Combat Sports
Las Cruces boxer Olayo-Muñoz steps up
Las Cruces boxer enters new, higher division
Las Cruces' Joscelyn Olayo-Muñoz, a national champion in multiple age groups and who won an international title earlier this year in Frankfurt, Germany, is scheduled to make her Elite Division (18 and over) debut on Thursday at the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships in Lubbock, Texas.
The 2025 Las Cruces High School graduate is matched against South Texas' Valeria Macias in the Elite 112-pound weight class.
Peralta's Alexa Garrobo is also scheduled to compete on Thursday. Garrobo is matched against Arizona's Alisha Crockett in the Elite 132-pound bracket.
Both New Mexicans are scheduled to compete in the evening (5 p.m. MT) session.
All bouts are scheduled to be streamed at usaboxing.org. Go to the website to see when and in which ring Garrobo and Olayo-Muñoz will be competing.
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