medalist Kevin Rivers (Fort Washington, Md.); lightweight champion and outstanding boxer Traon Bynum (Fort Washington, Md.); light welterweight champion Roscoe Hill IV (Spring, Texas); welterweight champion Errol Spence (Desoto, Texas); U.S. Future Stars and Under 19 National Championships middleweight champion Luis Arias (Milwaukee, Wis.); light heavyweight champion Robert Brant (Oakdale, Minn.); heavyweight champion Nicholas Kisner (Glen Burnie, Md.); and super heavyweight champion Joey Dawejko (Philadelphia, Pa.).

The 11 USA team members, who were selected at the Under-19 National Championships, August 5-9 in Kansas City, Mo, travelled to the Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs on Monday and will participate in an eight-day training camp before departing for Guadalajara on October 21.

The AIBA Youth World Championships will kick off on Saturday, October 25 with the event draw, opening ceremony and the first session of preliminary round action all taking place. Preliminary competition will continue through October 29 with the boxers enjoying a rest day on October 30. Semifinal round action will take place on October 31 and the event will conclude with championship competition on November 1. All sessions of the AIBA Youth World Championships will be contested at the Avila Camacho Gymnasium, a 5,000 seat arena in Guadalajara.

More than 350 boxers from 68 countries have registered to compete in the inaugural event.

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