клас на 2019 ceremony Dec. 13 в хотел Golden Nugget & Казино в Лейк Чарлз, Louisiana
Колорадо Спрингс, Скут. (Декември 3, 2019) – Arguably the greatest American amateur boxer of all-time, Mark Breland will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame on Friday night, Декември 13, during a special Class of 2019 ceremony at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Казино в Лейк Чарлз, Louisiana.
Приемът на HOF се провежда във връзка с 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 Национално първенство, Декември. 7-15, at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Декември. 15, в хотел Golden Nugget & Казино. Излъчващ в Залата на славатаAl Bernstein от Showtime Sports ще служи като водещ на събитието за трета поредна година.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes two other Olympic gold-medalists, „Големият“ Джордж Формани „Пушене“ Джо Фрейзър, as well as legendary coachesAl Mitchell иРей Роджърс.
сен. Джон Маккейн will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport.
“I’m very happy to be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Breland said. “It really means a lot, especially going in this year with Foreman and Frazier. I guess it proves I’ve done a lot in boxing. I’m happy to be going in. I had a lot of fun in USA Boxing. To be going into the same Hall of Fame withЕвандър (Холифийлд) (Мохамед) Са, бригадир, Frazier…champs like that, it’s something for me to be with them.”
Бреланд, По ирония на съдбата, first got into boxing at the age of eight, due to him being brought to his first boxing match, Frazier-Ali I, at Madison Square Garden. “We were up in the top seats,” the Brooklyn-born and raised Breland remembered like it was yesterday. “The crowd, the atmosphere…all I could think of was, Еха! I didn’t realize until I got older that there were so many stars there watching Ali and Frazier, because they were all at ringside.
“The next day I went to a gym. I was really skinny, small, but I came back the next day. I enjoyed working out and fell in love with boxing. I wanted to box in big tournaments. This is what I wanted to do, but I had hid boxing from my parents. They knew I had I played football, but that was okay with them, because unlike in boxing, we had a helmet. I won at the Junior Olympics and it was in the papers. I saw it and thought my mother was going to kill me. My mother asked me why I hadn’t told her, so I invited her to watch me fight in the Golden Gloves. She was in one of the front rows, but afterwards when I asked her what she thought when I knocked out my opponent, she said she didn’t see it because she had closed her eyes.”
Breland went on to become a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion with a 21-0 рекорд, включително и 19 нокаута, 14 coming in the opening round. In 1982, Breland captured a gold medal at the prestigious World Championships in Munich, Германия, after which he was named the No. 1 welterweight in the world by AIBA. He was also selected as Boxer of the Year (1982) by USAABF.
В 1984 Олимпийски игри, held in Los Angeles, Breland fought his way to a gold medal,
along with eight of his American teammates: Paul Gonzalez, Steve McCrory, Meldrick Taylor, Pernell Уитакър, Jerry Page,Франк Тейт, Henry Tillman иTyrell Biggs.
Бреланд, who completed his amateur career with an amazing 110-1 (73 Нокаута) рекорд, appeared to be cooler than the other side of the pillow on a hot, steamy night. No real celebrations after he won gold, to the contrary, Mark was emotionless, the same as he still is today as a trainer of champions.
“I’ve always been really laid back,” he explained. “I just remember raising my hands. At an Olympic press conference, I was asked if I was happy, and I just said I was glad it was over. I guess I didn’t seem excited. I was happy but calm. It’s the same way now (as a trainer); it’s just me. I’m happy to win and happy to be doing what I do.”
“Mark’s dominance over his competition throughout his USA Boxing career cements him as a legend,” commentedChris Cugliari, Изпълнителен директор на Асоциацията на възпитаниците на бокса в САЩ. “His ring intelligence, commitment to his craft, and ability to fight at any pace against any style makes him a tremendous example for today’s group of amateur champions. It has been a long time coming, but the Alumni Association looks forward to reflecting on his accomplishments and honoring Mark in Louisiana.”
Потвърдените специални гости включват 1988 Олимпийската шампионкаАндрю Мейнард, трикратен национален треньор на годината по AAU (1972-76-77) Джо Клъф, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Тейти брат муThomas, 1972 ОлимпиецТим Демент, 2002 Национален Golden шампион РъкавициДжейдън Кодрингион, 1980 Олимпийски квалификацииДжаки брада, 1981 Юношеска олимпиадаГлен Модику, четирикратен национален шампионEric Kelly, 1988 Шампион от източните олимпийски квалификацииДжон Скъли, Оби брада, Марк Лентън иСтивънсбратя -Доналд, Anthony иНощно гърне.
КАК ДА СТАНЕТЕ ЧЛЕН В АСОЦИАЦИЯТА НА ВЪЗПИШНИЦИ ПО БОКС НА САЩ
Създаден за шампион през целия живот, взаимноизгодни отношения между САЩ Boxing и неговите възпитаници, –боксьори, служители, треньори и феновете на бокса — Асоциацията на завършилите свързва поколения шампиони, вдъхновяваща и предаваме на бъдещите шампиони по бокс САЩ бокса, в и извън ринга.
Американската боксова асоциация на възпитаниците е отворена за всеки, който има любов към бокса и иска да остане свързан с аматьорския бокс. На членовете се предоставя достъп до голямо разнообразие от специални събития, организирани от Асоциацията на възпитаниците, включително прием на Залата на славата на Асоциацията на възпитаниците на бокса в САЩ.
За да се присъедините Асоциацията на завършилите, просто да се регистрират вalumni@usaboxing.org за $40.00 на година членски внос. Нови членове ще получат фланелка, ключодържател и електронен портфейл.
Breland made his much-anticipated pro debut November 15, 1984, at the famed Madison Square Garden, defeating Dwight Williams by way of a six-round unanimous decision. During his illustrious pro career (1984-1997), Breland compiled a sterling 35-3-1 (35 Нокаута) record and he was a two-time World welterweight champion.
The 56-year-old Breland, who once trained the late, чудесен 1992 US OlympianВърнън Форест, currently trains another great USA Boxing alumni and 2008 Олимпийски бронзов медалист, Дионтей Уайлдър, the reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion.
“Once I started boxing in the amateurs,” Breland concluded, “I started progressing. I learned a lot from other amateurs like different styles. Boxers from New York/New Jersey had different styles than boxers from Georgia/Florida, and fighting Cubans was completely different. I was beating up a Cuban fighter, but every time I hit him, somehow, they took away a point from me. I knew right away that I had to knock him out to win, and they did end up stopping the fight.”
КЛАС НА 2017: Чартърният клас се ръководеше отМохамед Али иИвендър Холифийлд, освен треньори ветераниРузвелт Сандърс иТом Култър.
КЛАС НА 2018: U.S. Медалисти от олимпийски отбори и световен (професионален) шампиониRoy Jones, Jr., Андре Уорд иClaressa Шийлдс, както и бивш национален треньор по бокс в САЩЕмануел Стюард и ветеран от американския боксов служителТом Клиъри.
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