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Wise decision 4 years ago finds “Cudowny” Mykquan Williams 15-0 as pro today instead of elite amateur

Mykquan Williams (Photo by Emily Harney / Team Williams)

MANCHESTER, Conn. (Wrzesień 9, 2019) – If not for a critical decision four years ago, 21-lat “Cudowny” Mykquan Williams could very well be elite amateur training to compete for a spot on the 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Team, rather than the 15-0 rising star that he is today in professional boxing.

Williams (15-0, 7 KO), who lives in East Hartford (CT), has overcome life-altering obstacles in which his father was murdered when Mykquan was only eight months old, and the family house burned to the ground when he was 10.

Ineligible to compete for a roster spot on the 2016 USA Boxing Olympic Team because he was too young, Williams had two choices: remain an amateur for four years without any guarantees of qualifying for the Olympics, or get a jump start on his professional career. He chose the latter route and hasn’t looked back.

Williams was a decorated amateur whose style, in retrospect, is much better suited for pro boxing than the amateurs. He had a 45-13 amatorski rekord, highlighted by three gold-medal performances at the Ringside World Championships, in addition to capturing top honors at the National PAL and National Silver Glove championships.

I was too young for the last one,” Williams explained his decision to turn pro when he did.Williams explained. I ended my amateur career after there were scoring changes. I lost some tough decisions. I decided to take the next step and go pro to get paid. My style was more suitable for the pros. I don’t throw 100 stemple rundę; I pick my spots when I have openings.

I didn’t want to wait several years. I chose to turn pro (when he was a senior at Prince Tech). I’m already 15-0, climbing the rankings, and I’m getting paid to do this. I was meant to do this.

Williams is the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super lightweight champion, oceniono Nie. 5 by the United States Boxing Association (USBA), oraz nr. 12 by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF).



I believed that Mykey was ready to turn pro,” Kallen commented. “Under Paul’s tutelage he was far enough advanced and eager to tackle the pros. His style was perfectly suited for the pros and at 18 years old he was ready to take the leap. His youthful good looks made him an ideal young prospect.

My concern at that time was the Olympic Team was no sure thing,” added Cichon, who has trained Williams for the past 10 lat. I had the confidence in Mykey, but the risk wasn’t worth the gain. We decided to go pro.

Four years later, instead of competing against America’s elite amateur boxers in his weight classKeyshawn Davis, Bruce Carrington i Dalis Kaleiopu — z 2020 Olympic Trials and USA Boxing’s National Championships, Grudzień 7-15, in Lake Charles, Luizjana, Williams is one of the top 21-and-under prospects in boxing.

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Javier Martinez making Milwaukee proud on the way to World Championships in Russia

Colorado Springs, Zakładka. (Sierpień 19, 2019) – Milwaukee isn’t known as one of the leading producers of world-class boxers, jednak, Team USA middleweight
Javier Martinez may be the rare exception.


Milwaukee isn’t really a great place for boxing,” Martinez agreed, “ale (trener) Izzy Acosta always had a great program that produced a lot of national champions. Mam nadzieję, że, one day I can do what he’s done for my city. We do have a few good fighters coming out of my gym who are still on the rise. Look out for my boy, Luis Feliciano, a former USA National champion (the 26-year-old junior welterweight is 12-0 as a pro with eight wins by knockout).”

The most famous fighter to come out of Milwaukee is world kickboxing champion RickThe JetRufus. There have been a few Milwaukee boxers of note over the years, Łącznie MyronPinkyMitchell, who became the first junior welterweight champion of the world in 1922, Robert “Jaskiniowiec” Moha (1910-15), former national champion Tyrone “The ButterflyTrice, and Pan American Games bronze medalist and two-time national amateur champion, LeChaunce Shepard.

Martinez is currently training in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center for the World Championships, Wrzesień 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Rosja.

It’s a good feeling and I plan on taking full advantage of this opportunity,” Martinez spoke about competing at the World Championships. “I love coming to Colorado; it’s like therapy for me, keeping me away from the distractions back home. I’m very excited to be going to Russia. I’m thankful to USA Boxing for all the opportunities I’ve had, and I hope to bring back a medal from Russia.

Martinez says he didn’t have a normal childhood, explaining that he looked up to the wrong people. His life changed for the better when his father introduced him to boxing and meeting Coach Acosta, who was recently honored by the USA Boxing Alumni Association for his contributions to amateur boxing as a boxer and coach for the past half-century.

I don’t know what I’d be doing today (if not for boxing),” noted Martinez, który zwraca 24 sierpnia 24. “I just know that boxing was my way out of the ‘hood. Coach Izzy is a very loving person, and a great person to have around. He had a very good boxing career and it’s great to have a person like that in my corner.

Martinez, who is the No. 2 ranked middleweight in the U.S., captured a gold medal at the 2018 Elite National Championships and silver at the 2016 & 2017 Elite National Championships. He’s also brought home bronze from the 2013 National Junior Olympics and Feliks Stamm Tournament.

Self-described as an awkward southpaw who can give anybody problems, Martinez’ short-term goal is to be an Olympic gold medalist, long-term to be world champion.

Javier Martinez is making Milwaukee proud by punchinhis way to the top.

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Legendary Air Force Academy boxing coach Ed Weichers coached perfect storm

Colorado Springs, Zakładka. (Sierpień 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, szczególnie boks, 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 ale, w 2014, the year of my retirement, that figure was $417,000. Cadets are trained to go forward and serve. They fly, walka, 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, oczywiście, 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 headsCol. Don Peterson iCol. Larry Fariss, and two athletic directors who were instrumental to our support and successCol. John Clune iCol. 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 i 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 na świecie, and that is a direct result of Coach Walsh.”

USA Boks Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów

Stworzony, aby być mistrzem przez całe życie, wzajemnie korzystnych relacji między USA bokserskie i jej absolwentów, –Bokserzy, urzędnicy, trenerzy i fani boksu — Stowarzyszenie Alumni łączy pokolenia mistrzów, inspirowanie i oddanie do przyszłych mistrzów boksu boks w USA, i wyjść z ringu.

Amerykańskie Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów Boksu jest otwarte dla każdego, kto kocha boks i chciałby pozostać w kontakcie z boksem amatorskim. Członkowie mają dostęp do szerokiej gamy wydarzeń specjalnych organizowanych przez Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów, w tym roczne USA Boxing Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów Hall of Fame recepcji.

Aby przyłączyć się do stowarzyszenia absolwentów, wystarczy zarejestrować się naalumni@usaboxing.org dla $40.00 roczna opłata członkowska. Nowi członkowie otrzymają koszulkę, pęku kluczy portfel elektroniczny.

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, powiedzenie, “We’re solid going into 2020. The key to success, moim zdaniem, 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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O BOXINGU USA:  Misją USA Boxing jest umożliwienie sportowcom i trenerom ze Stanów Zjednoczonych osiągnięcia trwałej doskonałości w rywalizacji, rozwijać charakter, wspierać sport bokserski, oraz promować i rozwijać boks w stylu olimpijskim w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Obowiązkiem USA Boxing jest nie tylko produkcja olimpijskiego złota, ale także nadzoruje i zarządza każdym aspektem boksu amatorskiego w Stanach Zjednoczonych.

Oshae Jones tworzy historię w 2019 Pan American Games

LIMA, Peru (Sierpień 2, 2019) — Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) przeszedł do historii w pierwszą noc finałów w 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, stając się pierwszym złotym medalistą Pan American Games w wadze półśredniej kobiet. Po raz pierwszy w historii Pan American Games kobiety miały pięć klas wagowych, w porównaniu do dwóch poprzednich gier o trzech klasach wagi.

Jones pokonał Myriam DaSilva z Kanady jednogłośną decyzją, wygrywając wszystkie trzy rundy, 10-9, od dwóch sędziów, i dwie z trzech rund, 10-9, od jednego sędziego.

Po raz drugi Jones i DaSilva poszli łeb w łeb, Jones ją pokonał 5-0 podczas kwalifikacji Pan American Games na początku tego roku.

Jones pokonał wcześniej Atheynę Bylon z Panamy w ćwierćfinale i M. Moronta Herand z Dominikany w półfinale do finału tych mistrzostw.

Drużyna USA będzie chciała zakończyć swoje najbardziej udane gry Pan American od tego czasu 1983, jutro wieczorem z czterema bokserami na złoto, Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk, Va.), Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Teksas), Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) i Książę Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio). Ich cztery medale zostaną dodane do złotego medalu Jonesa, a pięć brązowych medali zdobyło wcześniej w tym tygodniu Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Msza św.), Troy Isley (Aleksandria, Va.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) i Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Kalifornii.).

Śledź ostatni dzień boksu w Ameryce, klikając tutaj: https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/2019-Pan-American-Games

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69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio / USA, dec. przez Myriam DaSilva / CAN, 5-0

Jamel “Semper Fi” śledź Patriot, Olimpijczyk & teraz Świat Champ

USA Boxing Alumni: (L) Jamel śledź i jego stajenna, Terence “Pączek” Crawford
(Zdjęcie dzięki uprzejmości Mikey Williams / Najlepsza pozycja)

Colorado Springs, Zakładka. (Czerwiec 13, 2019) – Nowo koronowany World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super mistrz wagi piórkowej Jamel “Semper Fi” Śledź został bojownikiem praktycznie całe swoje życie jako U.S.. Morskich i elita bokser.

33-letni Herring (20-2, 10 KO), walcząc z Cincinnati, zatoczyła koło, ponieważ zaczął boksować w wieku 15. “Zacząłem ponieważ robiłem źle w szkole, wycięte z drużyny koszykówki,” wyjaśnił, dlaczego wybrał Słodka Science. “Nie chciałem być na ulicach. To nie był mój charakter, więc musiałem znaleźć coś innego do zrobienia. Przyjaciel wprowadził mnie do boksu i zatrzymany z nim. I w końcu dostałem moje oceny z powrotem i wykonane wysoką zwój honoru.”


Śledź opracowany również do olimpijskiego bokser, głównie podczas gdy odsiadywał dziewięć lat na terenie Stanów Zjednoczonych. Marines, i nawet kiedy został wdrożony dwa razy w Iraku. On sporządziła 81-15 amatorski rekord, tym wyróżnieniem Pod 2011 & 2012 Mistrzostwa Sił Zbrojnych, 2011 Patenty USA. Próby olimpijskie i 2012 US Nationals złoty medalista, wraz z Srebrny Medal na 2010 Świat Gry wojenne. Był pierwszym czynnej służby U.S.. Marine zakwalifikować się do US Boxing od Zespołu 1992, jak również pierwszym terytorium USA. Marine konkurować na 2012 Igrzyska Olimpijskie.

“I zapakowane trochę podczas mojego drugiego rozmieszczenia w czasie wolnym,” zauważył. “Wróciłem z mojego drugiego wdrożenia pod koniec 2007 i zaczął boks dla Korpusu Morskich 2008. Większość mojej amatorskiej karierze znalazł się pod Marine Corps. Nauczyłem się wiele podróży z Marine Corps. Muszę zobaczyć więcej stylów i rywalizowali w turniejach krajowych jako Marine. Mieli także środki do wysyłania do mnie.”

Punktem kulminacyjnym jego amatorskiej karierze reprezentował swój kraj na 2012 Olimpiada w Londynie jako kapitan drużyny USA. Choć stracił (19-9) W pierwszej rundzie do dwukrotnego kazaskiego bokser Daniyar Yeleussinov, który zdobył złoto na 2013 Mistrzostwa Świata, a później w 2016 Igrzyska Olimpijskie, ceremonii otwarcia Igrzysk był najbardziej pamiętny moment całej karierze amatorskiej boksu na specjalną powodu.

“To była rocznica przejścia córki,” śledź powiedział. “To daj mi znać, że bez względu na to, co, nadal można osiągnąć wszystko, nawet przez wzlotów i upadków.”

Inni członkowie 2012 USA Olympic Śledź kapitanem zespołu zawarte obecnych mistrzów dzień świat w szeregach takie jak pro Errol Spence, Jr., Claressa Shields i Marcus Browne, Były mistrz świata Rau'shee Warren, i tytuł światowej Challengers Terrell Gausha, Michael Hunter i Dominic Breazeale.


Śledź ten pozostaje bliski USA Boxing, powiedzenie: “USA Boks pomógł mi z powodu relacji Stworzyłem, z których wiele nadal pozostają dziś. Poznałem innych zawodników z całego świata, które trzymałem dobrych relacji z. To pomogło mi również stać się bardziej od ludzi-osobę jestem dzisiaj. Jako kapitan drużyny nauczyły mnie cierpliwości, bo miałem do czynienia z wieloma osobistościami, I nadal korzystać z tych cech dzisiaj. I nadal jestem blisko moich olimpijskich drużyny dzisiaj.”


USA Boks Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów

Stworzony, aby mistrz całe życie, wzajemnie korzystnych relacji między USA bokserskie i jej absolwentów, –Bokserzy, urzędnicy, trenerzy i fani boksu — Stowarzyszenie Alumni łączy pokolenia mistrzów, inspirowanie i oddanie do przyszłych mistrzów boksu boks w USA, i wyjść z ringu.

USA Boxing Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów jest otwarty dla każdego, kto ma miłość do boksu i chcieliby pozostać połączony z amatorskim boksie. Użytkownicy uzyskują dostęp do szerokiej gamy specjalnych wydarzeń zorganizowanej przez Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów, w tym roczne USA Boxing Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów Hall of Fame recepcji.

Aby przyłączyć się do stowarzyszenia absolwentów, wystarczy zarejestrować się na alumni@usaboxing.org dla $40.00 rocznie składki członkowskiej. Nowi członkowie otrzymają koszulkę, pęku kluczy portfel elektroniczny.



“Jamel jest doskonałym przykładem elastyczności i trwałości,” wzmiankowany Chris tofflemire, Dyrektor Boks Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów USA. “Jego ciężka praca, ofiara, i niezdolność do wyjść bez względu na to jakie przeszkody natrafia będzie nadal inspirować następnej generacji mistrzów przez wiele lat. USA Boks Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów chce mu podziękować za wszystko, co dał innym, zarówno wewnątrz jak i na zewnątrz pierścienia.”

Nic nigdy nie przychodzą łatwo Jamel śledzia, zwłaszcza jego niezwykłe uzdrowienie po tragicznej stracie córeczki, Ariynh, co miało miejsce trzy lata do dnia przed rozpoczęciem ceremonii otwarcia Olimpiady.

“Moja droga nie była łatwa,” śledź dodany, “Miałem swoje wzloty i upadki. Jestem olimpijczyk, ale nic nie zostało kiedykolwiek wręczył mi. Musiałam walczyć o wszystko stałam. To jest mój czas!”

To z pewnością jest, szczególnie po tym jak pokonał obronie mistrz WBO super-piórkowej Masayuki Ito, w ubiegłym maj 25, zostać mistrzem świata. Dowód, że dobre rzeczy rzeczywiście przytrafiają się dobrym ludziom.


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USA Boxing standout bantamweight Duke Ragan fighting for his daughter’s future

Colorado Springs, Zakładka. (Maj 29, 2019) – Boxers fight for a variety of reasons. Team USA bantamweight Książę Ragan is driven in the gym and ring by his two-year-old daughter, Kennedy Ragan.


The 21-year-old Ragan trains with his fellow elite squad members in Colorado Springs, Kolorado, which is a long way from his home and daughter in Cincinnati.

It is difficult being away from her,” Ragan admitted, “but she motivates me. I’m boxing for our future.

Ragan’s future in boxing is bright. He is the No. 1 bantamweight in the United States, who plans to cash-out after the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Although he had his first amateur match when he was seven, Ragan was practically born to box, evident by pictures of him as an infant wearing baby boxing gloves. His father and coach, Derek “DukeRagan, who named his son with his own nickname, had a lot of friends who were boxers. When Duke’s older brother by six years, Lewis Walker, trained at their uncle Sean Singleton‘s gym, young Duke was being trained in the house by his father.

I played other sports when I was young, but I didn’t in high school,” Ragan said. “My father started training me when I was six and a year later, I was at the gym training and sparring. I didn’t want to play any sports other than boxing.

Ragan has a 151-19 amatorski rekord, highlighted by his silver-medal performance at the 2017 Mistrzostwa Świata. He captured gold at the 2016 & 2018 Elite National Championships, qualifying him for the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing, as well as at the 2016 National Golden Gloves Championships.


In addition to winning a silver medal at the 2017 Mistrzostwa Świata, Ragan has been successful in other International competition, taking top honors at the 2017 Puchar Chemii, runner-up at the 2018 Presidents Cup, and third place finishes in the 2017 Continental Championships and 2019 Pan American Qualifier in Nicaragua. In the latter tournament, Ragan lost in the semifinals to Ecuadorian Jean Caicedo, 3-2, to qualify for the Pan-American Games, Lipiec 27 in Lima, Peru.

Ragan is looking forward to avenging his controversial loss to Caicedo at the Pan-American Games. “I was the No. 1 seed at the Pan American Qualifier, and I think I’ll be the No. 1 seed at the Pan American Games,” Ragan commented. “I think I got a bad decision in the semifinals. There will be some good competition at the Pan American Games, but nobody for me to worry about.

Self-described as a pure boxer who enjoys moving around the ring snapping jabs, Ragan also has sufficient power to put opponents to sleep. He wants to become part of Cincinnati’s rich boxing history, which has produced all-time greats such as Aaron Pryor,Ezzard Charles, Adrian Broner, Rau'shee Warren i Tim Austin, m.in..

Pryor and Charles boxed in the same community where I grew up,” Ragan noted. “I really haven’t done anything yet, but it would be cool to be world champion like them.

USA Boxing has played a major role in Ragan’s young life and, if he gets his wish, it’ll continue to be for at least another year or so. “My main focus is 2020, I’ll worry about turning pro after that,” he remarked. “Amateur boxing has brought me a long way. I’m more disciplined, better focused, and a much smarter boxer. I have a higher boxing IQ. I’ve also had to learn to make sacrifices, because I’ve got to be a man to make time for my young daughter. All of this is getting me ready to be a professional.

Ragan has traveled around the world as a Team USA boxer having been to Germany and Kazakhstan (twice apiece), Polska, Bulgaria and Nicaragua. Ostatecznie, Duke Ragan wants to continue representing his country and traveling all over the world, ufnie, booking a trip to Tokyo next year.

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Lightweight Keyshawn Davis preparing to go gold digging next year in Japan at 2020 Igrzyska Olimpijskie


Colorado Springs, Zakładka. (Maj 20, 2019) – Team USA lightweight Keyshawn Davis has been preparing all of his young life to represent his country in the Olympics. If everything goes as planned and remains on schedule, the Norfolk, Virginia native will be boxing for gold next year in Japan.


The 20-year-old Davis, who sports a 110-15 amatorski rekord, is racking up medals at such a torrid pace that he desperately needs to expand his display case. He is a two-time Elite National (2017-18) and two-time National PAL (2013-14) mistrz, as well as a gold medalist at the 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier, 2017 Youth Open and 2017 Krajowe Złote Rękawice.

Internationally, he’s done some serious damage, zbyt. The highlight of his amateur career, spotykać się z kimś, is winning gold at last year’s Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria. Davis recently captured silver at the 2019 Pan-American Games Qualifier in Nicaragua, dodatkowo 2018 Chemistry Cup in Germany.

I won my first International gold medal in Bulgaria,” Davis agreed with it being the highlight of his amateur career. “I was also selected as the Most Outstanding Boxer.

His victory at the 2018 USA Nationals qualified him for the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing, while his silver at the Pan American Games Qualifier qualified him for the Pan American Games (July 27-August 2) in Lima, Peru. This year he will also be competing at the Elite Men’s World Championships (Siedem. 7-21) in Yekaterinburg, Rosja.

Qualifying for the Olympic Trials really wasn’t much of an accomplishment for me because it was expected,” Davis noted. “For me it was to get on Team USA, again and this is my second year on the team.

There’s no real competition for me to qualify for the USA Olympic Boxing Team. My last fight in The Nationals was a little bit of a challenge (vs. Dalis Kaleiopu), because I slipped and got up.

At the Pan American Games, Davis could very well face the Cuban boxer who defeated him by a score of 3-2 at the Pan American Games Qualifier, Andy Cruz, setting up a possible rubber match between the two elite boxers next year at the Olympic Games.

There’s a very good chance we’ll fight again at the Pan-Am Games, most likely in Japan, także,” Davis added. “We have to win two rounds to qualify for the finals and for me to get my revenge. Cruz has a lot more International experience than I do. On jest 26 years old and World Champion in our weight class.

Davis started boxing when he was nine when, tired of Keyshawn and his two brothers fighting each other and in school, his mother asked if they wanted to go to the gym to learn how to box. They did and today, his older (Kelvin) i młodszy (Keon) brothers are also amateur boxers.

Not long after that he met Troy Isley, who is a fellow member of Team USA, and today they’re as close as brothers.

I met Troy way back, after I first started boxing,” Davis remembered. “We’d meet up at the Nationals and other tournaments and hang together with my brothers. My coach retired, so I went to Troy’s gym (Aleksandria, Wirginia) and started working with Coach Kay (Koroma, USA Assistant National Boxing Coach). We’re getting close to our dream (representing the USA in the Olympics) that started so long ago that it seems unreal to be getting close. You can expect two boxers from Virginia to come back from Japan with gold medals. We’re like brothers.

Coach Kay first cornered me when I was 13. He’s a great coach who wants us to succeed in life, not just in the ring. He wants the best for us. We have one of the best U.S. boxing teams in a long time and it’s going to show in Japan. We always help each other out and this is a very exciting time for us right now.

Another close friend of Keyshawn’s is, 2018 Srebrny medalista olimpijski Shakur Stevenson, who has been through what Keyshawn is approaching, and is now at the level as a professional prospect in which Davis aspires to reach.

Shakur has always supported me,” Davis continued. “We talk a lot. Szczerze, it’s hard for me not to think about turning pro, because my amateur career will be over after the Olympics. I’ve always been taught to have a plan, so I’ve been preparing, business-wise, looking into my options (manager and promoter), and to stay on the right track from the amateurs to pros.

If he wasn’t a boxer, Davis figures he’d be a realtor, but he’s thoroughly enjoying the life as a boxer.

This has been a great experience,” Davis spoke about his amateur boxing career, “especially this year getting ready for the Pan AMs. I’ve had opportunities to travel and meet people, but the best part is being part of a team like this. Boxing is an individual sport but, poza ringiem, we’re always pushing hard for each other.

I thank God every day when I get up for putting me in this position. All I want to do is provide for me and my family. At my age, I’m ahead of the game.

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Troy Isley coming off biggest win, Preparing for 2020 Igrzyska Olimpijskie


Colorado Springs, Zakładka. (Maj 6, 2019) – USA Boxing middleweight Troy Isley is coming off the most significant victory of his young career, when he defeated the 2016 Złoty medalista olimpijski, Cuba’s Arlen Lopez, at the recent Pan American Games Qualifier in Managua, Nikaragua.


Lopez served as a positive barometer for Isley in terms of his potential 2020 Olympic run. “Beating Lopez is my biggest win so far,” Isley admitted. “He won a gold medal at the last Olympics. I avenged my loss to him in 2017. We almost fought in The Continentals, but he lost in the quarterfinals, and I lost in the semifinals. We could face each other again in July at the Pan American Games.

W 2017, Isley captured a gold medal at the Elite World Championships, which marked a first for an American elite boxer in six years. He’s progressed year-by-year, taking top honors at the 2012 & 2013 National PAL Championships, 2014 Krajowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie Juniorów, 2016 & 2017 Elite National Championships. So far this year, in addition to winning at the Pan American Games Qualifier, he also took gold at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

Not too shabby accomplishments for a kid who really didn’t like boxing, especially compared to football, which was his favorite sport growing up.

When I returned to the gym I trained at, Aleksandria (Wirginia) Boxing Club,” USA National Team assistant coach Kay Koromba remembered,” they needed help with a young kid, Troy Isley. I had a simple conversation with him. He said he’d come back to the gym if I was there coaching. I didn’t go back for a little while and he didn’t return. I eventually took over the gym when the coach left, and Troy returned.

Troy is friends with Keyshawn Davjest (USA Boks brak. 1-rated lightweight). They both live in Virginia (Troy in Alexandria, Keyshawn in Newport) and train with me at the Alexandria Boxing Club, when we aren’t living and training in Colorado Springs. They fought as kids and became good friends. All of the other boxers here look up to them.

“Byłem tylko 8 and at first I really didn’t like boxing,” the now 20-year-old Isley spoke about his introduction to amateur boxing. “I was more interested in team sports like football, but I gave up boxing when I chose to compete in the Box-Offs. I just wanted to be a kid and you can’t play boxing. I went back to the gym and beat up everybody. Coach Kay told my father that he could make me into a national champion, and that gave me a lot of self-esteem.

A self-described boxer puncher, Isley is an intelligent, well-spoken boxer with eyes on the future, outside of boxing, taking on-line business courses through DeVry University. “I can do it all,” he offered about his boxing style. “I’m working on using more jabs to be a better all-around boxer. The jab sets the offense up. I’m working on my jab because you can win fights with a jab.

Promoters are lining up to pitch their companies to sign Isley, who has a definitive plan that involves making the 2020 Olimpijska drużyna bokserska USA, medal in Japan, and then turn professional.

The Olympics is only a year away,” Isley noted. “I’m close with Keyshawn and Shakur(Stevenson, 2016 Olympic silver-medalist and an 11-0 pro prospect). Training with them makes things easier for all of us. We drive each other and train against different styles. I’m always picking up new stuff. We help each other training, sparing, and just talking. We’re always together, either in Alexandria or Colorado Springs. Shakur still goes there for good sparring.

Shakur tells us a lot about his experiences in the Olympics and now as a pro. Me and Keyshawn have always talked about being together on the USA Boxing Olympic Team. We keep working hard and staying focused. It’s been our dream.

Dreams do come true but, pierwszy, Isley is preparing for the Pan-Am Games and, possibly, his rubber match with the defending Olympic gold-medalist, Lopez.

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Elite Men Kick Off 2019 Western Elite Qualifier


RENO, Nev. (Marzec 26, 2019) – The 2019 Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships kicked off last night with 96 elite boxers taking to the rings to begin their journey in hopes of punching their ticket to the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing this December.

The three rings saw 16 exciting bouts in each ring to give a preview of what is to come during the week-long tournament at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nev. This year’s edition of the Western Elite Qualifier is the second event of the USA Boxing Olympic Trials Qualifying Series, which will see two boxers in each elite Olympic weight class advance to the Trials.


Action continues today with two sessions of boxing, beginning at noon with the prep and junior divisions, while the youth and elite men and women’s divisions will take to the ring beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST.

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Graham and Torrez Jr. Wygraj złoto; Coe zdobywa srebro w finale 2019 Turniej Strandja


Drużyna USA opuszcza Sofię, Bułgaria z ośmioma medalami

Colorado Springs, Zakładka (Luty. 19, 2019) — Dzisiaj zakończyła się 70. edycja Turnieju Strandja. Drużyna USA zdobyła dwa złote i jeden srebrny, aby dodać do pięciu brązowych medali, które zdobyli we wczorajszym półfinale w Sofii, Bułgaria.

2018 Brązowy medalista Elitarnych Mistrzostw Świata Kobiet Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) dodała kolejny medal do imponującego międzynarodowego życiorysu po pokonaniu szwedzkiej Love Holgersson decyzją podzieloną. To oznacza czwarty międzynarodowy medal wagi średniej od początku 2018.

Superciężki Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Kalifornii.) spektakularnie zakończył turniej, aby zdobyć kolejny międzynarodowy złoty medal. Torrez wziął wszystkich pięciu sędziów’ karty nad krajami goszczącymi Petar Belberov, aby zdobyć swój drugi elitarny międzynarodowy złoty medal. Na zakończenie turnieju, Torrez został nazwany bokserami turnieju.

2018 wschodząca gwiazda Khalil Coe (Jersey City, N.J.) zdobył srebrny medal po zwycięskim zwycięstwie rosyjskiego imama Chataeva.

Troy Isley (Aleksandria, Va.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio), Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) i Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) zdobył brąz dla Team USA we wczorajszych półfinałowych pojedynkach.

Drużyna USA rozpoczęła turniej 25 bokserki z trenerem głównym Billy Walshem (Colorado Springs, Colo.) przewodzenie amerykańskiej delegacji podczas całego turnieju, wraz z krajową asystentką trenera boksu USA Kay Koromą (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Rasheen Ali (Cleveland, Ohio), Tim Back (Cincinnati, Ohio), Kevin Benford (Cincinnati, Ohio), Joe Guzman (Fontanna, Kalifornii.) i Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Teksas) służył personelowi trenerskiemu podczas turnieju. Tegoroczny turniej się skończył 300 bokserzy z ponad 30 różne kraje wkraczają na ring.

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Wyniki finałów

75 kg: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo./USA, dec. nad Love Holgersson / SWE, 3-2
81 kg: Imam Khataev / RUS wygrał przez walkover over Khalil Coe, Jersey City, N.J./USA, GDZIE
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Kalifornia / USA, dec. ponad Petar Belberov / BUL, 5-0

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