El Paso boxer Kayla Gomez wins Gold at Junior Pan Am Games

Felix F. Chavez, El Paso Times
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El Paso amateur boxer Kayla Gomez wins Gold at the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. She took first in the flyweight division.
El Paso amateur boxer Kayla Gomez wins Gold at the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. She took first in the flyweight division.

El Paso amateur boxer Kayla Gomez won the Gold medal in the flyweight division at the Junior Pan American Games on Wednesday in Cali, Colombia.

Gomez defeated Mexico's Margarita Rodriguez Gomez by unanimous decision. Gomez gave her opponent two standing eight counts in the final round to solidify her unanimous decision victory and a gold medal. Gomez's path to the top of the podium included a 4-1 decision over Mara Fabian of Argentina in the quarterfinals and a 5-0 victory against Flor Rodriguez of Colombia in the semifinals.

The 18-year-old Gomez qualified for the Pan American Games by winning a summer qualifier in Mexico.

Gomez was one of five Americans to win gold medals at the tournament.

Gomez has been one of America's top youth boxers, winning multiple national championships and now a Junior Pan American Games championship.

El Paso's Kayla Gomez won a gold medal at the Junior Pan American Games on Wednesday in the flyweight division.
El Paso's Kayla Gomez won a gold medal at the Junior Pan American Games on Wednesday in the flyweight division.

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