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USA Boxing featherweight Andrea Medina closing in on 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Fevereiro 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.

Em Dezembro, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez no 2020 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe, e 4-1 paraIulia Tsyplakova (Ucrânia) 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 lb.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, França, 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, agora mesmo, 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 eMikaela 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 anos, 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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Campo de homens para 2020 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe Set

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Novembro 26, 2019) - Sessenta e quatro dos melhores pugilistas amadores masculinos do país vão competir na próxima 2020 U.S. Equipe Olímpica Trials para o boxe em Lake Charles, Louisiana, Dezembro 9-16.

Um total de 479 pugilistas competiram nos quatro torneios de qualificação com esperanças de avançar para Lake Charles. Os dois principais pugilistas em cada divisão de peso vai avançar para a próxima fase dos processos de selecção em janeiro deste ano em Colorado Springs e competir por uma chance de representar o Team EUA no Tokyo Jogos Olímpicos 2020.

Aqui está um olhar mais de perto os pugilistas de entrar no ringue em categorias de peso os oito homens.

Mosca / 114 kg lbs./52

A divisão flyweight contará com várias lutas emocionantes, como todos os oito pugilistas estarão olhando para representar a equipe dos EUA no próximo ano e seguir em 2016 pegadas medalhistas de bronze olímpico Nico Hernandez’. 2019 Campeonatos Mundiais membro da equipe e 2018 Campeão Nacional EliteMichael Angeletti (Mola, Texas) tem esperança de usar sua grande experiência internacional, ele ganhou este ano para levar o pacote, enquanto duas vezes Campeão Flyweight nacional ('16 e '17) Fernando Martinez (Phoenix, Ariz.) will want to return to the top of the podium. 2018 Elite National Championships runner-upAbraham Perez (Albuquerque, N.m) has hopes of redemption to take the title. YoungsterRay Ray Robinson(Cincinnati, Ohio) punched his ticket to Lake Charles by winning the Eastern Elite Qualifier in his home state and his elite debut, eJose Nieves (Avenel, NJ) grabbed the title at the Last Chance Qualifier in Oxnard over an impressive field.Roscoe Hill is the second boxer from Spring, Texas to qualify in this division following his silver medal-effort at the Western Elite Qualifier in Reno. Los Angeles duoAnthony Herrera eAnthony Olascuaga round out the field. Herrera was victorious in Reno and Olascuaga finished second in Oxnard.

Bantamweight/125 lbs./57 kg

After falling short on his Olympic-qualification run in 2016,Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio) tem sido um dos pugilistas sucesso a maioria da equipe dos EUA que conduzem no torneio, ganhando várias medalhas internacionais, incluindo uma de prata no 2017 Elite World Championships e 2019 Jogos Pan-Americanos. Contudo, uma mistura de juventude e veteranos vai fazer isso uma divisão para assistir.David Navarro (Los Angeles, Calif.) terceiro acabado no 2018 Campeonato Nacional de elite, mas socou seu bilhete seguindo o movimento de Raymond Ford para as fileiras profissionais.Japhethlee Llamido(Norwalk, Calif.) eRashiem Jefferson (Filadélfia, Pa.) tinha executado impressionantes nas ocidentais e orientais Qualifiers para ganhar o campeonato nesses eventos, enquantoJonathan Mansour (A mesa, Calif.) derrotou um campo impressionante em Oxnard, Califa. a cabeça para Lake Charles com o impulso do seu lado.Bruce Carrington (Brooklyn, N.I.), um concorrente no 2016 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe, eKevin Montano(Concórdia, Calif.), tem uma grande experiência no cenário nacional e internacional, para tornar as coisas interessantes, enquantoXavian Ramirez (Leitura, Pa.) qualificou-se para os ensaios após apenas recentemente se movendo até a divisão de elite.

Leve / 138 kg lbs./63

Indiscutivelmente a mais profunda divisão masculina nos julgamentos, a concorrência para as topo duas manchas será um dos mais difíceis e mais emocionante da semana. 2019 Jogos Pan-americanos e Campeonatos Mundiais medalhista de prataKeyshawn Davis(Norfolk, Va.) tem dominado no cenário nacional nos dois anos anteriores, e espera continuar sua corrida, mas terá forte concorrência de outros sete pugilistas nessa faixa. 2018 EUA Boxe Elite campeonatos nacionais medalhistas de prataPropriedades Dalis(Waianae, Havaí) vai estar à procura de redenção depois de sua próxima luta na final no ano passado contra Davis. 2015 Junior World Championships silver medalistsHarley Mederos (Nova Iorque, N.I.) hopes to repeat his impressive performance from the 2019 Eastern Elite Qualifier, enquanto 2019 Western Elite Qualifier ChampionCharlie Sheehy (Brisbane, Calif.) looks to return to the USA Boxing High Performance squad after being a member in 2018. 2019 Last Chance Qualifier ChampionErnesto Mercado (Pomona, Calif.) made the transition to the elite division easily after dominating throughout this year on the youth stage, including an international gold medal in March.Israel Rodriguez (Humilde, Texas) surprised many when he took the second spot at the 2019 Qualificação Oriental, which will be a huge confidence booster in Lake Charles, eMarcell Davidson (Shawnee, Maio.) has the goods to reach the finals. Another boxer making the transition to elite this year, Daniel Garcia(Westminster, Colo.), secured the final spot after a strong performance in Oxnard, incluindo um confronto perto contra o Mercado nas finais.

Welterweight / 152 kg lbs./69

2017 Campeonato Mundial de medalhista de bronzeFreudis Rojas Jr. (Las Vegas, Nev.)  e 2019 Jogos Pan-Americanos medalha de bronzedelante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) headline uma divisão meio-médio forte.marcas Valle (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) muitos surpreendido em campeonatos nacionais Elite do ano passado, derrotando alguns dos principais concorrentes da Equipe EUA, para garantir seu lugar.Kelvin Davis(Norfolk, Va.), o irmão mais velho de Keyshawn Davis, estará olhando para pegar onde ele parou em Ohio, enquantoVictor Aranda (Passo, Texas) entra como o Ocidental Elite Qualificador Champion. Lavars Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio) ganhou o último lugar do, e pude ver um potencial terceiro confronto contra Johnson, como eles se conheceram em Salt Lake no ano passado e as finais do Last Chance Qualifier, com Carter vencer em Salt Lake e Johnson em Oxnard.Wayne Bourdreaux (Marrero, O.) vai estar à procura de um forte desempenho, as he is one of the few Louisiana natives in the field, eMorris Young (Chesaning, Mich.) will be hoping to improve on his silver medal performance in Reno.

Médios / 165 kg lbs./75

Expected to be another weight division with exciting matchups, the middleweight division has the potential to see a fourth finals matchup between 2019 Jogos Pan-Americanos medalha de bronzeTroy Isley (Alexandra, Va.) e 2018 Campeão Nacional EliteJavier Martinez(Milwaukee, Wisc.). Isley took the national title in 2016 e 2017 over Martinez, while Martinez was victorious in 2018. Contudo, both boxers will have to get through six talented boxers that will be hungry to end their finals runs.Kahshad Elliot(Plainfield, NJ), Joseph Hicks (Grand Rapids, Mich.) eAntonio Garcia (Anaheim, Calif.) were crowned champions at the three qualifiers, and will look to continue their winning ways in Louisiana.Alexis Chaparro (Nova Iorque, N.I.), Francis Hogan (Weymouth, De Massa.) eAlex Chisholm (Hialeah Gardens, Fla.) showed why they should not be underestimated with their qualifying performances and will be tough to get through in this bracket.

Light Heavyweight/178 lbs./81 kg

2018 Campeão Nacional EliteRahim Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) has the heart and determination to succeed in Lake Charles after falling short at the 2016 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe, enquanto Atif Oberlton (Filadélfia, Pa.) has been on the rise following his silver medal performance at last year’s National Championships. Following the shuffling around of boxers who qualified in multiple divisions, Francis Oran (Allentown, Pa.) is the lone regional qualifier champion, taking the title in Oxnard at the Last Chance Qualifier.Orville Crooks (Brooklyn, N.I.), Amir Ghaffari Nikou (Charlotte, N. C.) eNasheed Smith(Washington, DC) qualified to these trials after finishing second at the Eastern, Last Chance and Western Qualifiers, respectively.Chavon Davis (Mansfield, Ohio) eRobert Magee(Byrnes Mill, Mo.) were added to the field following Javier Martinez and Adrian Tillman, the Eastern and Western Qualifier Champions in this division selected to compete in the other weight class they are qualified in.

                                                       Heavyweight/201 lbs./91 kg

After qualifying in two different weight classes, Adrian Tillman (Colorado Springs, Colo.) chose to compete in the heavyweight division with hopes of being one of the two boxers in this division, contudo, o 2018 Elite National Championships heavyweight silver medalists will have to fend off a tough bracket to advance.Najee Lopez (Ellenwood, Ga.), Brandon Moore(Lakeland, Fla.) eDevon Young(Aiken, S.C.) were crowned champions in the three regional qualifying tournaments and all three will be looking to continue their winning ways in a few weeks, enquantoJoshua Edwards (Houston, Texas), Darius Fulghum (Rosharon, Texas) eJamar Talley (Camden, NJ) segunda acabado nas eliminatórias regionais, mas poderia fazê-lo uma semana interessante na Louisiana. 2016 Elite Campeão Nacional e 2018 medalhistas de bronzeCymone Kearney (Beaumont, Texas) foi uma adição tardia ao campo depois de Jared Anderson mudou-se para as fileiras profissionais e pode surpreender a muitos.

Super Espesso / 201 + lbs./ 91+ kg

Com a isenção médica de duas vezes EUA Campeão Nacional de Boxe Elite e 2019 Jogos Pan-Americanos medalha de bronzeRichard Torrez Jr.(Tulare, Calif.)** sendo aceito por EUA Boxe, a divisão super-pesado está aberto para os oito boxeadores competindo em Lake Charles. 2019 orientais e ocidentais Qualifier CampeõesJeremias Milton (Tulsa, Okla.) eAntonio Mireles (des Moines, Iowa) vai olhar para ser vitorioso mais uma vez depois que ficou no topo do pódio em suas respectivas eventos para se qualificar, enquantoDominic Okopie (Houston, Texas) agarrou o título Last Chance Qualifier para garantir o seu lugar no torneio.Luis Alvarado (Keonsha, Wisc.) fez uma impressionante estréia internacional no início deste ano e vai olhar para usar essa valiosa experiência ao longo dos outros boxeadores nesta divisão.Dacarree Scott(Decatur, Ga.), Pryce Taylor (Brooklyn, N.I.) eKenyon Walker (Santo António, Texas) perfurado seus bilhetes para Louisiana, colocando em segundo em seu respectivo evento de qualificação, enquanto Deandre Savage (Las Vegas, Nev.) irá retornar para a etapa nacional após a qualificação para Campeonatos Nacionais Elite do ano passado.

Boxe começará na segunda-feira, Dezembro. 9 at the Lake Charles Civic Center, com a final a ter lugar domingo, Dezembro. 15 no Golden Nugget Hotel & Cassino.

**Boxers que recebem isenção médica do 2020 U.S. Equipe Olímpica Trials para o boxe vão competir em Janeiro. 4, 2020 em uma caixa-off contra o vice-campeão de sua categoria de peso em Colorado Springs, Colo. para a oportunidade de avançar para a próxima fase dos processos de selecção atleta **

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Atif Oberlton representing City of Brotherly Love all the way to the World Championships

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Agosto 22, 2019) – There’s a new rising force on the international boxing scene and his name is Atif Oberlton, a light heavyweight from Philadelphia, who is on a mission to make a name for himself in boxing.

Oberlton will be competing at the Elite Men’s World Championships, Setembro 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Rússia.

Lacking confidence is not an issue for the 21-year-old boxer who claims, “It’s very important for me to do well and win at the Worlds, because I know for a fact that, in my heart, I’m the best fighter in the world. Also, I’m new on the international scene, so it’s time for me to give a piece of what they’ve been missing.”

Oberlton started boxing at the age of nine, although he didn’t start competing until he was 14, because he was the only boy in his family, and his father wanted him to learn how to defend himself. Like so many of his teammates, he fell in love with boxing.

In the last five years, Oberlton has captured gold medals at the 2018 e 2016 Torneio Luvas de Ouro nacionais, 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier and 2014 National Junior Olympics. He also was a victor in the USA vs. Netherlands Dual.

“My greatest accomplishment so far is making Team USA and being where I’m at, because for years and years I was denied, and here I am today in the top spot where I belong. I’m a top-spot fighter, so I deserve it, and I put down top-notch work, too”

Overlton has taken advantage of training in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, where he has shown improvement from day one, honing his skills to become a complete boxer.

“Conditioning plays a big part in my improvement; also seeing different styles, and getting top work has elevated me,” he spoke about training as a Team USA member. “I always break new barriers on the road to greatness and this (The Worlds) is another one I’m looking to smash through.”

In addition to representing his country, Oberlton is a proud Philly fighter continuing the long, rich boxing tradition in the City of Brotherly Love, which has produced the likes ofBernard Hopkins, Mathew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, Joey Giardello, Mike Rossman,James Shuler, Eugene Hart and so many more great fighters over the years.

“My city is known for its great boxing history and I wear ‘The City of Philadelphia’ on my back,” Oberlton added. “In a few more years down the line, I see myself leading the next wave of Philly boxers. In fact, I feel like I am the wave, agora mesmo, as we speak. Everyone’s watching me. I will do them all proud, from both the old and young generations.

“I haven’t been to Russia and I’m looking forward to going there. It’s always good to see the world. I always like to go back where I’m from and try to convince others to see the world, because it’s much bigger than our neighborhood.”

Oberlton is like a chameleon in the ring, constantly changing and adjusting to his opponent. “I consider my style like water,” he concluded. “It’s wavy because I adjust to win, and I can beat any style. I can outsmart anybody, fighting mind over matter. Boxing is 80-percent mental, 20-percent physical, and I have it all.

“My short-term goal is to win gold at The Worlds and everything else leading to the Olympics. And winning no less than gold at the Olympics. My long-term goal is to be the greatest fighter to ever walk the universe.”

Confidence is definitely not a problem for Atif Oberlton.

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

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Agosto 19, 2019) – Milwaukee isn’t known as one of the leading producers of world-class boxers, contudo, Team USA middleweight
Javier Martinez may be the rare exception.


“Milwaukee isn’t really a great place for boxing,” Martinez agreed, “mas (treinador) Izzy Acosta always had a great program that produced a lot of national champions. Esperançosamente, 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 Rick “The Jet” Rufus. There have been a few Milwaukee boxers of note over the years, Incluindo Myron “Pinky” Mitchell, who became the first junior welterweight champion of the world in 1922, Robert “Troglodita” Moha (1910-15), former national champion Tyrone “The Butterfly” Trice, 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, Setembro 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Rússia.

“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, que transforma 24 de Agosto 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 Campeonato Nacional de elite. 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 punchin’ his way to the top.

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Boxing brought Lamont Ingram back from deepest depths of despair to giving back to at-risk youths

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Julho 8, 2019) – Former boxing prospect Lamont Ingram has survived hell on earth, which included him losing virtually everything in his life, and now he’s giving back to at-risk youths in Jackson, Tennessee.


Mês passado, Ingram was selected Most Outstanding Referee of USA Boxing’s 2019 National Junior Olympics.

Ingram’s recovery is nothing short of incredible, especially considering he went from being an outstanding amateur boxer, who competed successfully in national amateur tournaments, to homelessness, blindness in both eyes, two failed suicide attempts and, infelizmente, much more despair.

“I am no longer ashamed of what I went through because it made me the man I am today,” the 38-year-old Ingram said. “My life had been so hard that I was ashamed to talk about it for so long. I now understand that my struggles are my testimony for the next person to see that he or she can make it if they keep trying.

“Boxing is all I knew, but I couldn’t see out of one eye (cornea injury) that developed at the age of 19. I got mad at God and wanted to retire. I got depressed and didn’t understand why this had happened. Em 2008, I became homeless the first time with nowhere to go. I lost everything, including my family, and then went (legally) blind in the other eye. Em seguida, God told me to work with children, and I also opened the non-profit halfway house.

“Boxing taught me how to never give up no matter how hard it gets. Em 2013, I lost everything for the second time: my business, minha família, tudo…..and I went homeless again. But I never gave up! The following year, when everyone said it was over for me, God gave me everything back times two. I lost the building I was in, but eventually I found another building. I had no money and I lost that building in 2013. God gave it back to me in 2016, when the man who bought it, gave it back to me. Agora, I have the only two Federal and State halfway houses in Tennessee for special and general populations with more than 50 beds. I’m mostly at capacity all the time with men who have done 50 years calendar down to those who have done five years.”

Ingram operates the Second Chance “New Beginning” Halfway House and Homeless Shelter, as well as the Team Ingram Boxing & Mentoring Program.

Lamont started boxing when he was 14, because he used to be severely bullied to the point of having his head smashed into a brick wall, thrown into a garbage can, and jumped on repeatedly by others. Ingram’s mother sent him to a boxing coach, Rayford Collins, which turned out to be arguably the most life-changing moments of his life.

“I liked boxing,” Lamont remembered. “I wasn’t the best boxer, but I did beat some good boxers. I was a very determined young man, embora. Eu estava 58-10 com 35 knockouts as an amateur boxer. I got my special education high school diploma and later I graduated from Kaplan University with a 3.7 GPA in Business and Chemical Dependency.

“Most kids (in the boxing program) can’t afford the fee to our summer camp or boxing program going on right now. We give them a free breakfast and lunch. I really enjoy this, but I would have never thought that I’d be doing what I’m doing.”


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A Associação de Alumni de Boxe dos EUA está aberta a todos que gostam de boxe e gostariam de permanecer conectados ao boxe amador.. Os membros têm acesso a uma ampla variedade de eventos especiais organizados pela Alumni Association, incluindo a recepção anual do Hall da Fama da Associação dos Antigos Alunos de Boxe dos EUA.

Para ingressar na Alumni Association, basta registrar-se em alumni@usaboxing.org para $40.00 taxa de associação por ano. Novos membros receberão uma camiseta, chaveiro e carteira eletrônica.


Team Ingram Boxing Club & Mentoring Program was founded in 2017, after Ingram’s long battle associated with him not wanting anything to do with boxing, because he believed God had done him wrong for taking away from what he loved to do and was good at, boxe. When his amateur coach, Collins, died in 2016, Lamont decided to take a larger role at the gym, to the point he was there every day.

“For some reason I wanted to be part of it and help like my coach had helped save my life,” Ingram explained. “Boxing helped me. My coach was very firm, strict and very disciplined, but he loved us and wanted only the best for us. We have so many success stories that range from those that nobody could handle, to those who had F’s in school, plus those who had no hope at all. These youths are my world; I see myself and I know that change is possible, because I changed.

“The ultimate goal of my program is to instill life skills that will go with each young person throughout their individual lives like it has for me. I understand that not everyone will be an Olympic champion, or make the USA Olympic Team, become national or world champion. They can be a piece that sows the seed that never departs the one they sowed it to.”

Ingram has been a registered USA Boxing coach and official for three years. After becoming a level 2 official, he was chosen to referee the final day of the 2018 Qualificação Oriental, a rare feat for a relatively inexperienced official, para dizer o mínimo. Em 2019, he judged at the Western Qualifier and ranked No. 9 de 100, which is an unheard-of accomplishment for a level 2 official.

“Boxing saved my life and it changed my life,” Ingram claimed. “I had a bad anger problem. I wouldn’t listen and I was disrespectful to my parents and authority figures. I stayed in trouble, on intensive probation, or locked up in juvenile detentions centers.

“I am a respectful, humble and dedicated official who loves boxing and watching people achieve their goals. People always told me what I couldn’t do; boxing showed me what I could do.”

And countless young men and women in Tennessee and the mid-South, not just Lamont, are the beneficiaries today of Lamont Ingram’s truly remarkable metamorphosis.

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Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring Patriot, Olímpico & now World Champ

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USA Boxing Alumni: (L) Jamel Herring and his stablemate, Terence “Broto” Crawford
(picture courtesy of Mikey Williams / Top Rank)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Junho 13, 2019) – Newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight champion Jamel “Semper Fi” Arenque has been a fighter practically all his life as a U.S. Marine and elite boxer.

The 33-year-old Herring (20-2, 10 KOs), fighting out of Cincinnati, has come full circle since he started boxing at the age of 15. “I started because I was doing poorly in school, cut from the basketball team,” he explained on why he chose the Sweet Science. “I didn’t want to be in the streets. It was not my character, so I had to find something else to do. A friend introduced me to boxing and I stuck with it. I eventually got my grades back up and made high honor roll.”


Herring also developed into an Olympic boxer, mostly while he was serving nine years in the U.S. Marines, and even when he was deployed twice in Iraq. He compiled an 81-15 registro amador, including top honors at the 2011 & 2012 Armed Forces Championships, 2011 U.S. Olympic Trials and 2012 US Nationals gold medalist, along with a silver medal at the 2010 World Military Games. He was the first active duty U.S. Marine to qualify for the US Boxing Team since 1992, as well as the first U.S. Marine to compete in the 2012 Jogos Olímpicos.

“I boxed a little during my second deployment during free time,” he noted. “I came back from my second deployment toward the end of 2007 and began boxing for the Marine Corps in 2008. Most of my amateur career came under the Marine Corps. I learned a lot traveling with the Marine Corps. I got to see more styles and competed in national tournaments as a Marine. They also had the funding to send me.”

The highlight of his amateur career was representing his country at the 2012 Olympics in London as captain of Team USA. Although he lost (19-9) in the opening round to two-time Kazakh boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov, who won gold at the 2013 World Championships and later at the 2016 Jogos Olímpicos, the opening Olympic ceremonies was the most memorable moment of his entire amateur boxing career for a special reason.

“That was the anniversary of my daughter’s passing,” Herring said. “It let me know that no matter what, you can still accomplish anything, even through ups and downs.”

Other members of the 2012 USA Olympic Team Herring captained included present day world champions in the pro ranks such as Errol Spence, Jr., Claressa Shields e Marcus Browne, ex-campeão mundial Rau’Shee Warren, and world title challengers Terrell Gausha, Michael Hunter e Dominic Breazeale.


Herring remains close to USA Boxing, dizendo: “USA Boxing helped me because of the relationships I created, many of which still remain today. I met other fighters from around the world that I kept good relationships with. It also helped me become more of the people-person I am today. Being team captain taught me patience, because I had to deal with a lot of personalities, I still use those traits today. And I’m still close to my Olympic teammates today.”


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“Jamel is the perfect example of resiliency and persistence,” mentioned Chris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His hard work, sacrifício, and inability to quit no matter what obstacles he encounters will continue to inspire the next generation of champions for many years. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank him for all that he has given to others, both in and out of the ring.”

Nothing has ever come easy for Jamel Herring, especially his remarkable turnaround after the tragic loss of his infant daughter, Ariyanah, which happened three years to the day prior to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

“My road wasn’t easy,” Herring added, “I had my ups and downs. I’m an Olympian, but nothing was ever handed to me. I had to fight for everything I’ve gotten. Esta é a minha vez!”

It certainly is, particularly after he defeated defending WBO super featherweight champion Masayuki Ito, em maio passado 25, para se tornar campeão do mundo. Proof that good things do indeed happen to good people.


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EUA Boxe destaque galo Duke Ragan lutando para o futuro da sua filha

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Maio 29, 2019) – Pugilistas lutar por uma variedade de razões. Equipe dos EUA galo Duke Ragan é impulsionado no ginásio e anel por seu de dois anos de idade, filha, Kennedy Ragan.


The 21-year-old Ragan trains with his fellow elite squad members in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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 “Duke” Ragum, 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 registro amador, highlighted by his silver-medal performance at the 2017 Campeonatos mundiais. He captured gold at the 2016 & 2018 Campeonato Nacional de elite, 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 Campeonatos mundiais, Ragan has been successful in other International competition, taking top honors at the 2017 Taça Química, 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, Julho 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 e Tim Austin, entre outros.

“Pryor e Charles encaixotado na mesma comunidade onde cresci,” Ragan observou. “Eu realmente não fiz nada ainda, mas seria legal ser campeão do mundo como eles.”

EUA Boxe tem desempenhado um papel importante na vida do jovem Ragan e, se ele começa seu desejo, ele vai continuar a ser, pelo menos, mais um ano ou assim. “Meu foco principal é 2020, Eu vou preocupar com se tornar profissional, depois que,” ele observou. “boxe amador me trouxe um longo caminho. Eu sou mais disciplinado, melhor focalizado, e um boxeador muito mais inteligente. Eu tenho um QI de boxe superior. Eu também tive que aprender a fazer sacrifícios, porque eu tenho que ser um homem para dar tempo para minha filha. Tudo isso está me preparando para ser um profissional.

Ragan has traveled around the world as a Team USA boxer having been to Germany and Kazakhstan (twice apiece), Polônia, Bulgaria and Nicaragua. Em última análise, Duke Ragan wants to continue representing his country and traveling all over the world, esperançosamente, 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 Jogos Olímpicos

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Maio 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, quem pratica um 110-15 registro amador, 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) campeão, as well as a gold medalist at the 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier, 2017 Youth Open and 2017 Luvas de Ouro nacionais.

Internationally, he’s done some serious damage, muito. The highlight of his amateur career, to date, is winning gold at last year’s Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria. Davis recently captured silver at the 2019 Pan-American Games Qualifier in Nicaragua, in addition to the 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 (Sete. 7-21) in Yekaterinburg, Rússia.

“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. Propriedades Dalis), 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, também,” 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. Ele é 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) e mais jovem (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 (Alexandria, VA) 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 Medalhista de prata olímpico 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. Honestamente, 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, fora do ringue, 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 Jogos Olímpicos

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Maio 6, 2019) – USA Boxing middleweight Troy Isley is coming off the most significant victory of his young career, when he defeated the 2016 Medalhista de ouro olímpico, Cuba’s Arlen Lopez, at the recent Pan American Games Qualifier in Managua, Nicarágua.


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.”

Em 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 National Junior Olympics, 2016 & 2017 Campeonato Nacional de elite. 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, Alexandria (VA) 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 Davé (USA Boxing’s No. 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.”

“Eu só foi 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. “Eu posso fazer isso tudo,” 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 USA Olympic Boxing Team, 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, treino, 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, primeiro, Isley is preparing for the Pan-Am Games and, possibly, his rubber match with the defending Olympic gold-medalist, Lopez.

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Graham e Torrez Jr. Ganhar ouro; Coe leva a prata nas finais de 2019 Torneio Strandja

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Equipe dos EUA deixa Sofia, Bulgária com oito medalhas

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (Fevereiro. 19, 2019) — A 70ª edição do Torneio Strandja chegou ao fim hoje com a equipe dos EUA ganhando duas de ouro e uma de prata para somar às cinco medalhas de bronze que ganharam nas semifinais de ontem em Sofia, Bulgária.

2018 Medalha de bronze no Campeonato Mundial Feminino de Elite Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) acrescentou outra medalha ao seu impressionante currículo internacional depois de derrotar o sueco Love Holgersson por decisão dividida. Isso marca a quarta medalha internacional dos pesos médios desde o início de 2018.

superpesado Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Calif.) fechou o torneio de forma espetacular para levar mais uma medalha de ouro internacional. Torrez levou todos os cinco juízes’ cartões sobre os países anfitriões Petar Belberov para ganhar sua segunda medalha de ouro internacional de elite. No final do torneio, Torrez foi nomeado lutador do torneio.

2018 estrela da fuga Khalil Coe (Jersey City, NJ) ganhou a medalha de prata após uma vitória fácil do Imam Khataev da Rússia.

Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio), Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) e Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) ganhou o bronze para a equipe dos EUA nas lutas da semifinal de ontem.

A equipe dos EUA começou o torneio com 25 boxeadores com o treinador principal Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) liderando a delegação americana ao longo do torneio, junto com o técnico assistente nacional de boxe dos EUA Kay Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Rasheen Ali (Cleveland, Ohio), Tim Back (Cincinnati, Ohio), Kevin Benford (Cincinnati, Ohio), Joe Guzman (Fonte, Calif.) e Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Texas) servido na comissão técnica durante o torneio. O torneio deste ano terminou 300 boxeadores de cima 30 diferentes países entram no ringue.

A delegação volta aos Estados Unidos amanhã.

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Resultados Finais

75 kg: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo./USA, dezembro. sobre Love Holgersson / SWE, 3-2
81 kg: Imam Khataev / RUS venceu por vitória fácil sobre Khalil Coe, Jersey City, N.J./USA, ONDE
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calif./USA, dezembro. sobre Petar Belberov / BUL, 5-0

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