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Three Fighter Locker stable members competing in The Olympics
Boston (Jona 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) ary Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov (Uzbekistan).
Martinez lost in the 2018 Olympic championship final to Uzbekistan’sHasanboy Dusmatov, 3-0. A decorated amateur, 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, and bronze at the 2017 World Amateur Championships.
Another 2-time Olympian is Dominican Republic lightweightLionel de los Santos, izay Misy laharana No. 3 by AIBA behindLazaro Jorge Alvarez (Kiobà) aryTsendbaster 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 Kos), Troy, NY ABF American West super lightweightRay Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez(12-0, 9 Kos), Toronto, Canada welterweight West Haven, CT super welterweightJimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (17-5-2, 6 Kos), faran'izay middleweight“The Amazing” Shawn McCalman(7-0, 4 Kos), U.S. Army super bantamweightDaniel Bailey, Jr. (5-0, 4 Kos), maivanaLeonel de los Santos(2-0, 2 Kos), ny 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 Kos), West Palm Beach, FL light heavyweight Robert Daniels, Jr. (4-0, 4 Kos), Utah brothers, faran'izay maivanaIgnacio Chairez (8-0-1, 5 Kos) and lightweightGabriel Chairez (3-0-1, 2 Kos).
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Six Team USA Boxers Punch Ticket to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Colorado Springs, Am-pofoany. (Mey 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, dia hoRashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) Virginia Fuchs(Houston, Texas), Naomi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.), Delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) aryRichard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Kalifornia.). 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) division. 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 12faha- 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. Izany, 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 16faha- 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, ny welterweight (152 lbs./69 kg) division. 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, fa ny tena manan-danja, 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 Youth World Championships, 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 19faha- 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 11faha- ankapobeny, 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, Jolay 24faha- (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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MOMBA NY ASBOXING: Mampiroborobo sy mampitombo ny ady totohondry am-pitiavana amin'ny fomba olympika any Etazonia ary hanentana ny fikatsahana tsy sasatra ny volamena olaimpika ary ahafahan'ny atleta sy ny mpanazatra hahatratra ny fahombiazan'ny fifaninanana maharitra. Fanampin'izany, Etazonia Boxing dia miezaka mampianatra ny mpandray anjara rehetra ny toetra, fahatokiana sy fifantohana dia ilainy ho lasa tompondaka matanjaka sy isan-karazany, na ao anatiny na ivelan’ny peratra. Etazonia Boxing dia ekipa iray, firenena iray, mandeha volamena!
The one and only 1956 olympic gold medalist pete rademacher
Colorado Springs, Am-pofoany. (Aogositra 27, 2020) - 1956 Medaly volamena OlaimpikaPete Rademacheris the only boxer to fight for a world title in his pro debut.
Rademacher, who died this past June at the age of 91 in Sandusky, Ohio, was a native of Tieton, Washington. He had a 72-7 mpankafy firaketana an-tsoratra, highlighted by his gold medal performance at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.
Rademacher started boxing during his rehabilitation for Rheumatic Fever, which he contracted while attending Castle Heights Military Academy. The gifted heavyweight captured top honors at numerous national tournaments, anisan'izany ny 1951 & 1953 National AAU Championships, 1954 All-Army Championship and Service Championships, and Olympic Trials.
In Australia, he knocked out the three opponents he faced, milamina, Josef Nemec (Czechoslovakia) in the quarterfinals, South AfricanDaan Bekker ao amin'ny semifinals, and the Soviet Union’sLev Mukhin in the opening round of the championship final for the gold medal.
Rademacher was so hot after the Olympics that he publicly proclaimed that he would be able to become world heavyweight champion in his pro debut. Soon after he became the only fighter to make his pro debut in a world title fight, when he challenged defending World heavyweight championFloyd Patterson (32-1) tamin'ny Aogositra 22, 1957 in Seattle. Rademacher floored Patterson in the second round, na izany aza, he was dropped six times before the fight, which was refereed by Hall of FamerTommy Loughran, was halted at 2:57 of that round.
Rademacher, who was an offensive lineman on Washington State University’s football team, didn’t take many easy fights during his 5-year pro career (15-7-1, 8 Kos). His most notable pro victories were against World title challengerGeorge Chuvalo (17-3-1) and future Hall of Famer and World middleweight championBobo Olson(87-12), both by way of 10-round unanimous decisions, as well as technical knockouts overLaMar Clark (42-1) and NorwegianBuddy Thurman(32-5-1), tsirairay, ao amin'ny 10faha- and ninth rounds.
Rademacher’s pro losses were to some of the best heavyweights in the world, such as Hall of FamerArchie Moore, along with world title challengersKarl Mildenberger (29-1), undefeatedDoug Jones (17-0) aryZorro Foley (40-2-2), who had been Rademacher’s arch-rival in the amateur ranks.
Etazonia Boxing Alumni Association
Noforonina ho tompondaka mandritra ny androm-piainana, fifandraisana mahasoa eo amin'ny USA Boxing sy ny alumni, –mpanao ady totohondry,, manam-pahefana, mpanazatra sy mpankafy ady totohondry — Ny Fikambanana Alumni dia mampifandray ireo taranaka tompon-daka, manome aingam-panahy sy mamerina ireo tompon-daka amin'ny ady totohondry ho avy any Etazonia, in and out of the ring.
Misokatra ho an'izay tia ady totohondry ny Fikambanana Amerikanina Boxing Alumni ary te hifandray hatrany amin'ny ady totohondry am-pitiavana. Omena fahafahana miditra amin'ireo hetsika manokana isan-karazany ampian'ny Fikambanan'ny Alumni ny mpikambana, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
Hiditra amin'ny Fikambanan'ny Alumni, misoratra anarana fotsiny amin'nyalumni@usaboxing.org hoan'ny $40.00 isan-taona ny saram-pikambanana. Hahazo T-shirt ny mpikambana vaovao, key-chain and e-wallet.
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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 Medaly volamena Olaimpika “Siramamy” Ray Seales
Houston heavyweight boxer Darius Fulghum puts nursing career on hold to pursue Olympic dream
Colorado Springs, Am-pofoany. (Febroary 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, amin'izao fotoana izao, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Arzantina. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, raha ilaina, at the World Qualifier, Mey 13-14, ao Paris, 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 ao amin'ny fanokafana manodidina, 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, aza, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.
“Not only was it my first international tournament,” hoy izy nanamarika, “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, mihinana, sleep, 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, aza, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 Lalao Olaimpika.
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MOMBA NY ASBOXING: Mampiroborobo sy mampitombo ny ady totohondry am-pitiavana amin'ny fomba olympika any Etazonia ary hanentana ny fikatsahana tsy sasatra ny volamena olaimpika ary ahafahan'ny atleta sy ny mpanazatra hahatratra ny fahombiazan'ny fifaninanana maharitra. Fanampin'izany, Etazonia Boxing dia miezaka mampianatra ny mpandray anjara rehetra ny toetra, fahatokiana sy fifantohana dia ilainy ho lasa tompondaka matanjaka sy isan-karazany, na ao anatiny na ivelan’ny peratra. Etazonia Boxing dia ekipa iray, firenena iray, mandeha volamena!
Atif Oberlton misolo tena ny Tanànan'ny Fitiavan-drahalahy hatrany amin'ny fiadiana ny ho tompondaka eran-tany
Colorado Springs, Am-pofoany. (Aogositra 22, 2019) – Misy hery vao misondrotra eo amin’ny tontolon’ny ady totohondry iraisam-pirenena sy ny anarany Atif Oberlton, lanja mavesatra maivana avy any Philadelphia, izay manao iraka hampalaza ny tenany amin’ny ady totohondry.
Oberlton dia hifaninana amin'ny fiadiana ny ho tompondaka eran-tany ho an'ny lehilahy, Septambra 7-21, any Yekaterinburg, Rosia.
Tsy olana ho an'ny mpanao ady totohondry 21 taona izay milaza ny tsy fahampian'ny fahatokisana, "Tena zava-dehibe ho ahy ny manao tsara sy ny fandresena amin'ny Worlds, satria fantatro tsara izany, tao am-poko, Izaho no mpiady tsara indrindra eran-tany. ihany koa, Vaovao eo amin'ny sehatra iraisam-pirenena aho, ka izao no fotoana hanomezako ampahany amin’ny zavatra tsy hitany.”
Nanomboka nanao ady totohondry i Oberlton teo amin’ny fahasivy taonany, na dia tsy nanomboka nifaninana aza izy mandra-pahatongany 14, satria izy irery no zazalahy tao amin’ny fianakaviany, ary tian’ny rainy hianatra hiaro tena izy. Toy ny maro amin'ireo mpiara-miasa aminy, tia ady totohondry izy.
Tao anatin'ny dimy taona farany, Oberlton dia nahazo medaly volamena tamin'ny lalao 2018 ary 2016 National Golden fonon-tanana fifaninanana, 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier ary 2014 Lalao Olaimpika nasionaly zandriny. Izy koa dia mpandresy tany Etazonia vs. Dual Netherlands.
"Ny zava-bitako lehibe indrindra hatreto dia ny fanaovana ny Ekipa USA ary ny toerana misy ahy, satria nandritra ny taona maro no nandavana ahy, ary eto aho anio dia eo amin'ny toerana ambony misy ahy. Mpiady ambony indrindra aho, ka mendrika izany aho, ary nametraka ny asa ambony indrindra aho, koa”
Nanararaotra ny fiofanana tany Colorado Springs any Etazonia i Overlton. Foibe fanofanana olaimpika, izay nanehoany fanatsarana nanomboka tamin'ny andro voalohany, manandratra ny fahaizany ho lasa mpanao ady totohondry tanteraka.
“Mitàna anjara toerana lehibe amin'ny fihatsarako ny fanamboarana; mahita fomba hafa koa, ary ny fahazoana asa ambony dia nanandratra ahy,” niresaka momba ny fiofanana ho mpikambana ao amin'ny Ekipa USA izy. “Manapaka sakana vaovao foana aho amin'ny lalana mankany amin'ny fahalehibeazana sy ity (The Worlds) iray hafa izay tiako hopotehina. "
Ankoatra ny solontena ny fireneny, Oberlton dia mpiady Philly mirehareha manohy ny ela, fomban'ny ady totohondry manankarena ao amin'ny Tanànan'ny Fitiavan-drahalahy, izay namokatra tahaka nyBernard Hopkins, Mathew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, Joey Giardello, Mike Rossman,James Shuler, Eugene Hart ary mpiady mahery maro hafa nandritra ny taona maro.
"Malaza amin'ny tantaran'ny ady totohondry ny tanànako ary manao 'The City of Philadelphia' eo an-damosiko aho,” hoy i Oberlton nanampy. “Tao anatin'ny taona vitsivitsy lasa izay, Hitako ny tenako mitarika ny onja manaraka an'ireo mpanao ady totohondry Philly. Raha ny tena izy, Tsapako ho toy ny onja aho, izao dia izao, rehefa miteny isika. Mijery ahy ny rehetra. Hataoko rehareha izy rehetra, hatramin'ny taranaka antitra na tanora.
“Tsy mbola tany Rosia aho ary manantena ny handeha any. Tsara foana ny mijery izao tontolo izao. Tiako foana ny miverina any amin'ny toerana niaviako ary manandrana mandresy lahatra ny hafa hahita izao tontolo izao, satria lehibe lavitra noho ny manodidina anay izany. "
Oberlton dia toy ny chameleon ao anaty peratra, miova tsy tapaka sy manitsy ny mpifanandrina aminy. “Heveriko ho toy ny rano ny fombako,” hoy izy namarana ny teniny. “Miovaova satria manitsy ny fandresena aho, ary afaka mandresy ny fomba rehetra aho. Afaka mandresy lahatra na iza na iza aho, miady saina amin'ny raharaha. Ny ady totohondry dia ara-tsaina 80 isan-jato, 20-isan-jato ara-batana, ary manana izany rehetra izany aho.
"Ny tanjoko amin'ny fotoana fohy dia ny hahazo volamena amin'ny The Worlds sy ny zavatra hafa rehetra mitondra any amin'ny Lalao Olaimpika. Ary ny fandresena tsy latsaky ny volamena tamin'ny Lalao Olaimpika. Ny tanjoko lavitr'ezaka dia ny ho lasa mpiady lehibe indrindra hatrizay hatrizay."
Tena tsy olana ho an'i Atif Oberlton ny fahatokisana.
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