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Legendary Air Force Academy boxing coach Ed Weichers coached perfect storm
Colorado Springs, Lap. (August 8, 2019) – Boxing coachEd Weichers, a charter member of the USA Boxing Alumni Association, guided the United States Air Force Academy from 1976-2014 to a record of 19 national collegiate boxing team championships.
Coach Weichers’ Fighting Falcons’ squads produced a remarkable 258 All-America boxers and 97 individual champions. His teams never finished lower than second in the nation for 27 years and he also served as president and vice president of the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA).
Coaching sports at a military school is much different, largely because student-athletes in most cases, især boksning, are not professional prospects. “Our Cadets were not trained to be elite level amateurs or pros,” the now 68-year-old Weichers explained. “In 1976, the cost to put one Cadet through four years at the Academy was $80,000 men, i 2014, the year of my retirement, that figure was $417,000. Cadets are trained to go forward and serve. They fly, kamp, win and defend freedoms that we all enjoy. Boxing at the next level is not part of the discussion. I got calls at the time about our boxers going to the next level, fighting in Tough Man Contests, etc. My answer is and has always been consistent: ‘You are not trained to be a boxer in the Air Force. Do not jeopardize your pilot qualifications or commission ability with a boxing injury.’ The Air Force has an investment in them, and I urged them to go forward and serve. I send them back to the real purpose of the boxing class/program at AFA. It teaches them how to handle press, stress, fear and anxiety. Boxing gives them the self confidence and self esteem to make good decisions in combat under pressure. The ability to handle these pressures and make good decisions are the difference in life and death in combat.”
Coach Weichers, selvfølgelig, attributes a large share of his success to the Cadets, who are intelligent, disciplined and team oriented. All Cadets take a mandatory core curriculum boxing course (10 lessons) their freshman year, followed by an intramural boxing program comprised of 40 squadron teams with a minimum of eight to a maximum of 16 boxers per team.
Not only did Weichers work with this incredible feeder system, the next step was the AFA Wing Open Boxing Championships, in which Cadets voluntarily signed-up to compete in one of 12 divisions to box for the No. 1 spot, earning a roster spot on the AFA Intercollegiate boxing team that competes in regional and national tournaments. The advancing 12 Cadets represented the entire Air Force Academy.
“Bottom line,’ Coach Weichers noted, “this formula was a perfect storm. I must give credit to and thank two Physical Education Department heads, Col. Don Peterson ogCol. Larry Fariss, and two athletic directors who were instrumental to our support and success, Col. John Clune ogCol. Randy Spetman.
“I was blessed with young men who I describe as overachievers. Cadets are tenacious. We built on an individual sport with a team concept. I had great assistant coaches, the best training facilities, and an environment of being surrounded by quality people in all phases.”
After he retired as head boxing coach at the Air Force Academy, Weichers led Team USA in 2014 og 2015 to five medals, including two golds, at the Pan American Games in Toronto.
“The plan was to hire Billy Walsh, who was the head coach of Team Ireland,” Weichers added. “I committed to sponsor Coach Walsh upon his arrival and make his transition smooth. I did that and Coach Walsh and I have become good friends. He is the correct man for the job, and he brings a great resume and reputation. He has helped turn the program around and created a winning culture. Team USA is back, ranked among the top 10 i verden, and that is a direct result of Coach Walsh.”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Created to champion lifelong, gensidigt fordelagtige forhold mellem USA Boxing og dets alumner, –boksere, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, ind og ud af ringen.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register atalumni@usaboxing.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.
Weichers joined the USA Boxing Alumni Association because he is a huge supporter ofJohn Brown, former President and current Vice President of USA Boxing.
“John had the idea or concept (to form the alumni association) and I looked at the purpose and thought it would be a way to honor and recognize those who contributed over the years,” Weichers remarked. “I hope that successful professionals from the past and present recognize those who contributed over the years. I also hope that they remember their roots were with USA Boxing and give back. We all had help and our start and success did not happen alone. Be humble and grateful and give back.”
Weichers is high on Team USA, especially its overall potential in the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, siger, “We’re solid going into 2020. The key to success, efter min mening, is head coach Billy Walsh. He is very experienced. His reputation and resume are top shelf. Coach Walsh is well known and respected on the international level. He has the ability to reach out to other countries and make positive things happen for our athletes. He has adjusted the culture in our boxing program, identifying our strengths, and making adjustment where weak. Coach Walsh brings leadership and credibility. Bottom line, we have the right coach for the job in place.”
Weichers’ association with the NCBA led to his relationship with USA Boxing at various levels and capacities. He has always felt gratified to give back to boxing, as well as an obligation to grow the sport at every level.
“I was lucky/blessed to work in a place I refer to as Camelot,” Weichers concluded. “It’s an athletic paradise; core values, honor code, and a mission that anyone can connect with and admire. I can say that I am a better person for my experience at the Air Force Academy.
“I love the sport of boxing, because of what it did for me, in terms of molding my life. The gratification that comes with seeing how young men and women grow and mature, as a result of their experience with boxing was very positive.
And countless Cadets are better people because they were coached by Ed Weichers.
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WBC Super Featherweight Champion Eva Wahlstrom beholder titlen, kæmper split uafgjort med Ronica Jeffrey
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Officielle resultater
LAS VEGAS (August 3, 2019) – World Boxing Council (WBC) kvindelig verdensmester i super fjervægt Eva Wahlstrøm beholdt sin titel ved at kæmpe sig til en 10-runders split-lodtrækning i aftes med udfordreren Ronica "Queen" Jeffrey på Thomas and Mack Center i Las Vegas.
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Wahlstrøm (22-1-2), kæmper ud af Finland, kom efter et tab ved afgørelse til den ubesejrede irske stjerneKatie Taylor i februar i den berømte Madison Square Garden i New York City. Den dygtige Finn har været WBC-titellisten siden 2015 og dette var hendes femte succesfulde titelforsvar.
Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO), en tidligere IWBF verdensmester fra Brooklyn, kørte en fire-kamps sejrsrække, der gik ind i gårsdagens kamp mod Wahlstrom.
Wahlstrom og Jeffrey er begge taktiske, rene boksere, der kæmpede på den måde i aftes, går frem og tilbage uden at blive såret. Det var en jævn kamp, der kunne være gået begge veje med dommerenTim Cheatham scorede uafgjort (95-95), Richard Ocasio lidt begunstigede Walstrom (96-94), ogLisa Giampa upræcist fik Jeffrey til at vinde alle 10 runder (100-90).
I co-featured begivenhed, tidligere top 10 bedømt junior mellemvægtJohn "Fænomet" Vera(19-1, 11 KOS) rykket op til mellemvægt, efter at have tabt for første gang som pro i marts sidste år i Frankrig tilMichel Sorø ved en afgørelse i 12 runder. Vera, kæmper ud af Fort Worth, Texas, vandt en afgørelse i seks runder mod sin usbekiske modstander, Ravshan Hudaynazarov (17-2, 13 KOS), den tidligere WBA FEDALATIN mester i weltervægt.
Las Vegas-baseret super bantamvægtJamie "The Miracle" Mitchell (5-0-2, 3 KOS) og VirginianStorbritannien Hart (3-3-2, 2 KOS) kæmpede til seks runders flertal.
Lokal favoritTrevor Covington vandt sin professionelle debut, tager en enstemmig beslutning i fire runder i Nattens Kamp mod Los Angles superfluevægtMing Freeman (1-4-1), der fik fratrukket et point for et lavt slag.
Officielle resultater nedenfor:
MAIN EVENT – WBC WORLD KVINDELIGE SUPER FEATHRWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Eva Wahlstrøm (22-1-2, 3 KOS), Champion, Helsinki, Finland
SD10 (96-94, 95-95, 90-100)
Ronica Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO), Challenger, Brooklyn, NY
(Wahlstrom beholdt verdensmesterskabet)
CO-FEATURE – MELLEMVÆGT
John "Fænomet" Vera (19-1, 11 KOS), Fort Worth, TX
WDEC 6 (58-56, 58-56, 58-56)
Ravshan Hudaynazarov (17-2, 13 KOS), Las Vegas, NV via Usbekistan
SUPER BANTAMVÆGT
Jamie Mitchell (5-0-2, 3 KOS), Las Vegas, NV
MD6 (589-56, 57-57, 57-57
Storbritannien Hart (3-3-2, 2 KOS), Roanoke, VA
SUPER FLEVÆGT
Trevor Covington (1-0), Henderson, NV
WDEC4 (37-36, 37-36, 37-36)
Ming Frihed (1-4-1), Los Angeles, F.EKS
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Oshae Jones Makes History at 2019 Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru (August 2, 2019) — Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) made history on the first night of finals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru by becoming the first ever women’s welterweight Pan American Games gold medalists. This marked the first time in Pan American Games history the women would have five weight classes, compared to the two previous Games having three weight classes.
Jones defeated Myriam DaSilva of Canada by unanimous decision, winning all three rounds, 10-9, from two judges, and two of the three rounds, 10-9, from one judge.
This marked the second time Jones and DaSilva went head-to-head, with Jones defeating her 5-0 at the Pan American Games Qualifier earlier this year.
Jones’ previously defeated Atheyna Bylon of Panama in the quarterfinals and M. Moronta Herand of the Dominican Republic in the semifinals to make the finals of these championships.
Team USA will look to close out their most successful Pan American Games since 1983, tomorrow night with four boxers going for gold, Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk, Va.), Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas), Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) og Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio). Their four medals will be added to Jones’ gold medal and the five bronze medals won earlier this week by Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.), Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), dELANTE Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) og Richard Torrez Jr.. (Tulare, Calif.).
Follow the Americans final day of boxing by clicking here: https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/2019-Pan-American-Games
Resultater
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio/USA, dec. over Myriam DaSilva/CAN, 5-0