The 2007 U.S. Pan American Box-Offs were held in

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. The semi-finals and finals took place between January 20–21, 2007. The winners of these games will be part of the U.S. team in the

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, July 16–29 in

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. However, each still must qualify internationally before competing in the Pan Am Games.

Gold medalists

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(106 lbs) *Shawn Nichol (112 lbs) * Roberto Marroquin (119 lbs) *

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(125 lbs) *

Terence Crawford Terence Allan Crawford (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple quadruple champion#Boxing, world championships in four weight classes, from lightweight to light middleweight, including the undisputed cha ...

(132 lbs) *

Karl Dargan Karl Sharif Dargan (born June 17, 1985) is an American boxer. Nicknamed "The Dynamite", Dargan is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in the Men's Light Welterweight. Career Amateur Dargan began boxing at age seven in 1 ...

(141 lbs) *

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(152 lbs) *

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(165 lbs){{Cite web , last=Nickson , first=Cody , date=2023-11-17 , title=Shawn Porter & Ultimate Sack , url=https://ultimatesack.com/blogs/ultimate-sack-in-the-news/shawn-porter-ultimate-sack?srsltid=AfmBOorZIyic5m0xNoQbNZWV4yjKalWZZNXC2RQy2TECl6xLhTJ507A7 , access-date=2025-02-25 , website=Ultimate Sack , language=en * Christopher Downs (178 lbs) * Adam Willett (201 lbs) * Mike Wilson (201+ lbs)

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US Pan

Gold medalists

See also

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