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Top USA amateur boxers adjusting to life without fights & waiting another year for Olympics show

Nisan 27, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

Arjan Iseni training during the pandemic

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Nisan 23, 2020) — Amateur boxing, as in the professional ranks, has been shut-down worldwide due to the Coronavirus pandemic. USA Boxing members are adjusting to these challenging and trying times all across the country.

Gyms and schools are closed, tournaments suspended, ve 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo have been postponed a year. Members of the Elite Qualification, Youth and Junior High Performance teams are home rather than in Colorado Springs training at the state-of-art United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.

How are some of the leading U.S. amateur boxers living during this period without fights?

**ELITE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TEAM**

***Joseph Hicks*** (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 26-year-old middleweight, USA Ranking #2
Gold medal performances: 2019 Ulusal Altın Eldiven; 2017 & 2018 Eastern Elite Elemesi; 3-time Eastern Elite Qualifier (2017-2019)

Hicks was within one qualifier victory of officially becoming a member of the 2020 Team USA Olympic Boxing Team. He is taking advantage of the break, gerçi, spending quality time with his wife and young daughter.

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I personally feel that this has been a blessing in disguise, because I have more time to improve on the things the USA coaches have been telling me to work on. Lansing'de bir apartman dairesinde yaşıyorum (MY), ama rahatça antrenman yapabilmek için annemle Grand Rapids'te kalıyorum. Bir bakıma tuhaf, ama yumruklanmayı özledim. Yeni normale uyum sağlamaya çalışıyorum, ama eğitim merkezine geri dönmek için sabırsızlanıyorum (Colorado Springs'de).

“Tüm dikkatimi ona vermek için kızımı her gün görebilmeyi seviyorum, ama spor salonunu benim kadar özlüyor. Karım ve annem çok destek oldu. Bir yıl daha beklemenin, sadece Olimpiyatlar burada olduğunda beni daha iyi yapacağına inanıyorum.”

***Oshae Jones***, (Toledo, Ohio), 22-yaşındaki siklet, USA Ranking #1
Altın Madalya Gösterileri: 2020 Olimpik Takım Denemeleri, 3-time Elite Ulusal Şampiyonası (2016-2019), 2017 Eastern Elite Elemesi, 2016 Gençlik Açık, 2014 Milli PAL. Uluslararası: 2020 Strandja Turnuvası & 2019 Pan-Amerikan Oyunları

Jones had been on a roll leading up to the since postponed Americas Qualifier to lock a roster spot on the 2020 Team USA Olympic Boxing Team. She has been training at her family’s gym in Toledo, as well as getting more involved in community services and functions.

“I have not adapted to life without boxing, because boxing will never leave my life. Ailem / coaches have a gym connected to our house we live in. Boxing is not a sport, it’s a lifestyle .

“My heart dropped when I first heard that the Olympics were postponed. Everything that I have been working toward for basically my whole life is on pause until next July. I do not know how I feel or how to express how I feel. The only thing I can do is try to stay motivated.”

**YOUTH HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM**

***Arjan Iseni*** (Staten Island, New York), 17-year-old light heavyweight, USA Ranking #1
Altın Madalya Gösterileri: 2019 Youth National Championships, Eastern Regional Open & Gençlik Açık

Iseni lives in the Coronavirus epicenter, Staten Island, NY. He and his father built a small ring in their backyard (aşağıdaki resme bakın) because he couldn’t train in any gyms.

“It’s very hard to know that I won’t be able to represent Team USA this year in any international tournaments. This is my last year as a youth boxer, but I have been training very hard during quarantine, and I will be ready for whatever is next for me.

“It is hard knowing that I will not be fighting soon, but this gives me more time to perfect the little flaws in my game, and I’ll comeback stronger when this all ends. Inşallah, everything goes back to normal soon, so I can get back to fighting actively and hopefully make Team USA as an Elite boxer.”

***Shera Mae Patricio*** (Waianae, Hawaii), 17-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Altın Madalya Gösterileri: 2019 Youth National Championships & Western Regional Open; 2018 Youth National Championships & Western Regionals Open; 2017 Ulusal Genç Olimpiyatları & Ulusal Altın Eldiven

Patricio lives the furthest away from training camp and her teammates, but her family owns a boxing gym, and training/sparring isn’t as a problem for her because she has eight siblings.

“We are in quarantine and I have adapted to life without fights by continuing to train at our personal gym with my siblings. Training hasn’t been a problem for us because we have our own personal gym. We sanitize all the equipment and the gym before and after training. Since there are no fights coming soon, we have been sharpening up our skills and building more knowledge We’ve been gaining strength and keeping up our endurance. On weekends, my dad rides a bike while we run laps to get some sunlight, and sometimes we do sprint drills outside.

“Our family is a boxing family that started with my dad as he was a boxer. He started training me, only for defense, but it started to get serious in 2015 when I won my first tournament in Kansas. All of my other siblings are also boxers and they’re also multiple-time champions. My siblings and I have been getting a ton of family time staying home together. This quarantine has made us even closer. Our bond makes us stronger individually and as one. I’m far away from training in Colorado Springs, but my teammates are only a phone call away. I’m able to stay in touch and that’s very warming. Some of the coaches check on me to see how I’ve been doing. I looked forward to all the tournaments I planned to fight in and I’m disappointed they’ve been postponed, but I have more time to be even better prepared for my next fight.”

**JUNIOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM**

***Steven Navarro*** (Los Angeles, Kaliforniya) 16-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Altın Madalya Gösterileri: 2019 Junior National Championships & Milli PAL; 2018 Junior National Championships; 2017 Prep Open & Western Regional Open

Navarro was training in Colorado Springs to prepare for international competition in Bulgaria, but the trip was cancelled two days before Navarro and his teammates were scheduled to depart.

“As a member of the USA Boxing Junior Team, I look forward to every fight / turnuva, because it could be my last. So it was very heartbreaking when I was notified that our fights in Bulgaria and future international fights were cancelled due to this pandemic. I continue working as hard as I do on a regular basis: waking up at 5 sabah, running 5-6 miles in nearby hills, of course wearing my mask. I come home to take my online classes from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., which gives me a 2-hour nap before heading to my private gym. I am the only person who trains at my gym every day at 4:30 um. Once I get to the gym, I begin stretching for 3 mermi (3-minute rounds), shadow box for 5-7 mermi, then I hit five varieties of punching bags (3 mermi her). Afterwards, I work mitts (5-8 mermi) where I focus on different movements and situations that could possibly happen in a fight. I often hit the double-end bag and speed bag for 3 mermi. I finish my boxing training with 15 min. of jump rope.

“I train on a daily basis for 2 hours with my father/coach Refugio Navarro. This pandemic is a bit of a gamble due to not having access to sparring. I do tend to ‘move’ with my father once every week, but the experience is different. Once finished, I head to my grandparents’ house (only one block away from my home) to do my strength and conditioning. I do wear a mask and gloves when working out there. My grandfather is a bodybuilder and has his gym setup in his garage. I work-out with my grandfather for a good hour, constantly disinfecting all equipment, to wrap-up my day. I work with what I have, which is a blessing. Boxing isn’t a season sport, you must stay ready all year for anything, and that’s what I continue to do as I strive for greatness.”

***Fernanda Chavez*** (Dallas, Teksas), 14-year-old bantamweight, USA Ranking #2
Altın Madalya Gösterileri: 2019 Junior Açık; 2018 Prep Open & Eastern Regional

Chavez is a first-year member of the Junior High Performance Team and her inaugural training camp in Colorado Springs was pushed back.

“Adapting to this new lifestyle hasn’t been the easiest. I’m thankful I have my family, as we’ve been going on daily runs and workouts at parks. My family understands the importance of my athleticism and staying fit, which is why we continue to motivate each other during this tough time. I’m not sure when our lives will return to normal, which is why I’m still prepared at all times.

“The things I’m looking forward to most at camp in Colorado Springs is meeting other junior females on the team, as well as learning the different styles they bring. I also look forward to creating bonds between my new teammates and coaches from across the nation.”

Arjan Iseni’s backyard ring in Staten Island

**BİLGİ:**

www.usaboxing.org
Heyecan: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing

**ABD KUTUSU HAKKINDA:** To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Ayrıca, ABD Boks, tüm katılımcılara karakteri öğretmeye çalışıyor, dirençli ve çeşitliliğe sahip şampiyonlar olmak için ihtiyaç duydukları güven ve odaklanma, ve ring dışına hem de. USA Boxing is one team, bir ulus, altın için ilerlemek!

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A remarkable boxing journey like no other 1972 Olimpiyat altın madalyalı “Şeker” Ray Seales

Nisan 15, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

(Ray Seales is in the front row, second in from the left)

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Nisan 9, 2020) — Imagine being the lone boxer from your country to capture an Olympic gold medal, only days after the infamous Munich massacre. Now imagine also having won a remarkable 338 arasında 350 amatör maçlar, having fought a trilogy as a professional with **“Muhteşem” Marvin Hagler**, being declared legally blind in both eyes (having entertainer **Sammy Davis, Jr.** pickup a six-figure medical bill), regaining sight in one eye, then working as a teacher of autistic students for 17 yıl.

**“Şeker” Ray Seales** has truly lived a surreal life, kısaca söylemek gerekirse, and he’s still involved in boxing at the age of 67, as a successful coach of amateur boxers in Indianapolis.

Born in Saint Croix, ABD'yi. Virgin Island as one of eight children in a family whose father was a boxer there as a member of the U.S. Army team, Seales started boxing at the age of nine. “I have three brothers and we always beat the crap out of each other,” he spoke about his start in boxing. “Learning how to box, benim için, was all about fighting to be the first to eat. I had gotten hit in my left eye playing dodgeball and my uncle, who was stationed at Ft. Demir kama (Tacoma, WA), told my mother there was a special doctor there who could help with my eye. My father was stationed all over and in 1964, when I was 12, my mother moved us to Tacoma, Washington.

“I had boxing in my system. I went with my brothers to the Downtown Tacoma Boys Club, which was only one block from our home, and my mother could watch me walk from our house to the gym and back. I was the first from there to win a Golden Gloves title. I wanted to be a winner and finished with 14 (şampiyon) jackets. I couldn’t speak English. I knew Spanish and spoke Spanish and English together. The first word I said in English was box. We used to fight three or four times a day and we built the Tacoma Boxing Club. I went on to have a 338-12 amateur record and I’ve been in boxing ever since.”

Seales developed into a champion, taking top honors at the 1971 National AAU and 1972 National Golden Gloves championships. Yaşındayken 19, Seales enlisted in the U.S. Hava Kuvvetleri, but his mother made some calls so Ray would be able to compete in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Almanya.

She succeeded and the rest, söyledikleri gibi, is history. And when he came home from the Olympics, he was told that there was no need for him to report to the U.S. Hava Kuvvetleri, because he had done enough in terms of service as the only American boxer to win a gold medal.

The 1972 Olimpiyatlar, ancak, was overshadowed by the killing of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, as well as a West German police officer at the Olympic Village by terrorists on Black September.

“I had just turned 20,” Seales remembered. “Boxing was heavy when we went there. Some of my family, my coach from Tacoma, and Tacoma teammate (and 2-time U.S. Görkemli)**Davey Armstrong** were in Germany. I didn’t know anything at first. I had to get the attention of my parents to let them know not to go there, because there were terrorists with sub-machine guns in the Olympic Village. I was the only American boxer left to fight.”

Seales defeated Bulgarian **Angjei Anghhelov**, 5-0, in the light welterweight championship to capture an Olympic gold medal, the only member of the U.S. team to do so. His teammates included Armstrong, **Duane Bobick**, and Olympic bronze medalists **Jesse Valdez**, **Marvin Johnson** ve **Ricardo Carreras**.

Sugar Ray Seales’s dedication to USA Boxing is second to none,” adı geçen Chris Cugliari, ABD Boks Mezunları Direktörü. “His pride, patriotism, and devotion to helping our next generation of champions is what makes him such an inspiring figure.”

**ABD Boks Mezunlar Derneği**

Hayat boyu şampiyon olmak için yaratıldı, USA Boxing ve mezunları arasında karşılıklı yarar sağlayan ilişkiler, –boksörler, memurlar, antrenörler ve boks hayranları — Mezunlar Derneği şampiyon nesilleri birbirine bağlar, USA Boxing’in gelecekteki boks şampiyonlarına ilham veriyor ve geri veriyor, ve ring dışına.

ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği, boksu seven ve amatör boksla bağlantıda kalmak isteyen herkese açıktır.. Üyelere, Mezunlar Derneği'nin ev sahipliği yaptığı çok çeşitli özel etkinliklere erişim hakkı verilir., yıllık ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği Onur Listesi resepsiyonu dahil.

Mezunlar Derneği'ne katılmak için, sadece kayıt olun alumni@usaboxing.org için $40.00 yıllık üyelik ücreti. Yeni üyeler bir T-shirt alacak, anahtarlık ve e-cüzdan.

Seales turned pro in 1973, winning an 8-round unanimous decision over **Gonzalo Rodriguez** Tacoma. “Sugarman” won his first 21 pro kavgalar, until he lost a 10-round decision to 14-0 middleweight prospect and future Hall of Famer Marvin Hagler. İki kavgalar sonra, Seales fought Hagler in Tacoma to a 10-round draw (99-99, 99-99, 98-96).

“Everybody wanted a shot at the Olympic gold medalist,” Seales explained.” I went to Boston and we fought in a TV studio (WNAC). It was freezing in there. I was shivering when I went into the ring, Marvin came out dripping sweat. I knew I was losing after seeing that, but I hung with him and went the distance (10 mermi). Yönetim sorunları yaşıyordum ve üç ay sonra Hagler ile tekrar savaştım., sadece bu sefer Tacoma'da evde. Onu yendim ama 10 rauntluk berabere bitti. Onu yendiğimi biliyor!”

Seales, Hagler ile üçlemesini tamamladı, ama beş yıl sonraydı, Hagler ne zaman 42-2-1 ve dünyanın en iyi orta ağırlıklarının çoğu tarafından kaçınılır. “Ben USBA'ydım (Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Boks Derneği) ve Kuzey Amerika Boks Federasyonu (NABF) orta siklet şampiyonu ve Hagler'in bir dünya şampiyonluğu vuruşu elde etmek için bir unvan kazanması gerekiyor,” Seales kaydetti. “İlk turda üçüncü dövüşümüzü kaybettim, ama bu üç dövüşümüzde televizyonda gösterilen tek şey. Biz iki solaktık, ama o sağ elini kullandı, ve beni bir kancayla yakaladı. Paramı aldım ve ona bir dünya şampiyonluğu savaşı satın aldılar.”

Seales has coached two different amateur teams in Indianapolis during the past 11 yıl, kazanan 10 Golden Gloves team championships, and he’s still in charge in Indy of Team IBG.

After he retired in 1984 after suffering detached retinas in both eyes, Seales was introduced in Las Vegas to Sammy Davis, Jr. (aşağıda resmedilmiştir), who paid Seales’ $100,000 medical bill for his damaged eyes. Davis had lost his left eye in a 1952 car accident

“I’m a teacher,” Seales concluded. “I see the way that so many boxers want to fight likeFloyd Mayweather. Their head is tilted, they can’t throw a jab. I teach them to have the right foot behind the left (for a right-handed boxer), and to walk in straight, not tilted or peaking. Heel toe, heel toe every time you pivot is your stance.

“My advice for the boxers who hope to compete in the 2020 Olympics is to focus on what you’re doing and listen to how to get it done. What I really want to do is to coach the USA Olympic Boxing Team 2024.”

**BİLGİ:**
www.usaboxing.orgi
Heyecan: @USABoxing, @Evleneceksen
Instagram: @USABoxing

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RIP – NEVER FORGET!

Mart 15, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

40^th anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland

22 members of Team USA Boxing perished

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mart 14, 2020) – One of the darkest days in American sports history occurred 40 years ago today, when Polish Airlines flight #7 that had departed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City crashed a half-mile from Okecie Airport in Warsaw, Polonya.

Tüm 87 passengers died, dahil 14 boxers and eight officials on the USA Boxing team, due to a disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane’s engines that ultimately failed.

Team USA was traveling to Poland to compete in two international amateur boxing dual events. The average age of the 14 boxers was only 20 ½, ranging from 27-year-old Walter Harris to 16-year-old Byron Payton.

The potential Olympic dreams of the 14 boxers were destroyed in the horrific accident. Although most of the boxers were still in their developmental stage, outside of prospective medal challenger Lemuel Steeples, each member aspired to represent the United States in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. (The United States eventually led a boycott of the 1980 Olympics because of the Soviet-Afghan War.)

“I remember coming home from my boxing gym on March 14, 1980 and hearing the news of the plane crash on the evening news,” ABD Boks İcra Direktörü Mike McAtee belirtti.

“As an aspiring Olympic-style boxer I was shocked and felt a sense of loss like every American boxer, coach and official. Today we are reminded that life is precious, and every day is a blessing. On behalf of USA Boxing’s Board of Directors, 48,000 boksörler, coaches and officials and the national office staff we remember the 1980 USA Boxing Team Members and Staff. Please keep them, their families and the worldwide Olympic-style boxing family in your thoughts and prayers.”

**“Down But Not Out… Lost But Not Forgotten”**

USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh remembers the crash to this day. “I remember it well, as I was a 16-year-old dreaming of the Olympics,” said Walsh. “It was massive news in Europe, a big tragedy with some of the world’s best boxers and staff wiped out. We lost a generation of great fighters, and most importantly loved ones.”

Patricia Chavis was only seven years old when she learned her father, Sgt. Elliott Chavis, had perished in the crash. She was playing outdoors with friends when she noticed a lot of people crying as they entered and left her home. Her mother called her inside, sat her down with people watching, and said that her father wasn’t coming back because he had been killed in a plane crash.

“She asked me if I understood and I did, because we had recently lost my great grandmother and paternal grandfather,” an emotional Patricia explained. “I went back outside and told my friends. They were a little older and they didn’t understand why I hadn’t stayed inside with family. It didn’t really hit me that my dad wasn’t coming home until my teenage years. I remember sitting in bed and writing letters to him.

“Every year still affects me every March. We usually have a family dinner with my mom and grandchildren. They listen to stories about a man they never met. He’s buried in South Carolina and we’ve laid flowers on his grave. Every year on March 14^th it brings back memories and we celebrate his life.”

Sgt. Chavis, who died at the age of 25, was stationed at Ft. Bragg (N.C.), where he learned to box. O bir üyesiydi 118^th Military Police Company and during his boxing career, the light heavyweight was All-Army and All-Southeastern.

“My parents married young,” Patricia continued. “My mom told me he was always athletic. He played football and was a pole vaulter on the track team in high school. But I didn’t know anything about his boxing until we went to a reunion at Ft. Bragg. Around the 30^th anniversary I got in touch with some of his Army buddies when I saw on Facebook that they were having a reunion. I went there with my mom and listened to stories they told me about his boxing career. I found it so interesting because I hadn’t known about that. There are quite a few memorials I’ve seen on Facebook and I try to get in touch with other family members (of her father’s teammates who died in the crash). We’ll never forget!”

Below is a complete list of the 1980 ABD'yi. Boxing Delegation who died in the aforementioned plane crash in Warsaw:

**The 1980 United States Boxing Delegation to Warsaw, Polonya, Mart 14, 1980**

**BOXERS**

**Kelvin Anderson**
        Heavyweight Hartford, BT
**Elliott Chavis**Light Heavyweight U.S. Ordu / ft. Bragg, NC
**Walter Harris**Light Heavyweight San Francisco, GİBİ
**Andrea McCoy**Orta siklet
         New Bedford, MA
**Byron Payton**Light Middleweight Troup, Teksas
**Chuck Robinson**Light Middleweight Port Townsend, WA
**Paul Palomino**Ek ağırlık
         Westminster, GİBİ
**Lemuel Steeples**Light Welterweight St. Louis, MO
**Byron Linsay**
             Light Welterweight San Diego, GİBİ
**Gary Tyrone Clayton**Hafif
          Philadelphia, Pensilvanya
**Jerome Stewart**Horoz siklet
      ABD'yi. Donanma / Norfolk, VA
**George Pimentel**Sineksiklet
           Elmhurst, NY
**Lonnie Young**Sineksiklet
            Philadelphia, Pensilvanya
**David Rodriguez**Light Flyweight
   Pomona, GİBİ

**OFFICIALS**

**Joseph F. Bland**
       Team Manager High Point, NC
**Col. Bernard Callahan**Referee/Judge
      Carlisle, Pensilvanya
**Thomas “Sarge” Johnson**Baş antrenör
  Indianapolis, IN
**John Radison**
             Referee/Judge
      St. Louis, MO
**Junior Robles**
           Assistant Coach National City, GİBİ
**Steve Smigiel**
             Interpreter
           Boca Raton, FL
**Delores Wesson**
       Team Assistant
  Ocean Springs, MS
**Dr. Ray Wesson**
        Team Physician Ocean Springs, MS


***Gitwww.USABoxing.org to watch a short video tribute***

Memorial messages and letters of condolence were sent from friends and boxing organizations from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Executive Director Col. F. Don Miller, Montana AAU, Oklahoma Boxing Association, Amateur Basketball Association of the USA, Salina Boxing Team, South Texas AAU, ABD'yi. Hava Kuvvetleri, ABD'yi. Diving, ABD'yi. Swimming, Wisconsin AAU, Wrestling Division of AAU, National AAU Boxing Committee, National AAU, Florida Boxing Commission, Hawaii AAU, ABD'yi. Soccer Federation, Jacksonville (FL) Sports and Entertainment Commission, Georgia Amateur Boxing Association, WSOC Television, Alleghany Mountain Association, ABD'yi. Olympic Training Center, Mack Truck, A.Ş., Southwestern AAU Boxing Commission, ABD'yi. Olympic Committee, West Nally Group, Charlotte Motor Speedway, AAU Regional Coordinator, Council of Social Work Education, National Rifle Association of America, and Davidson County Department Boxing Team,

Also from the Greek Boxing Federation, Mexican Boxing Federation, New Zealand Boxing Association, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Nova Scotia Branch of Canadian Amateur Boxing Commission, Ontario Boxing Association, Ambassador of Poland, Polish Boxing Association, AIPS Boxing Commission, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Heretaunga Boxing Club of New Zealand, International Bobsled and Tobogganing Federation, Italian Boxing Federation, LOT Polish Airlines, La Crosse Amateur Boxing Club, Polish Olympic Committee, AIBA, Champion D’Afrique Magazine, African AIBA Board and Tunisian Boxing Federation, Venezuelan Boxing Federation, German Amateur Boxing Federation, Amateur Boxing Federation of England, Israel Sports Federation, Portuguese Amateur Boxing Federation, Romanian Boxing Federation, Rotunda A.B.C., Amateur Boxing Federation of Thailand, National Advertising Benevolent Society, Turkey Boxing Federation, AIBA France, El Salvador Boxing Federation, German Democratic Republic Boxing Association, Danish Amateur Boxing Union, Guatemalan Amateur Sports Federtion, Israel Olympic Committee, Oceana Boxing Federation, Nigeria Boxing Association, Old Actonian Association Amateur Boxing Club, Seychelles Amateur Boxing Federation, Council of Ministers of Cuba, Hungarian Boxing Federation, Norwegian Amateur Boxing Association, International Amateur Boxing Association, Claridad, Peru Amateur Boxing Association, Dominican Republic Department of Education, Health and Recreation, Panamanian Boxing Federation, Head of the Cuban Interests Section.

Içinde 1984 a statue was dedicated to the USA Boxing Team members who died in Warsaw was placed on the training grounds in Colorado Springs. Names of the 23 members of Team USA are inscribed on the memorial.

**BİLGİ:**
www.usaboxing.org
Heyecan: @USABoxing, @Evleneceksen
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing

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Tüm zamanların en iyilerinden biri .... 1988 Olimpiyat gümüş madalyalı Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe

Mart 10, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mart 9, 2020) - Herhangi bir standarda göre, ABD'yi. Olympian ve eski birleşik Dünya ağır siklet şampiyonu Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe tartışmasız tüm zamanların en iyi boksörlerinden biridir, amatör ve profesyonel.

Brooklyn'in meşhur Brownsville bölümünde doğdu ve büyüdü, New York, aynı zamanda Dünya ağır sıklet şampiyonuMike Tyson veShannon Briggs, Bowe boks yapmaya başladı 13 Bedford-Stuyvesant Boks Derneği Spor Salonunda.

"Her şeyi yapmak istedimMuhammad Ali yaptı,Bowe neden boksa girdiğini açıkladı. O benim idolümdü. Deniz Kuvvetlerine katılmak istedim, ama boksa aşık oldum ve onunla kaldım. Denizcileri unuttum. "

Bowe zanaatını geliştirdi ve olağanüstü bir boksör oldu, derleme bir 104-18 amatör kayıt, tartışmalı gümüş madalya kazanan performansı ile vurgulanmıştır. 1988 Seul sınırlarındaki Olimpiyat Oyunları, Güney Kore.

Dört kez New York Altın Eldiven şampiyonu, Bowe ayrıca 1986 Gençler Dünya Şampiyonası, bronz madalya ile birlikte 1987 Pan Amerikan Oyunları, son maçında kırık bir eliyle kavga etmesine rağmen antrenörlerinden sakladı.

Bowe ile bir rekabet vardıRobert Salters, kiminle dört kibrit paylaştı, ama Salters'ı yendi, 3-2, A.B.D. de. İçin hak kazanmak için Box-Off'lar 1988 ABD Boks Olimpiyat Takımı. Olimpik takım arkadaşları dahilRoy Jones, Jr., Ray Mercer, Kennedy McKinney veAndrew Maynard.

Tartışmalı, gelecekteki Dünya ağır sıklet şampiyonuna karşı Olimpiyat şampiyonluk mücadelesini kuşattı, Kanadalı süper ağır sıklet Lennox Lewis, Olimpiyat altın madalyasıyla eve dönen. Lewis ile kavgası sırasında, Bowe, asla gerçekleşmemiş bir "hayalet" kafa poposu için bir puan düşürüldü, ve hakem Bowe'ye bir çift tartışmalı sekiz sayı verdi, sonuncusu kavganın Lewis'in lehine durmasıyla sonuçlandı.

"Bu kavga asla durdurulmamalıydı,Bowe yorumladı. Gümüş madalya kazandığım için hala mutluyum. Ona hala sahibim. Ve sonra profesyonel oldum. Annem vardı 13 çocuklar ve ben annemi mutlu etmek istedim. Ona bir ev almak istedim. Boks yapmam için bana ilham veren buydu. "

"Bowe’nin amatör ve profesyonel olarak başarısı, onu ABD Boks Mezunları arasında tanınmış bir isim yaptı,"DediChris Cugliari, ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği Direktörü. "Güç ve becerinin birleşimi, profesyonel rütbelerde diğer ABD Boks Mezunları ile yaptığı efsanevi savaşlarla birlikte, ABD Boksunun şimdiye kadar ürettiği en büyük dövüşçülerden biri olduğunu gösteriyor. "

ABD Boks Mezunlar Derneği

Hayat boyu şampiyon olmak için yaratıldı, USA Boxing ve mezunları arasında karşılıklı yarar sağlayan ilişkiler, –boksörler, memurlar, antrenörler ve boks hayranları — Mezunlar Derneği şampiyon nesilleri birbirine bağlar, USA Boxing’in gelecekteki boks şampiyonlarına ilham veriyor ve geri veriyor, ve ring dışına.

ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği, boksu seven ve amatör boksla bağlantıda kalmak isteyen herkese açıktır. Üyelere, Mezunlar Derneği'nin ev sahipliği yaptığı çok çeşitli özel etkinliklere erişim hakkı verilir., yıllık ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği Onur Listesi resepsiyonu dahil.

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Efsanevi eğitmen ileEddie Futch onun köşesinde, Bowe, gerçekten birleşik ilk Dünya ağır siklet şampiyonu oldu, tanınmış dört büyük yaptırım organının tümü için başlık kemerini kazanmak: WBC, WBA, IBF ve WBO.

Bowe harika bir şekilde emekli oldu 43-1 (33 KOs) profesyonel rekor. O vardı 5-1 (4 KOs) dünya şampiyonluk kavgalarında işaretlemek, 7-1 (5 KOs) gibi geçmiş dünya ağır sıklet şampiyonlarına karşıEvander Holyfield (iki kere), Pinklon thomas, Tony Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes veHerbie Hyde.

Bowe daha sonra Holyfield'e olan yalnız profesyonel kaybının intikamını aldı., "Real Deal" ile üç dövüşten ikisini kazanmak.

"Profesyonel kariyerimden çok memnunum,Bowe ekledi. Holyfield'ı iki kez yendim ve bence üç olmalıydı. Ben kaybeden biri değilim, ama ben Dünya ağır siklet şampiyonuydum. O kavgayı nasıl kazandı? Meydan okuyucunun kemeri şampiyondan alması gerekiyor, ve o bunu yapmadı. Bir puanla kazandığımı düşündüm, en kötü ihtimalle, belki berabere olmalıydı, ama kavgayı kaybetmemeliydim. Holyfield'ı ilk nakavt eden ben oldum. Profesyonel kariyerim çok kötü değildi. Çok çalışmaya devam ettim ve iki kez Dünya ağır siklet şampiyonu oldum. "

Şimdi 51 ve Maryland'de yaşamak, Bowe, yarışmaya hak kazanmaya çalışan Amerikalı boksörler için bazı tavsiyelerde bulunuyor. 2020 ABD Boks Olimpiyat Takımı Takımı.

"Düşünme yeter,"Bowe vurguladı, bir Nike reklamı gibi geliyor. "Sadece yap! Benim için çalıştı. Geldim ve bunu düşünmedim. Ve her zaman güçlü bitir. "

Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe, Uluslararası Boks Onur Listesi'ne giren 2015, amatör ve profesyonel boksta izini bıraktı. Kimse bunu Brownsville'deki büyük adamdan alamaz..

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ABD KUTUSU HAKKINDA: USA Boxing'in misyonu, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin atlet ve antrenörlerinin sürdürülebilir rekabet mükemmelliğine ulaşmalarını sağlamak olacaktır., karakter geliştirmek, boks sporunu desteklemek, ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde Olimpiyat tarzı boksu tanıtmak ve büyütmek. USA Boxing'in sorumluluğu sadece Olimpik altın üretmek değil, ama aynı zamanda Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde amatör boksun her yönünü denetler ve yönetir.

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Houston heavyweight boxer Darius Fulghum puts nursing career on hold to pursue Olympic dream

Şubat 28, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Şubat 26, 2020) – Amateur boxers often take different routes on their personal journeys and Houston heavyweightDarius Fulghum has put his career outside the ring on hold to pursue his boxing dreams.

Fulghum was a wrestler in high school back in Killeen, Texas. He started boxing in 2015 and quickly developed a passion for the “Sweet Science,” largely because of it being a one-person sport. He didn’t need to rely on teammates, preferring to win or lose on his own accord. Although he was talented enough to be a collegiate wrestler, it would have been too much of a financial strain on his family.

“I had that competitive itch and was pretty good when I first started boxing,” Dariuis said. “I knew that I could do anything I put my mind to. I want to redefine boxing. I’m not a typical boxer who grew up on the streets. I don’t even like fighting; I’m passive and have never had a street fight.”

The 23-year-old Fulghum currently has his sights firmly set on representing his country in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Pro boxing will follow but, şimdilik, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Arjantin. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, Gerekirse, at the World Qualifier, Mayıs 13-14, Paris'te, where the top three there will also qualify for the Olympics.

“It’s so hard to not think about the Olympics all the time,” he admits. “I try to not think about it too much, but it is on my mind because I’ve dreamed of being an Olympian and I’m so close right now. I’ve made the sacrifices to be an Olympian and then I’ll be an Olympian the rest of my life.

“I listen to my coaches. In the heat of the moment, when things are most stressful, I feel like the underdog and I perform up to the absolute moment. It was do-or-die at Olympic Trials. I just refuse to lose.”

Fulgham certainly responded to the pressure of the trials in a positive fashion, upsetting pre-trials favoriteAdrian Tillman Açılış turunda, and then rolling through opponents until he secured the title.

“People didn’t know me,” Fulgham explained. “I was the underdog because I didn’t compete in many tournaments because I was in (nursing) okul. My finals were always in December (same time as USA Nationals). I did have a break in my schedule in 2018, when I won a gold medal at the National Golden Gloves Tournament. It’s just the way my schedule worked out. So, I hadn’t fought in many tournaments, but I was able to sneak in when it mattered most.”

Fulghum recently competed in his first international tournament at the prestigious Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria, winning one of two matches. The experience, gerçi, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.

“Not only was it my first international tournament,” he noted, “it was the first time I had boxed without headgear (as will be the case in the Olympics), and I fought guys from foreign countries with different styles. It was a great experience because now I won’t be going blind into the Olympic Qualifier.”

Members of the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team, like Fulghum, are on break before returning for training with his teammates at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

“I reported there for the first time this past January 2nd and I love it,” Fulghum noted. “Every athlete dreams of training with top athletes where there are no distractions and top coaches. I wake up, yemek, sleep, train and do that all over again the next day. That’s my schedule.”

Fulghum earned his nursing degree last May, but right now and for the immediate future he’s fully concentrating on boxing.

“I put education first and got my degree,” Fulgham concluded. “I’ll always have nursing after boxing. But I dreamed of going to the Olympics all through school. I put boxing on hold and now I’ve put nursing to the side so I can put my all into boxing. I didn’t want to juggle nursing and boxing. I couldn’t be the best at either that way.

“I do plan to turn pro because I love boxing so much. I need to box when I’m young. I’ll go as far as I can go in boxing and I’ll always having nursing.”

Darius Fulgham has taken a circuitous route in life from nursing to boxing. It’ll be worth it, gerçi, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 Olimpiyatlar.

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From East LA to Team USA Flyweight boxer Anthony Herrera is living the dream

Şubat 21, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Şubat 20, 2020) – From the mean streets of East Los Angeles to a berth on Team USA is a remarkable achievement for 19-year-old flyweightAnthony Herrera, who recently was selected to be a member of the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Team.

“Since I was very young,” Herrera spoke about growing up in East LA, “my parents always kept me in sports. Being so occupied with sports was actually a distraction from what was going on around the city. So, I never had time to get into trouble and my parents kept me away from a bad lifestyle. Once I started boxing, I took it seriously, staying focused and setting goals. I was a little older at that time and whether or not I wanted to partake in boxing or wanted to make a career out of it was all up to me, and I always had my parents full support. Boxing has been a big part of my life. I’m always looking forward to the next workout or anything boxing related. It’s part of my image at this point.”

Şimdilik, gerçi, Herrera is preparing with his teammates at the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Arjantin.

Herrera will qualify to represent his country at the Olympics by finishing among the top five in Buenos Aires, or first six placers at the World Qualifier, Mayıs 13-14, Paris'te, France.

“I thrive under pressure,” Herrera said. “I don’t let pressure get to me mentally so much that it negatively impacts my performance. It makes me perform better when I’m in the ring. I’ve been under pressure my whole boxing career. Not only has it made me a better fighter in certain situations that are intimidating, but also a stronger person overall. Going to Argentina is no different, the nerves are still there, but so is my determination to get to Tokyo.”

Bir 2018 National PAL and 2019 Western Elite Qualifier champion, Herrera recently finished second at the 2020 ABD'yi. Olympic Team Trials and third at the 2020 Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

“The amateur boxing accomplishment I’m most proud of is making the United States Qualification Team as a flyweight,” he noted. “It was tough to make it here and knowing that I overcame the obstacles I faced on this long journey to where I’m at now makes me very happy. I can truly say I earned it.

“My first International boxing match (Strandja) was a little different from what I’m used to. The equipment we used and fighting without headgear created more risk when fighting, but I had fun in my first international fight. I already have the feel for that environment and am more comfortable now.

“I really enjoy training in Colorado Springs with my teammates, because it’s a great experience that only the best athletes get. I love training at home as well, but there are less distractions in Colorado Springs. I get to focus 100-percent on my craft and get to travel more.”

Herrera, who describes his style as a “swarmer”, applying pressure and breaking down his opponent, is living the dream.

“Fighting in the Olympics was always big for me, but getting a gold medal is my dream,” he added. “I’ve always wanted it because no one can ever take that away from me, and the story and work that is put behind a gold medal is priceless. In my opinion it is harder than winning a world title in professional boxing. Being this close to the Olympics, I’m proud of myself but not satisfied. I know that I still have work to do and I’m taking one step at a time. The next step for me is to qualify for the Olympics at the Olympic Qualifier.”

Herrera attributes some of his success to learning from former and contemporary boxers, implementing any techniques that they use into his style, dahil, for example, the footwork and head movement ofJulio Cesar Chavez Sr., veMike Tyson’s set-ups from the body to head.

Tokyo is a long way from East LA for Anthony Herrera.

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1988 Olimpiyat altın madalyalı "Acımasız" Ray Mercer Olimpiyat deneyimine dönüp bakıyor

Şubat 17, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Şubat 11, 2020) - Olimpiyat altın madalyasını ele geçirdikten otuz iki yıl sonra, "Acımasız" Ray Mercer Olimpiyat deneyimini geçen ayki gibi sevgiyle hatırlıyor. Mercer, Tüm Olimpiyat rakiplerini deviren tek Amerikan ağır siklet şampiyonu kim?, "ağır sıklet çiftimiz" için bir profesyonel olarak dünya ağır siklet şampiyonu olmaya devam etti.

Mercer için, her şey Almanya'da başladı, ABD nerede. Ordu birimi dayanıyordu. 30 günlük bir saha egzersizinden kaçınma şansı sundu, Mercer, görevin ağır sıklet boks şampiyonu için bir fikir tartışması partneri olarak hizmet etme teklifini kabul etti. Daha önce hiç eldiven giymemiş olsam da, Mercer, doğal olarak güçlü olan hızlı bir öğreniciydi, ve hızla gelişerek 1985 ABD'yi. Ordu ve Servisler arası ağır sıklet şampiyonu.

Dünya Klasında Sporcu Programı (WCAP), Nitelikli sporcuların Olimpiyatlar için tam zamanlı antrenman yapma fırsatı bulduğu, o zamanlar yoktu, ne de bugünün Olimpiyat eleme kuralları. Mercer geleceğin ağır sıklet şampiyonunu yendiTommy Morrison açılış turunda 1988 Olimpiyat Denemeleri ve gelecekteki başka bir ağır sıklet unvan listesi, Michael Bentt (5-0) şampiyona finalinde. Şurada 1988 Ünlü Caesars Pala'da ABD Olimpiyat Kutuları

ne Las Vegas'ta, Mercer bölünmüş bir karar kazandı (3-2) Bentt hakkında, ancak Mercer, ABD olarak Olimpiyat Oyunlarında savaşmaya hak kazanmıştı. Silahlı Kuvvetler şampiyonu.

"Ordudayken, Hizmette kazanmak zorundaydım, işleri sürdürmek, ve bir sonraki adıma geçin,"Mercer hatırladı. "Olimpiyatlara giderken bazı iyi dövüşçüleri yenmek zorunda kaldım, ve hayatımın en güzel halindeydim. Amatörlerde profesyonel rütbelerden daha fazla disiplin vardı. Olimpiyatlardan önceki son yıl, Ev birimimden ayrıldım, savaşmak için çok seyahat etti, ve kışlada yaşamak yerine antrenörümün evinde kaldı.

Mercer, 1988 Seul'de Olimpiyatlar, Güney Kore, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nden dört rakibinin hepsini nakavt eden tek Olimpiyat ağır siklet şampiyonu oldu ve kaldığında: Rudolf Gavenciak (Çekoslovakya - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(İtalya - KO1), Arnond Vasn oldde (Hollanda - RSC2) veİyi Hyun-Man (Güney Kore - KO1).

"Finalde Güney Kore'yi nakavt etmem gerektiğini biliyordum,Mercer kabul etti. Olimpiyat altın madalyası sahibi olmak için elimden geleni yapmak istedim. Aşı kullandığımı sanmıyorum.

"Olimpiyat altın madalyasını kazanmak benim için bazı büyük değişikliklerle sonuçlandı. Ünlü oldum, bir ev adı, ve profesyonel olarak para kazanmama izin verdi. Başıma gelen en iyi şey Olimpiyat altın madalyasını kazanmaktı, bir profesyonel olarak dünya şampiyonluğunu kazanmaktan bile daha fazlası. Olimpiyat altın madalyalı olmakla kıyaslanamaz. Hayalimi gerçekleştirdim. Profesyonel olmayı hiç hayal etmemiştim, ta ki altın madalyayı kazanana kadar.

“O altın madalyayı kazanmak gerçekten önemliydi. Kalbimle savaştım; dahil hiç para yoktu, o gece çok ağır kutladı (altın madalya kazandıktan sonra) madalyamı birkaç saatliğine kaybettiğimi. Hayalim gerçek oldu, ellerim titriyordu, ve madalyamı kaybettim. Ne gece ama!"

Mercer, 2020 ABD Boks Olimpiyat Eleme Ekibi bir tavsiye, "Kavga etmeye devam, hayalini takip et ve son adımı at. "

Mercer, Jacksonville'de kim doğdu, Florida, merakla beklenen ilk çıkışını 1989, durdurmaJesse McGhee Atlantic City'deki mücadelelerinin üçüncü turunda. "Acımasız" ilkini kazandı 18 pro kavgalar, dokuzuncu turda nakavt dahilFrancisco Damiani, ardından Morrison'a karşı başarılı bir savunma, beşinci turda kim durduruldu.

19 yıllık profesyonel kariyeri boyunca, Mercer bir 36-7-1 (26 KOs) kayıt, Damiani'de dört dünya şampiyonunu yenmek, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon veOssie Ocasio. Sekiz kariyer kaybından beşi dünya şampiyonları oldu: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield veShannon Briggs.

"Ray, USA Boxing'i gururlandıran her şeyi temsil ediyor,"DediChris Cugliari, ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği Direktörü. "Bir ordu gazisi olarak, Olimpiyat altın madalyalı, ve ağır sıklet dünya şampiyonu, USA Boxing'in sunduklarının en iyisini yansıtan mükemmellik ve profesyonellik sergiledi. "

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Mercer'in olağanüstü amatör boks kariyeri, Küba'nın büyük ve üç kez Olimpiyat altın madalyalı oyuncusuna karşı klasik bir maç içeriyor, Felix Savon, ABD'de vs. Küba ikili maç, Mercer'in Savon'u iki kez sendelediği, Kübalı hakem arkadaşına iyileşmesi için zaman tanıyan tartışmalı bir müdahale yaptığı ve tartışmalı bir 2-1 zafer.

"Ve bana sebepsiz yere sekiz sayı verdi,”Mercer ekledi. O adamı yendim ve o bunu biliyor. İngilizce bilmemesine rağmen hala iletişim halindeyiz. Bir arkadaşı var ve biz Facebook'ta iletişim halindeyiz. Biz birbirimizden hoşlanıyoruz."

Bugün, Mercer, Kuzey Carolina'da evinde bir hayır kurumu kuruyor, ücretsiz boks kliniklerini içerecek, ama, daha önemlisi, topluma geri ver ve gençlere öğret, özellikle zorbalığa uğrayanlar, gerçek dünyaya açılmaları için ihtiyaç duyacakları beceriler.

Ray Mercer, bir olimpiyat altın madalyası ve profesyonel olarak dünya ağır siklet şampiyonu olarak boksta iki kez zirveye ulaştı. Asla gerçekten boks yapmak istemeyen biri için çok perişan değil.

"Boks hayatımı kurtardı,Mercer sözlerini tamamladı. "Boks olmadan hayatımı hayal edemiyorum, kesinlikle aynı olmayacak.

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USA Boxing featherweight Andrea Medina closing in on 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo

Şubat 11, 2020 FNU47 Leave a comment

KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Şubat 10, 2020) – Coming off consecutive runner-up finishes in major tournaments, USA Boxing featherweightAndrea Medina is within one tournament of representing her country in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Aralıkta, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez at 2020 ABD'yi. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, ve 4-1 içinIulia Tsyplakova (Ukrayna) 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 lbs.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Fransa, 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, hemen şimdi, 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 Shields and Olympic bronze medalistMarlen Esparza, along with past USA Olympians such asQueen Underwood veMikaela Mayer.

“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 Şimdi yıllar, 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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USA Boxing Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Team

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KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Ocak 29, 2020) — USA Boxing bugün 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Events, hem de 13 alternates. A full list can be seen below.

The team was announced following the two-stage qualification process that began in December at the 2020 ABD'yi. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles and concluded at the recent 2020 Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaristan. The full athlete selection procedure can be seenişte.

“First of all, this was a very difficult decision,” stated USA Boxing Head CoachBilly Walsh. “Some of these boxers were neck and neck between training camp and the 2020 Standja Tournament.”

“We feel the 13 boxers that earned their place on the Olympic Qualification Team will be the best team to represent Team USA at the upcoming qualifiers, as well as have the best opportunity to qualify a full team to the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo.”

Tüm 13 boxers will have two chances to punch their ticket to Tokyo. The first will take place at the America’s Qualification tournament in Buenos Aires, Arjantin, Mart 26 – April 3. Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Fransa, May 13-24.Click here for more information on how boxers qualify.

The boxers, as well as several training partners, will return to the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Tur. Şub. 5 for their next training camp.

Follow USA Boxing on social media to stay up to date on training and news of the Olympic Qualification Team.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team
51 kilogram: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Teksas
52 kilogram: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, Halife.
57 kilogram: Andrea Medina, San Diego, Halife.
57 kilogram: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, New York.
60 kilogram: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Kütle.
63 kilogram: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Irade.
69 kilogram: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kilogram: delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kilogram: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kilogram: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, beni.
81 kilogram: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kilogram: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Teksas
91+ kilogram: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calf.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 kilogram: Christina Cruz, Cehennemin mutfağı, New York.
52 kilogram: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, LOuM.
57 kilogram: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Halife.
57 kilogram: David Navarro, Los Angeles, Halife.
60 kilogram: Amelia Moore, İskenderiye, Irade.
63 kilogram: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Halife.
69 kilogram: Briana Che, Madison, Wisc.
69 kilogram: Freudis Rojas Jr., Dallas, Teksas
75 kilogram: Morelle McCane, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kilogram: Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wisc.
81 kilogram: Atıf Oberlton, Philadelphia, Pa.
91 kilogram: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ kilogram: Antonio Mireles, keşişler, Iowa

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