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Flores is boxing’s all-purpose guy: মুষ্টিযোদ্ধা, television color commentator, and trainer.
তার বাবা, Ralph Flores, was a military person who earned his “boxing coaching bones” মাধ্যমে Kenny Adams, head coach of the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team and assistant coach four years earlier. The ’88 USA Olympic Boxing Team included রায় জোন্স, জুনিয়র., Riddick Bowe, রে মার্সার, Andrew Maynard এবং Kennedy McKinney.
BJ started going to the gym with his father when he was four. His grandfather and older brother were also boxers. “My father wasn’t a boxer, but he learned how to coach boxing from assisting Kenny Adams,” BJ explained. “He fell in love with boxing while working with Kenny and learned his way to teach boxing. Kenny is still like a grandfather to me.”
Flores also loved football and he was offered a full scholarship to attend Brigham Young University. He took two years off from BYU to serve a mission for The Church of Latter-day Saints in Mexico, where he lived in one of the poorest sections of Mexico in Culiacan. He began training there in the same gym where legendary Julio Cesar শ্যাভেজ trained as a kid. Goodbye, ফুটবল.
একটি অপেশাদার মুষ্টিযোদ্ধা হিসেবে, Flores had a superlative 110-11 নথি, highlighted by gold-medal performances at the 1997 National Golden Gloves and 2000 Western Trials, in addition to the 2001 & 2002 US Championships as a heavyweight. He was the only American to win gold in 2002 এ 4 Nations Tournament in Alabama versus Germany, France and Australia.
Flores targeted a berth on the 2004 USA Boxing Olympic Boxing Team, and he was a top contender, কিন্তু, he received an offer from Main Events to turn pro that BJ described as too lucrative to pass up.
“BJ’s decorated career as an amateur boxer, professional boxer, and broadcaster place him in a top tier of well-rounded USA Boxing Alumni,” said Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His valuable experiences inside and outside the ring serve as great examples for the next generation of champions.”
Flores fought professionally from 2003 থেকে 2018, compiling a solid 34-4-1 (21 কস) নথি, including three major World title challenges, both as a heavyweight and cruiserweight. He captured eight regional titles, as well as the IBA and WBF World super cruiserweight championships.
During his boxing career, network officials discovered that he was a gifted boxer, as well as well-spoken, handsome and knowledgeable with a smooth delivery. More than anything else, he could effectively break down fighters and fights and instead of only noting what had happened, he explained why and what was going to happen for fans watching.
ফুল’ break as an announcer came, according to BJ, after his 2008 fight against Darnell Wilson live on ESPN. “I was a 4-1 underdog against Wilson,” Flores said. “He was coming off five straight knockout victories and we were fighting in his hometown (Dover, ডেলাওয়্যার). He was ranked No. 2 and I was No. 15. He came into the ring carrying a pillow for me, but I beat him for 10 এর 12 চক্রের.
“I was then brought into ESPN’s studios to be interviewed. Boxing was my life! I worked withBrian Kenny and we immediately had chemistry. By the end of that year, I was an ESPN in-studio commentator every three weeks.”
Flores ended up being hired as a ringside analyst in 2012 and he became part of the PBC (প্রিমিয়ার বক্সিং চ্যাম্পিয়ন) broadcast team on NBC. He worked with giants in boxing and media industries such as চিনি রে লিওনার্ড, আল মাইকেলস এবং Marv আলবার্ট.
Although Flores didn’t represent his country at the Olympic Games, he was a CBS Sports color commentator in 2012 এবং 2016. He is looking forward to calling Olympic boxing once again next year on CBS.
“Anytime you can represent the USA is a tremendous honor and great opportunity,” Flores added. “I called the 2012 অলিম্পিক (যুক্তরাজ্য) এবং 2016 (ব্রাজিল). We called the action from a studio, but I’d love to call next year’s Olympics from ringside in Japan. আমি এটা ভালবাসি. Nothing else in life matters to me versus the Olympics.”
ইউএসএ বক্সিং অ্যালামনাই অ্যাসোসিয়েশন
আজীবন চ্যাম্পিয়ন করার জন্য তৈরি করা হয়েছে, ইউএসএ বক্সিং এবং এর প্রাক্তন ছাত্রদের মধ্যে পারস্পরিকভাবে উপকারী সম্পর্ক, –মুষ্টিযোদ্ধাদের, কর্মকর্তাদের, কোচ এবং বক্সিং ভক্ত — অ্যালামনাই অ্যাসোসিয়েশন চ্যাম্পিয়নদের প্রজন্মকে সংযুক্ত করে, অনুপ্রেরণামূলক এবং USA বক্সিং এর ভবিষ্যত বক্সিং চ্যাম্পিয়নদের ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া, এবং রিং আউট.
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, এর বার্ষিক ইউএসএ বক্সিং অ্যালামনাই অ্যাসোসিয়েশন হল অফ ফেম অভ্যর্থনা সহ.
অ্যালামনাই অ্যাসোসিয়েশনে যোগ দিতে, সহজভাবে নিবন্ধন করুন alumni@usaboxing.org একটি জন্য $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, key-chain and e-wallet.
আজ, Flores is a retired prizefighter living in Arizona. He still attends amateur boxing tournaments in Las Vegas and California. For the past six months he’s been training “Internet boxer” জ্যাক পল এবং, অবশ্যই, BJ remains an accomplished color commentator/analyst.
When boxing fully returns on television, BJ will serve as a color commentator for The Impact Network, which plans to promote three shows a month.
Few active pro boxers have been television announcers at the same time they were fighting like Flores. Even though he’s now moved on from fighting to teaching as a trainer, he continues to be one of boxing’s most knowledgeable and popular commentators. কোনো সন্দেহ নেই, BJ Flores is boxing’s all-purpose guy.
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