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Í NÆRNI OG PERSÓNULEGT MEÐ 10 TIME HEIMSMEISTARINN CAITLIN FORAN Í KÖFNUHNEFTA Á undan frumraun sinni í atvinnuhnefaleikum

Með þessari heimsfaraldri lokun í fullu gildi nánast um allan heim, mörgum bardögum hefur þegar verið aflýst, frá þeim stærstu, eins og Anthony Joshua á móti Kubrat Pulev, beint í gegnum marga viðburði í litlum sal.


Þó greinilega hafi lokunin áhrif á alla sem taka þátt í okkar ástkæra íþrótt, það fékk mig til að hugsa um þá sem höfðu verið að undirbúa sig fyrir frumraun sína í atvinnumennsku í hnefaleikum, eins og fórnarlamb dagsins, afsakið gestur, Caitlin Foran, sem átti að frumsýna í Orkneyjum 25. apríl.


Caitlin er tíu sinnum heimsmeistari í kickboxi, alveg afrek fyrir einhvern sem er enn réttlátur 19 ára, við skulum horfast í augu við það að ná svona mikilli stöðu í hvaða íþrótt sem er á svo ungum aldri er heilmikið afrek og án efa mun umfangsmikil bardagaíþróttareynsla hennar nýtast henni þegar þessum heimsfaraldri er lokið og hún frumraun sína sem atvinnumaður.


Ég hafði reyndar ánægju af að hitta Caitlin aftur í mars á viðburði í Barrow-in-Furness, þar sem hún var að styðja Paul Peers þegar hann skoraði, og slá, Milton Arauz frá Níkaragva fyrir atvinnumannaráðið í hnefaleikum (PBC) Alþjóðlegur titill, og ætlaði alltaf að fjalla um frumraun sína sem atvinnumaður, en með því frestað þar til síðar á árinu vegna núverandi ástands ákvað þess í stað að skipuleggja viðtal við hana.


Nóg af vöfflunni minni, við skulum kynnast þessari mögnuðu unglingastjörnu aðeins betur.




(GDC) Halló Caitlin, takk fyrir að gefa þér tíma til að svara nokkrum spurningum fyrir okkur. Fyrsta spurningin mín er að ég skil að þú sért fjölheimsmeistari í sparkboxi, geturðu vinsamlegast sagt lesendum okkar aðeins frá Kick Boxing feril þínum?




(CF) Svo ég byrjaði að sparka inn 2008 átta ára að aldri, á þeim tíma var ég að tjúllast við kickbox með fullt af öðrum íþróttum og athöfnum en með tímanum festist athygli mín bara við kickbox og það varð líf mitt.


Ég var svo sannarlega ekki einn af þessu fólki sem hafði hæfileika fyrir íþróttina. Ég var ekki sveigjanlegur, Ég hafði ekkert sjálfstraust, en það eina sem ég hafði sem hefur borið mig í gegnum til þessa dags er ákveðni.


Þegar við bjuggum á eyju gátum við ekki komist í eins margar keppnir og önnur félög á meginlandinu, sem þýddi að við vissum að við yrðum að leggja okkur fram til að bæta upp reynsluleysið..


Kom líka frá stórri fjölskyldu þar sem mamma var einstæð foreldri 5 börn þýddu að ég gat sjaldan komist í burtu til að keppa og byrjaði ekki almennilega að keppa fyrr en ég fékk svarta beltið mitt inn 2011.


Ég byrjaði síðan að keppa venjulega einu sinni í mánuði þar sem fyrsti stóri var WKA skoska meistaramótið í Glasgow þar sem ég vann 2x gull, þetta var fyrsta stóra sjálfstraustið mitt og ég hélt áfram að keppa oftar og vann fleiri skoska titla sem og breska og evrópska.


Mér var svo boðið á fyrsta heimsmeistaramótið mitt í 2013 á Ítalíu þar sem ég fékk bronsverðlaun.


Ég valdi alltaf stigabaráttu þegar ég var að keppa, sem er meiri karate stíll, ‘byrja stöðva’ stíl bardaga, en á öðru heimsmeistaramótinu mínu í Prag í 2014, það var kona án baráttu um hringinn sinn. Stöðugur kafli svo ég var spurður hvort ég myndi taka slaginn.


Ég hef aldrei verið einn til að hafna bardaga svo ég tók bardagann og endaði með því að vinna hann ásamt tveimur öðrum svo ég kom með fyrstu þrjá heimsmeistaratitlana mína og nýja ást á hringabardaga.


Frá 2014 að 2017 Ég vann sjö heimsmeistaratitla til viðbótar í ýmsum löndum.


By 2016/17 Kickbox ferill minn var að taka við sér og ég var að spá í að verða atvinnumaður einhvern tíma fljótlega, þó í lok 2017 Ryan Reffell þjálfari minn fór því miður framhjá sem batt enda á sparkboxaferil minn.


(GDC) Hvað hafði áhrif á þig til að skipta úr kickboxi yfir í atvinnubox?


(CF) Eins og ég nefndi áður, Ég hef aldrei verið náttúrulega sveigjanleg manneskja svo í kickboxi voru fæturnir mínir aðallega notaðir fyrir kraftmikil líkamsspörk.


Á meðan ég var enn að æfa með Ryan sem hluti af Nemesis Kickboxing, í lok 2015 við ákváðum að ég væri að verða betri með hendurnar og fórum að hugsa um að skipta yfir í box.


Þetta leiddi til þess að Ryan byrjaði hnefaleikatíma á mánudagskvöldi sem og kickbox námskeið út vikuna.


Mér var boðið fyrsta bardagann minn í september með 4 daga fyrirvara um fjaðurvigtarmeistaratitil UKBC. Ég vann bardagann og varði hann í umspili í desember.


2017 var þegar ég fór virkilega að einbeita mér meira að boxi og minna á kickbox og átti tvo bardaga í viðbót, þar sem síðasti bardaginn á ferli mínum án leyfis var fimm þjóða titilbardagi í apríl 2017 sem færði metið mitt til 4-0-0.


Ég hélt að hnefaleikaferli mínum væri lokið þá, þangað til Paul Peers flutti til Orkneyja 2018 og hafði samband í gegnum Facebook sem síðan hóf þjálfun mína aftur þar sem hann sýndi hnefaleikum mínum mikinn áhuga og var mikil hjálp við að fá ást mína á íþróttinni aftur og sýndi að hann trúði á mig sem gerði mig öruggari í sjálfum mér og kom mér aftur í almennilega þjálfun áður en ég skrifaði undir atvinnumannasamninginn minn í janúar á þessu ári.


(GDC) Þú áttir að taka að þér frumraun þína í atvinnumennsku í hnefaleikum á Orkneyjum þann 25. apríl, augljóslega er verið að fresta þessu vegna COVID-19 heimsfaraldursins, svo í fyrsta lagi hvernig hefur undirbúningur þinn gengið?


(CF) Já, það var hrikalegt þegar allt þetta byrjaði en ég er að passa mig á að halda mér eins virk og ég get með daglegum hlaupum og heimaæfingum og nýta það litla pláss sem ég hef heima.


(GDC) Hefur ríkisstjórnin fyrirskipað lokun haft áhrif á undirbúning þinn?


(CF) Fyrir lokun vorum við að fá sparling að minnsta kosti einu sinni eða tvisvar í viku hjá klúbbnum og höfðum hafið samstarf okkar við Lee Mcallister í Assassin's boxing í Aberdeen til að blanda Orkney Boxing Clubs bardagamönnum saman við þeirra í smá sparring um helgar.


Okkur tókst þetta aðeins einu sinni hingað til þar sem veðrið var slæmt og bátar ekki vissir um að ganga en ætluðu meira í aðdraganda sýningarinnar.


(GDC) Þegar lokuninni lýkur og ný dagsetning er tilkynnt, Sagt er að andstæðingur þinn sé Carly Mackenzie, veistu mikið um hana?


(CF) Upphaflega átti ég að berjast við Carly Mackenzie en andstæðingur minn breyttist nýlega í Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Alþjóðlegur silfurmeistari Jamie Bates Wallis. Ég veit ekki mikið um Jamie ef ég á að vera heiðarlegur en af ​​því sem ég hef séð er hún sterkur rétttrúnaður boxari með sterka sókn og skarpa vörn.


Ég tók bardagann vitandi að það yrði áskorun, sérstaklega að vera fyrsti bardaginn minn aftur inn 3 ár.
Hún hefur reynst meistari svo til að ég geti orðið meistari verð ég að vinna meistara.


(GDC) Að flytja í burtu frá ferli þínum til þessa, hver er uppáhalds boxarinn þinn, karl eða kona, og hvers vegna?


(CF) Uppáhalds hnefaleikakonan mín hingað til hlýtur að vera Katie Taylor. Hún hefur átt stóran þátt í að koma hnefaleikum kvenna á þann stað sem það er í dag og er raunverulegur innblástur fyrir alla íþróttamenn þar sem hún hefur sýnt að hægt er að yfirstíga hvaða hindrun sem er ef þú vilt virkilega eitthvað..


(GDC) Að sama skapi, sem er uppáhalds bardaginn þinn allra tíma, og hvers vegna?


(CF) Það er svo erfitt að velja uppáhalds bardaga en maður verður að vera síðasti bardagi Katie Taylor gegn Christina Linardatou þar sem hún hélt áfram sigurmeti sínu og bætti WBO ofurléttvigt heimsmeistaratitli við sívaxandi lista yfir afrek sín.. Venjulega væri Taylor að festast í baráttunni, hleypa af skoti eftir skoti. Hins vegar hélt hún utan í þetta skiptið að hnefaleika klár og ekki sóa orku.


(GDC) Þakka þér fyrir að gefa þér tíma til að svara spurningum mínum, loksins er einhver sem þú vilt nefna varðandi væntanlega frumraun þína?


(CF) Ég vil þakka styrktaraðila mínum, Gary Sutherland hjá GSRI, Steven Logie hjá Strength 101 fyrir að halda mér í formi og Paul Peers fyrir allt sem hann hefur gert síðastliðið eitt og hálft ár til að endurvekja sjálfstraust mitt og endurvekja ást mína á hnefaleikum. Mig langar líka að hrósa öllum gömlu félögunum mínum í Nemesis kickboxing Academy og Nemesis Boxing Gym án þeirra væri ég ekki þar sem ég er í dag.

New York State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 establish fund to assist boxers and boxing personnel in New York

NEW YORK (Apríl 1, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and Ring 8 jointly announced today a partnership to establish a COVID-19 fund to assist New York and New Jersey boxers and boxing personnel who are in financial need during the coronavirus pandemic.

Any boxing personnel (Boxer, leiðbeinendur, cut-men, o.fl.) who are independent contractors and live in New York or New Jersey may apply for monetary assistance by filling out a request form posted atwww.NYBoxingHOF.org ogwww.Ring8tv,með, or request a form atfightpublicist@gmail.com to be directly emailed.

All applicants must be licensed (NYSAC, NJSAC or USA Boxing) and forms must be submitted to NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy by email (depcomish@aol.com) or call him (1.516.313.2304) with the required information.

“Gyms are closed, and boxing has been suspended indefinitely,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “Most boxing trainers, cut-men and other boxing personnel are independent contractors, so they do not have any income right now during this pandemic. They have families to support, rent to pay, food to put on the table, and other critical expenses. We want to help them by establishing this fund. We’re not in the position to give each applicant a large stipend,  but we are able to provide a small payment to temporarily help them a little bit. We’re committed to doing this for the month of April, at the very least, and then we’ll will revisit extending payments until boxing returns, as long as there is money available in this fund. It’s the right thing to do!"

“Ring 8 is furthering our goals to assist boxers and boxing people in New York during this crisis,” Ring 8 president Charlie Norkus, Jr. added. “It has been our mission since the very beginning. We are pleased to join the New York Boxing Hall of Fame in this endeavor.”

Boxing Manager Adrian Clark Joins Fight Network

World’s Leading Combat Sports Channel Will Be Launching New Boxing Programming and Relaunching Its Mobile App to Support Growth on New Platforms




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TORONTO | NEW YORK – Fight Network, a subsidiary of Þjóðsöngur Sports & Entertainment and the world’s premier combat sports network, announced today that author, producer and boxing manager Adrian Clark has joined the organization as a consultant to develop original programming and strategic partnerships with a focus on professional and amateur boxing content, as well as supporting social media and community growth across Fight Network’s digital and social platforms.
Clark has managed various clients, including Jerry Belmontes, James De La Rosa, Willie Monroe Jr. and Frank Galarza. Clark has also worked closely with Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller and current world welterweight champion Errol Spence. He was a certified agent for the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) frá 2012 að 2014. Clark was honored by Forbes in their “30 Under 30” fyrir 2016 in sports. Clark has also published several books, including ‘iA Guide for Young Entrepreneurs,Protect Yourself at All Times: A Guide for Professional Boxers, Boxing = Life and Dark Horse.

Clark launched his Protect Yourself at All Times initiative in February 2016, including a book, podcast and video blog. Everlast Worldwide, the world’s leading manufacturer, markaðsmaður og leyfisveitandi hnefaleika, MMA og líkamsræktartæki, partnered with Clark in 2018 to launch the first-ever Protect Yourself at All Timessymposium, an educational tool for fighters and their families whose purpose is to educate and inform professional boxers on the nature of business in boxing. Clark will be developing the concept into a television series for Fight Network in addition to other original programming for the network.

I look forward to working with Fight Network on enhancing the depth of its boxing coverage,” Said Clark. “Working closely alongside my network of industry contacts and the FN Studios original production team, we will develop new programming to put the spotlight on the sweet science and topics that are often overshadowed in mainstream coverage. With its recent resurgence in mainstream popularity, this as an opportune time to bring Fight Network subscribers unprecedented coverage of their favorite boxing stars, both inside the ring and behind the scenes.

The rise in popularity of boxing in recent years cannot be understated,” said Ariel Shnerer, newly appointed GM of Fight Network. “With more ways to consume fights than ever before and new stars being born, the sport has experienced tremendous growth on a global scale. We look forward to collaborating with Adrian on new programming initiatives and sponsorship opportunities as we put a renewed focus on our coverage of the sport, not only through our weekly news shows and live fights, but by developing original productions that bring our viewers closer to the fights and fighters they love, as well educational programming about the business of boxing.

Fyrir frekari upplýsingar, heimsókn www.fightnetwork.com.

To Fight Against Quarantine Inactivity, Salita Promotions Announces New YouTube Series ‘Train Like a Boxer’

SMELLUR HÉR TO WATCH THE SERIES DEBUT FEATURING HISTORY-MAKING FEMALE WORLD CHAMPION CLARESSA SHIELDS

Salita Kynningar, boxing’s leading promotions company, announced today the launch of their new YouTube seriesTrain Like a Boxer,” featuring Company Founder Dmitriy Salita and Olympic Gold Medalist and multi-weight world champion Claressa Shields, as well as other premier fighters under the Salita banner including Otto Wallin, Shohjahon Ergashev and Kolbeinn Kristinsson.

Starting with a new webisode þetta Miðvikudagur, Apríl 1, 2020, on the Salita Promotions and Claressa Shields YouTube channels, “Train Like a Boxerwill seek to motivate people to remain active during quarantine by providing fitness advice and boxing-related routines perfectly suited for individuals with minimal equipment and limited space to exercise.

Before becoming boxing’s newest promotional powerhouse with an impressive stable of world champions, top contenders and blazing new prospects, Dmitriy Salita spent years training in some of the most recognized gyms in the sport’s history as a New York State Golden Gloves champion and professional top contender.

“During this worldwide Corona crisis, this series will help boxing fans with their physical and mental state by engaging with our fighters in these fun and healthy activities,“ sagði Salita. “A boxer’s workout is perfect for these tough times because it is done in the isolation of training camp. Our fighters want to give back and connect with fans worldwide during this ‘isolation training camp’ period and soon together we are all going to enjoy the great victory of overcoming Covid 19.”

Three-division and current WBC and WBO Super Welterweight world champion Shields, who saw her bid to become the first boxer in the four-belt era to be crowned an undisputed world champion in two weight divisions against also unbeaten IBF Super Welterweight Champion Marie-Eve Dicaire officially postponed last week, says she hopes these videos help everyone stay physically and mentally fit during these trying times.

“With all that the world is going through right now, I want to help people in any way I can to feel better while staying at home until this pandemic is over,“ sagði Shields. “These videos — even 20 að 40 minutes a day — can help. Let’s stay strong together!"

Check the Salita Kynningar og Claressa Shields YouTube channels often for new episodes!

SMELLUR HÉR TO WATCH THE SERIES DEBUT FEATURING HISTORY-MAKING FEMALE WORLD CHAMPION CLARESSA SHIELDS

SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO RE-AIR HISTORIC ISRAEL VAZQUEZ vs. RAFAEL MARQUEZ TRILOGY SATURDAY, MARCH 28 ON SHOWTIME®

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NEW YORK – March 26, 2020 - SHOWTIME Sports will delve into its rich archive of historic boxing events to re-air the epic Israel Vázquez vs. Rafael Márquez trilogy this Saturday, Mars 28 á 10 p.m. ET / PT á Showtime. The telecasts will also be available via the SHOWTIME streaming service and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.



The fierce Mexican rivals squared off in three consecutive award-winning fights which aired live on SHOWTIME in 2007 og 2008 before meeting for a fourth and final time in 2010. The first three bouts were all contested with the WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship on the line.



Described by the network’s Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood as, "Sprengingu af listrænum grimmd,” Vázquez-Márquez I was a unanimous selection for 2007 Fight of the Year and left the fans and fighters clamouring for a rematch. The two warriors delivered yet again in their second meeting just five months later in another bloody slugfest that produced a Round of the Year winner and a result that demanded a rubber match. Vázquez-Márquez III, umdeildu bara 363 daga frá fyrsta fundi sínum, was the only match in the rivalry to go the distance and was named the 2008 Fight ársins.



During Saturday night’s re-airing of the trilogy, combat sports analysts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell will host a live episode of the duo’s popular digital talk show, MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL á Morning Kombat YouTube Channel. Thomas and Campbell will watch and react to the fights in real time and conduct a Q&A session with fans.



The Vazquez-Marquez series was called by the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® announce team, all four members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame: host and play-by-play from Steve Albert, popular ringside analyst Al Bernstein, Emmy Award winning reporter Jim Gray and world renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.



“We all knew the first fight would be great, and it more than lived up to expectations,” said Bernstein, who called all four fights. “The second fight was exciting, and when fight three came, I didn’t think they could top Nos. 1 og 2, but they did just that. It’s one of the top five fights I’ve ever announced or seen. The ebb and flow was tremendous, and you almost felt it didn’t matter who ended up getting the decision because they both had been so great. I can’t admire two boxers more than these two men.”



Fans new to SHOWTIME® who sign up through the recently announced 30-day free trial before May 3 can watch these fights, the network’s original series, documentaries, specials and movies online via the SHOWTIME streaming service on SHOWTIME.com or the SHOWTIME app, available on all supported devices.

SHOWTIME BOXING WITH ERIC RASKIN AND KIERAN MULVANEY PODCAST FEATURES INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN ESPINOZA

Raskin and Mulvaney Examine The State of Boxing And What May Lie Ahead

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HVAÐ: This week’s installment of SHOWTIME BOXING WITH ERIC RASKIN AND KIERAN MULVANEY podcast features an interview with Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. In the new episode, veteran boxing reporters Raskin and Mulvaney discuss a wide-range of topics with Espinoza, including the current state of boxing and what may lie ahead for the network’s boxing programming once the current hiatus comes to an end. For the full interview, click on the following linkhttps://s.sho.com/3bkvFp1.

Below are excerpts from the interview with Espinoza:

On SHOWTIME Sports’ interim content plan…

Espinoza – “It is therapeutic to look forward to and make plans for things that are more reflective of normal life for us, algerlega. Our goal is to fill that gap with a lot of the stuff we have. We have a deep library of documentaries and we are definitely surfacing a lot more of the archive bothÁ Krafa and we will look at it on linear more regularly.”

On what lies ahead when boxing resumes…

Espinoza – “It’s going to be a wild ride. There’s a lot to be made up. There are a lot of fighters that need fights to happen, and I think we could be in for a pretty interesting period of time where there’s a lot of activity in a relatively short windowI think we’re going to see an action-packed, jam-packed schedule whenever we return, whether it’s in three, six or nine months – and we may see people taking a different tact on taking fights.”

On what fight you wish you could go back in time to attend live …

Espinoza – “Chavez vs. Haugen on February 20,1993 for the WBC Light Welterweight Title at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City… It wasn’t a great fight or great opponent but it’s my pick because of the legendary status that fight has within Showtime’s hallways. Það voru 132,000 fólk í aðsókn, you had Chavez taking the presidential helicopter to events [og] you had Don King getting robbed on his way from the airport to the hotel as soon he got into town. There were so many things around the atmosphere. It was one of those legendary events I would’ve loved to be at for the atmosphere.”

The weekly SHOWTIME BOXING podcast features Raskin and Mulvaney diving deep into the boxing and SHOWTIME boxing events. New episodes are release in all major podcast platforms every Monday, including Radio.com.

Ósigraður Mykquan Williams heldur sig í hnefaleikaformi eins mikið og hægt er við heimsfaraldur

MANCHESTER, Conn. (Mars 23, 2020) – Eins og flestir atvinnuboxarar, ósigraður frábær léttur tilvonandi„Dásamlegur“ Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 Kos) er að gera sem mest út úr krefjandi aðstæðum, þar sem hann býr sig undir óþekkta framtíð sína í hnefaleikum.

Krónavírusinn hefur lokað hnefaleikum um allan heim. Viðburðum er frestað um óákveðinn tíma, hnefaleikamenn takmarkaðir hvað varðar þjálfun, og næsta framtíð er í besta falli veik.

Getur ekki æft í ræktinni hans, Manchester ROCS, sem er lokað vegna pöntunar í Connecticut fylki, hinn 21 árs gamli Williams er að meðhöndla þennan heimsfaraldur á þroskaðan hátt sem stangast á við ungan aldur hans. Ekkert væl, engar „aumingja ég“ tilfinningar.

„Þetta er erfiður tími fyrir alla, þar á meðal við í hnefaleikum,“ East Hartford (CT) sagði íbúi Williams. „Það er ekkert box í sjónvarpinu, enginn getur keppt, og allir eru einangraðir. Það er bara óheppilegt, en ég vil frekar vera öruggur en hryggur. Heilbrigðisáhyggjur eru og ættu alltaf að vera í forgangi.“

Williams hefur ekki verið í leik síðan 24. október síðastliðinn, þegar hann barðist fyrir vafasömu jafntefli í áttundu umferð meirihluta meðTre'Sean Wiggins, þar sem Williams hélt World Boxing Council sínu (WBC) United States (USNBC) ofur léttur titill. Flestir áhorfendur töldu að Williams ætti skilið sigur eftir ákvörðun.

Frá upphafi 2020, Williams hafði verið að æfa fyrir væntanlegan bardaga á fyrsta þriðjungi ársins, og hann er enn að æfa til að halda sér í formi, að vísu ekki á sama hátt og ef hann ætti staðfestan bardagadag.

„Ég er enn að æfa mig,Williams útskýrði. „Ég þarf að halda mér í formi þegar kallið kemur eftir að hnefaleikar snúa aftur. Ég er í þokkalegu formi og þegar ég fæ næsta bardagadag, Ég þarf ekki að fara úr núlli til að vera tilbúinn. Ég vil halda 50 að 60 prósent lögun og klára síðan æfingar á áætlun fyrir næsta bardaga minn.“

„Ég veit að Mykey hefur enn verið í gangi,“ Yfirþjálfari WilliamsPaul Cichon bætt við. „Við erum að fara að æfa aftur fljótlega. Ég trúi því að allt gerist af ástæðu. Við Mykey áttum símafund með (framkvæmdastjóri) Jackie Kallen og (forgöngumaður) Lou DiBella, og við treystum því, eins fljótt og auðið er, Mykey mun koma aftur til starfa."

Vegna þess að Williams snýr sér ekki 22 þangað til núna í apríl 6, auk þess að hafa þegar verið atvinnumaður í hnefaleika í næstum fjögur ár, ungur hnefaleikaferill hans mun hefjast aftur hraðar og sterkari en hjá mörgum eldri hnefaleikamönnum. Að tapa sex mánuðum ætti ekki að hindra möguleika eins og Williams eins mikið og öldunga sem á kannski ekki næstum því eins mikinn sambærilegan keppnistíma eftir í hringnum.

„Ég er ekki viss um að aldur sé svona mikill kostur,“ sagði Williams á móti. “Ef sumir bardagamenn væru að brenna út vegna þess að þeir voru að berjast mikið, að taka sér frí, hvort sem það er vegna vírussins eða ekki, hlé gæti hjálpað þeim að koma betur og sterkari til baka en síðast þegar þeir börðust."

Williams var fimmfaldur landsliðsmeistari áhugamanna, setja saman a 45-13 áhugamaður met, hápunktur með þremur Ringside World titlum, auk gullverðlauna á National PAL og National Silver Gloves meistaramótinu.

„Ég veit ekki hvenær hnefaleikar koma aftur,“ sagði Williams að lokum, "en hnefaleikar munu aldrei deyja. Fólk mun alltaf vilja sjá stráka kýla hvern annan í andlitið. Hnefaleikar eru íþrótt rík af hefð og, núna, það eru enn margir hæfileikar að koma upp."

Og Mykquan Williams mun vera beint á toppnum á næstu bylgju þegar hnefaleikabanninu verður loksins aflétt.

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New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony Postponed until September 20

NEW YORK (Mars 19, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) announced today that its ninth annual induction dinner has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic from April 19th aðSeptember 20th á Russo er við víkina í Howard Beach, New York.

Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20th event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.

“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy tilkynnti, “we have postponed our event until September 20. It would not have been fair to the honorees, their friends and guests, and general public to wait any longer. I must commend the ownership and management at Russo’s On The Bay for working with us during this crisis to give us a date that will hopefully work for us all.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience, advise and insight into making this decision. With the extra time I’m confident that we can make this award dinner our best ever.”

Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerJorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 Kos), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 Kos), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 Kos), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 Kos), af Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 Kos), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 Kos), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.

Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 Kos), who fought a reported 55 heimsmeistarar; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 Kos); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 Kos), af Buffalo; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 Kos), af Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 Kos), af Bronx; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 Kos), of New York City by way of Wales.

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr., Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterDan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.

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UPCOMING PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENTS CANCELLED

Due to the growing concerns over COVID-19, Premier Boxing Champions scheduled events for March and April have been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. At this time there’s no information regarding future shows. “The health and safety of the boxers, fans and those working the events are of utmost importance to us,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions and lead promoter for the cancelled shows. “We are all disappointed and as we get more information we will address future events.

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40th anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland

22 members of Team USA Boxing perished

COLORADO SPRINGS, Hring. (Mars 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, Pólland.
 
All 87 passengers died, Ásamt 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,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee.
 
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 Boxer, 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 OutLost 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 14th 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. Hann var aðili að 118th 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 30th 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 Bandarískt. Boxing Delegation who died in the aforementioned plane crash in Warsaw:
 
 
The 1980 United States Boxing Delegation to Warsaw, Pólland, Mars 14, 1980
 
BOXERS

Kelvin Anderson                    
        Heavyweight Hartford, CT
Elliott ChavisLight Heavyweight U.S. Army / Ft. Bragg, NC
Walter HarrisLight Heavyweight San Francisco, EINS
Andrea McCoyMiddleweight
         New Bedford, MA
Byron PaytonLight Middleweight Troup, TX
Chuck RobinsonLight Middleweight Port Townsend, WA
Paul PalominoWelterweight
         Westminster, EINS
Lemuel SteeplesLight Welterweight St. Louis, MO
Byron Linsay
             
Light Welterweight San Diego, EINS
Gary Tyrone ClaytonLéttur
          Philadelphia, PA
Jerome StewartBantamweight
      Bandarískt. Navy / Norfolk, VA
George PimentelFlyweight
           Elmhurst, NY
Lonnie YoungFlyweight
            Philadelphia, PA
David RodriguezLight Flyweight
   Pomona, EINS

OFFICIALS

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

Farðu íwww.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, Bandarískt. Air Force, Bandarískt. Diving, Bandarískt. Swimming, Wisconsin AAU, Wrestling Division of AAU, National AAU Boxing Committee, National AAU, Florida Boxing Commission, Hawaii AAU, Bandarískt. Soccer Federation, Jacksonville (FL) Sports and Entertainment Commission, Georgia Amateur Boxing Association, WSOC Television, Alleghany Mountain Association, Bandarískt. Olympic Training Center, Mack Truck, Inc., Southwestern AAU Boxing Commission, Bandarískt. 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.
 
Í 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.
 
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