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USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist JESSE VALDEZ

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Oktober 5, 2018) — 1972 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar 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 BoysClub 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. Bij 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. Luchtmacht, 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 Mohammed.

 

 

 

My dream came true in 1964,Valdez noted. “I was a USA Olympic Team alternate in 1964 and again in 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, Duitsland, aired live on ABC Wide World of Sports, the award-winning Saturday afternoon show during the seventies, when legendary announcer Howard Cosell took a shine to Valdez. Helaas, 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.

 

 

 

De 1972 Olympische Spelen, echter, 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. Later, 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 and Friday, 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 & Regionale Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 boksers, oud 8-40, compete from Oct. 8-13.

 

 

 

 

After the 1972 Olympische Spelen, 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. In plaats daarvan, 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. Als eerste, 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?

 

 

 

“Toen ik was 14 of 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 (medisch) benefits.

 

 

 

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

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Gemaakt om kampioen een levenslange, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — De Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang verleend aan een breed scala aan speciale evenementen georganiseerd door de Alumni Association, met inbegrip van de jaarlijkse USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, kunt u zich registreren op alumni@usaboxing.org voor een $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en e-wallet.

 

 

 

 

Nu 70, the Mexican-American from Houston has never regretted the decision he made nearly a half-century ago, of, natuurlijk, his experience at the 1972 Olympische Spelen. 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

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (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 and Friday, 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 & Regionale Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 boksers, oud 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,” said 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, inclusief 2017 Elite World Championship medalists Troy Isley (Alexandrië, Va.), Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio) en Freudis Rojas Jr. (Las Vegas, Nev.), as well as two-time World Championship medalist Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.), 2016 Jeugd Wereldkampioen delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) en 2016 Jeugd WK bronzen medaillewinnaar 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 (Tent, Texas), Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio), Quinton Randall (Katy, Texas) en 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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OVER USA BOKSEN: De missie van USA Boxing is het mogelijk maken van de Verenigde Staten’ atleten en coaches om duurzame competitieve excellentie te bereiken, karakter ontwikkelen, steun de bokssport, en boksen in olympische stijl promoten en laten groeien in de Verenigde Staten. De verantwoordelijkheid van USA Boxing is niet alleen het produceren van Olympisch goud, maar ook toezicht houden op elk aspect van het boksen in de Verenigde Staten.

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

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

Uitzicht CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS TRAILER HIER

NEW YORK - september 12, 2018 – Undefeated super featherweight and former amateur standout James Wilkins will make his live television debut on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, 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 KO) 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, Okla.

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 bij 123 pond, CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS chronicles Wilkins’ journey as a 19-year-old competing in the 132-pound class and culminates with a dramatic 2015 kampioenschap bout.

“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 ‘Crunchtimeand 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 KO) will clash with O’Shaquie Foster (13-2, 8 KO) in a 10-round super featherweight bout. In the eight-round co-featured bouts, Irvin Gonzalez Jr. (10-0, 9 KO) meets Carlos Ramos (9-0, 6 KO) in a featherweight matchup, and Wesley Ferrer (12-0-1, 7 KO) will face Steven Ortiz (8-0, 3 KO) 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.

Simply the best….. Roy Jones, Jr.

USA Boxing Alumni Association, Klas van 2018 opgeroepene

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (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.

 

 

 

De tweede jaarlijkse USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie, gehouden tijdens de 2018 USA Boxing Elite en jeugd Nationale Kampioenschappen en Junior en Prep Open, December 2-8, will be held Dec. 7, in het Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

 

Naast Jones, de Klasse van 2018 also includes two U.S. Olympic gold medalists and world (professioneel) kampioenen, Andre Ward en Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.

 

 

 

Het handvest klasse ingewijd vorig jaar opgenomen Muhammad Ali en Evander Holyfield, evenals ervaren coaches Roosevelt Sanders en 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 record, including gold medal performances at the 1984 National Junior Olympics and 1986 & 1987 National Golden Gloves Tournaments.

 

 

 

Bij de 1988 Olympische Spelen in Seoul, Zuid-Korea, Jones reached the championship final of the light middleweight division against Park Si-Hun, Zuid-Korea. Jones suffered arguably the worst decision in boxing history, losing 3-2, despite outpunching his opponent, 86 naar 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 Spelen en, 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 de tweede ronde. His long, glorious journey has produced a remarkable 66-9 (47 KO) pro record, 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, atletisch, beweging en reflexen, Jones went undefeated through his first 34 pro gevechten, 22-3 (14) in de wereld titel gevechten. Against former, present or future world champions, Jones was 19-9 (8 KO) and included among his victims were greats such as Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Mike McCallum,Vinnie Pazienza, Virgil Hill, Antonio Tarver en Felix Trinidad.

 

 

 

Vandaag, 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 theFuture 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’sFuture Stars of Boxingtournament in Las Vegas (photo courtesy of RJJ Boxing Promotions)

 

 

 

When USA Boxing alumni discuss their favorite fighters,” zei Chris Tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association uitvoerend directeur, “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.

 

 

 

Gemaakt om kampioen een levenslange, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — de Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang tot een breed scala aan speciale evenementen gastheer verleend door de Alumni Association, waaronder de Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, kunt u zich registreren op alumni@usaboxing.org voor een $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en 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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OVER USA BOKSEN: De missie van USA Boxing is het mogelijk maken van de Verenigde Staten’ atleten en coaches om duurzame competitieve excellentie te bereiken, karakter ontwikkelen, steun de bokssport, en boksen in olympische stijl promoten en laten groeien in de Verenigde Staten. De verantwoordelijkheid van USA Boxing is niet alleen het produceren van Olympisch goud, maar ook toezicht houden op elk aspect van het boksen in de Verenigde Staten.

 

Garcia and Stevens Close Out 2018 Youth World Championships with Wins

Team USA leaving Budapest with 4 medals

BOEDAPEST, Hongarije (Augustus 31, 2018)The final day of the 2018 Wereldkampioenschappen jeugd in Boedapest, Hungary was another golden day for Team USA, as both Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.) en 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 (Ierland), unanimous decision wins over Ibrahim Boukedim (Frankrijk) and Samandar Kholmurodov (Oezbekistan), as well as a split decision win over Bhavesh Kattimani (India) in de halve finale. 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,”Zei 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 (kalkoen) in de openingsronde, unanimous decision wins over Rinka Kinoshita (Japan) and Simran Kaur (Engeland), as well as her rematch with Zhanssaya Abdaimova (Kazachstan) 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 en 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, terwijl Isamary Aquino (Universal City, 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 boksers uit meer dan 50 countries from around the World. Joining Sanchez in the boxers corners throughout the tournament were assistant coaches Timothy terug (Cincinnati, Ohio), Eliza Olson (Redwood, Calif.) en Rosario Solis (Irving, Texas).

 

 

 

Team USA resultaten

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

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

 

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Team USA Advances 3 naar de finale van de Wereldkampioenschappen Jeugd

Isamary Aqunio wint brons

BOEDAPEST, Hongarije (Augustus 28, 2018) – Op de achtste wedstrijddag op de 2018 Wereldkampioenschappen jeugd in Boedapest, Hongarije, Team USA schoof drie boksers op naar de kampioenschappen, terwijl Isamary Aquino(Universal City, Texas) pakte haar tweede bronzen medaille voor het Wereldkampioenschap Jeugd.

 

 

 

Vlieggewicht Asa Stevens (Waianea, Hawaii) begon de Amerikanen op een winnende noot met een 3-2 winnen Bhavesh Kattimani van India om door te gaan naar het kampioenschap. Stevens wil de eerste wereldkampioen vlieggewicht jeugd voor Team USA worden sinds Shakur Stevenson won 2014 wanneer hij vrijdag de ring in stapt tegen de Engelse Ivan Price, de 2018 Europees kampioen.

 

 

 

2015 Junior Wereldkampioen Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.) wraakte haar kwartfinale verlies tegen Zhansaya Abdraimova van Kazachstan op de Jeugd Wereldkampioenschappen vorig jaar door de herkansing te nemen met een 3-2 beslissing. Garcia zal zich bij Stevens voegen op de tweede finaledag, terwijl ze Anamika Urang uit India zal ontmoeten, de 2018 Zilveren medaillewinnaar van de Aziatische Confederatie.

 

 

 

De derde Amerikaan die doorgaat naar de finale, Iyana Verduzco (Los Angeles, Calif.), zette haar indrukwekkende WK-debuut voort met een 4-1 overwinning op Aycan Guldgai van Turkije. Verduzco zal het eerste lid van Team USA zijn dat bokst in de finale, zoals ze Aizada Yeslyamgali zal opnemen, de 2018 Zilveren medaillewinnaar van de Aziatische Confederatie, op donderdag.

 

 

 

Aqunio, het laatste lid van Team USA dat bokst in de halve finales, slaagde er niet in om door te gaan naar de kampioenschappen tegen Sakshi uit India. Dit is de tweede bronzen medaille voor Aquino's jeugdwereldkampioenschappen, nadat hij vorig jaar het brons mee naar huis had genomen op de jeugdwereldkampioenschappen.

 

 

 

Team USA verlaat deze Wereldkampioenschappen met in totaal vier medailles en stond onder leiding van de Nationale Junior- en Jeugdcoach Augie Sanchez(Las Vegas, Nev.) tijdens dit toernooi, met Timothy terug (Cincinnati, Ohio), Eliza Olson (Redwood, Calif.) en Rosario Solis (Irving, Texas) dienen als assistent-coaches.

 

 

 

Je kunt alle actie volgen vanaf de kampioenschapsgevechten hier te klikken.

 

 

 

Team USA resultaten

51 kg: Heaven Garcia, Mt., Calif./USA, december. boven Zhanssaya Abdaimova / KAZ, 3-2

 

 

52 kg: Asa Stevens, Waianea, Hawaii / VS., december. boven Bhavesh Kattimani / IND, 3-2

 

 

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

 

 

57 kg: Sakshi / IND, december. over Isamary Aquino, Universal City, Texas / VS., 5-0

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SHOWTIME® NAAR PREMIÈRE CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS, DE INSPIRERENDE REIS VAN DE GOUDEN HANDSCHOENENVECHTERS VAN NEW YORK

 

 

Uitgeroepen tot "Best Feature" op 2017 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival;

CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS To Premiere Friday, September 21 op Showtime

Uitzicht, Aandeel, Trailer insluiten: https://s.sho.com/2Msfq0X

 

NEW YORK - augustus 27, 2018 - SHOWTIME heeft de televisierechten verworven op CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS, een documentaire die kijkers meeneemt door het New York Golden Gloves-toernooi, een van de meest prestigieuze amateur-bokstoernooien van het land. Geschreven en geregisseerd door journalist Bartle Bull, de film gaat in première Vrijdag, September 21 bij 8 p.m. ET / PT op Showtime.

 

CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS beschrijft drie inspirerende vechters: James Wilkins, Nisa Rodriguez, en Titus Williams - terwijl ze door het 10 weken durende toernooi navigeren en zich een weg ertussen vechten 500 boksers uit de vijf stadsdelen, allen strijden om de felbegeerde titel van Golden Gloves-kampioen. Door de drie met elkaar verweven maar toch unieke verhalen, de film onderzoekt de druk en opofferingen op de moeizame reis naar de grootsheid van het boksen.

 

 

 

Gedraaid in een bioscoop-verité-stijl zonder commentaarstem, het personage-gedreven verhaal onderzoekt wat het betekent om 'voor je leven te vechten,”Niet alleen voor de boksers, maar ook voor hun coaches, mentoren, teamgenoten en dierbaren. CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS bevat echte personages en intieme onthullingen tegen het ruige stedelijke landschap van New York City om een ​​krachtig en gelaagd verslag te creëren van de 2015 toernooi.

 

 

 

De film volgt Williams en Wilkins terwijl ze door tegenovergestelde kanten van de 132-pond beugel vechten. Williams is de toernooifavoriet op het punt van professioneel succes. Hij wordt begeleid door coach Joe Higgins, een gepensioneerde brandweerman uit New York City die lijdt aan ziekten die zijn opgelopen tijdens reddings- en herstelinspanningen in het World Trade Center in de nasleep van de september 11, 2001 terroristische aanslagen. Wilkins, een inwoner van Staten Island die zijn neiging om te vechten kanaliseert in een amateurcarrière, wil Williams verslaan en zichzelf vestigen als een prospect om naar te kijken als hij zich naar de professionele rangen wendt. Ondertussen, alleenstaande moeder en leraar Rodriquez - een vijfvoudig Golden Glove-kampioen en zelfbenoemd, "Vechten tegen de trots van de South Bronx" - pogingen om haar nalatenschap te versterken terwijl ze haar zinnen op de 2016 Olympische Trials.

 

CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS is Bulls eerste poging om documentaires te maken. Een in New York gevestigde auteur en journalist van beroep, gespecialiseerd in buitenlandse zaken en het Midden-Oosten, Bull is verschenen op NPR, Fox nieuws, BBC, en andere nieuwsuitzendingen, en zijn werk is te zien in New York Times, Washington Post, en Wall Street Journal.

 

CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS is uitvoerend geproduceerd door Donald Rosenfeld (Boom van leven, Jodorowsky's Dune, Overblijfselen van de dag) en geschreven en geregisseerd door Bull, in samenwerking met cameraman Tom Hurwitz (De koningin van Versailles) en redacteur Michael Levine (Restrepo). De film was een officiële selectie bij de 2017 American Documentary Film Festival, de 2017 Santa Barbara International Film Festival en Doc NYC 2017.CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS werd uitgeroepen tot Best Feature op de 2017 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

 

Team USA's nieuwste boksster Licht zwaargewicht Khalil Coe

(L-R) – USA hoofdtrainer Billy Walsh, USA Nationale assistent-coach Kay Koroma, Khalil Coe en coach Jeff Mays

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Juli 9, 2018) – Een ster werd vorige maand geboren op de 45th Chemistry Cup in Halle, Duitsland, wanneer Amerikaans licht zwaargewicht Khalil Coe schokte de amateur-bokswereld, het stoppen van de meervoudige wereldkampioen van Cuba Julio Cesar La Cruz in de openingsronde van de finale van het kampioenschap.

 

 

 

Bijna 100 boksers vertegenwoordigd 16 verschillende landen bij de Chemistry Cup, inclusief, Rusland, Oekraïne, Ierland, India en gastland Duitsland, naast de Verenigde Staten en Cuba.

 

 

 

De 21-jarige Coe, die alleen de zijne bokste 25th wedstrijd, zijn eerste op de internationale scène, stal de show en hij werd uitgeroepen tot Most Outstanding Boxer van het toernooi. In de halve finales, Coe viel uit Matus Strnisko, Slowakije, in de eerste ronde.

 

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Coe respecteerde maar hij werd niet geïntimideerd door zijn veel meer ervaren tegenstander, 2016 Olympisch gouden medaillewinnaar en viervoudig wereldkampioen La Cruz, die één gevecht minder had in de World Boxing Series dan Cue tijdens zijn hele amateurcarrière.

 

 

 

“Mijn eerste gevecht in het toernooi was het moeilijkste dat ik had gehad,” Legde Coe uit. “Ik heb hem bestudeerd (Het kruis) veel en zag hem vechten in de halve finales (het verslaan van drievoudig Europees kampioen Joseph Ward (Ierland), dat was direct na mijn halve finales gevecht. Hij (Het kruis) is erg ongrijpbaar en opzichtig, maar hij houdt er niet van om in het lichaam geslagen te worden. Hij beweegt zijn lichaam, maar hij vergeet zijn hoofd. Ik trok hem, op hem, bewegen met mijn voetenwerk en schuifelen. Hij gooide een luie prik en ik sloeg hem rechts op zijn kin.”

 

 

 

Coe is kort, compacte rechterhandpons landde precies op de knop, La Cruz iets minder dan twee minuten in de eerste ronde laten vallen. De Cubaan versloeg de graaf, maar de scheidsrechter oordeelde dat hij niet verder kon. La Cruz was stil “De Man” in de lichte zwaargewicht divisie en door hem knock-out te slaan, Coe bewees dat hij echt bij de elite hoort, en dat de nr. 1-Rated American is de te verslaan vechter in termen van kwalificatie voor de 2020 U.S. Olympisch Team.

 

 

 

“Ik laat iedereen weten dat ik hier ben,” Coe toegevoegd. “Ik moet nog aan veel verschillende dingen werken. Ik moet meer combinaties gooien, houd door uithoudingsvermogen, en alles verbeteren om beter te worden. Ik ben meer een pure bokser, maar ik heb kracht en slagkracht. Trainer (Billy)Walsh verandert zijn vechters niet, hij voegt toe aan wat ze hebben. De coaches stelden een gevechtsplan op en ik voerde het uit.”

 

 

 

“Khalils optredens in Duitsland waren van wereldklasse,” Hoofdcoach Walsh van Team USA zei, “Om echt van wereldklasse te zijn, we moeten die uitvoeringen nu regelmatig herhalen, en dat is waar de uitdaging ligt.”

 

 

 

Op de VS vs. Noordoostelijke tour door Ierland, Coe was 2-0 tegen zijn Ierse tegenhangers in Boston en Springfield

 

 

 

Coe kreeg vaak ruzie op school, totdat zijn moeder hem naar een plaatselijke sportschool stuurde, en zijn eerste amateurgevecht was toen hij dat was 12. Als hij nu niet aan het boksen was, de 6′ 1″ Coe denkt dat hij waarschijnlijk college football gaat spelen, als vleugelverdediger of verdedigend einde.

 

 

 

Sluit af met zijn Amerikaanse teamgenoten, in het bijzonder Keyshawn Davis, Coe woont en traint bij hen in Colorado Springs. “We zijn meer dan een team,” de Jersey City, New Jersey-bokser concludeerde, “we zijn als een gezin – jongens, meiden en coaches — in Colorado Springs.

 

 

 

“Ik word prof na de Olympische Spelen, op welke manier dan ook, Als God het wil, nadat ik een gouden medaille heb gewonnen.”

 

 

 

Tokio is legitiem in het vizier van Khalil Coe!

 

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

Boxing at Youth Olympics set to begin Oktober. 14

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (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 Argentinië.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

We’ve got a great group of young talent representing Team USA at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires,” said USA Boxing High Performance Director Matt Johnson on the nominated boxers. “Each one has good international experience, having participated in a junior or youth world championships over the past few years. That experience will be key as they face some of the world’s best up and coming boxers this October.

 

 

 

Garcia has been on the international scene since her impressive World Championships debut in 2015, where she became the Junior World Champion. The bantamweight represented Team USA at the 2017 Youth World Championships in Guwahati, India before clinching her spot to Argentina with her winning performance at the 2018 Youth Continental Championships this May. She is a two-time USA Boxing Youth National Champion, and currently has a record of 53-7.

 

 

 

Garcia described being able to represent the United States at the Youth Olympics asamazing.” “Knowing that only four boxers are nominated, and I was one of them is a very huge accomplishment for me,” she stated.

 

 

 

Being able to represent my country at the Youth Olympics is something I have worked hard for and now that I get the opportunity, I will be sure to work even harder to bring home that gold medal.

 

 

 

Light welterweight Jones III solidified his position on Team USA by winning gold at the 2018 Youth Continentale Kampioenschappen. Jones III will be looking to add his third international medal in 2018 at these Games, after his silver medal performance earlier this year at the Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria. Jones, who has a record of 267-11, is also the 2017 USA Boxing Youth National Champion, as well as a member of the 2015 Junior World Championships team.

 

 

 

Not only is it an honor to represent Team USA in a huge tournament such as the Youth Olympics, I am pleased to represent my family as well,” stated Jones III.

 

 

 

I grew up in the boxing gym. My family owns a gym, Soul City Gym, and all my brothers and sisters were brought up in the gym to show kids a better way to live than violence and making it this far will help me show that even more.

 

 

 

Martinez was the sole American to qualify from the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships last November. The featherweight was the 2016 USA Boxing Youth National Champion and 2017 USA Boxing Youth National Championship silver medalist. The Youth Olympic Games will be Martinez’s first international tournament of 2018, where she will be looking for her first international medal.

 

 

 

When I received the notification that I was nominated for the Youth Olympic Games, I felt resurrected,” Said Martinez. “I have experienced a few devastating life losses in the past six months, and was feeling confused about my future in the sport,” she explained.

 

 

 

“Echter, when I was contacted about this amazing opportunity, my vision became clear, my mind focused and my heart determined to take this opportunity not only for myself, but for every person who hoped and dreamed for a chance like this. I plan to take on this journey to Argentina with me; my faith, my boxing skills and a quote from my late teammate: ‘a boxers favorite scriptureit is better to give than to receive.

 

 

 

Mederos is the final member of Team USA to be nominated for the Youth Olympic Games. The lightweight won bronze at the 2015 Junior World Championships prior to his transition to the youth division. Mederos is the 2017 Youth National Champion and earned his place to Buenos Aires following his impressive gold medal winning performance at the 2018 Youth Continentale Kampioenschappen.

 

 

 

It feels amazing to be able to go to Argentina and represent my country in what I love to do most and get the chance to showcase my talent in front of everyone,” stated Mederos.

 

 

 

I can guarantee you, the best Harley you’ve ever seen, both physically and mentally, will go out there and do the best that I can do and make everyone proud.

 

 

 

All four boxers will return to Colorado Springs in July to begin training for the Youth Olympics. Garcia, Jones and Mederos will use the 2018 Wereldkampioenschappen jeugd in Boedapest, Hungary in August as a tuneup leading to the event before heading to Argentina in late September.

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Keyshawn Davis is duwen zijn weg naar de top Norfolk, Wil. inheemse is 2020 Olympische hoopvol voor Team USA

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juni 8, 2018) Het overwinnen van tegenspoed is iets wat veel mensen omgaan met hun hele leven, en het maakt die persoon wie ze zijn. Voor Keyshawn Davis, hij is het overwinnen van tegenspoed vanaf het begin, en hij is nu op weg naar de top van de bokswereld.

 

 

 

Davis begon boksen toen hij slechts negen jaar oud was, nadat zijn moeder hem en twee van zijn broers naar de sportschool. Ze waren constant met elkaar vechten en vechten op 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.

 

 

 

Sindsdien, Davis has won numerous titles and is now on his first elite high-performance squad following his win at the 2017 USA Boxing Nationale Kampioenschappen. Following that win, he has made Colorado Springs, Ronde. 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.

 

 

 

Echter, 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 Noordoost-bokstour. Alleen gevechten in één van de drie stops van de tour, Davis maakte elke minuut van het tellen, zoals hij trok een andere indrukwekkende overwinning in de voorkant van een groot aantal Amerikaanse fans.

 

 

 

Echter, voor het succes kwam strijd.

 

 

 

“Ik ben een jongen uit Norfolk, Wil. die begon met niets; Alleen mijn moeder en haar vijf kinderen,” stated Davis.

 

 

 

“Naarmate het leven ging verder, Ik bleef steeds beter in de ring, maar buiten de ring was verschrikkelijk, van woede problemen te krijgen naar een psychiatrische inrichting,” voortgezette Davis. “Ik heb nooit gedacht dat ik zou in de positie ben ik vandaag, dus ik dank God dat hij mij gezegend met al mijn supporters; van mijn zussen, Shanice en Shantel Davis, ook mijn broers, Keon en Kelvin Davis, en natuurlijk mijn moeder, Wanda Davis. Zonder hen zou ik hier vandaag. Ik ben een wandelende wonder en ik wil gewoon de wereld laten zien wat Keyshawn Davis werkelijk kan doen laten zien.”

 

 

 

Helpen Keyshawn voorbij zijn strijd heeft zijn coach die er al vanaf het begin is geweest, met Korma, evenals 2016 Olympisch zilveren medaillewinnaar Shakur Stevenson.

“Vorig jaar toen ik in de psychiatrische inrichting werd gezet, ze waren beiden daar me pushen om weer op de rails,” Davis verklaarde. “Ze hebben nooit gaf op mij of twijfelde me. Ze wist altijd wat ik in staat was, ook al was ik in een slechte plek.”

 

 

 

Een andere bron van motivatie en hulp kwam van een andere teamgenoot, Troy Isley, die daar is geweest aan zijn zijde om naar Keyshawn eerste jaar ervaring als een elite met hem.

 

 

 

“Troy heeft een enorme hulp voor mij tijdens mijn eerste jaar op de elite high-performance squad,” genoemde Davis. “Hij heeft me verteld welk voedsel ik nodig zou kunnen hebben op een reis om me te helpen handhaven gewicht.”

 

 

 

Toen Davis ging naar Bulgarije voor zijn eerste internationale toernooi, Troy was er wat neerkomt op Team USA met hem. “Hij vertelde me hoe hij zich voelde zijn eerste keer internationaal vechten, en ik nam al zijn informatie en gebruikte het om mijn voordeel.”

 

 

 

Nu het doel is om door te gaan trainen en succesvol op internationaal niveau. Hij heeft de hoop van het worden een Olympisch Kampioen in 2020 en de mogelijkheid om terug te geven aan zijn familie.

 

 

 

“Mijn grootste motivatie is gewoon om mijn familie een beter leven te geven.”

 

 

 

Met één goud onder zijn riem, Davis gaat op zoek naar zijn tweede internationale titel bij de 2018 Chemie Cup later deze maand. U kunt doorgaan met zijn reis naar de te volgen 2020 Olympische Spelen in Tokyo via social media via Instagram (@ keyshawndavis1) of Snapchat (@ Key4999).

 

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