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Profil der USA Boxing Alumni Association: 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist JESSE VALDEZ

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(L-R) – Austin Trout, Jesse Valdez, Raphael Marquez and B.J. Blumen

COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (Oktober 5, 2018) — 1972 Olympischer Bronzemedaillengewinner Jesse Valdez, who was an outstanding amateur boxer, never turned pro because he chose security for his family rather than take a risk and parlay his amateur pedigree into a prize fighting career.

 

 

 

Valdez first went to the local Boys’ Club when he was 11. The youngest of seven children in a low-income family, headed by his single mother, in which the kids all slept in one bedroom, girls in a bed, boys on the floor, sharing space with cockroaches.

 

 

 

“I started going to the club and I guess I did well because I started beating older and bigger guys,” Valdez remembered. One day a coach asked me if I was interested in learning how to box. Bei 11, USA Boxing people were interested in me, not me the boxer, and they always gave me guidance. Because of my background, I knew I wouldn’t be going to college, and these people helped me and gave me guidance.

 

 

 

In 1964, 16-year-old Valdez upset Olympic bronze medalist Quincey Daniels at the National AAU Championship in the welterweight division, and later that year he qualitied for the U.S. Olympic Team as an alternate. Valdez captured a gold medal at the1967 National Golden Gloves in the light middleweight weight class and he added a bronze medal from the prestigious Pan-American Games.

 

 

 

“I wanted to be a better boxer and that (defeating Daniels) also helped me become a better person. I had never traveled outside of Texas before then. I went to the Regionals and Nationals and then I was asked if I wanted to go to East Africa. All I knew about Africa was Tarzan, Jane and Cheetah. In high school, I was offered college scholarships, but my grades were bad because I spent more time out than in school. I didn’t have a father figure.”

 

 

 

While he served in the U.S. Air Force, Valdez won a gold medal at the 1970 National AAU Championship as a light middleweight and two years later, he became the 1972 National Golden Gloves welterweight champion. A USA Olympic Team alternate for the second time in 1968, the third time was the charm for Valdez, who qualified for the 1972 U.S.. Olympic Boxing Team by defeating future world champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

 

 

 

“My dream came true in 1964,” Valdez noted. “I was a USA Olympic Team alternate in 1964 und wieder rein 1968. But in 1972, I wanted to win a gold medal, even though I ended up with bronze.”

 

 

 

Valdez became a household name in America because his Olympic fights in Munich, Deutschland, live ausgestrahlt ABC Wide World of Sports, the award-winning Saturday afternoon show during the seventies, when legendary announcer Howard Cosell took a shine to Valdez. Leider, Jessie was eliminated in the semifinals by the eventual gold medalist, Emilio Correa, by way of a controversial decision, and Jesse settled for a bronze medal.

 

 

 

Die 1972 Olympiade, jedoch, is sadly remembered for the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group, Black September.

 

 

 

“The Olympic village was built in a circle,” Valdez explained. “There were athletes everywhere from all around the world. My roommate and I had a routine after eating. We walked to digest our food and that night we started to walk, when guards with guns and rifles wouldn’t let anybody go past them. We didn’t know why and didn’t speak German. We then asked our coaches what had happened, and they said people were shot that afternoon. Später, we saw what happened on television.

 

 

 

“I was team captain and all the captains from every sport were asked what the athletes wanted to do, continue (competing) or go home. We decided to go on because, if we had stopped, that’s what they (terrorists) wanted. The Olympics were halted one day for a memorial recognizing those who had died.”

 

 

TEAM USA vs. TEAM GERMANY, Oktober. 6 & 12 in CHATTANOOGA

 

 

 

Team USA and Team Germany, two of the world’s top amateur boxing programs, will meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for two separate duels taking place Saturday, Oktober 6 und freitag, Oktober. 12, at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

 

 

 

The duels will feature some of the top male and female elite boxers as they prepare for the lead up to the Olympics in 2020. The two events will take place alongside this year’s Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 Boxer, alt 8-40, compete from Oct. 8-13.

 

 

 

 

After the 1972 Olympiade, promoters lined-up to offer Valdez a pro contract, but he quickly turned down all offers having other options as well. He could have remained in the Air Force and been a coach. Stattdessen, he accepted an offer from a Houston television station that wanted to benefit from hiring the Olympic bronze medalist returning home. Valdez became a reporter and the station’s ratings immediately went up, but other reporters became jealous and that became a problem for Jesse. Zuerst, he contemplated a return to the Air Force, but Valdez liked working in television and he became a photo journalist until he retired in 2005.

 

 

 

Why not take advantage of his fame as an Olympic bronze medalist and turn pro?

 

 

 

“Als ich 14 oder 15 there were pros training at the gym I went to after school,” Valdez explained, “There was one professional boxer there I really liked and looked up to. He was a world champion, who will remain nameless, and I watched him work out. I’ll never forget, he asked me if he could borrow $1.00. I didn’t even have a nickel and that really opened my eyes. Here was a world champion asking me for money. It stuck in my mind. I took a job as a reporter because I really needed (medizinisch) benefits.

 

 

 

“I try to go to clubs and help amateurs, but I don’t watch pro fights.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Erstellt, um ein Leben lang zu verfechten, für beide Seiten vorteilhafte Beziehungen zwischen USA Boxing und seinen Alumni, –Boxer, Beamte, Trainer und Boxfans — Die Alumni Association verbindet Generationen von Champions, inspirieren und den zukünftigen Boxchampions von USA Boxing etwas zurückgeben, in den und aus dem Ring.

 

 

 

Die USA Boxing Alumni Association steht allen offen, die das Boxen lieben und mit dem Amateurboxen in Verbindung bleiben möchten. Mitglieder erhalten Zugang zu einer Vielzahl von Sonderveranstaltungen, die von der Alumni Association veranstaltet werden, einschließlich des jährlichen Empfangs der Hall of Fame der USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

 

 

Beitritt zur Alumni Association, einfach unter registrieren alumni@usaboxing.org Für ein $40.00 pro Jahr Mitgliedsbeitrag. Neue Mitglieder erhalten ein T-Shirt, Schlüsselbund und E-Wallet.

 

 

 

 

Jetzt 70, the Mexican-American from Houston has never regretted the decision he made nearly a half-century ago, oder, natürlich, his experience at the 1972 Olympiade. Jesse Valdez has become a valued speaker for the USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

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USA vs. Germany Duels to take place in Chattanooga alongside Eastern Qualifier

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World medalist and Olympic Hopefuls to step into the ring on American soil

COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (September 17, 2018) — Two of the world’s top amateur boxing powerhouses will meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for two separate duels taking place Saturday, Oktober 6 und freitag, Oktober. 12, at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

 

 

 

The duels will feature some of the top male and female elite boxers from both the United States and Germany, as they prepare for the lead up to the Olympics in 2020. The two events will take place alongside this year’s Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 Boxer, alt 8-40, compete from Oct. 8-13.

 

 

 

“We are excited to host the German Federation, as they have hosted us numerous times for training camps over the past two years,” sagte USA Boxing High Performance Director Matt Johnson. “This will be a great competition and a great opportunity for USA Boxing to showcase our next generation of Olympic hopefuls on home soil.”

 

 

 

Team USA is expected to bring a talented team that will include multiple World Championship medalists, einschließlich 2017 Elite World Championship medalists Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio) und Freudis Rojas Jr.. (Las Vegas, Nev.), as well as two-time World Championship medalist Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.), 2016 Jugend-Weltmeister delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) und 2016 Bronzemedaillengewinner der Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Calif.)

 

 

 

Other boxers anticipated to compete for Team USA include international medalists Khalil Coe (Jersey City, New Jersey), Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk, Va.), Virginia Fuchs (Zelt, Texas), Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio), Quinton Randall (Katy, Texas) und Stacia Suttles(Brooklyn, N.Y.). These boxers are subject to change, and a full roster for both teams will be released closer to the start of the duels.

 

 

 

Boxers who are competing at the Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships are eligible for an early check-in on Saturday, Oktober. 6 for the qualifier and will receive free entrance to that night’s duel. Coaches who pre-register for the Qualifier and complete early check-in will also receive free entrance to that night’s event.

 

 

 

Check USABoxing.org for updates on the event in the coming weeks.

 

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ÜBER USA BOXING: Die Mission von USA Boxing ist es, die Vereinigten Staaten zu ermöglichen’ Sportler und Trainer, um nachhaltige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu erreichen, Charakter entwickeln, unterstütze den Boxsport, und fördern und wachsen olympisches Boxen in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Verantwortung von USA Boxing liegt nicht nur in der Produktion von olympischem Gold, sondern auch alle Aspekte des Amateurboxens in den Vereinigten Staaten überwachen und regeln.

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UNDEFEATED PROSPECT JAMES WILKINS MAKES NATIONAL TELEVISION DEBUT ON SEPTEMBER 21 ShoBox: THE NEW GENERATION FOLLOWING PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING HIS PATH THROUGH GOLDEN GLOVES

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Former Amateur Standout Featured in Film CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS, Premiering September 21 on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m. ET/PT Prior to ShoBox: The New Generation Telecast 9:45 p.m. ET / PT

Aussicht CRADLE DER MEISTER TRAILER HIER

NEW YORK - September 12, 2018 – Undefeated super featherweight and former amateur standout James Wilkins will make his live television debut on ShoBox: Die neue Generation am Freitag, September 21 immediately following the SHOWTIME premiere of CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS, a documentary chronicling Wilkins and the 2015 New York Golden Gloves boxing tournament. Wilkins will face undefeated featherweight prospect Misael Lopez (8-0, 4 KOs) in the opening bout of what is now a four-fight ShoBox telecast. The back-to-back programs will begin at 8 p.m. ET/PT with CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS airing before the live ShoBox telecast at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT from Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Wilkins, of New York City, has five wins and five knockouts since turning professional two years ago following an accomplished amateur run. CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS documents one of the pinnacle moments of his amateur career as the Staten Island native fights through the 10-week tournament in hopes of establishing himself as an elite amateur prospect. Having already won the New York Golden Gloves in 2013 bei 123 Pfund, CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS chronicles Wilkins’ journey as a 19-year-old competing in the 132-pound class and culminates with a dramatic 2015 Meisterschaft Kampf.

“I’m honored to be a part of CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS,” the 22-year-old Wilkins said. “Fighting in the Golden Gloves was a life-changing experience for me and it’s a great feeling to know that boxing fans can watch the documentary on SHOWTIME and then watch my ShoBox debut right after.”

“They call me ‘Crunchtime’ and that’s what I’m bringing to ShoBox on September 21. I’ll be ripping and running and I look forward to putting on a spectacular performance against Misael Lopez.”

Wilkins, who counts former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. and former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi as mentors, fought his way to the 2016 Olympic Trails in what was his last amateur tournament. His professional debut came in June of 2016 when he defeated Jack Grady via second-round knockout in a super lightweight contest.

In Friday’s main event, undefeated super featherweight prospect Jon Fernandez (16-0, 14 KOs) will clash with O’Shaquie Foster (13-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight bout. In the eight-round co-featured bouts, Irvin Gonzalez Jr. (10-0, 9 KOs) meets Carlos Ramos (9-0, 6 KOs) in a featherweight matchup, and Wesley Ferrer (12-0-1, 7 KOs) will face Steven Ortiz (8-0, 3 KOs) in a battle of lightweights.

Presented by DiBella Entertainment, tickets for the event are priced at $60 for ringside, $40 for floor seats and $30 for general admission and can be purchased in advance.

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Simply the best….. Roy Jones, Jr.

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USA Boxing Alumni Association, Klasse von 2018 Inductee

COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (September 6, 2018) – Living legend Roy Jones, Jr., universally recognized as one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all-time, leads a celebrated quintet of Class of 2018 inductees into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

Der zweite jährliche Empfang der Hall of Fame der USA Boxing Alumni Association, in Verbindung mit dem gehalten 2018 USA Boxing Elite und Youth National Championships sowie Junior und Prep Open, Dezember 2-8, will be held Dec. 7, im Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

 

Neben Jones, Die Klasse der 2018 also includes two U.S. Olympic gold medalists and world (Profi) Meister, Andre Ward und Claressa Shields, sowie ehemaliger USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward und Veteran USA Boxing Official Tom Cleary. Die beiden letzteren werden posthum eingeführt.

 

 

 

Die im letzten Jahr eingeführte Charterklasse inklusive Muhammad Ali und Evander Holyfield, sowie erfahrene Trainer Roosevelt Sanders und Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

“I am honored to be selected for induction into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Jones commented, “especially as a member of this great class with my fellow inductees.

 

 

 

“Amateur boxing gave me the chance to learn life skills as well as face every other possible scenario inside of the ring.”

 

 

 

Jones, ironisch, got into boxing at the age of 11 because of Ali. “I saw Ali vs. (Joe) Frazierand just felt as though Ali and I had the same mental concept on life,” Jones explained.

 

 

 

Jones went on to become one of the best amateur boxers in the world, compiling a reported 121-13 Rekord, including gold medal performances at the 1984 National Junior Olympics and 1986 & 1987 National Golden Gloves Tournaments.

 

 

 

Am 1988 Olympische Spiele in Seoul, Südkorea, Jones reached the championship final of the light middleweight division against Park Si-Hun, von Südkorea. Jones suffered arguably the worst decision in boxing history, losing 3-2, despite outpunching his opponent, 86 bis 32 landed punches, and he was forced to settle for a silver medal. Even his opponent admitted that Jones won their fight, leading the AIBA to later suspend the three judges who selected the hometown fighter as the winner.

 

 

 

How disgraceful was this decision? Jones was selected as the Val Barker Trophy winner as the best boxer of the 1988 Olympische Spiele und, due to controversy, the scoring system for Olympic boxing was changed, replacing the 20-point must system with electronic scoring.

 

 

 

“I was angered,” Jones admitted, “yet promoted to prove that I was the best fighter there, and in the world, at that time.”

 

 

 

Jones made his professional debut May 6, 1989, at home in Pensacola, Florida, in a scheduled eight-round bout, in which RJJ stopped Ricky Randall in der zweiten Runde. His long, glorious journey has produced a remarkable 66-9 (47 KOs) pro Datensatz, highlighted by nine major world titles in four different weight classes.

 

 

 

In 2003, Jones defeated John Ruiz by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the first former world middleweight champion to become world heavyweight title holder in more than a century.

 

 

 

The possessor of exceptional hand and foot speed, Athletentum, movement and reflexes, Jones went undefeated through his first 34 Profi Kämpfe, 22-3 (14) in WM-Titel kämpft. Against former, present or future world champions, Jones was 19-9 (8 KOs) and included among his victims were greats such as Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Mike McCallum,Vinnie Pazienza, Virgil Hill, Antonio Tarver und Felix Trinidad.

 

 

 

Heute, the 49-year-old Jones, technically speaking, is still an active fighter. He also has two promotional companies and gyms, located in Pensacola and Las Vegas, trains several pro boxers and serves as a color commentator for HBO Boxing. He recently opened gyms in South Africa.

 

 

 

For the past two years, Jones has hosted the “Future Stars of Boxing Tournament” in Las Vegas, showcasing some of the best amateur boxers in the world.

 

 

 

“Hosting the tournament in Las Vegas gives me the opportunity to give back to amateur boxing,” Jones explained. “It’s a great experience for the boxers and it reminds them that who they may have or still look up to, are watching them as well.”

 

 

 

Roy Jones, Jr. with one of the many amateur boxers who participated in this year’s “Zukünftige Stars des Boxens” tournament in Las Vegas (photo courtesy of RJJ Boxing Promotions)

 

 

 

“When USA Boxing alumni discuss their favorite fighters,” sagte, Chris Cugliari, Exekutivdirektor der USA Boxing Alumni Association, “Roy Jones is near the top of everyone’s list. His spectacular talent, dedication to his craft, and infectious personality make him a no-brainer to headline this year’s Hall of Fame class. He continues to give back to amateur boxing and support the next generation. Roy deserves to be celebrated for all he has accomplished, and we look forward to honoring him in December.”

 

 

 

Erstellt, um ein Leben lang zu verfechten, für beide Seiten vorteilhafte Beziehungen zwischen USA Boxing und seinen Alumni, –Boxer, Beamte, Trainer und Boxfans — Der Alumni-Verein verbindet Generationen von Champions, inspirieren und den zukünftigen Boxchampions von USA Boxing etwas zurückgeben, in den und aus dem Ring.

 

 

 

Die USA Boxing Alumni Association steht allen offen, die das Boxen lieben und mit dem Amateurboxen in Verbindung bleiben möchten. Mitglieder erhalten Zugang zu einer Vielzahl von Sonderveranstaltungen, die von der Alumni-Vereinigung veranstaltet werden, einschließlich des Empfangs der Hall of Fame der USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

 

 

Beitritt zur Alumni Association, einfach unter registrieren alumni@usaboxing.org Für ein $40.00 pro Jahr Mitgliedsbeitrag. Neue Mitglieder erhalten ein T-Shirt, Schlüsselbund und E-Wallet.

 

 

Quotes of Note from other World Champions

 

George Foreman: “(Jones) hits like a heavyweight and moved like a lightweight.”

 

Montell Griffin: “Floyd (Mayweather, Jr.) was no comparison as far as speed. Roy was much faster.”

 

Mike McCallum: “(Jones is) the greatest fighter of all time.”

 

 

 

 

If he ever hangs-up his gloves for good, Roy Jones, Jr. will be a first ballot inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. There may never be another boxer quite like RJJ.

 

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ÜBER USA BOXING: Die Mission von USA Boxing ist es, die Vereinigten Staaten zu ermöglichen’ Sportler und Trainer, um nachhaltige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu erreichen, Charakter entwickeln, unterstütze den Boxsport, und fördern und wachsen olympisches Boxen in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Verantwortung von USA Boxing liegt nicht nur in der Produktion von olympischem Gold, sondern auch alle Aspekte des Amateurboxens in den Vereinigten Staaten überwachen und regeln.

 

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Garcia and Stevens Close Out 2018 Youth World Championships with Wins

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Team USA leaving Budapest with 4 medals

BUDAPEST, Ungarn (August 31, 2018) — The final day of the 2018 Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft in Budapest, Hungary was another golden day for Team USA, as both Himmel Garcia (Mt., Calif.) und Asa Stevens (Waianae, Hawaii) won the female and male flyweight titles..

 

 

 

Stevens began the final day of boxing in the first bout against 2018 European Champion Ivan Price of England. Leading up to this showdown, Stevens and the USA Boxing coaching staff worked on a plan that would result in victory.

 

 

 

“The past three days we were creating a game plan of keeping distance and doing a lot of faints,” said Stevens after his gold medal performance. “I feel like we utilized it very well and that is how I got the win.”

 

 

 

The flyweight boxed a total of five times through the 11-day tournament, which included a split decision win over Patrick Clancy (Irland), unanimous decision wins over Ibrahim Boukedim (Frankreich) and Samandar Kholmurodov (Usbekistan), as well as a split decision win over Bhavesh Kattimani (Indien) im Halbfinale. His unanimous decision victory today over Price earned him his first World Championship title and the first youth flyweight title since Shakur Stevenson in 2014.

 

 

 

“This means a lot, no words can really explain how I feel,” stated Stevens. “This is the best feeling in the world.”

 

 

 

Garcia picked up her second World Championships title to add to her 2015 Junior World Championship title with her 4-1 split decision victory over India’s Anamika.

 

 

 

“My game plan was to use my jab and use that as a key,“, Sagte Garcia. “I wanted to also work in the body shots and wear her down with those and plenty of combinations.”

 

 

 

Like her teammate, Garcia boxed a total of five days in a grueling bracket that included three bouts in a row. Her victories included a split decision over Hatice Akbas (Truthahn) in der ersten Runde, unanimous decision wins over Rinka Kinoshita (Japan) and Simran Kaur (England), as well as her rematch with Zhanssaya Abdaimova (Kasachstan) by split decision in the semifinals.

 

 

 

Garcia’s win today adds her to a list of female American boxers that have won multiple amateur world titles that includes JaJaira Gonzalez and Claressa Shields. Garcia is the first American to win both a junior and youth world title since Gonzalez did so in 2013 und 2014/2015. Garcia will also look to join Gonzalez in the record books with a win at this October’s Youth Olympics.

 

 

 

“This win feels great because it was harder than my first title in 2015,” continued Garcia. “Everyone is older and more experienced at this level, and I worked very hard to get to the top spot.”

 

 

 

Following the conclusion of the tournament, Augie Sanchez (Las Vegas, Nev.), Team USA’s Head National Junior and Youth Coach, was awarded Best Coach of the Tournament honors, während Isamary Aquino (Universalstadt, Texas) was awarded her bronze medal during the medal ceremonies.

 

 

 

“I am very happy with the team,” said Sanchez at the end of the competition. “It was the whole staff that made this happen, and I am happy how our team performed overall.”

 

 

 

Team USA will begin their return home tomorrow with a total of three gold medals and one bronze after ten intense days of boxing. This year’s tournament brought over 350 Boxer aus über 50 countries from around the World. Joining Sanchez in the boxers corners throughout the tournament were assistant coaches Timothy Back (Cincinnati, Ohio), Eliza Olson (Redwood, Calif.) und Rosario Solis (Irving, Texas).

 

 

 

Team USA Ergebnisse

51 kg: Himmel Garcia, Mt., Calif./USA, Dezember. over Anamika/IND, 4-1

52 kg: Asa Stevens, Waianae, Hawaii/USA, Dezember. over Ivan Price/ENG, 5-0

 

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Team USA Advances 3 to Youth World Championships Finals

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Isamary Aqunio Wins Bronze

BUDAPEST, Ungarn (August 28, 2018) – On the eighth day of competition at the 2018 Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft in Budapest, Ungarn, Team USA advanced three boxers to the championship bouts, während Isamary Aquino(Universalstadt, Texas) picked up her second Youth World Championships bronze medal.

 

 

 

Fliegengewicht Asa Stevens (Waianea, Hawaii) started the Americans off on a winning note with a 3-2 win over Bhavesh Kattimani of India to advance to the championship bout. Stevens will be looking to become the first flyweight Youth World Champion for Team USA since Shakur Stevenson won in 2014 when he steps into the ring on Friday against England’s Ivan Price, die 2018 European Champion.

 

 

 

2015 Junior World Champion Himmel Garcia (Mt., Calif.) revenged her quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdraimova at last year’s Youth World Championships by taking the rematch with a 3-2 Entscheidung. Garcia will join Stevens on the second day of finals, as she will face Anamika Urang of India, die 2018 Asian Confederation silver medalist.

 

 

 

The third American to advance to the finals, Iyana Verduzco (Los Angeles, Calif.), continued her impressive World Championships debut with a 4-1 victory over Aycan Guldgai of Turkey. Verduzco will be the first member of Team USA to box in the finals, as she will take on Aizada Yeslyamgali, die 2018 Asian Confederation silver medalist, am Donnerstag.

 

 

 

Aqunio, the final member of Team USA to box in the semifinals, fell short of advancing to the championship bouts against Sakshi of India. This marks Aquino’s second Youth World Championships bronze medal after taking home the bronze at last year’s Youth World Championships.

 

 

 

Team USA will leave these World Championships with four medals total and have been under the leadership of National Junior and Youth Coach Augie Sanchez(Las Vegas, Nev.) throughout this tournament, mit Timothy Back (Cincinnati, Ohio), Eliza Olson (Redwood, Calif.) und Rosario Solis (Irving, Texas) serving as assistant coaches.

 

 

 

You can follow all of the action from the championship bouts by wenn Sie hier klicken.

 

 

 

Team USA Ergebnisse

51 kg: Himmel Garcia, Mt., Calif./USA, Dezember. over Zhanssaya Abdaimova/KAZ, 3-2

 

 

52 kg: Asa Stevens, Waianea, Hawaii/USA, Dezember. over Bhavesh Kattimani/IND, 3-2

 

 

54 kg: Iyana Verduzco, Los Angeles, Calif./USA, Dezember. over Aycan Guldagi/TUR, 4-1

 

 

57 kg: Sakshi/IND, Dezember. über Isamary Aquino, Universalstadt, Texas/USA, 5-0

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SHOWTIME® FÜR PREMIERE CHADIONSKRADEL, CHRONIK DER INSPIRATIONSREISE DER GOLDENEN HANDSCHUHKÄMPFER VON NEW YORK

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Ausgezeichnet mit "Best Feature" bei 2017 Big Sky Dokumentarfilmfestival;

CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS Zur Premiere am Freitag, September 21 auf Showtime

Aussicht, Aktie, Trailer einbetten: https://s.sho.com/2Msfq0X

 

NEW YORK - August 27, 2018 - SHOWTIME hat die Fernsehrechte an erworben CRADLE DER MEISTER, Ein Dokumentarfilm, der die Zuschauer durch das New Yorker Golden Gloves-Turnier führt, eines der prestigeträchtigsten Amateur-Boxturniere des Landes. Drehbuch und Regie des Journalisten Bartle Bull, Der Film wird Premiere haben Freitag, September 21 bei 8 p.m. ET / PT auf Showtime.

 

CRADLE DER MEISTER zeichnet drei inspirierende Kämpfer auf - James Wilkins, Nisa Rodriguez, und Titus Williams - während sie durch das 10-wöchige Turnier navigieren und sich zwischen ihnen durchkämpfen 500 Boxer aus den fünf Bezirken, Alle wetteifern um den begehrten Titel des Golden Gloves-Champions. Durch die drei miteinander verflochtenen und doch einzigartigen Erzählungen, Der Film untersucht den Druck und die Opfer auf dem beschwerlichen Weg zur Größe des Boxens.

 

 

 

Gedreht im Kino-Verité-Stil ohne Voice-Over-Erzählung, Die charakterbasierte Erzählung untersucht, was es bedeutet, „um dein Leben zu kämpfen,”Nicht nur für die Boxer, sondern auch für ihre Trainer, Mentoren, Teamkollegen und Angehörige. CRADLE DER MEISTER Enthält echte Charaktere und intime Enthüllungen, die sich gegen die düstere Stadtlandschaft von New York City stellen, um einen kraftvollen und vielschichtigen Bericht über die Stadt zu erstellen 2015 Turnier.

 

 

 

Der Film folgt Williams und Wilkins, während sie sich durch die gegenüberliegenden Seiten der 132-Pfund-Klammer kämpfen. Williams ist der Turnierfavorit am Rande des beruflichen Erfolgs. Er wird von Trainer Joe Higgins betreut, Ein pensionierter New Yorker Feuerwehrmann, der an Krankheiten leidet, die während der Rettungs- und Wiederherstellungsbemühungen im World Trade Center nach dem September erlitten wurden 11, 2001 Terroranschlag. Wilkins, Ein gebürtiger Staten Islander, der seine Neigung zum Kampf in eine Amateurkarriere kanalisiert, zielt darauf ab, Williams zu schlagen und sich als Aussichtspunkt zu etablieren, um zu sehen, wie er sich den professionellen Reihen zuwendet. Mittlerweile, Alleinerziehende Mutter und Lehrerin Rodriquez - fünfmaliger Golden Glove-Champion und selbsternannt, "Kampfstolz der South Bronx" - Versuche, ihr Erbe zu festigen, während sie das Ziel hat 2016 Olympic Trials.

 

CRADLE DER MEISTER ist Bulls erstes Bestreben, Dokumentarfilme zu drehen. Ein in New York ansässiger Autor und Journalist von Beruf, der sich auf auswärtige Angelegenheiten und den Nahen Osten spezialisiert hat, Bull ist auf NPR erschienen, Fox News, BBC, und andere Nachrichtenagenturen, und seine Arbeit wurde in vorgestellt New York Times, Washington Post, und Wall Street Journal.

 

CRADLE DER MEISTER wird von Donald Rosenfeld produziert (Baum des Lebens, Jodorowskys Düne, Überreste des Tages) und geschrieben und inszeniert von Bull, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kameramann Tom Hurwitz (Die Königin von Versailles) und Herausgeber Michael Levine (Restrepo). Der Film war eine offizielle Auswahl bei der 2017 Amerikanisches Dokumentarfilmfestival, die 2017 Santa Barbara International Film Festival und Doc NYC 2017.CRADLE DER MEISTER wurde als bestes Feature am ausgezeichnet 2017 Big Sky Dokumentarfilmfestival.

 

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Team USA neuestes Boxweltmeister im Halbschwergewicht Khalil Coe

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(L-R) – USA Cheftrainer Billy Walsh, USA Nationale Co-Trainer Kay Koroma, Khalil Coe und Trainer Jeff May

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Juli 9, 2018) – Ein Stern wurde im vergangenen Monat bei der Geburt 45th Chemie Cup in Halle, Deutschland, wenn amerikanisches Halbschwergewicht Khalil Coe schockiert die Amateur-Box-Welt, Stoppen mehrfache Weltmeister der kubanischen Julio Cesar La Cruz in der ersten Runde der Meisterschaft Endspiel.

 

 

 

Fast 100 Boxer vertreten 16 verschiedene Länder an der Chemie Cup, einschließlich, Russland, Ukraine, Irland, Indien und Gastgeber Deutschland, zusätzlich zu den Vereinigten Staaten und Kuba.

 

 

 

Die 21-jährige Coe, die in nur Boxen sein 25th Spiel, seine erste auf der internationalen Bühne, die Show gestohlen und er war Most Outstanding Boxer des Turniers benannt. In den Halbfinals, Coe ausgeknockt Haar Strnisko, der Slowakei, in der ersten Runde.

 

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Coe respektiert, aber er wurde von seinem viel erfahreneren Gegner nicht einschüchtern, 2016 Olympiasieger und viermalige Weltmeister La Cruz, die hatte einen weniger Kampf in der World Boxing Series als Cue während seiner gesamten Amateur-Karriere tat.

 

 

 

“Mein erster Kampf im Turnier war die härteste ich gehabt hatte,,” Coe erklärt. “Ich studierte ihn (La Cruz) viel und beobachtete, wie er in den Halbfinals kämpfen (Sieg über dreimalige Europameister Joseph Ward (Irland), Das war direkt nach meinem Semifinale kämpfen. Er (La Cruz) ist sehr schwer und schrill, aber er mag es nicht, in dem Körper getroffen werden. Er bewegt seinen Körper, aber er vergisst den Kopf. Ich zog ihn, auf ihn, Bewegen um mit meiner Beinarbeit und schlurfenden. Er warf einen faulen Jab und ich traf ihn direkt am Kinn mit einem rechts.”

 

 

 

Coe Kurz, kompakte rechten Stempel landete direkt auf die Schaltfläche, La Cruz fällt etwas weniger als zwei Minuten in Runde eins. Die kubanische schlagen die Zählung, aber der Schiedsrichter entschied, dass er nicht weiter. La Cruz war noch “Der Mann” im Halbschwergewicht und von ihm Ausschlagen, Coe bewiesen, dass er wirklich gehört mit der Elite, und dass das Nein. 1-rated Amerikaner ist der Kämpfer in Bezug auf die Qualifikation zu schlagen für die 2020 U.S.. Olympiamannschaft.

 

 

 

“Ich ließ alle wissen, dass ich hier bin,” Coe hinzugefügt. “Ich muss immer noch auf viele verschiedene Dinge arbeiten. Ich muss mehr Kombinationen werfen, halten durch Ausdauer up, und verbessern alles besser zu sein. Ich bin eher ein reiner Boxer, aber ich habe Kraft und Schlagkraft. Trainer (Kochgeschirr)Walsh ändert sich nicht, seine Kämpfer, er fügt hinzu, was sie haben. Die Trainer zusammen einen Kampf Plan und ich ausgeführt es.”

 

 

 

“Khalil Aufführungen in Deutschland waren Weltklasse,” Team USA Trainer Walsh sagte,, “Um wirklich Weltklasse, Wir haben jetzt diese Leistungen regelmäßig wiederholen, und das ist, wo die Herausforderung liegt.”

 

 

 

Auf der diesjährigen USA vs. Irland Nordost-Tour, Coe war 2-0 gegen seinen irischen Kollegen in Boston und Springfield

 

 

 

Coe oft in Kämpfe in der Schule bekam, bis seine Mutter schickte ihn zu einem örtlichen Fitness-Studio, und sein erster Amateur-Kampf war, als er 12. Wenn er war Boxen nicht jetzt, die 6′ 1″ Coe glaubt würde er wahrscheinlich College-Football spielen, als Verteidiger oder defensive Ende.

 

 

 

Schließen mit seinen USA Mitspieler, insbesondere Keyshawn Davis, Coe lebt und trainiert mit ihnen in Colorado Springs. “Wir sind mehr als ein Team,” die Jersey City, Boxer New Jersey abgeschlossen, “wir sind wie eine Familie – Jungs, gals und Trainer — in Colorado Springs.

 

 

 

“Ich werde drehen Pro nach den Olympischen Spielen, die eine oder die andere, So Gott will, nachdem ich eine Goldmedaille zu gewinnen.”

 

 

 

Tokio ist legitim in Khalil Coe Sehenswürdigkeiten!

 

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USA Boxing Announces Four Boxers to Compete at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

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Boxing at Youth Olympics set to begin Oktober. 14

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (Juni 2, 2018 – USA Boxing announced today the four boxers who were nominated to represent the United States at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018, pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee. The Youth Olympic Games will be held Oct. 6-8, with the boxing competition to take place Oct. 14-18 in Argentinien.

 

 

 

Following the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships and 2018 Youth Continental Championships, two men and two women have been nominated for the prestigious competition. The team will be comprised of Himmel Garcia (Mt., Calif.), Otha Jones III (Toledo, Ohio), Roma Martinez (Bescheiden, Texas) und Harley Mederos (New York, N.Y.).

 

 

 

“Wir haben eine großartige Gruppe junger Talente, die das Team USA bei den Olympischen Jugendspielen in Buenos Aires vertreten,” sagte USA Boxing High Performance Director Matt Johnson über die nominierten Boxer. “Jeder hat gute internationale Erfahrung, in den letzten Jahren an einer Junioren- oder Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft teilgenommen haben. Diese Erfahrung wird entscheidend sein, wenn sie im Oktober gegen einige der besten aufstrebenden Boxer der Welt antreten.”

 

 

 

Garcia ist seit ihrem beeindruckenden WM-Debüt in . auf der internationalen Bühne 2015, wo sie Junioren-Weltmeisterin wurde. Das Bantamgewicht vertrat Team USA bei der 2017 Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft in Guwahati, Indien, bevor sie mit ihrer siegreichen Leistung bei der 2018 Kontinentale Jugendmeisterschaften im Mai. Sie ist zweifache US-amerikanische Boxjugend-Nationalmeisterin, und hat derzeit einen Rekord von 53-7.

 

 

 

Garcia beschrieb, die Vereinigten Staaten bei den Olympischen Jugendspielen vertreten zu können als “tolle.” “Zu wissen, dass nur vier Boxer nominiert sind, und ich war einer von ihnen ist eine sehr große Leistung für mich,” Sie bemerkte.

 

 

 

“Mein Land bei den Olympischen Jugendspielen vertreten zu können, ist etwas, für das ich hart gearbeitet habe und jetzt habe ich die Gelegenheit dazu, Ich werde sicher noch härter arbeiten, um die Goldmedaille nach Hause zu holen.”

 

 

 

Jones III im Halbweltergewicht festigte seine Position im Team USA mit dem Gewinn von Gold beim 2018 Youth Continental Championships. Jones III wird versuchen, seine dritte internationale Medaille hinzuzufügen 2018 bei diesen Spielen, nach seiner Silbermedaille Anfang dieses Jahres beim Emil-Jechev-Gedächtnisturnier in Bulgarien. Jones, wer hat eine aufzeichnung von 267-11, ist auch der 2017 US-amerikanischer Box-Jugend-Nationalmeister, sowie Mitglied der 2015 Junioren-WM-Team.

 

 

 

“Es ist nicht nur eine Ehre, das Team USA bei einem großen Turnier wie den Olympischen Jugendspielen zu vertreten, Ich freue mich, auch meine Familie zu vertreten,” sagte Jones III.

 

 

 

“Ich bin in der Boxhalle aufgewachsen. Meine Familie besitzt ein Fitnessstudio, Fitnessstudio in Soul City, und alle meine Brüder und Schwestern wurden im Fitnessstudio erzogen, um Kindern einen besseren Weg als Gewalt zu zeigen, und es wird mir helfen, dies noch mehr zu zeigen.”

 

 

 

Martinez war der einzige Amerikaner, der sich von der 2017 Frauen-Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft im November letzten Jahres. Das Federgewicht war der 2016 US-amerikanischer Boxjugend-Nationalmeister und 2017 Silbermedaillengewinner der USA Boxing Youth National Championship. Die Olympischen Jugendspiele sind das erste internationale Turnier von Martinez 2018, wo sie nach ihrer ersten internationalen Medaille sucht.

 

 

 

“Als ich die Benachrichtigung erhielt, dass ich für die Olympischen Jugendspiele nominiert wurde, Ich fühlte mich auferstanden,” sagte Martinez. “Ich habe in den letzten sechs Monaten ein paar verheerende Verluste an Menschenleben erlebt, und war verwirrt über meine Zukunft im Sport,” Sie erklärte.

 

 

 

“Jedoch, als ich wegen dieser großartigen Gelegenheit kontaktiert wurde, meine Vision wurde klar, Mein Verstand ist fokussiert und mein Herz entschlossen, diese Gelegenheit nicht nur für mich selbst zu nutzen, aber für jeden Menschen, der auf eine solche Chance gehofft und geträumt hat. Diese Reise nach Argentinien möchte ich mitnehmen; mein Glaube, meine Boxfähigkeiten und ein Zitat von meinem verstorbenen Teamkollegen: "eine Lieblingsschrift der Boxer" – es ist besser zu geben als zu nehmen.”

 

 

 

Mederos ist das letzte Mitglied des Team USA, das für die Olympischen Jugendspiele nominiert wurde. Das Leichtgewicht gewann Bronze beim 2015 Junioren-Weltmeisterschaften vor seinem Wechsel in die Jugendabteilung. Mederos ist die 2017 Jugend-Nationalmeister und verdiente sich seinen Platz nach Buenos Aires nach seiner beeindruckenden Leistung, die die Goldmedaille gewann 2018 Youth Continental Championships.

 

 

 

“Es fühlt sich großartig an, nach Argentinien zu gehen und mein Land in dem zu vertreten, was ich am liebsten tue, und die Chance zu bekommen, mein Talent vor allen zu präsentieren,” sagte Mederos.

 

 

 

“Ich kann dir garantieren, die beste Harley die du je gesehen hast, sowohl physisch als auch psychisch, werde rausgehen und das Beste tun, was ich tun kann, und alle stolz machen.”

 

 

 

Alle vier Boxer werden im Juli nach Colorado Springs zurückkehren, um mit dem Training für die Olympischen Jugendspiele zu beginnen. Garcia, Jones und Mederos werden die 2018 Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft in Budapest, Ungarn im August als Vorbereitung auf die Veranstaltung, bevor es Ende September nach Argentinien geht.

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Keyshawn Davis is Pushing His Way to the Top Norfolk, Wille. native is 2020 Olympic hopeful for Team USA

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (Juni 8, 2018) Overcoming adversity is something many people deal with throughout their lives, and it makes that person who they are. For Keyshawn Davis, he has been overcoming adversity from the beginning, and he is now on his way to the top of the boxing world.

 

 

 

Davis began boxing when he was just nine-years-old, after his mother took him and two of his brothers to the gym. They were constantly fighting each other and fighting in school. After about an hour of watching two kids around his age spar his mother asked if they wanted to sign up. The next day Keyshawn and his two brothers were in the gym training.

 

 

 

Seitdem, Davis has won numerous titles and is now on his first elite high-performance squad following his win at the 2017 USA Boxing National Championships. Following that win, he has made Colorado Springs, Runde. a second home, as he spends a great deal of his time training at the United States Olympic Training Center.

 

 

 

Training for his first year at the elite level began with one of the largest multi-nation training camps USA Boxing has ever hosted. Davis got the opportunity to spar with not only his American teammates, but boxers from Great Britain, New Zealand and Poland. The preparation led to one of his proudest moments of his young career, his first elite international tournament and title at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

 

 

 

“It was a very different experience, being that it was my first time out of the country,” stated Davis. “I really had to get used to the different environment, especially the time difference, as it threw off my sleep schedule at first.”

 

 

 

Jedoch, he did not let anything distract him from reaching the top of the podium.

 

 

 

“The feeling was just so unreal,” said Davis about his gold medal performance in Bulgaria. “I told myself that this is just one gold and I need to be standing here after every tournament. It was just a great feeling.”

 

 

 

Shortly after his winning performance in Bulgaria, Davis was back in the ring representing Team USA on the USA vs. IRL Nordost-Boxtour. Only fighting in one of the three stops of the tour, Davis made every minute of it count, as he pulled off another impressive victory in front of a large number of American fans.

 

 

 

Jedoch, before the success came struggles.

 

 

 

“I am a kid from Norfolk, Wille. that started with nothing; Just my mother and her five children,” stated Davis.

 

 

 

“As life went on, I kept getting better in the ring, but outside the ring was horrible, from anger problems to getting sent to a mental institution,” continued Davis. “I would’ve never thought I would be in the position I am today, so I thank God that he blessed me with all my supporters; from my sisters, Shanice and Shantel Davis, also my brothers, Keon and Kelvin Davis, and of course my mother, Wanda Davis. Without them I wouldn’t be here today. I am a walking miracle and I just want to show the world what Keyshawn Davis really can do.”

 

 

 

Helping Keyshawn get past his struggles has been his coach who has been there from the beginning, Kay Korma, als auch 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson.

“Last year when I was put in the mental home, they were both right there pushing me to get back on track,” Davis stated. “They never gave up on me or doubted me. They always knew what I was capable of, even though I was in a bad place.”

 

 

 

Another source of motivation and help came from another teammate, Troy Isley, who has been there by his side getting to experience Keyshawn’s first year as an elite with him.

 

 

 

“Troy has been a huge help for me during my first year on the elite high-performance squad,” mentioned Davis. “He has been telling me what foods I might need on a trip to help me maintain weight.”

 

 

 

When Davis went to Bulgaria for his first international tournament, Troy was there representing Team USA with him. “He told me how he felt his first time fighting internationally, and I just took all his information and used it to my advantage.”

 

 

 

Now the goal is to continue training and being successful at the international level. He has hopes of becoming an Olympic Champion in 2020 and being able to give back to his family.

 

 

 

“My biggest motivation is just to give my family a better life.”

 

 

 

With one gold under his belt, Davis will look for his second international title at the 2018 Chemistry Cup later this month. You can continue to follow his journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics through social media via Instagram (@keyshawndavis1) or SnapChat (@key4999).

 

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