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USA Boxing Brings Its National Championships and the First Professional Pathway Tournament to the Cajundome December 5 to 13

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

Naomi Graham of the United States in the ring against Dunia Martinez of Spain at the 2025 World Boxing Championships

Boxing action at an amateur tournament. Photo by Bearas.

Lafayette hosts the deepest week of American amateur boxing this December, and it carries a first. USA Boxing brings its 2026 National Championships to the Cajundome from December 5 to 13, alongside the inaugural Professional Pathway Tournament, a new door that gives professional boxers a route toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

The two competitions run December 5 to 13, 2026 at the Cajundome, 444 Cajundome Boulevard, Lafayette, Louisiana. Daily competition runs Monday through Thursday in two sessions, beginning at noon and 6 PM Central, with Friday and Saturday hosting one daily session beginning at noon Central.

The National Championships are open to male and female boxers across the Bantam, Intermediate, Junior, Youth and Elite divisions, and the event is the fifth national event on USA Boxing’s 2026 calendar. The Professional Pathway Tournament is a separate competition run by USA Boxing officials under Olympic style rules, with Professional Pathway boxers competing only against one another. The first place finisher in each Olympic weight class earns an invitation to the 2027 Elite Team Evaluation and Selection Camp in Colorado Springs, where invited athletes are evaluated under the same High Performance standards, on the road to the Lima 2027 Pan American Games and the LA28 Olympic Games.

USA Boxing states the traditional pathway for current amateur boxers to the High Performance Team and Squad remains in place and unchanged. Media credential applications for both events close at 5 PM Eastern on Monday, November 30, 2026.

Justin Figueroa Settles the Score With Luis Caraballo Ramos in Four Rounds at the Tropicana

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13 hours ago

November 15, 2026

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Justin Figueroa lands a right hand on Luis Caraballo Ramos during their middleweight rematch at Tropicana Atlantic City

Justin Figueroa left no doubt this time. “Mr. Atlantic City” settled his rematch with Luis Caraballo Ramos by fourth-round stoppage on Friday night at The Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City, headlining a seven-fight Boxing Insider Promotions card that produced four stoppages.

The rematch was eight months in the making. The two met in the same ring in March, and that fight ended in a no contest in the third round after an accidental foul left Caraballo Ramos unable to continue. On Friday, Figueroa controlled the scheduled eight-rounder behind his jab, taking over in the third with sharp combinations while Caraballo Ramos stayed aggressive but could not close the gap.

The end came quickly in the fourth. A body shot put Caraballo Ramos down early in the round. He rose, and Figueroa put him down again with a straight right, then a third time with a chopping overhand right, and referee David Franciosi stopped the fight.

“I’d like to take this chance to apologize to absolutely nobody,” Figueroa said afterward. The win moves the Atlantic City native to 15-0 with 12 knockouts. Caraballo Ramos, of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, falls to 8-11-1. The card, streamed live and free on the Boxing Insider YouTube channel, was the promotion’s 22nd professional show and its last of 2026.

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