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ABOUT RING OF HOPE: Fondita en 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, empower and engage the youth through the fundamentals of boxing. With two gym locations—the South Dallas Club and the Colony Club—Ring of Hope emphasises on leadership development, fitness programs and community outreach while teaching the discipline of boxing. The locations also provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs. Through the sweet science, Ring of Hope’s coaches and volunteers empower youth to become more committed to health, fitness and wellness while also inspiring them to become more engaged in their community.
1988 Olimpika ormedalisto "Senkompata" Ray Mercer Rerigardas sian olimpikan sperton
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Februaro 11, 2020) – Tridek du jarojn post kiam li kaptis olimpikan oran medalon, "Senkompata" Ray Mercer ame memoras sian olimpikan sperton kiel pasintmonate. Mercer, kiu estas la nura amerika pezeguloĉampiono por bati senkonscie ĉiujn siajn olimpikajn kontraŭulojn, daŭriĝis por iĝi monda pezeguloĉampiono kiel profesiulo por nia "pezegoduoblo".
Por Mercer, ĉio komenciĝis en Germanujo, kie lia U.S. Armeunuo estis bazita. Ofertis ŝancon eviti 30-tagan kampan ekzercon, Mercer akceptis oferton funkcii kiel batalpartnero por la pezegulboksĉampiono de la poŝto. Malgraŭ neniam antaŭe surmeti paron da gantoj, Mercer estis rapida lernanto kiu estis nature forta, kaj li rapide evoluis en la 1985 Usono. Armeo kaj Inter-serva pezeguloĉampiono.
La Monda Klasa Atleta Programo (WCAP), en kiu kvalifikitaj atletoj havas ŝancon plentempe trejni por la Olimpikoj, ne ekzistis tiam, nek la olimpikaj kvalifikaj reguloj de hodiaŭ. Mercer venkis estontan mondan pezego-ĉampiononTommy Morrison en la komenca rondo de la 1988 Olimpikaj Provoj kaj alia estonta monda pezegulo titolisto, Michael Bentt (5-0) en la ĉampionecfinalo. Ĉe la 1988 Usona Olimpika Box-offs ĉe fama Caesars Pala
ce en Las Vegas, Mercer gajnis dividitan decidon (3-2) super Bentt, sed Mercer jam kvalifikiĝis por batali en Olimpikoj estante la U.S. ĉampiono de la Armitaj Fortoj.
“Kiam mi estis en la Armeo, Mi devis venki en la servo, konservi aferojn, kaj iru al la sekva paŝo,” Mercer memoris. "Mi devis venki kelkajn bonajn batalantojn survoje al la Olimpikoj, kaj mi estis en la plej bona formo de mia vivo. Estis pli da disciplino en la amatoroj ol la profesiaj rangoj. La lasta jaro antaŭ la Olimpikoj, Mi forlasis mian hejman unuon, multe vojaĝis por batali, kaj restis en la domo de mia trejnisto anstataŭ vivi en la kazerno.
Mercer faris historion ĉe la 1988 Olimpikoj en Seulo, Sudkoreio, kiam li iĝis kaj restas la nura olimpika pezego-ĉampiono de Usono por knokaŭti ĉiujn kvar el siaj kontraŭuloj: Rudolf Gavenciak (Ĉeĥoslovakio - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Italio - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Nederlando - RSC2) KajBone Hyun-Man (Sudkorea - KO1).
"Mi sciis, ke mi devas knokaŭti la sudkoreon en la finalo,” Mercer konfesis. "Mi nur volis fari kion mi povis por esti la olimpika ormedalisto. Mi ne pensas, ke mi uzis pikon.
"Gajni la olimpikan oran medalon rezultigis kelkajn grandajn ŝanĝojn por mi. Mi fariĝis famulo, familia nomo, kaj ĝi permesis al mi gajni monon kiel profesiulo. La plej bona afero, kiu iam okazis al mi, estis gajni la olimpikan oran medalon, eĉ pli ol gajni la mondĉampionan titolon kiel profesiulo. Nenio kompare al iĝi olimpika ormedalisto. Mi plenumis mian revon. Mi neniam revis iĝi profesia, ĝis post kiam mi gajnis la oran medalon.
"Estis vere grave gajni tiun oran medalon. Mi batalis per mia koro; neniu mono estis implikita, festis tiel forte tiun nokton (post gajni la oran medalon) ke mi perdis mian medalon dum kelkaj horoj. Mia revo realiĝis, miaj manoj tremis, kaj mi perdis mian medalon. Kia nokto!?
Mercer ofertas membrojn de la 2020 Usona Boksado Olimpika Kvalifika Teamo unu konsilon, “Daŭre batalu, sekvu vian sonĝon kaj faru tiun lastan paŝon.”
Mercer, kiu naskiĝis en Jacksonville, Florido, faris sian tre atenditan profesian debuton en 1989, HaltantaJesse McGhee en la tria raŭndo de ilia batalo en Atlantic city. "Senkompate" gajnis sian unuan 18 Profesiaj bataloj, inkluzive de naŭa-raŭnda knokaŭto deFrancisko Damiani, sekvite per sukcesa defendo kontraŭ Morrison, kiu estis maldaŭrigita en la kvina raŭndo.
Dum lia 19-jara profesia kariero, Mercer kompilis a 36-7-1 (26 KOs) Rekordo, venkante kvar mondĉampionojn en Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon KajOssie Ocasio. Kvin el liaj ok karierperdoj estis al mondĉampionoj: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield KajShannon Briggs.
"Ray reprezentas ĉion, kio fierigas USA Boxing,?? DiritaChris Cugliari, Usono Boxing Alumni Association Direktoro. “Kiel armea veterano, Olimpika ora medalulo, kaj pezego-ĉampiono de la mondo, li montris plejbonecon kaj profesiismon, kiuj reflektas la plej bonan el tio, kion USA Boxing havas por oferti."
Usona Bokso-Eks-Eks-Asocio
Kreita por pledi dumvive, reciproke utilaj rilatoj inter Usono-Boksado kaj ĝiaj eks-studentoj, –boksistoj, oficialuloj, trejnistoj kaj boksaj ŝatantoj — La Alumni Association ligas generaciojn de ĉampionoj, inspirante kaj redonante al la estontaj boksĉampionoj de USA Boxing, en kaj el la ringo.
La Usona Boksado-Alumni-Asocio estas malfermita al iu ajn, kiu amas boksadon kaj ŝatus resti konektita kun amatora boksado. Membroj ricevas aliron al vasta gamo de specialaj okazaĵoj aranĝitaj fare de la Eks-studentoj-Unuiĝo, inkluzive de ĝia ĉiujara USA Boxing Alumni Association Halo de Famo-ricevo.
Aliĝi al la Asocio de Eks-studentoj, simple registriĝu ĉealumni@usaboxing.org por $40.00 jare membrokotizo. Novaj membroj ricevos T-ĉemizon, ŝlosilĉenon kaj e-monujo.
La elstara amatora boksookariero de Mercer ankaŭ inkludis klasikan matĉon kontraŭ kuba bonega kaj trifoja olimpika ormedalisto., Felikso Sapo, ĉe Usono vs. Kuba duobla matĉo, en kiu Mercer dufoje ŝanceliĝis Savon, kiu travivis sen suferi plian damaĝon nur ĉar la kuba arbitraciisto faris dubindan intervenon, kiu donis al sia samlandano tempon por resaniĝi kaj polemikan. 2-1 venko.
“Kaj li donis al mi starantan ok-kalkulon sen kialo,” Mercer aldonis. “Mi batis tiun ulon kaj li scias ĝin. Ni ankoraŭ estas en kontakto kvankam li ne parolas la anglan. Li havas amikon tradukantan kaj ni kontaktas Facebook. Ni ŝatas unu la alian."
#Hodia?, Mercer fondas bonfaradon hejme en Norda Karolino, kiu inkluzivos senpagajn boksajn klinikojn, Sed, pli grave, redonu al la komunumo kaj instruu junulojn, precipe tiuj, kiuj estas ĉikanitaj, la kapablojn, kiujn ili bezonos por eliri en la realan mondon.
Ray Mercer atingis la zeniton dufoje en boksado kiel olimpika ormedalisto kaj monda pezego-ĉampiono kiel profesiulo. Ne tro malbona por iu, kiu neniam vere volis boksi.
“Boksado savis mian vivon,” konkludis Mercer. "Mi ne povas imagi mian vivon sen boksado, certe ne estus la sama.
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Pri Usona Boksado: La misio de Usona Boksado estos ebligi al usonaj atletoj kaj trejnistoj atingi daŭran konkurencan plejbonecon, disvolvi karakteron, subteni la sporton de boksado, kaj antaŭenigi kaj kreskigi olimpikan boksadon en Usono. La respondeco de Usona Boksado estas ne nur produkti olimpikan oron, sed ankaŭ kontroli kaj regi ĉiun aspekton de amatora boksado en Usono.
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USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: John “La Quietman” Ruiz
From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown
“I’m very proud to have accomplished that,” he continued, “but my main goal was to provide for my family and I always maintained that goal. Most fighters don’t succeed, but at the end of the day, that’s what pushed me. I don’t really think about being the only Latino to win the world heavyweight title, Sed, when I hear people talk about it today, mi pensas, wow, I’m still the only Latino to do that.”
Several years ago, Ruiz opened a gym (Quietman Sports Gym) in Medford, MA, not too far from where he grew up in Chelsea and trained in Somerville. It has been a registered club member by USA Boxing since 2012, Sed, pli grave, it’s Ruiz’ way of giving back to amateur boxing.
“I felt there was a need to help more kids and give them an opportunity to get out of the house and do something productive and fun,” Ruiz commented. “They all have a chance to work on self confidence and one could possibly become world champion. I feel obligated to help kids because I remember years ago when I was in the same position. They need guidance. If I didn’t have all the support I did growing up, I wouldn’t have turned out the way I did. I want to help kids understand how to accomplishment their goals.”
Usona Bokso-Eks-Eks-Asocio
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boksistoj, oficialuloj, trejnistoj kaj boksaj ŝatantoj — La Alumni Association ligas generaciojn de ĉampionoj, inspirante kaj redonante al la estontaj boksĉampionoj de USA Boxing, en kaj el la ringo.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, inkluzive de ĝia ĉiujara USA Boxing Alumni Association Halo de Famo-ricevo.
Aliĝi al la Asocio de Eks-studentoj, simple registriĝu ĉe alumni@usaboxing.org por $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, ŝlosilĉenon kaj e-monujo.
#Hodia?, John lives in Palm City, Florido. He’s a correctional officer for the Martin County Sheriff Department. “Winning the world title twice as a pro was awesome,” Ruiz concluded, “but I definitely enjoyed the amateurs more than the pros, even though I would have loved to have represented the USA in the Olympics. USA Boxing opened up my mind to different things, taking me off the streets of Chelsea to made me feel……special.”
John Ruiz has always preached, “Follow Your Dreams!” and he’s still doing that today.
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SHOWTIME® TO AIR EPIC WILDER vs. FURY HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT THIS SATURDAY AT 9 PM ET/PT
#?IU ALIRAS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE Premieres on SHOWTIME Immediately Following The Delayed Telecast of the Dramatic Main Event
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The thrilling Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster, a sure-fire Fight of the Year candidate, will air on SHOWTIME this Saturday, Decembro 8 #?E 9 P.M. ETa/PT. The WBC Heavyweight World Championship bout between the 6-foot-7 unbeaten American champion Wilder and 6-foot-9 challenger Fury originally aired live on SHOWTIME PPV? Sabate, Decembro 1 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Sabate, both Wilder and Fury made strong cases for 2018 Fighter of the Year honors. Wilder faced the two toughest opponents of his career this year including a spectacular knockout win over Cuban slugger Luis Ortiz in a Fight of the Year candidate in March. Furiozo, the lineal heavyweight champion, returned from a two-and-a-half-year layoff to score two wins in a span of 10 weeks before facing Wilder. Sabate, he miraculously withstood a devastating, final-round knockdown that appeared to knock him out cold. Fury rose dramatically and continued to fight until the final bell to cap an effort that will go down as one of the greatest comeback stories in all of sports.
The SHOWTIME presentation of the Wilder vs. Furiozo, a bout that has been hailed as “…the greatest night for boxing in the U.S. in recent memory,” by Yahoo! Sportoj, will be immediately followed by the premiere of #?IU ALIRAS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE. The networks’ Emmy Award winning Epilogo reveals the drama of fight night from a unique perspective and introduces viewers to the rarely seen aftermath of world championship prizefighting. #?IU ALIRAS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE goes behind the scenes, into the locker rooms, corners and inner circles as Fury aims to complete a storybook comeback and Wilder looks to continue his reign as the “baddest man on the planet.”
DEONTAY WILDER AND TYSON FURY FIGHT TO SPLIT-DECISION DRAW IN EPIC BATTLE ON SHOWTIME PPV® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
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LOS ANGELES (Dec. 1, 2018) – Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday night from STAPLES Center in arguably one of the best heavyweight fights in years.
After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Furiozo (27-0-1, 19 KOs) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) – including one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. La juĝistoj gajnis la atakon 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.
“I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight,” said Wilder, who has recorded a knockdown in each of his 41 pro fights and was defending his WBC belt for the eighth time since 2015. “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight.”
Fury saw it differently, stating that he gave it everything he had.
“We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight,” said England’s Fury, whose amazing comeback continues following a two and a half-year absence from the sport from drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues. “I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. I was never going to be knocked down tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out.”
It was an electrifying night with an attendance announced at 17,698 fans, which included Hollywood stars and fight fans like former Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West, former NFL stars Michael Strahan and Michael Irvin, and boxing legends Evander Holyfield and Floyd Mayweather.
Furiozo, who out-landed Wilder 84-71 entute, was caught by a short right hand by Wilder just behind the left ear to drop Fury for the third time in his career in the ninth round. Then in the 12th, a Wilder right hand and left hook combination sent the 6-foot-9 Fury down again, hitting his head on the canvas. Again, he managed to stand up and referee Jack Reiss let him continue to fight.
“Boxing is always the theater of the unexpected, and that’s what we had tonight,” SHOWTIME expert analyst Al Bernstein said.
Bernstein said seeing Fury get up and continue to fight after the brutal knockdown was “one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in the boxing ring.”
SHOWTIME boxing historian and commentator Steve Farhood had Fury controlling the early rounds and Fury winning rounds 3-8, and ultimately scored the fight, 115-111.
Because of a rematch clause, both fighters were asked if they would like to do it again. “I would love for it to be my next fight,” Wilder said. “Why not? Let’s give the fans what they want to see. It was a great fight and let’s do it again. It doesn’t matter to me where we do it.”
“One hundred percent we’ll do the rematch,” said Fury, fighting in the first heavyweight title pay-per-view bout in America since 2002. “We are two great champions. Me and this man are the two best heavyweights on the planet.”
Wilder said he came out slow and rushed his punches. “I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand and I just couldn’t adjust.”
Furiozo, fighting for the third time this year with 26-year-old trainer Ben Davison in his corner, also had former boxing great Ricky Hatton and seven-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach in his corner.
In the lead-up fight to Wilder-Fury, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KOs) defended his 154-pound IBF and WBA world title belts with a fourth-round knockout against United Kingdom’s James Welborn (24-7, 7 KOs), who was fighting for the first time on American soil.
Welborn was the aggressor in the first minute of the fourth round, sending Hurd to the ropes with punch after punch to the body and head. Suddenly realizing he might be in trouble, Hurd of Accokeek, Md., countered back from sudden adversity in dramatic fashion and sent Welborn back-tracking before a devastating body punch sent him to one knee. He was counted out at 1:55 by referee Lou Moret, who was officiating the final fight of his 30-plus year career.
Post ŝin kverelas, undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo entered the ring to challenge for Hurd’s coveted belts. “We definitely want Charlo,” Hurd told SHOWTIME Sports’ Jim Gray, saying the matchup would likely occur after one more fight. “I’m calling the shots. I’m No. 1 right now. When I say answer the phone, answer the phone. I got the date.”
Charlo shot back. “This is easy money. I like those belts – they look real good on you. He said he wants another fight. I’m ready now.”
Hurd, who unified the WBA and IBF belts by beating WBA champion Erislandy Lara in April in Las Vegas, was returning with a surgically repair left shoulder. He threw 118 punzadas, more than half of the 220 punches he threw in the fight.
“I’m just coming off surgery so I wanted to see how I worked off the jab,” Hurd said. “I felt good I was working behind the jab I got caught on the ropes and got caught with some shots and said ‘that’s enough. He got enough TV time.’ I heard the crowd and I didn’t want to get brave. So I turned it up and got the knockdown.”
Former Wilder foe and heavyweight southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (30-1, 26 KOs) returned to STAPLES Center for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 KOs) De Legado, Pa.
The 39-year-old Ortiz of Camaguey, Kubo, registered left-cross knockdowns in the sixth, eighth and 10th rounds before the final blow coming later in the 10th round against a gritty Kauffman. It was the 26th career stoppage for Ortiz, who lost to Wilder in a Fight of the Year candidate back in March.
The fight was officially called at 1:58 of the 10th round. “I’m a warrior,” Ortiz said. “Nothing contains me. We didn’t have to knock him out but we wanted to show everything we have in our repertoire, and we showed it tonight.”
Ortiz, who was warned twice for low blows, clipped Kauffman for a second time by a lethal left hand of Ortiz at 2:29 en la oka raŭndo. But just like the first time he was send to canvas in the sixth round, Kauffman was able to get up and continue fighting.
The technically sound performance by Ortiz included 376 jab attempts to Kauffman’s 99 and out-landing him 66-7. That led to a 135-37 lead in total connects and a 69-30 margin in power connects against Kauffman, who SHOWTIME commentator Paulie Malignaggi called, “a stubborn guy who wouldn’t go away.”
“Of course I’ll fight the winner of this fight [Wilder-Fury],” Ortiz said. “I want that second fight with Wilder. I want to fight anybody.”
In the pay-per-view telecast opener, Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce (7-0, 7 KOs) recorded a massive first-round knockout against Joe “The Future” Hanks (23-3, 15 KOs). A rising heavyweight, Joyce, De Londono, Anglio, ended the fight officially after just 2:25 as he used a right jab to set up a near-perfect left hook sending Hanks to the canvas and down for the count.
Trained by noted trainer Abel Sanchez, Joyce told Gray he’s ready for anyone. “I want to get in some bigger fights,” said the former Olympic silver medal winner who recorded his fourth first-round KO. “I’ve been doing well so there is plenty more to come. All the support from back home in England, thanks for coming. I hope I put on something good to watch.”
It was the second win in the United States for Joyce, who also picked up the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. “I’m getting people out quickly," li diris. “I’ve got a lot of experience, I’m just going to improve on my strength and my speed. I’ve heard comments that I’m slow but I seem to land the shots and get the job done.”
It was the third time during his career that Hanks, from Newark, N.J., has been knocked down by a left hook.
Earlier in the night on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World ended as Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11th round knockout from Videotron Center in Quebec City. VIDEO: Https://s.sho.com/2BMNZIx. Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, Decembro 3 #?E 10 P.M. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. The SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.
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