分類存檔: 拳擊
Undefeated NABF Welterweight Champion Blair “The Flair” Cobbs Battles Samuel Kotey Friday February 14, From the Honda Center in Anaheim, California Live on DAZN
USA Boxing featherweight Andrea Medina closing in on 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo
科羅拉多斯普林斯, 膝部. (二月 10, 2020) – Coming off consecutive runner-up finishes in major tournaments, USA Boxing featherweight安德烈梅迪納 is within one tournament of representing her country in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
十二月, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision to盧佩古鐵雷斯 在 2020 中美. 奧運代表隊選拔賽拳擊, 和 4-1 到Iulia Tsyplakova (烏克蘭) last month at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria. The Chula Vista, California boxer was recently named to USA Boxing’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Boxing Qualification Team.
“Placing second at the trials only made me more eager to get that Olympic Qualification spot,” Medina said. “I just wanted to show USA Boxing that I was the one to represent at 57 kilograms. I am only going to get better and I cannot wait to show the world everything that I got.
“For it (Strandja) being my first ever international tournament, I was very proud of how far I got in the tournament and getting that silver medal. I was very happy with all my performances and I am excited to get back to work on things I need to improve on. Aside from all that, going to a different country was awesome and I can’t wait to travel more doing what I love the most.”
Medina and her Team USA stablemates are currently training in Colorado Springs at the state-of-the-art United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. To qualify for participation in this year’s Olympic Games, Medina needs to finish among the top three in the 57-kilogram (125 磅。) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, 法國, in which she could qualify for the Olympics by placing among the top five.
“It means the world to me to be on the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team,” Medina added. “It is everything I have been working for since I started competing at eight years old and I cannot believe the Olympic Games are only in a few months. Making history in San Diego by being the first person to make the Olympic Team for boxing is a big deal for my family, my city and myself. I cannot express how excited I am to have come this far, but there is still so much to do, and I am ready.
“I feel that I work better under pressure and I truly believe that I will qualify for Tokyo, whether it be in Argentina or France, but my main goal, 現在, is to train hard to get that gold in Argentina.”
Medina believes her major strength inside the ring is her ability to adjust during a fight. She prefers fighting on the outside, but she can brawl if needed, because she enjoys throwing a lot of power punches.
Medina also realizes that she’s in a prime place regarding the rising popularity of female boxing, following in the USA Boxing footsteps of two-time Olympic gold medalistClaressa盾 and Olympic bronze medalist馬倫·埃斯帕薩(Marlen esparza), along with past USA Olympians such asQueen Underwood 和邁卡拉邁耶.
“Female boxing is only going to get bigger,” Medina predicted. “Being a female fighter today means a lot to me, because I have been doing this for 15 多年來, and seeing it grow year after year only shows how strong females are and what we can accomplish. I predict that, in the future, boxing will not be seen as a man’s sport, but will be neutral for both men and women.”
Competing at the Olympics has been a life-long dream for Medina, but she also has plans for her immediate future.
“Reaching the Olympics has been my main goal throughout my boxing career,” Andrea remarked, “so now that it is so close makes me want to work even harder. Other goals of mine are to graduate from college and get my own condominium, which I will do after all this is over.
“I plan on turning pro after the Olympics, most likely at the beginning or middle of 2021, so I can finish school and give my body some rest and recovery.”
Andrea Medina is so close to being an Olympian and everything associated with that accomplishment that she can practically reach out and feel it. Just one more step, whether in Buenos Aires or Paris, and it’ll be mission accomplished for her.
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關於美國拳擊: 為了促進和在美國成長奧林匹克式的業餘拳擊和激發不懈追求奧運金牌,使運動員和教練獲得持續的競爭優勢。另外, 美國拳擊努力教所有參與者的角色, 信心和重點,他們需要成為彈性和多樣化的冠軍, 無論是在和在圓環外面。美國拳擊是一個團隊, 一個國家, 力爭金牌!
“Fight Night In Framingham” Fighting Life charity event, March 20th at Sheraton Hotel
弗雷明漢, 質量. (二月 10, 2020) – “Fight Night In Framingham”, 通過Shearns拳擊促銷呈現 (SBP), not only will be the first professional boxing event in the Massachusetts city, 位於 20 波士頓的家分店, it has additional meaning for youngsters in that market.
“Fight Night In Framingham,” will be held Friday night, 三月 20, at Sheraton Framingham Hotel for the benefit of戰鬥的一生, 放學後的青年拳擊和學術權力的程序, 負責提供100%免費, 學生通過高中教育開始上小學。
“SBP is very excited and looks forward to putting on Framingham’s first ever boxing event for this organization,” promoter查Shearns commented. “I think what is speaks the loudest right now is the amount of community and business support戰鬥的一生 has received, including the presenting sponsor, Street Light Ventures, which is a great company. I think it says a lot about what A.J. Thomas and the board are trying to accomplish with this organization. This kind of support will go a long way.”
位於出UpperKuts拳擊俱樂部的阿什蘭, 馬薩諸塞州, 在戰鬥的一生拳擊項目由業主和主教練成立, A.J. 托馬斯, as a resource and program to provide children with a positive outlet and outlook in life. Visitwww.fightinglife.org 更多地了解這個組織.
The purpose of戰鬥的一生is to provide a safe space to promote structure, growth mindset, self-worth, and goal setting through physical and academic fulfillment and self-discipline.
“It is an outlet for kids,” Thomas (描繪到左側) explained戰鬥的一生. “Kids who have been picked on, bullied, or at risk find it’s a safe haven. We take kids from all walks of life. We don’t turn anybody away. If their parents can’t afford the membership fee to join the gym, we provide a voucher to apply to waive the fee. Not all of these kids come here to become boxers. We have fitness classes in addition to teaching boxing lessons.
“This show is important because the attention and money we receive will help us get more volunteers, 設備, and go places (to box) that they’ve never been. Any money we receive will go straight to the kids. Our dream is promote out own shows someday to get our charity’s name out there for the benefit of our programs. Boxing is growing here in Framingham and we believe that there will be more boxing in our city. I even check on them in school and if they need help, they’ll have a big brother right next to them. Everything is for the kids!”
兩個不敗親“畢業生”的戰鬥的一生拳擊計劃, 超羽量級鄧肯·拉莫斯 (5-0-2, 5 科斯) 和尼爾森“奇諾”佩雷斯 (2-0米, 2 科斯), 是戰鬥中的主要事件和共同特徵, respectively. Both train at UpperKuts and haven’t forgotten where they come from, often teaching youngsters in the program how to train to become boxers.
“Timmy and Nelson have been with me for years,” Thomas added. “They’ve used their efforts in boxing to better their lives. We’re all family here. Timmy and Nelson are still part of our program because they help the other kids.”
拉莫斯, 戰鬥弗雷明漢的出, 是兩年時間的新英格蘭金手套冠軍的業餘. 他是在6輪, 對主要事件卡洛斯·馬雷羅, III (2-3-1), 布里奇波特, 康涅狄格州。
佩雷斯, who hails from nearby Marlboro, 另一種是新英格蘭金手套冠軍. He faces an opponent to be determined in the 6-round co-featured event. “I try to teach the kids to stay out of trouble,” Perez remarked. “I coach them a little to help them live and prosper. It’s great seeing these kids in the gym. I’m very excited to be part of this event to benefit Fighting Life.”
波士頓重量級特蕾西·約翰遜 (4-7-6), whose brother德米特里安德拉德 is a past Olympian and reigning WBO super middleweight champion, 發生在拉里“殺手”普賴爾 (11-22-5, 5 科斯) 在6輪的回合.
一雙優質的MMA戰士, 阿爾巴尼亞出生的超中量級卡斯特里奧特·“屠宰場”瓊瑪, 戰鬥格林威治出, CT, 使得對弗雷明漢最喜歡的他的職業拳擊首次亮相, 巴西出生索爾“蜘蛛”阿爾梅達 (0-10-3, 20-11 在MMA).
在undercard也爭取為南橋, MA量級維爾弗雷“厄爾尼諾Sucaro”異教徒 (6-1, 3 科斯) 與泰隆“手石”Luckey (9-12-4, 7 科斯), 在6輪的回合; 伍斯特, MA超羽量級安迪諾Ranse (1-1) VS. 亨利·加西亞 (0-5-1), 新貝德福德, 嘛, 和親開張哈特福德, CT超輕量級天使岡薩雷斯, JR. VS. Brandon Allen Sagraves (0-1), in 4-round fights. Gonzalez is a decorated amateur boxer who is a three-time New England Golden Gloves, 兩次馬戲團國家和 2014 全國PAL冠軍
所有戰鬥和戰士都受到變革.
門票價格 $75,.00 馬戲團 (行 1-3), $60.00 (坐在), $45.00 站在房間, 並張貴賓賭台 (的 10) 為 $1000.00 並且可以購買這裡, 在UpperKuts健身房, 或者從任何卡上的本地戰機。
門開處 6:30 P.M. AND, 在第一次戰鬥 7 P.M. AND.
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