Albert Cesare|Odessa American
Joey Alday Jr., 16, of the Odessa Boxing Club finished second in the 138-pound division at the 2011 Junior Olympics on Friday in Mobile, Ala.
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Boxing: Alday has to settle to silver
August 05, 2011 11:25 PM
MOBILE, ALA. Odessa boxer Joey Alday Jr. made the championship bout at 138 pounds at the Junior Olympics, but he met a quicker opponent in Friday’s title match, losing 28-10 to Julian Rodriguez of Paterson, N.M.
Alday Jr., who lost his first-round bout at the same tournament last year, comes back to the Permian Basin with the silver medal.
Rodriguez was making his second consecutive trip to a championship bout, having lost the 125-pound final (7-6 on a tiebreaker) last year to George Nacerio of East Haven, Conn.
