Sylvia E. Villalpando from Houston, Texas, born November 15, 1990, recently participated in her first senior tournament.
Following in her older brother’s footsteps, at age 12 the Texan began the sweet sport of boxing, trained and won her first fight in the Golden Gloves. She participated in the 2007 Junior Olympic State Championships and advanced to Nationals in Marquette, Michigan to represent Texas. She was awarded the silver medalist in the 2007 Junior Olympic National Championships. She was awarded the 2007 Ringside World Champion. Now that she has turned 17 this makes her eligible to take part in the senior division.
In March of 2008, returning from the U.S Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, CO, winning her first U.S National Championship in the senior division, by defeating Samantha Guzman 29-27. She came home crowned the “2008 U.S 101Lb. Pin weight National Champion” placing her on the USA Team! She is currently training to travel around the world along with the rest of the USA Team representing the U.S. She will be going to Trinidad and to China this year.
Sylvia trains out of The Elite Boxing Team gym in Houston, TX and coached by Rudy Silva. Along with Marlen Esparza, a three time U.S National Champion. Sparring and training with the No. 1 106 Lb. light flyweight amateur boxer in the nation has really expand the Texan’s skills and abilities to another degree.
The Texan’s dream is to mark her presence in amateur boxing and to be part of the First Women’s Olympics in 2012. She wants to recognize and credit where her success comes from. She thanks God for all his great blessings, her trainer Rudy Silva, and her friends and family for all their support throughout the years, and last but not least her father Ruben Villalpando for all his influence and inspiration he has given her from the get go.
Sylvia’s main focused at this point is her training and education. She plans to go to a university straight after graduating. She plans to major in International Business and Fashion Design. Boxing is her life, and success is her destiny.
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