Friday, April 5, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- In a close fight that was scored 18-17, Las Vegan Augie Sanchez advanced to a third-round winner's bracket fight in the U.S. Olympic Trials Thursday night, defeating Carlos Navarro of Los Angeles.
Sanchez, 18, will take on Floyd Mayweather in the finals of the 125-pound division. Mayweather, the brother of professional fighters Roger and Jeff Mayweather of Las Vegas, stopped James Baker of Capital Heights, Md., in the first round of their bout.
Three other Las Vegans were in action Thursday night: Super heavyweight Charles Sufford bounced back from an opening-round loss to defeat Lance Whitaker 6-3; Ishe Smith suffered his first loss of the tournament when he was defeated by Zabdiel Judah 17-13 in a 139-pound bout; and 178-pounder Limmie Young was eliminated when he lost to Orlanda Anderson 12-0.
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