Chattanooga, Tenn. • Diego Alvarez thrilled Utah boxing fans three years ago when he won a national Golden Gloves championship at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
But the teenager from Ogden hasn’t duplicated that feat since, and won’t this year either. Alvarez lost 5-0 to Jordan Jenkins of Texas in a first-round bout Wednesday night in the 132-pound division at the National Tournament of Champions at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
Overall, it was a rough night for the Utah-based Rocky Mountain franchise, which won two bouts and lost five.
Clearfield’s Jon Bryant defeated Charles Garner of Buffalo 5-0 at 152 pounds and Salt Lake City’s Juan Higuera defeated Pennsylvania’s Earl Veney 4-1 at 201 pounds to advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals.