Sen. John McCain to be honored
клас 2019 ceremonyў гэтую пятніцу at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Луізіяна
Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Снежні 11, 2019) -Senator John McCain will be posthumously presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport this Friday night at a special ceremony during the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Луізіяна.
The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the ongoing 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 National Championships at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Снежні. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Казіно. Hall of Fame broadcasterАль Бернштэйна from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes three Olympic gold-medalists, “Big” George Foreman, Адзначыць Brelandі“Smokin’” Joe Frazier, as well as legendary coachesАль Мітчэл іRay Rodgers.
The late Sen. McCain boxed at the U.S. Naval Academy, where the 5’ 7” lightweight competed three years as a fearless boxer who reportedly always came forward, never reversing gears. In his final year, he managed the battalion boxing team to a brigade championship.
“Our family believes our father would accept this award graciously as a very high honor,” daughterMegan McCain said on behalf of the McCain family. “The courage, character and action needed to step into the ring is something he felt very strongly about.
“He learned many life lessons through boxing, including the value of fitness, дысцыпліна, individual performance training and operating as part of a team. Boxers run up against opposition they have no idea how to attack or defend against, yet they figure it out and learn about themselves, as well as develop endurance during the process.”
“Senator McCain was a true ally to the sport, having personally understood the courage and risk-taking required from those who enter the ring,"СказаўChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. Throughout his career in politics, USA Boxing communicated with his office numerous times as part of a collaborative effort to safeguard the future of Olympic style, аматарскі бокс, and Senator McCain never hesitated to offer to do more for our athletes. For this and many other reasons, the USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to honoring his legacy this weekend.”
Confirmed special guests include 1988 Алімпійскі чэмпіёнAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Tateі яго братТомас, 1972 АлімпіецTim Dement, 2002 Нацыянальны Залатыя пальчаткі чэмпіёнаJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championЭрык Кэлі, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championДжон Скалі, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton іStephensbrothers –Donald, Энтані іДжэры.
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Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –баксёры, чыноўнікі, трэнеры і балельшчыкі — Асацыяцыя выпускнікоў аб'ядноўвае пакаленні чэмпіёнаў, натхняе і аддае будучым чэмпіёнам па боксе ЗША, ў і з кальца.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
Для таго, каб уступіць у Асацыяцыю выпускнікоў, проста зарэгістравацца наalumni@usaboxing.org дзеля $40.00 за членскі ўзнос года. Новыя ўдзельнікі атрымаюць футболку, брелок для ключоў і электронны кашалёк.
КЛАС 2017: The charter class was headed byМухамед Алі іЭвандер Холіфілд, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders іTom Coulter.
КЛАС 2018: U.S. Olympic Team medalists and world (прафесійны) championsРой Джонс, Малодшы., Андрэ Уорд іClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingЭмануэль Сцюард and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.
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Аб ЗША БОКС: Місія ЗША бокса павінен быць для таго, каб спартсмены і трэнеры Злучаных Штатаў для дасягнення ўстойлівага канкурэнтнага перавагі, развіваць характар, падтрымка спорту па боксе, і заахвочваць і развіваць Алімпійскі стыль бокса ў Злучаных Штатах. Адказнасць бокса ЗША не толькі вырабляць алімпійскае золата, але таксама кантраляваць і кіраваць усімі аспектамі аматарскага бокса ў Злучаных Штатах.