زمرہ آرکائیو: USA باکسنگ
A remarkable boxing journey like no other 1972 اولمپک طلائی تمغہ یافتہ “شوگر” Ray Seales
RIP – NEVER FORGET!
40ویں anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland
22 members of Team USA Boxing perished
One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe
کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (مارچ 9, 2020) – By any standards, U.S. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, شوقیہ اور پیشہ ورانہ.
Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, نیو یارک, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsمائک ٹایچون اورشینن برگز, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.
“I wanted to do everythingمحمد علی did,” Bowe explained why he got into boxing. “He was my idol. I wanted to join the Marines, but I fell in love with boxing and stayed with it. I forgot about the Marines.”
Bowe developed his craft and became an outstanding boxer, تالیف ایک 104-18 شوکیا ریکارڈ, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, جنوبی کوریا.
A four-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Bowe also captured top honors at the 1986 Junior World Championships, along with a bronze medal at the 1987 پین امریکن گیمز, despite fighting in his final match with a fractured hand he hid from his coaches.
Bowe had a rivalry withRobert Salters, with whom he split four matches, but he defeated Salters, 3-2, امریکہ میں. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedرائے جونز, جونیئر., رے مرسر, Kennedy McKinney اورAndrew Maynard.
Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Lennox لیوس, who returned home with the Olympic gold medal. During his fight with Lewis, Bowe was deducted a point for a “ghost” head butt that never happened, and the referee gave Bowe a pair of disputed standing-eight counts, the last of which resulted in the stoppage of the fight in Lewis’ favor.
“That fight never should have been stopped,” Bowe commented. “I’m still happy about winning a silver medal. I still have it. And then I turned pro. My mother had 13 kids and I wanted to make my mother happy. I wanted to buy her a house. That’s what inspired me to box.”
“Bowe’s success as an amateur and professional has made him a household name amongst USA Boxing Alumni,"نے کہا کہChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His combination of power and skill, along with his legendary battles with other USA Boxing Alumni at the pro ranks, establishes him as one of the greatest fighters that USA Boxing has ever produced.”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –باکسر, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, میں اور انگوٹی سے باہر.
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.
With legendary trainerایڈی Futch اس کے کونے میں, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, ڈبلیو بی اے, IBF and WBO.
Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 کوس) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 کوس) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 کوس) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (دو بار), Pinklon تھامس, ٹونی Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes اورHerbie Hyde.
Bowe later avenged his lone pro loss to Holyfield, winning two of three fights with the “Real Deal.”
“I’m very happy with my pro career,” Bowe added. “I beat Holyfield two times and I think it should have been three. I’m not a sore loser, but I was the World heavyweight champion. How did he win that fight? The challenger needs to take the belt from the champion, and he didn’t do that. I thought I won by a point, at worst, maybe it should have been a draw, but I shouldn’t have lost the fight. I did become the first to ever knockout Holyfield. My pro career wasn’t too bad. I kept working hard and became two-time World heavyweight champion.”
اب 51 and living in Maryland, Bowe has some advice for the American boxers trying to qualify for the 2020 Team USA Boxing Olympic Team.
“Just don’t think about it,” stressed Bowe, sounding like a Nike commercial. “Just do it! It worked for me. I showed up and didn’t think about it. And always finish strong.”
Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015, left his mark in amateur and pro boxing. Nobody can ever take that away from the big guy from Brownsville.
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کے بارے USA باکسنگ: The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United States’ athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, develop character, support the sport of boxing, and promote and grow Olympic style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
Houston heavyweight boxer Darius Fulghum puts nursing career on hold to pursue Olympic dream
کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (فروری 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, اب کے لئے, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, مارچ 26 اپریل 3, میں بیونس آئرس, ارجنٹینا. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, اگر ضرورت ہو تو, at the World Qualifier, مئی 13-14, پیرس میں, 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 افتتاحی راؤنڈ میں, 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) school. 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, اگرچہ, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.
“Not only was it my first international tournament,"انہوں نے نوٹ کیا, “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, کھانے, 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, اگرچہ, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 اولمپکس.
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کے بارے USA باکسنگ: فروغ دینے اور امریکہ میں اولمپک طرز شوقیہ باکسنگ بڑھنے اور اولمپک سونے کی انتھک حصول کی حوصلہ افزائی اور پائیدار مسابقتی اتکرجتا حاصل کرنے کے کھلاڑیوں اور کوچز کو چالو کرنے کے لئے. اس کے علاوہ, USA باکسنگ تمام شرکاء کردار کو سکھانے کے لئے کوشش, اعتماد اور وہ لچک اور متنوع چیمپئن بننے کی ضرورت توجہ مرکوز, میں اور انگوٹی سے باہر دونوں. USA باکسنگ ایک ٹیم ہے, ایک قوم, سونے کے لئے جا!
انتھونی Herrera باکسر ٹیم USA فلایویٹ کرنے وسطی LA کی طرف سے خواب جی رہا ہے
کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (فروری 20, 2020) - ٹیم امریکہ پر ایک برت پر مشرقی لاس اینجلس کا مطلب سڑکوں سے 19 سالہ فلایویٹ کے لئے ایک غیر معمولی کامیابی ہےانتھونی Herrera, حال ہی کے ایک رکن کے طور پر منتخب کیا گیا تھا جو 2020 اولمپک گیمز ٹوکیو باکسنگ اہلیت ٹیم.
"چونکہ میں بہت چھوٹا تھا,"ہیریرا وسطی LA میں بڑھتی ہوئی کے بارے میں بات, "میرے والدین نے ہمیشہ کھیلوں میں رکھا. کھیلوں کے ساتھ ایسا قبضہ کیا جا رہا اصل میں شہر کے ارد گرد کیا ہو رہا ہے سے ایک تباہی تھا. تو, میں نے کبھی نہیں مصیبت میں حاصل کرنے کے لئے وقت تھا اور میرے والدین ایک برا طرز زندگی سے مجھے دور رکھا. ایک بار میں نے باکسنگ شروع کردی, میں نے اسے سنجیدگی سے لیا, مرکوز رہنے اور اھداف مقرر. یہ مجھ پر منحصر تھا کے اس وقت میں اور یا نہیں میں نے باکسنگ میں حصہ لینا چاہتے تھے یا ایک کیریئر کے لئے بنانے کے لئے چاہتا تھا تھوڑا بڑا تھا, اور میں نے ہمیشہ اپنے والدین کی مکمل حمایت حاصل تھی. باکسنگ میری زندگی کا ایک بڑا حصہ رہا ہے. میں نے ہمیشہ اگلے ورزش یا کچھ باکسنگ متعلق کے منتظر ہوں. یہ اس مقام پر میری تصویر کا حصہ ہے. "
اب کے لئے, اگرچہ, ہیریرا امریکہ کی اہلیت ٹورنامنٹ کے کولوراڈو اسپرنگس میں امریکہ اولمپکس اور پیرالمپک ٹریننگ سینٹر میں اپنے ساتھی کے ساتھ تیار کر رہا ہے, مارچ 26 اپریل 3, میں بیونس آئرس, ارجنٹینا.
ہیریرا بیونس آئرس میں سب سے اوپر پانچ میں سے ختم کر اولمپکس میں اپنے ملک کی نمائندگی کے لئے کوالیفائی کرے گا, عالمی کوالیفائر میں یا پہلے چھ placers کے, مئی 13-14, پیرس میں, فرانس.
"میں دباؤ کے تحت ترقی کی منازل طے,"ہیریرا کہا. "کہ یہ منفی اثرات میری کارکردگی میں ذہنی طور پر اتنا مجھ سے دباؤ حاصل کرنے کی اجازت نہیں ہے. اس میں رنگ میں ہوں جب مجھے بہتر انجام ہوتا ہے. میں نے دباؤ کے تحت اپنی پوری باکسنگ کیریئر رہا ہوں. نہ صرف یہ مجھے بعض حالات میں ایک بہتر لڑاکا بنا دیا ہے کہ دھمکی آمیز رہے ہیں, لیکن یہ بھی ایک مضبوط شخص کو مجموعی طور پر. ارجنٹائن کے لئے جا مختلف نہیں ہے, اعصاب وہاں اب بھی ہیں, لیکن اتنا ٹوکیو حاصل کرنے کے لئے میرا عزم ہے. "
A 2018 نیشنل پال اور 2019 مغربی ایلیٹ کوالیفائر چیمپئن, ہیریرا حال ہی میں دوسری پوزیشن 2020 U.S. اولمپک ٹیم مقدمات کی سماعت اور تیسرے 2020 بلغاریہ میں Strandja ٹورنامنٹ.
"شوقیہ باکسنگ کامیابی میں کا سب سے زیادہ فخر ہے ایک فلایویٹ طور پر امریکہ اہلیت ٹیم بنا رہا ہے,"انہوں نے نوٹ کیا. "یہ اسے یہاں بنانے کے لئے مشکل تھا اور میں راہ میں حائل رکاوٹوں میں نے اب مجھے بہت خوش ہوتا ہوں جہاں اس طویل سفر پر سامنا قابو پا لیا کہ جان کر. میں واقعی میں اس کی کمائی کہہ سکتے ہیں.
"میرا پہلا انٹرنیشنل باکسنگ میچ (Strandja) میں نے کرنے کے لئے استعمال کر رہا ہوں کیا سے تھوڑا مختلف تھا. سامان ہم نے استعمال کیا اور سر کے پوشاک بغیر لڑائی زیادہ خطرے پیدا جب لڑائی, لیکن میں نے اپنے پہلے بین الاقوامی جنگ میں مزہ تھا. میں نے پہلے ہی کہ ماحول کے احساس ہے اور اب زیادہ آرام دہ ہوں.
"میں نے اپنے ساتھی کے ساتھ کولوراڈو اسپرنگس میں تربیت سے لطف اندوز, یہ ایک بہت اچھا تجربہ ہے کیونکہ صرف بہترین کھلاڑیوں کو حاصل ہے. میں نے اس کے ساتھ ساتھ گھر پر تربیت سے محبت کرتا ہوں, لیکن کولوراڈو سپرنگز میں کم خلفشار موجود ہیں. میں نے اپنے مکر و فریب پر 100 فیصد توجہ مرکوز کرنے اور زیادہ سفر کرنے کے لئے حاصل کرنے کے لئے حاصل کریں. "
ہیریرا, جو ایک "swarmer" کے طور پر اپنے سٹائل کو بیان, دباؤ ڈال اور اپنے مخالف کو توڑنے, خواب جی رہا ہے.
"اولمپکس میں لڑائی میرے لئے ہمیشہ بڑا تھا, لیکن ایک سونے کا تمغہ حاصل کرنے میرا خواب ہے," اس نے شامل کیا. "میں نے ہمیشہ مجھ سے دور جو کبھی بھی کسی نے کہ لے جا سکتے ہیں، کیونکہ چاہتا ہے, اور کہانی اور کام ایک طلائی تمغہ کے پیچھے ڈال دیا جاتا ہے کہ انمول ہے. میری رائے میں یہ پیشہ ورانہ باکسنگ میں ایک عالمی ٹائٹل جیتنے سے زیادہ مشکل ہے. اولمپکس کے لیے اس کے قریب ہونے کے ناطے, مجھے فخر ہے اپنی طرف سے نہیں بلکہ مطمئن ہوں. میں اب بھی کام کرنا ہے کہ جانتے ہیں اور میں ایک وقت میں ایک قدم لے جا رہا ہوں. میرے لئے اگلے قدم اولمپک کوالیفائر میں اولمپکس کے لئے کوالیفائی کرنے کے لئے ہے. "
ہیریرا سابق اور معاصر باکسروں سے سیکھنے کے لئے ان کی کامیابی کے کچھ اوصاف, وہ ان کے انداز میں استعمال کرنے والی کسی بھی تکنیک کو لاگو, شامل, مثال کے طور پر, کے footwork اور سر تحریکجولیو سیزر شاویز SR., اورمائک ٹایچونسر کو بدن سے کی سیٹ اپ.
ٹوکیو انتھونی Herrera لئے وسطی LA کی طرف سے ایک طویل راستہ ہے.
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کے بارے USA باکسنگ: فروغ دینے اور امریکہ میں اولمپک طرز شوقیہ باکسنگ بڑھنے اور اولمپک سونے کی انتھک حصول کی حوصلہ افزائی اور پائیدار مسابقتی اتکرجتا حاصل کرنے کے کھلاڑیوں اور کوچز کو چالو کرنے کے لئے. اس کے علاوہ, USA باکسنگ تمام شرکاء کردار کو سکھانے کے لئے کوشش, اعتماد اور وہ لچک اور متنوع چیمپئن بننے کی ضرورت توجہ مرکوز, میں اور انگوٹی سے باہر دونوں. USA باکسنگ ایک ٹیم ہے, ایک قوم, سونے کے لئے جا!
1988 Olympic gold medalist “Merciless” Ray Mercer Looks back at his Olympic experience
کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (فروری 11, 2020) – Thirty-two years after he captured an Olympic gold medal, “Merciless” Ray Mercer fondly remembers his Olympic experience like it was last month. Mercer, who is the only American heavyweight champion to knock out all of his Olympic opponents, went on to become world heavyweight champion as a professional for our “heavyweight double.”
For Mercer, it all started in Germany, where his U.S. Army unit was based. Offered a chance to avoid a 30-day field exercise, Mercer accepted an offer to serve as a sparring partner for the post’s heavyweight boxing champion. Despite never having put on a pair of gloves before, Mercer was a quick learner who was naturally strong, and he rapidly developed into the 1985 U.S. Army and Inter-service heavyweight champion.
The World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), in which qualified athletes have an opportunity to train fulltime for the Olympics, didn’t exist back then, nor the Olympic qualifier rules of today. Mercer defeated future world heavyweight championTommy Morrison in the opening round of the 1988 Olympic Trials and another future world heavyweight titlist, Michael Bentt (5-0) in the championship final. At the 1988 USA Olympic Box-offs at famed Caesars Pala
ce in Las Vegas, Mercer won a split decision (3-2) over Bentt, but Mercer had already qualified to fight in the Olympic Games by being the U.S. Armed Forces champion.
“When I was in the Army, I had to win in the service, maintain things, and go to the next step,” Mercer remembered. “I had to beat some good fighters on my way to the Olympics, and I was in the best shape of my life. There was more discipline in the amateurs than the professional ranks. The final year before the Olympics, I left my home unit, traveled a lot to fight, and stayed in my trainer’s house instead of living in the barracks.
Mercer made history at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, جنوبی کوریا, when he became and remains the only Olympic heavyweight champion from the United States to knockout all four of his opponents: Rudolf Gavenciak (Czechoslovakia – RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Italy – KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Netherlands – RSC2) اورBaik Hyun-Man (South Korean – KO1).
“I knew I had to knockout the South Korean in the final,” Mercer admitted. “I just wanted to do what I could to be the Olympic gold medalist. I don’t think I used a jab.
“Winning the Olympic gold medal resulted in some big-time changes for me. I became a celebrity, a household name, and it allowed me to make money as a professional. The best thing that ever happened to me was winning the Olympic gold medal, even more than winning the world title as a pro. Nothing compared to becoming an Olympic gold medalist. I accomplished my dream. I had never dreamed of going pro, until after I won the gold medal.
“It was really important to win that gold medal. I fought with my heart; no money was involved, celebrated so hard that night (after winning the gold medal) that I lost my medal for a few hours. My dream had come true, my hands were shaking, and I lost my medal. What a night!"
Mercer offers members of the 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team one bit of advice, “Keep fighting, follow your dream and take that last step.”
Mercer, who was born in Jacksonville, فلوریڈا, made his much-anticipated pro debut in 1989, روکنےJesse McGhee in the third round of their fight in Atlantic City. “Merciless” won his first 18 نواز لڑائی, including a ninth-round knockout ofFrancisco Damiani, followed by a successful defense against Morrison, who was stopped in the fifth round.
During his 19-year pro career, Mercer compiled a 36-7-1 (26 کوس) ریکارڈ, defeating four world champions in Damiani, موریسن, ٹم ودراسپون اورOssie Ocasio. Five of his eight career losses were to world champions: Lennox لیوس, کے Wladimir Klitschko مخالف,لیری ہومز, Evander Holyfield اورشینن برگز.
“Ray represents everything that makes USA Boxing proud,"نے کہا کہChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “As an Army veteran, اولمپک طلائی تمغہ یافتہ, and heavyweight champion of the world, he has demonstrated excellence and professionalism that reflects the best of what USA Boxing has to offer.”
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Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –باکسر, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, میں اور انگوٹی سے باہر.
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.
Mercer’s outstanding amateur boxing career also included a classic match-up against Cuban great and three-time Olympic gold medalist, فیلکس Savon, at USA vs. Cuba dual match, in which Mercer twice staggered Savon, who survived without suffering additional damage only because the Cuban referee made a questionable intervention that gave his fellow countryman time to recover and a controversial 2-1 فتح.
“And he gave me a standing eight-count for no reason,” Mercer added. “I beat that guy and he knows it. We’re still in touch even though he doesn’t speak English. He has a friend translate and we’re in touch on Facebook. We like each other.”
آج, Mercer is founding a charity at home in North Carolina, which will include free boxing clinics, لیکن, more importantly, give back to the community and teach youths, especially those who are bullied, the skills they’ll need to go out into the real world.
Ray Mercer has reached the zenith twice in boxing as an Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion as a professional. Not too shabby for somebody who never really wanted to box.
“Boxing saved my life,” Mercer concluded. “I can’t imagine my life without boxing, it certainly wouldn’t be the same.
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USA Boxing featherweight Andrea Medina closing in on 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo
کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (فروری 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.
دسمبر میں, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez میں 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, اور 4-1 کرنے کے لئےIulia Tsyplakova (یوکرائن) 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 پونڈ.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, مارچ 26 اپریل 3, میں بیونس آئرس, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, فرانس, 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, ٹھیک ہے اب, 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 اورMikaela 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 اب سال, 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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کے بارے USA باکسنگ: فروغ دینے اور امریکہ میں اولمپک طرز شوقیہ باکسنگ بڑھنے اور اولمپک سونے کی انتھک حصول کی حوصلہ افزائی اور پائیدار مسابقتی اتکرجتا حاصل کرنے کے کھلاڑیوں اور کوچز کو چالو کرنے کے لئے. اس کے علاوہ, USA باکسنگ تمام شرکاء کردار کو سکھانے کے لئے کوشش, اعتماد اور وہ لچک اور متنوع چیمپئن بننے کی ضرورت توجہ مرکوز, میں اور انگوٹی سے باہر دونوں. USA باکسنگ ایک ٹیم ہے, ایک قوم, سونے کے لئے جا!
USA Boxing Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Team
کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (جنوری 29, 2020) — USA Boxing announced today the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Events, اس کے ساتھ ساتھ 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 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles and concluded at the recent 2020 Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. The full athlete selection procedure can be seenیہاں.
“First of all, this was a very difficult decision,” stated USA Boxing Head Coachبلی والش. “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.”
تمام 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, ارجنٹینا, مارچ 26 – April 3. Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, فرانس, 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, گود. فروری پر. 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 کلو: Virginia Fuchs, ہیوسٹن, ٹیکساس
52 کلو: انتھونی Herrera, لاس اینجلس, کیلیفورنیا.
57 کلو: Andrea Medina, سان ڈیاگو, کیلیفورنیا.
57 کلو: Bruce Carrington, بروکلن, N.Y..
60 کلو: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, ماس.
63 کلو: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, ول.
69 کلو: Oshae Jones, ٹولڈو, اوہائیو
69 کلو: Delante جانسن, کلیولینڈ, اوہائیو
75 کلو: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 کلو: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, مجھے.
81 کلو: Rahim Gonzales, لاس ویگاس, Nev کی.
91 کلو: Darius Fulghum, ہیوسٹن, ٹیکساس
91+ کلو: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calf.
USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 کلو: Christina Cruz, جہنم کی باورچی خانے, N.Y..
52 کلو: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, N.M.
57 کلو: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, کیلیفورنیا.
57 کلو: David Navarro, لاس اینجلس, کیلیفورنیا.
60 کلو: Amelia Moore, اسکندریہ, ول.
63 کلو: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, کیلیفورنیا.
69 کلو: Briana Che, Madison, Wisc.
69 کلو: Freudis Rojas Jr., ڈلاس, ٹیکساس
75 کلو: Morelle McCane, کلیولینڈ, اوہائیو
75 کلو: Javier Martinez, ملواکی, Wisc.
81 کلو: Atif Oberlton, فلاڈیلفیا, PA.
91 کلو: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ کلو: Antonio Mireles, Des Moines, آئیووا
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کے بارے USA باکسنگ: فروغ دینے اور امریکہ میں اولمپک طرز شوقیہ باکسنگ بڑھنے اور اولمپک سونے کی انتھک حصول کی حوصلہ افزائی اور پائیدار مسابقتی اتکرجتا حاصل کرنے کے کھلاڑیوں اور کوچز کو چالو کرنے کے لئے. اس کے علاوہ, USA باکسنگ تمام شرکاء کردار کو سکھانے کے لئے کوشش, اعتماد اور وہ لچک اور متنوع چیمپئن بننے کی ضرورت توجہ مرکوز, میں اور انگوٹی سے باہر دونوں. USA باکسنگ ایک ٹیم ہے, ایک قوم, سونے کے لئے جا!