COLORADO SPRINGS, Tour. (Décembre 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception ce vendredi nuit (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.

La réception est organisée conjointement avec le 2017 USA Boxing Elite et Championnats nationaux de la jeunesse et junior et préparation ouverte, Décembre. 5-9, également tenu à Salt Lake City.

Créé pour le champion d'une vie, relations mutuellement bénéfiques entre les Etats-Unis de boxe et ses anciens élèves, –boxeurs, fonctionnaires, les entraîneurs et les amateurs de boxe — L'Association des anciens relie générations de champions, source d'inspiration et de redonner aux futurs champions de boxe Etats-Unis Boxe, dans et hors de l'anneau.

“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,” expliqué Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.”

“Le Meilleur” et “La vraie affaire”, respectivement, Muhammad Ali et Evander Holyfield, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders et 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), a remporté une médaille d'or au 1960 Olympics in Rome.

Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. Au 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. Plus tôt cette année, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.

Un 1993 USA Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Roosevelt coached the U.S. Marines boxing team in 1975-1978 et 1988-2000. He also served as assistant coach on the USA Olympic boxing teams in 1984 et 1992.

Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 ans, 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.

Intronisé au Temple de la renommée de la boxe internationale Al Bernstein will serve as Master of ceremonies for Vendredi de événement. “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 médaillé d'or Paul Gonzales, 1984 et 1988 silver medalists, respectivement, Virgil Hill et Michael Carbajal, et 1972 médaillé de bronze Jessie Valdez.

Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 Olympien Raul Marquez, Hall of Fame arbitre Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. Fleurs, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“Irlandais” Micky Ward, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer et d'autres.

L'Association des anciens de boxe Etats-Unis est ouvert à toute personne qui a un amour pour la boxe et souhaite rester en contact avec la boxe amateur. Les membres bénéficient d'un accès à une grande variété d'accueil d'événements spéciaux par l'Association des anciens, y compris la réception du Temple de la renommée de l'Association des anciens de boxe américaine de vendredi soir.

Pour adhérer à l'Association des anciens, inscrivez-vous simplement à alumni@usaboxing.org pour un $40.00 par année cotisation. Les nouveaux membres recevront un T-shirt, porte-clés et porte-monnaie électronique.