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Barrientes Twins From Pound-4-Pound Boxing Program Win Belts at 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championship

LAS VEGAS, NV (December 11, 2017)This past week, den Pound-4-Pound Gym, Las Vegas’ # 1 amateur boxing program, sent eight members to the 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open. The Barrientes twins, Chavez och Angel both qualified to represent Team USA in the Junior Division, by winning belts at the tournament. Angel Barrientes was voted most outstanding boxer of the tournament.
The five-day tournament, which took place in Salt Lake City, UT, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, had the best amateur boxers fighting to see who would triumph and represent Team USA.
I’m very proud of our entire team who all fought hard and had tremendous success in this tournament,” said Pound-4-Pound head coach Richard Barrientes. “Although everyone didn’t come home with a belt, they all gave it their best, and gained a lot of experience. Angel and Chavez were outstanding, winning belts in their divisions. We competed against the best amateur boxers in the USA and held our own. Words can’t describe how happy I am with everyone’s performance.

2017 National Golden Gloves champion Poindexter Knight, Jr. wins his Pro debut

New York (December, 11, 2017)–On December 1st, welterweight prospect Poindexter Knight, Jr. won his anticipated professional debut when he stopped Samuel Forjoe in the first round of their scheduled four-round bout at The Strand Ballroom and Theater in Providence, Rhode Island.
Den 2017 National Golden Gloves champion out of Philadelphia landed a hard combination the corner that had Forjoe bending over, and the bout was stopped in just 63 sekunder.
Knight is the latest top-prospect to debut for Split-T Management, and he is promoted by Evander Holyfield’s Sports and Entertainment.
Everything went well, I was excited and nervous, but I got through it,”sa riddaren.
I thought my opponent would have a little more for me, but I did what I had to do in there and I got him out of there. It was great to get the knockout in my pro debut,” continued Knight.
Knight is eager to get his next victory, and he is looking to do in front of his hometown fans.
I am hoping to fight in front of my hometown fans in 2018. That would be a goal for the upcoming year. I can’t wait as I am coming strong in 2018.
Knight is trained by his father Poindexter Knight, Sr, and the elder Knight was happy with his son’s performance.
Poindexter looked relaxed, and it looked like it was his 10th fight. I am happy to be with Split-T Management. They gave us a chance when no one else did. We wanted to turn pro for a while and a lot of managers made a lot of broken promises. I put Poindexter back in the Golden Gloves, and he won, which opened a lot of doors,” Said Poindexter Knight, Sr.
Like my son said, I would like to see him get at least five fights for 2018. That will keep him sharp, and he will continue to learn. We had a great 1st fight, and we will continue to work hard and get better with each fight.
Said David McWater, CEO of Split-T management, “I’m truly excited about Poindexter Knight’s futurehe has the skill and more importantly the drive to be one of the very best.

Knight vs Forjoe
Knight vs Forjoe

Vito Mielnicki, Jr wins United States Junior National Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah

Nutley, NJ (December 11, 2017)–This past week in Salt Lake City, Utah, Vito Mielnicki, Jr. captured the United States Junior National championship in the 145-pound division.
Mielnicki of Roseland, New Jersey moved up an unprecedented 10 weight classes where he competed at 106-pounds at the 2017 turnering, and defeated the number-two seed, Adam Calixto of Tampa, Florida in the semifinals. In the finals, Mielnicki defeated top seeded Obed Bartee-El of Huntsville, Alabama.
With the title, Mielnicki gained a spot in the 2018 United States Junior National Team, Where he will be heading to train with teammates on February 4th at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado to get ready for international competition.

Mielnicki is trained by Ahmad Elliot and Willie Moses, as well as strength and conditioning coach Fred Caruso.
Mielnicki is the son of the GH3 Promotions CEO Vito Mielnicki.

Är & Holyfield to be inducted this Friday into USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame inaugural class

USA Boxing stars out to support and celebrate
USA Boxing Elite National Championships
December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (December 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception denna fredag natt (Dec.) 8, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of the USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.
The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2017 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December. 5-9, also held in Salt Lake City.
Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.
The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and official who have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have all over for Olympic-style boxing,” förklarade Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.
“Den Bästa” och “The Real Deal”, respektive, Muhammad Ali och Evander Holyfield, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders och Tom Coulter, also being inducted as charter members.
The late Ali is the lone three-time lineal world heavyweight champion of all-time, who as an amateur (known then as Cassius Clay), fångade en guldmedalj på 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. På 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Holyfield won a bronze medal as a light heavyweight, after a he suffered a questionable disqualification in his semifinals match. Tidigare i år, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.
EN 1993 USA Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Roosevelt coached the U.S. Marines boxing team in 1975-1978 och 1988-2000. He also served as assistant coach on the USA Olympic boxing teams in 1984 och 1992.
Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 år, continuing to conduct boxing clinics today around the glove. In addition to coaching the iconic 1988 USA Olympic boxing team, which captured eight individual medals, he was a consultant for the 1996 squad that won 14 meals. A national boxing champion at Syracuse University, Coulter also coaches the U.S. Army Boxing Team.
International Boxing Hall of Fame Al Bernstein will serve as Master of ceremonies for Fredagens händelse. “USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people ion a daily basis,” the voice of Showtime Boxing said,” and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization. I look forward to it.”.
Four Olympic medalists from Team USA will be in attendance: 1984 gold medalist Paul Gonzales, 1984 och 1988 silver medalists, respektive, Virgil Hill och Michael Carbajal, och 1972 bronze medalist Jessie Valdez.
Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 Olympian Raul Marquez, Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. Blommor, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“Irländsk” Micky Ward, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer and others.
USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppet för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar får tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang värd av Alumni Association, including Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vid alumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.
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Eight Elite Boxers From Pound-4-Pound Boxing Program Head to 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open

Pound-4-Pound Boxing Program sends 2017 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior Open
(L-R,

Angel Barrientes 15-yrs (101 Ibs),

Jordan Aguilar 18-yrs108 lbs,
John Armstrong 10-yrs (65 Ibs),
Chavez Barrientes 15-yrs (106 Ibs), Lesley Soto 18-yrs (125 Ibs),
Gabriel Soto 13-yrs (85 Ibs),
Anthony Torres 13-yrs (80 Ibs), Dorian Khan 15-yrs (110 Ibs)
LAS VEGAS, NV (December 4, 2017)Eight members from the Pound-4-Pound Gym, Las Vegas’ # 1 amateur boxing program, will compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open. The five-day tournament will take place in Salt Lake City, UT, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, starting December 5th through December 9th.
Only the best boxers from around the United States will compete to see who is the best amateur boxer in the nation. Allt 15 och 16 year-olds who win this tournament will make the USA Boxing Team. All others will be ranked #1 in their respective weight classes.
This is the big tournament that our team has been waiting to participate in,” said Pound-4-Pound head coach Richard Barrientes. “Only the elite amateur fighters from around the country will be competing. All my kids have worked extremely hard to get here. I’m very proud of this group and everyone knows what it’s going to take to come out on top. Competing in these type of tournaments is what builds self-esteem. Vinna eller förlora, these kids will never forget these moments.

Field set for 2017 USA Boxing Women’s Elite National Championships

December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO (November 30, 2017) – Team USA women’s boxing hopefuls will be competing in the prestigious USA Women’s Elite National Championships, December 5-9, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This year’s field is stacked with talent, Inklusive 2016 Olympic Trials Champion Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas), who will be looking to close out an impressive 2017 year that included four international titles and an undefeated 16-0 post, and two-time World Champion and 2014 Youth Olympic Champion Jajaira Gonzalez (Fontän, Colo.)
Other top contenders include featherweight Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.), lätta Rashida Ellis (Lynn, MA), as well as middleweight Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, CO) och weltervikt Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio)
Following a year of highly-competitive national events, the best U.S. female amateur boxers are set to compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite National Championship. With up to six spots in each division already secured, based on the results of the 2016 Elite SM, 2017 Elite Western Qualifier and 2017 Elite Eastern Qualifier, the remaining spots have been filled based on the wild-card application process to complete the field of elite boxers.
En summa av 88 boxers applied for a wild card qualification with 35 allocations awarded to finalize the Elite National Championships brackets.
With this being the first year of the new elite athlete selection process, we are excited to see the top talent in the country compete to represent Team USA in 2018,” sa Matt Johnson, USA Boxing High Performance Director. “We are looking forward to a high level of competition during these championships, and are confident that the increased competitiveness at the national stage will translate to further improvement of USA’s performance internationally on the road to Tokyo in 2020.
Below is the final list of elite boxers, in order of ranking, who will contend for the title of national champion:
USA BOXING ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS (106 Ibs.)
Jacquelyn Cuddleback – 2016 SM
Hillary Perez – 2016 SM
Mia Valdez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jazzelle Bobadilla – 2017 östra Qualifier
Veronica Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Elimarie Torres – 2017 östra Qualifier
Monica LazadaleWild Card Selection
Sabrina SlatteryWild Card Selection
FLYWEIGHTS (112 Ibs.)
Virginia Fuchs – 2016 SM
Kristyn Juarez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Maryquenn Vellinga – 2017 östra Qualifier
Indeya Smith – 2017 östra Qualifier
Leslis RosasWild Card Selection
FJÄDERVIKT (119 Ibs.)
Christina Cruz – 2016 SM
Dacia Jacquez – 2016 SM
Mikiah Kreps – 2017 östra Qualifier
Mariana Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Kristen McMurtree – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jayda Davis – 2017 östra Qualifier
Melanie Costa – Wild Card Selection
Bantamweights (125 Ibs.)
Trudy Li – 2016 SM
Carmen Vargas – 2016 SM
Eliza Peralta – 2017 Western Qualifier
Nephateria Miller – 2017 östra Qualifier
Brittany Sims – 2017 Western Qualifier
Clarice Morales – 2017 östra Qualifier
Rianna RiosWild Card Selection
Leslie SotoWild Card Selection
Lättviktare (132 Ibs.)
Rashida Ellis – 2016 SM
Jajaira Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Lupe Gutierrez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Stacia Suttles – Wild Card Selection
Diana Estrada – Wild Card Selection
Wendy CaseyWild Card Selection
Lätta VÄGVÄGTER (141 Ibs.)
Amelia Moore – 2016 SM
Whitney Gomez – 2016 SM
Annalicia Sustaita – 2017 Western Qualifier
Destiny Jones – 2017 östra Qualifier
Nargis Shanghais – 2017 östra Qualifier
Raven BrownWild Card Selection
Ashleigh Moore – Wild Card Selection
Welterweights (152 Ibs.)
Stephanie Malone – 2016 SM
Oshae Jones – 2017 östra Qualifier
Deseree Jamison – 2017 östra Qualifier
Middle (165 Ibs.)
Naomi Graham – 2016 SM
Leah Cooper – 2016 SM
Brooke Mullen – 2017 östra Qualifier
LÄTT TUNGVIKT (178 Ibs.)
Krystal Dixon – 2016 SM
Amber Montoya – 2017 östra Qualifier
Kristen Leija – 2017 östra Qualifier
Fallon Farrar – Wild Card Selection
Tungviktare (178+ Ibs.)
Danielle Perkins – 2016 SM
Shadasia GreenWild Card Selection
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Field set for 2017 USA Boxing Men’s Elite National Championships

December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO (November 28, 2017) – Following a year of highly-competitive national events, US amateur boxers are set to compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite National Championship, December 5-9, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
With up to six spots in each division already secured, based on the results of the 2016 Elite SM, 2017 Elite Western Qualifier and 2017 Elite Eastern Qualifier, the remaining spots have been filled based on the wild-card application process to complete the field of elite boxers.
En summa av 88 boxers applied for a wild card qualification with 35 allocations awarded to finalize the Elite National Championships brackets.
With this being the first year of the new elite athlete selection process, we are excited to see the top talent in the country compete to represent Team USA in 2018,” sa Matt Johnson, USA Boxing High Performance Director. “We are looking forward to a high level of competition during these championships, and are confident that the increased competitiveness at the national stage will translate to further improvement of USA’s performance internationally on the road to Tokyo in 2020.
Leading contenders include bantamweight Marc Castro (Fresno, Calif.), light welterweight Framför “Tiger” Johnson (Cleveland, OH), weltervikt Quinton Randall (Katy, TX), bantamvikt Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, OH), tungviktare Cam F. Grymt bra (Lenexa, KS) och jared Anderson(Toledo, OH), mellanvikt Troy Isley (Alexandria, VA), light welterweight Freudis Rojas, Jr. (Las Vegas, NV), super heavyweights) Nkosi Solomon (Brooklyn, NY) och Richard Torrez (Tulare, SÅSOM.
Below is the final list of elite boxers, in order of ranking, who will contend for the title of national champion:
USA BOXING ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS (108 Ibs.)
Nicholas Scaturchio – 2016 SM
Efrain Sanchez – 2016 SM
Xavier Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Timothy Jarman – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jordon Aguilar-Sanchez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Salaam Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Stephen AcostaWild Card Selection
Jonathan RodriguezWild Card Selection
FLYWEIGHTS (114 Ibs.)
Fernando Martinez – 2016 SM
Guillermo Gutierrez – 2016 SM
Michael Angeletti – 2017 Western Qualifier
Saleto Henderson – 2017 östra Qualifier
John Atiles – 2017 Western Qualifier
Charles Williams – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jonas PersaudWild Card Selection
Timothy Longoria- Wild Card Selection
Bantamweights (123 Ibs.)
Duke Ragan – 2016 SM
Shon Mondragon – 2016 SM
Dominique Crowder – 2017 Western Qualifier
Marc Castro – 2017 östra Qualifier
Isaac Martinez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Raymond Ford – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jesus Vasquez – Wild Card Selection
Daniel Bailey – Wild Card Selection
Lättviktare (132 Ibs.)
Aaron Perez – 2016 SM
Bruce Carrington – 2016 SM
Jemiah Richards – 2017 Western Qualifier
Keyshawn Davis – 2017 östra Qualifier
Tyler Herberger – 2017 Western Qualifier
Kevin Montano – 2017 östra Qualifier
Joseph MacedoWild Card Selection
James Browning – Wild Card Selection
Lätta VÄGVÄGTER (141 Ibs.)
Freudis Rojas – 2016 SM
Charlie Sheehy – 2016 SM
Israel Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
delante Johnson – 2017 östra Qualifier
Ismael Gutierrez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jeremy Hill – 2017 östra Qualifier
Bryson NucklesWild Card Selection
Cristian RomanWild Card Selection
Welterweights (152 Ibs.)
Quinton Randall – 2016 SM
Brian Ceballo -2016 SM
Marcus Davidson – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jaquan McElroy – 2017 östra Qualifier
Anthony Franco – 2017 Western Qualifier
Sean Charleston – 2017 östra Qualifier
Josniel CastroWild Card Selection
Azeez MuhammadWild Card Selection
MIDDELEWEIGHTS (165 Ibs.)
Troy Isley – 2016 SM
Javier Martinez – 2016 SM
Austin Williams – 2017 Western Qualifier
Rahim Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Joeshon James – 2017 Western Qualifier
Nikita Ababiy – 2017 östra Qualifier
Kiante IrvingWild Card Selection
Miguel HernandezWild Card Selection
LÄTT TUNGVIKT (178 Ibs.)
Sean Hemphill – 2016 SM
Antwan Jones – 2016 SM
Khlalil Coe – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jorge Tovar – 2017 östra Qualifier
Atif Oberlton – 2017 östra Qualifier
Darius Fulghum – 2017 östra Qualifier
Miguel TeoWild Card Selection
Abel GonzalezWild Card Selection
Tungviktare (201 Ibs.)
Cam Awesome – 2016 SM
Jesus Flores – 2016 SM
Adrian Tillman – 2017 Western Qualifier
Marquise Williams – 2017 östra Qualifier
Gaspard Pierre – 2017 östra Qualifier
Deangelo Leachmen – 2017 östra Qualifier
jared Anderson – Wild Card Selection
Demek EdmondsWild Card Selection
SUPER HEAVY WEIGHTS (201+ Ibs).
Nkosi Solomon – 2016 SM
Daniel Bean -2016 SM
Michael Graves – 2017 Western Qualifier
Ramel Clasablanca – 2017 östra Qualifier
Eric Brigs – 2017 Western Qualifier
Leonid Grachiv – 2017 östra Qualifier
Richard TorresWild Card Selection
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Citlalli Ortiz vinner weltervikt Youth VM titel

Isamary Aquino tar hem Bronsmedalj

Guwahati, Indien (November 26, 2017) — Coachella, California-native Citlalli Ortiz avvecklas hennes imponerande 2017 Kvinnor ungdom VM kampanj med en seger delad beslut över Rysslands Nataliya Sychugova att ta sin första stora internationella titel i Guwahati, Indien.
“Idag känns som en av de bästa dagarna i mitt liv,” uppgav Ortiz efter hennes seger. “Efter kampen, Jag tvivlade själv, men jag är väldigt glad att jag drog ut vinsten och det känns fantastiskt att vara världsmästare.”
Ortiz guld stänger en stark visning från den unga amerikanska delegationen. Team USA: s andra medalj, en brons, vanns i går genom Isamary Aquino av Universal City, Texas.
“Jag är oerhört stolt över min prestation på min första internationella turnering,” sade Aquino efter hennes medaljceremoni. “Det var en ära att få representera Team USA och ta hem en VM-medalj.”
De kvarvarande medlemmarna i teamet ingår: Aidyl Cardenas (Calexico, Calif.),Diana Estrada (Hillsboro, Oregon), Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.), Roma Martinez (Ödmjuka, Texas), Sharahaya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.) och Amy Salinas(Las Cruces, N.M).
Årets ungdoms VM fört 160 av världens främsta ungdom kvinnliga boxare från 36 olika länder tävlar om en av de 10 världen titlar står på spel. Huvudtränare billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) och assisterande tränare Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.) och Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas) guidad Team USA under dessa mästerskap. Boxare och personal USA Boxing börjar sin resa tillbaka hem till USA i morgon.
Team USA Resultat:
69 kg: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif./USA, december. över Nataliy Sychugova / RUS, 3-2
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Citlalli Ortiz Grabs First Win of Women’s Youth World Championships

Team USA finishes 1-1 on second day; six Americans to enter ring today
Guwahati, Indien (November. 21, 2017) — Day two of the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships in Guwahati, India brought two members of Team USA into the ring looking to advance one step closer to a world title.
Weltervikt Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, Calif.) grabbed Team USA’s first win of the championships with a split decision victory over Nadezhda Ryabets of Kazakhstan. She will return to the ring on Onsdag, November. 22 for a quarterfinals match-up against
The second American in today’s field, mellanvikt Sharahya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.), fell short of taking the judges card over Russian Anastasiia Shamonova.
I morgon the remaining six members of Team USA will make their tournament debut, Inklusive 2015 Junior World Champion Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.) The other five boxers will all be making their international debuts.
Huvudtränare billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.) och Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas) are guiding the American delegation in India. This year’s tournament has brought 160 boxers from 31 different countries looking to take one of the ten World titles up for grabs.
Continue to follow USA Boxing on social media for more coverage of the tournament.
Team USA Resultat:
69 kg: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif./USA december. over Nadezhda Ryabets/KAZ, 4-1
75 kg: Anastasiia Shamonova/RUS dec. över Sharahaya Moreu, Albuquerque, N.M./USA, 5-0
Tomorrow’s Schema
48 kg: Amy Salinas, Las Cruces, N.M./USA vs.Gloria D’almeida/FRA
51 kg: Heaven Garcia, Mt., Calif./USA vs. Chaewon Kim/KOR
54 kg: Isamary Aquino, Universal City, Texas/USA vs. Kateryna Rohova/UKR
57 kg: Roma Martinez, Ödmjuka, Texas/USA vs. Emily Mauermann/GER
60 kg: Diana Estrada, Hillsboro, Oregon/USA vs. Fatia Benmessahel/FRA
64 kg: Aidyl Cardenas, Calexico, Calif./USA vs. Khongorzul Batbold/MGL
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Collegiate Fight NightWest Point vs. New England This Saturday night in Winchester, MA

WINCHESTER, Mäss. (November 6, 2017) – Veterans Day will be celebrated in a unique way this Saturday night (7 p.m. OCH) when the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA), in association with USA Boxing, presents an evening of amateur boxing, “Collegiate Fight Night”,
Med 10 amateur matches being held at Maurer Auditorium in Winchester Town Hall (on Mt. Vernon St.).
The Cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point are matched against a New England all-star caliber team comprised of boxers from the Coast Guard Academy (Nya London, CT), University of Massachusetts, University of Connecticut and Trinity College.
COLLEGIATE FIGHT NIGHT
(all 3 X 2 Omgångar)
OPEN CLASS
160 Ibs
Luca Botis LoConte (18-7), Army West Point / Winchester, MA
vs.
Joseph Orosco (10-8), Trinity College / Pomona CA
NOVICE CLASS
Tungviktare
Jack Ward (0-0), Army West Point / North Hampton, NH
vs.
Jesus Fequiere (0-0), UConn / Windsor, CT
200 Ibs.
Jordan Elliott (4-5), Army West Point / Camden, DEN
vs.
Marshall Rayburn (4-5), Coast Guard / Nya London, CT
185 Ibs
Emmanuel Ahou (0-0), Army West Point / Newark, NJ
vs.
Luke Psoimas (0-1), Coast Guard / Nya London, CT
175 Ibs.
Kalen Khan (0-0), Army West Point / Bonne Terre, MO
vs.
Josh Bennett (1-1), UConn / Bridgeport, CT
158 Ibs
Alex Lawrence (0-0), Army West Point / Carrollton, TX
vs.
Jacob Cohen (0-0), UMass / Northborough, MA
158 Ibs
Moses Sun (5-3), Army West Point / Granite Falls, WA
vs.
Colin Johnson (4-3), Coast Guard / Nya London, CT
156 Ibs
Kyle Taylor (1-0), Army West Point / Oro Valley, DEN
vs.
Aaron Schneider (1-2), Trinity College / Needham, MA
156 Ibs.
Chandon Hutchinson (0-0), Army West Point / Orange County, SÅSOM
vs.
Dante Gilbert (0-0), UConn / Stamford, CT
125 Ibs.
Isiah Ortiz (4-2), Army West Point / Stockton, SÅSOM
vs.
Christian Moura (2-4), UMass / Hollis, NH
(all matches & boxers subject to change)
Former professional world champions “Irländsk” Micky Ward (Lowell) och Jose Antonio “Den Gallo” Rivera (Worcester) will be special guests atCollegiate Fight Night”.
Seacoast Ticket Agency is the exclusive online (www.seacoastticket.com) och telefon (1.800.382.5242) ordering ticket service forCollegiate Fight Night”. Tickets plus ($2.50 service fee) är prissatta på $20.00 for general admission and limited $40.00 ringside reserved. Begränsad $500 VIP packages are also available and include four ringside reserved tickets, including a pre-event reception at Lucias Ristorante in Winchester (cash bar), company name recognition in the event program, post and pre-event Meet & Greet with special guest boxers at Lucias. Tickets may be available to purchase fight night at the door, emellertid, this event is expected to sell-out in advance.
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ABOUT NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BOXING ASSOCIATION (NCBA): The NCBA is the senior college boxing governing body in the United States. The NCBA provides student athletes an opportunity to box at the recreational, intramural, and competitive levels. Its philosophy and rules provide a safe and level playing field for both new and experienced athletes.
OM USA BOXING: The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United Statesathletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, utveckla karaktär, stödja boxningssporten, and promote and grow Olympic style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, bit also oversee and every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.