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Three Fighter Locker stable members competing in The Olympics
BOSTON (Giugno 6, 2021) – Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker managerial company will have three representatives competing in Tokyo this summer in the Summer Olympic Games.
Colombian light flyweight Yuberjan “El Tremendo” Martinez, who captured a silver medal at the 2018 Olympics in Brazil, is currently rated fourth in the world by AIBA. His main opposition figures to be Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia), Oscar Collazo (Puerto Rico) e Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov (Uzbekistan).
Martinez lost in the 2018 Olympic championship final to Uzbekistan’sHasanboy Dusmatov, 3-0. Un dilettante decorato, Martinez won gold medals at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2018 South American Games, silver at the 2019 Pan American Games and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, e bronzo al 2017 World Amateur Championships.
Another 2-time Olympian is Dominican Republic lightweightLionel de los Santos, che è valutato No. 3 by AIBA behindLazaro Jorge Alvarez (Cuba) eTsendbaster Erdenebat (Mongolia). Santos, who was eliminated in the last Olympics in the preliminary round, is already 3-0 as a professional with three first-round knockouts.
Santos, 26, was a silver medalist at the prestigious Pan-American Games in 2019, where he lost to 3-time Pan-Am gold medalistLazaro Alvarez, the 3-time World amateur champion and 2-time Olympic bronze medalist.
The third Fighter Locker Olympian is Colombian middleweightJorge Vivas, a 33-year-old who won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
“Adding these fighters to the Fighter Locker family was a huge accomplishment,” managerRyan Roach said. “These guys are the best of the best in the world. You’re talking less than one-percent chance of making an Olympic team and two of three of my fighters are going back to the Olympics for the second time.
“After the Olympics, I will quickly transition these fighters into the professional ranks, as long as they are healthy and so forth. We have four fight dates set for them and representing their homelands proudly. I am very honored to represent these young men and guide their careers.”
Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers include California super flyweightRocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (21-1, 6 KO), Troy, NY ABF American West super lightweightRay Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez(12-0, 9 KO), Toronto, Canada welterweight West Haven, CT super welterweightJimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (17-5-2, 6 KO), super medi“The Amazing” Shawn McCalman(7-0, 4 KO), U.S. Army super bantamweightDaniel Bailey, Jr. (5-0, 4 KO), leggeroLeonel de los Santos(2-0, 2 KO), un 2-time Dominican Republic Olympian, Boston featherweightTroy Anderson, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), pro-debuting Dominican Republic welterweightJuan Solano, and Salt Lake City, 2016 Brazilian Olympic silver medalistYuberjen Martinez, Brazilian OlympianJorge Vivas, Colorado super middleweight Marvin “Too Much” Cordova, Jr. (23-2-1, 12 KO), West Palm Beach, FL light heavyweight Robert Daniels, Jr. (4-0, 4 KO), Utah brothers, super leggeroIgnacio Chairez (8-0-1, 5 KO) and lightweightGabriel Chairez (3-0-1, 2 KO).
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Six Team USA Boxers Punch Ticket to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Giro. (Maggio 12, 2021) — The Boxing Task Force (BTF) announced today the 49 quota places, originally to be awarded at the Road to Tokyo Americas Qualifier, that were awarded to boxers to compete in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer. The quota places included six Team USA boxers, which was based off the BTF Rankings.
“These six boxers have been staples within our program and have established themselves amongst the world’s best by their performances during the past quad,” stated USA Boxing High Performance DirectorMatt Johnson. “Now it is time for them to perform at the world’s biggest stage in Tokyo.”
Representing Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, pending United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee approval, saràRashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) Virginia Fuchs(Houston, Texas), Naomi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) eRichard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Calif.). All six boxers will be competing in their first Olympic Games.
2019 Elite Women’s World Championships bronze medalist Ellis will compete in the women’s lightweight (132 lbs./60 kg) divisione. Ellis won bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games to add to her BTF rankings to solidify her position in Tokyo as the second highest ranked America’s boxer and 12th overall in her weight class. Ellis will be looking to win Team USA’s first women’s lightweight Olympic medal.
“Qualifying for the Olympics has been one of my deepest dreams,” mentioned Ellis. “I never doubt my ability. I have stopped being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right. Così, I embrace my mistakes and learn from them, as my mistakes have helped me improve and reach the Olympics. I don’t do easy; I make things happen. The hard work and dedication with effort and determination, I can succeed.”
Fuchs will represent Team USA in the flyweight division (112 lbs./51 kg). The 33-year-old will be looking to earn USA Boxing its second medal in the women’s flyweight division since the introduction of the event in London 2012. Fuchs brings an impressive resume to the ring, including a bronze medal at the 2018 Elite Women’s World Championships and silver medal from the 2019 Pan American Games, which places her as the second highest America’s flyweight boxer and 16th overall in the BTF rankings.
“I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. I am so excited I can finally call myself an Olympian,” stated Fuchs. “With all this world has been through and having to postpone the Olympics a whole year, I am proud to say I am one of the participants in what will be known as the most recognized Olympics in history. I am ready to represent my country in the most respected way and bring home the gold!"
2019 Pan American Games Graham is the highest seeded America’s female middleweight (165 lbs./75 kg) boxer in the BTF rankings, where she currently sits eighth overall. Graham earned points from her Pan American Games title, as well as her third-place finish at the 2018 Elite Women’s World Championships and top five finish at the 2019 edition. Graham, who will become USA Boxing’s first active female military member to compete in an Olympic Games, will be in contention to grab Team USA’s third straight Olympic gold medal in the women’s middleweight division.
“It feels unreal that I am going to the Olympics,” Graham stated when talking about earning her place to Tokyo. “I continue to surprise myself by finding my own limits, and then having the courage to blow past them.”
Joneswill step into the ring in one of the two newly added women’s weight classes, il welter (152 lbs./69 kg) divisione. Jones, who made history in 2019 with her gold medal performance at the Pan American Games, will look to continue making history by becoming the first Olympic gold medalists in her weight division. The 23-year-old added valuable points to her rankings with her top five placement at the 2019 Elite Women’s World Championships to finish as the top America’s boxer and seventh in the overall BTF rankings for the welterweight division to punch her ticket to the Olympics.
“I may only take up one spot, but my one spot represents so much,” shared Jones. “I’m beyond grateful for the chance to represent women, African Americans, my small city of Toledo, ma soprattutto, my country.”
The second Ohioan to represent Team USA, Johnson, extends the streak of Cleveland-native boxing Olympians to four, following in the footsteps of Charles Conwell (2016), Terrell Gausha (2012) and Raynell Williams (2008). The welterweight (152 lbs./69 kg), who first caught the attention of the boxing world with his gold medal performance at the 2016 Campionato mondiale giovanile, earned his ranking points through his bronze medal finish at the 2019 Pan American Games and top 16 placement at the 2019 Elite World Championships. Johnson was the third highest seeded America’s boxer and 19th overall.
“My struggles are my stripes, and I wear them on my back, so that the people around me can see that even when you’re living in a jungle, you can still chase your dreams,” stated Johnson. “I am not only doing this for my city, but for my two coaches, Dante Benjamin Sr. and Clint Martin, whom I lost during my journey to these Games.”
Torrez, the highest ranked super heavyweight (201+ lbs./91+ kg) boxer from the Americas and 11th generale, earned his place through his third-place performance at the 2019 Pan American Games and top five standing at that year’s Elite Men’s World Championships. Torrez, a former Youth World Championships bronze medalist, will be the first American boxer to compete in this weight class since 2012.
“Everyone is happy they’re going to the Olympics, it’s everyone’s dream, but I need to be there,” said Torrez. “The fire that was instilled in me before I could even walk, that drives me to be the best, the fire that has been in my family for generations, has overflowed. It has set ablaze all my second options, and it has made ashes of any other possibility besides that of success.”
Team USA will be guided by USA Boxing National Head Coach Billy Walsh during these Olympic Games.
“It is fantastic news for our six boxers who have worked endlessly for the past five years to become an Olympian,” Walsh shared. “We now focus on the next stage of the process, to become an Olympic Champion.”
The boxing competition will begin on Saturday, Luglio 24th (JST). Continue to checkusaboxing.org and USA Boxing’s social media platforms to stay updated on more information regarding the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
All team nominations are subject to USOPC approval.
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SU USA Boxing: Promuovere e far crescere la boxe amatoriale in stile olimpico negli Stati Uniti e ispirare l'instancabile ricerca dell'oro olimpico e consentire ad atleti e allenatori di raggiungere un'eccellenza competitiva sostenuta. Inoltre, USA Boxing si sforza di insegnare a tutti i partecipanti il personaggio, fiducia e concentrazione di cui hanno bisogno per diventare campioni resilienti e diversificati, sia dentro che fuori dal ring. USA Boxing è una squadra, una nazione, andando per l'oro!
Il solo e unico 1956 medaglia d'oro olimpica pete rademacher
COLORADO SPRINGS, Giro. (Agosto 27, 2020) - 1956 Medaglia d'oro olimpicaPete Rademacherè l'unico pugile a lottare per un titolo mondiale al suo debutto da professionista.
Rademacher, morto lo scorso giugno all'età di 91 a Sandusky, Ohio, era un nativo di Tieton, Washington. Lui aveva un 72-7 registrare amatoriale, evidenziato dalla sua medaglia d'oro al 1956 Giochi olimpici a Melbourne, Australia.
Rademacher ha iniziato la boxe durante la sua riabilitazione per la febbre reumatica, che ha contratto mentre frequentava l'Accademia Militare di Castle Heights. Il dotato dei pesi massimi ha ottenuto i massimi riconoscimenti in numerosi tornei nazionali, compresa la 1951 & 1953 Campionati nazionali AAU, 1954 Campionati per tutte le armate e campionati di servizio, e le prove olimpiche.
In Australia, ha messo KO i tre avversari che ha affrontato, In ordine, Josef Nemec (Cecoslovacchia) nei quarti di finale, sudafricanoDaan Bekker in semifinale, e l'Unione SovieticaLev Mukhin nel turno di apertura della finale di campionato per la medaglia d'oro.
Rademacher era così caldo dopo le Olimpiadi che ha proclamato pubblicamente che sarebbe stato in grado di diventare campione mondiale dei pesi massimi al suo debutto professionistico. Poco dopo è diventato l'unico combattente a fare il suo debutto da professionista in una lotta per il titolo mondiale, quando ha sfidato il campione del mondo dei pesi massimi in caricaFloyd Patterson (32-1) agosto 22, 1957 a Seattle. Rademacher ha battuto Patterson nel secondo round, tuttavia, è stato lasciato cadere sei volte prima del combattimento, che è stato arbitrato da Hall of FamerTommy Loughran, è stato fermato a 2:57 di quel round.
Rademacher, che era un guardalinee offensivo nella squadra di calcio della Washington State University, non ha avuto molti scontri facili durante i suoi 5 anni di carriera da professionista (15-7-1, 8 KO). Le sue vittorie professionistiche più importanti sono state contro lo sfidante del titolo mondialeGeorge Chuvalo (17-3-1) e futuro Hall of Famer e campione mondiale dei pesi mediBobo Olson(87-12), entrambi mediante decisioni unanime di 10 round, così come i knockout tecniciLaMar Clark (42-1) e norvegeseBuddy Thurman(32-5-1), rispettivamente, nel 10th e nono round.
Le sconfitte da professionista di Rademacher sono state per alcuni dei migliori pesi massimi del mondo, come Hall of FamerArchie Moore, insieme a sfidanti per il titolo mondialeKarl Mildenberger (29-1), imbattutoDoug Jones (17-0) eFoley Fox (40-2-2), che era stato l'arcirivale di Rademacher nei ranghi dei dilettanti.
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Creato per il campione per tutta la vita, relazioni reciprocamente vantaggiose tra USA Boxing ed i suoi ex allievi, –pugili, funzionari, allenatori e appassionati di boxe — L'Alumni Association collega generazioni di campioni, ispirando e restituendo ai futuri campioni di boxe USA Boxing, dentro e fuori dal ring.
Gli Stati Uniti Boxing Alumni Association è aperta a chiunque abbia un amore per la boxe e vorrebbe rimanere in contatto con il pugilato dilettantistico. I membri hanno accesso a una vasta gamma di eventi speciali ospitati dall'Associazione Alumni, compreso il ricevimento annuale della Hall of Fame della USA Boxing Alumni Association.
Per aderire all'Associazione Alumni, semplicemente registrarsi alalumni@usaboxing.org per un $40.00 all'anno quota associativa. I nuovi membri riceveranno una T-shirt, portachiavi e portafoglio elettronico.
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Top USA amateur boxers adjusting to life without fights & waiting another year for Olympics show
A remarkable boxing journey like no other 1972 Medaglia d'oro olimpica “Zucchero” Ray Seales
Houston heavyweight boxer Darius Fulghum puts nursing career on hold to pursue Olympic dream
COLORADO SPRINGS, Giro. (Febbraio 26, 2020) – Amateur boxers often take different routes on their personal journeys and Houston heavyweightDarius Fulghum has put his career outside the ring on hold to pursue his boxing dreams.
Fulghum was a wrestler in high school back in Killeen, Texas. He started boxing in 2015 and quickly developed a passion for the “Sweet Science,” largely because of it being a one-person sport. He didn’t need to rely on teammates, preferring to win or lose on his own accord. Although he was talented enough to be a collegiate wrestler, it would have been too much of a financial strain on his family.
“I had that competitive itch and was pretty good when I first started boxing,” Dariuis said. “I knew that I could do anything I put my mind to. I want to redefine boxing. I’m not a typical boxer who grew up on the streets. I don’t even like fighting; I’m passive and have never had a street fight.”
The 23-year-old Fulghum currently has his sights firmly set on representing his country in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Pro boxing will follow but, per ora, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, 26 marzo-aprile 3, a Buenos Aires, Argentina. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, se necessario, at the World Qualifier, Maggio 13-14, a Parigi, where the top three there will also qualify for the Olympics.
“It’s so hard to not think about the Olympics all the time,” he admits. “I try to not think about it too much, but it is on my mind because I’ve dreamed of being an Olympian and I’m so close right now. I’ve made the sacrifices to be an Olympian and then I’ll be an Olympian the rest of my life.
“I listen to my coaches. In the heat of the moment, when things are most stressful, I feel like the underdog and I perform up to the absolute moment. It was do-or-die at Olympic Trials. I just refuse to lose.”
Fulgham certainly responded to the pressure of the trials in a positive fashion, upsetting pre-trials favoriteAdrian Tillman nella gara di apertura, and then rolling through opponents until he secured the title.
“People didn’t know me,” Fulgham explained. “I was the underdog because I didn’t compete in many tournaments because I was in (nursing) school. My finals were always in December (same time as USA Nationals). I did have a break in my schedule in 2018, when I won a gold medal at the National Golden Gloves Tournament. It’s just the way my schedule worked out. So, I hadn’t fought in many tournaments, but I was able to sneak in when it mattered most.”
Fulghum recently competed in his first international tournament at the prestigious Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria, winning one of two matches. The experience, anche se, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.
“Not only was it my first international tournament,” he noted, “it was the first time I had boxed without headgear (as will be the case in the Olympics), and I fought guys from foreign countries with different styles. It was a great experience because now I won’t be going blind into the Olympic Qualifier.”
Members of the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team, like Fulghum, are on break before returning for training with his teammates at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
“I reported there for the first time this past January 2nd and I love it,” Fulghum noted. “Every athlete dreams of training with top athletes where there are no distractions and top coaches. I wake up, mangiare, dormire, train and do that all over again the next day. That’s my schedule.”
Fulghum earned his nursing degree last May, but right now and for the immediate future he’s fully concentrating on boxing.
“I put education first and got my degree,” Fulgham concluded. “I’ll always have nursing after boxing. But I dreamed of going to the Olympics all through school. I put boxing on hold and now I’ve put nursing to the side so I can put my all into boxing. I didn’t want to juggle nursing and boxing. I couldn’t be the best at either that way.
“I do plan to turn pro because I love boxing so much. I need to box when I’m young. I’ll go as far as I can go in boxing and I’ll always having nursing.”
Darius Fulgham has taken a circuitous route in life from nursing to boxing. It’ll be worth it, anche se, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 Olimpiadi.
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Atif Oberlton che rappresenta la Città dell'Amore Fraterno fino ai Campionati del Mondo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Giro. (Agosto 22, 2019) – C'è una nuova forza emergente sulla scena della boxe internazionale e il suo nome è Atif Oberlton, un peso massimo leggero di Philadelphia, chi è in missione per farsi un nome nel pugilato.
Oberlton gareggerà ai Campionati Mondiali Maschili Elite, Settembre 7-21, a Ekaterinburg, Russia.
La mancanza di fiducia non è un problema per il pugile 21enne che sostiene, “È molto importante per me fare bene e vincere ai Mondiali, perché so per certo che, nel mio cuore, Sono il miglior combattente del mondo. Anche, Sono nuovo sulla scena internazionale, quindi è tempo per me di dare un pezzo di ciò che si sono persi".
Oberlton ha iniziato a fare boxe all'età di nove anni, anche se non ha iniziato a gareggiare fino a quando non è stato 14, perché era l'unico maschio della sua famiglia, e suo padre voleva che imparasse a difendersi. Come tanti suoi compagni di squadra, si è innamorato della boxe.
Negli ultimi cinque anni, Oberlton ha conquistato medaglie d'oro al 2018 e 2016 Golden Gloves Torneo Nazionale, 2018 Qualificazioni Elite orientali e 2014 Olimpiadi Nazionali Giovanili. Ha vinto anche negli USA vs USA. Paesi Bassi Dual.
“Il mio più grande risultato finora è stato fare squadra negli USA ed essere dove sono ora, perché per anni e anni mi è stato negato, ed eccomi qui oggi al primo posto a cui appartengo. Sono un combattente di prim'ordine, quindi me lo merito, e ho messo giù un lavoro di prim'ordine, pure"
Overlton ha approfittato della formazione a Colorado Springs negli Stati Uniti. Centro di preparazione olimpica, dove ha mostrato miglioramenti sin dal primo giorno, affinando le sue abilità per diventare un pugile completo.
“Il condizionamento gioca un ruolo importante nel mio miglioramento; vedendo anche stili diversi, e ottenere il massimo del lavoro mi ha elevato,” 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, proprio adesso, mentre parliamo. Tutti mi stanno guardando. Li renderò tutti orgogliosi, delle vecchie e delle giovani generazioni.
“Non sono stato in Russia e non vedo l'ora di andarci. È sempre bello vedere il mondo. Mi piace sempre tornare da dove vengo e cercare di convincere gli altri a vedere il mondo, perché è molto più grande del nostro quartiere».
Oberlton è come un camaleonte sul ring, cambiando continuamente e adattandosi al suo avversario. “Considero il mio stile come l'acqua,” ha concluso. "È ondulato perché mi adeguo per vincere, e posso battere qualsiasi stile. Posso superare in astuzia chiunque, combattere la mente sulla materia. La boxe è mentale per l'80%, 20-per cento fisico, e ho tutto.
“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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