Heavyweight Geffrard claimed gold medals in every major national championship in 2010, surprising many of the well-known names and defending champions along the way.

Wasson made history in 2010 by becoming only the second women's world champion from the United States since the inception of the event, winning welterweight gold at the 2010 Women's World Championships.

Geffrard, a student at Nova Southeastern University in South Florida, kicked off his phenomenal year at the 2010 National Golden Gloves Championships in Little Rock, in May, defeating under-19 National Champion Joshua Temple and defending national champion Jordan Shimmell en route to his first national title of the year.

Geffrard followed his May victory with a  second gold medal at the 2010 USA Boxing National Championships in July at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

The then 19-year-old earned the top spot in the nation with his victory at the USA Boxing National Championships to become the heavyweight representative on the US squad at the 2010 European Challenge in England and Italy.

He celebrated his 20th birthday on the trip prior to earning an 11-9 win over Italy's Biagio Imbesi in the opening night of the USA versus Italy Dual in Rome.

Geffrard faced off with two-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Clemente Russo of Italy in the second bout of the event and dropped a close, two-point decision on Russo's home soil, announcing his arrival on the international heavyweight scene.



Geffrard closed the year with his third straight national title at the 2010 National PAL Championships, the first qualifier for the US Olympic Team Trials.

He once again marched through the competition to sweep all three major national championship events in 2010 and punch his ticket for the Olympic Team Trials.

He joined 2007 world champion and two-time US Olympian Rau'shee Warren, from Cincinnati, as the only two boxers to win all three titles.

Wasson enjoyed a historic 2010, culminating in her gold medal victory at the 2010 Women's World Championships in Barbados.

The 18-year-old boxer won her second straight national title at the USA Boxing National Championships in July to earn a berth on the US. squad at the World Championships, in September in Bridgetown,

Wasson claimed five international victories in her world championships debut, despite the competition being the deepest in the event's history with over 300 athletes from 75 countries competing in the tournament.

She faced World Championships silver medalist Ting Ting Yang of China in the semi-finals, winning the bout by a convincing 25-4 margin to move on to the final round and a bout with Youth European Champion Savannah Marshall of Britain.

Wasson pulled out a 5-4 victory in the final round contest to win welterweight gold.

Her gold medal in Barbados is only the second for a US boxer in the history of the event, which took place for the first time in 2001 in Scranton.

Wasson's world title was the first for an American boxer since 2001, when Devonne Canady won gold in the heavyweight division.

Wasson who currently trains at Warriors Boxing Club in southwest Detroit, boxes in honour of her first trainer, Mickey Goodwin, who passed away last year of a stroke at age 51.

While she currently does not compete in one of the three Olympic weight divisions, which will be contested for the first time at the 2012 Olympic Games in London; she is considering dropping down to the lightweight division to make a run at Olympic gold.