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Sind & Holyfield to be inducted this Friday into USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame inaugural class

USA Boxing stars out to support and celebrate
USA Boxing Elite National Championships
Dezember. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (Dezember 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception an diesem Freitag Nacht (Dec.) 8, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of the USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.
Der Empfang findet in Verbindung mit dem 2017 USA Boxing Elite und Youth National Championships sowie Junior und Prep Open, Dezember. 5-9, auch in Salt Lake City statt.
Erstellt, um ein Leben lang zu verfechten, für beide Seiten vorteilhafte Beziehungen zwischen USA Boxing und seinen Alumni, –Boxer, Beamte, Trainer und Boxfans — Die Alumni Association verbindet Generationen von Champions, inspirieren und den zukünftigen Boxchampions von USA Boxing etwas zurückgeben, in den und aus dem Ring.
The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and official who have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have all over for Olympic-style boxing,” erklärt Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.
“Der Größte” und “The Real Deal”, beziehungsweise, Muhammad Ali und Evander Holyfield, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders und Tom Coulter, also being inducted as charter members.
The late Ali is the lone three-time lineal world heavyweight champion of all-time, who as an amateur (known then as Cassius Clay), gewann eine Goldmedaille bei der 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. Am 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Holyfield won a bronze medal as a light heavyweight, after a he suffered a questionable disqualification in his semifinals match. Früher in diesem Jahr, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.
A 1993 USA Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Roosevelt coached the U.S. Marines boxing team in 1975-1978 und 1988-2000. He also served as assistant coach on the USA Olympic boxing teams in 1984 und 1992.
Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 Jahre, continuing to conduct boxing clinics today around the glove. In addition to coaching the iconic 1988 USA Olympic boxing team, which captured eight individual medals, he was a consultant for the 1996 squad that won 14 meals. A national boxing champion at Syracuse University, Coulter also coaches the U.S. Army Boxing Team.
International Boxing Hall of Fame aufgenommen Al Bernstein will serve as Master of ceremonies for Freitag Ereignis. “USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people ion a daily basis,” the voice of Showtime Boxing said,” and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization. I look forward to it.”.
Four Olympic medalists from Team USA will be in attendance: 1984 Goldmedaillengewinner Paul Gonzales, 1984 und 1988 silver medalists, beziehungsweise, Virgil Hill und Michael Carbajal, und 1972 bronze medalist Jessie Valdez.
Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 Olympier Raul Marquez, Schiedsrichter in der Hall of Fame Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. Blumen, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“Irisch” Micky Ward, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer and others.
Die USA Boxing Alumni Association steht allen offen, die das Boxen lieben und mit dem Amateurboxen in Verbindung bleiben möchten. Mitglieder erhalten Zugang zu einer Vielzahl von Sonderveranstaltungen, die von der Alumni-Vereinigung veranstaltet werden, einschließlich des Hall of Fame-Empfangs der USA Boxing Alumni Association am Freitagabend.
Beitritt zur Alumni Association, einfach unter registrieren alumni@usaboxing.org Für ein $40.00 pro Jahr Mitgliedsbeitrag. Neue Mitglieder erhalten ein T-Shirt, Schlüsselbund und E-Wallet.
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USA Boxing Alumni Association Open for Registration

ZUR SOFORTIGEN VERÖFFENTLICHUNG
COLORADO SPRINGS, Runde. (November 2, 2017). – The newly created USA Boxing Alumni Association registration is officially open for those interested in becoming members.
The Alumni Association, which was created to champion a lifelong, für beide Seiten vorteilhafte Beziehungen zwischen USA Boxing und seinen Alumni, including boxers, Beamte, Trainer und Boxfans, will help connect generations of champions, as well as help inspire and give back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions inside and outside the ring.
The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and officials that have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have a love for Olympic-style boxing,” kommentiert Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and help create the future champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.
Open to anyone possessing a love for the sport and looking to stay connected with amateur boxing, the Alumni Association members are granted access to a variety of special events that will be hosted by the Alumni Association, including the first annual USA boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
The reception, which will honor and celebrate the five inaugural members of the Alumni Association Hall of Fame, will be held on Dezember 8 in Salt Lake City in conjunction with the 2017 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open. The five inductees include:
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Tom Coulter
  • Buddy Davis
  • Evander Holyfield
  • Roosevelt Sanders
World-renowned CBS and Showtime announcer Al Bernstein will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event.
USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people on a daily basis, and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization,” Bernstein sagte,. “I look forward to a great week.
In addition to Bernstein’s role as emcee, many esteemed members of the USA Boxing alumni community are scheduled to attend the inaugural event, einschließlich: Michael Carbajal, BJ Flores, Larry Fullmer, Virgil Hill, Raul Marquez, Steve Smoger,Jesse Valdez, Micky Ward und Eddie Weichers.
When joining, which cost $40/year, new members will be given a t-shirt, Schlüsselbund und E-Wallet. For more information on the USA Boxing Alumni Association, kontaktieren Sie bitte alumni@usaboxing.org oder Besuch USABoxing.org
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Inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association

Hall of Fame Reception to be held Dezember. 8 in Salt Lake City

ÜBER USA BOXING: Die Mission von USA Boxing ist es, die Vereinigten Staaten zu ermöglichen’ Sportler und Trainer, um nachhaltige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu erreichen, Charakter entwickeln, unterstütze den Boxsport, und fördern und wachsen olympisches Boxen in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Verantwortung von USA Boxing liegt nicht nur in der Produktion von olympischem Gold, but also oversee every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.