COLORADO SPRINGS, ಲ್ಯಾಪ್. (ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception ಈ ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ ರಾತ್ರಿ (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.

The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2017 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್. 5-9, also held in Salt Lake City.

Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –ಬಾಕ್ಸರ್ಗಳು, ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ತರಬೇತುದಾರರು ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು — ಹಳೆಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಸಂಘವು ತಲೆಮಾರುಗಳ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುತ್ತದೆ, ಯುಎಸ್ಎ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ, ಮತ್ತು ರಿಂಗ್ ಹೊರಗೆ.

“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,” explained ಮೈಕ್ ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಅಟಿ, ಯುಎಸ್ಎ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.”

“ಗ್ರೇಟೆಸ್ಟ್” ಮತ್ತು “ರಿಯಲ್ ಡೀಲ್”, ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ, ಮುಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಅಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇವಾಂಡರ್ ಹೋಲಿಫೀಲ್ಡ್, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders ಮತ್ತು 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), captured a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. ನಲ್ಲಿ 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. ಈ ವರ್ಷ, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.

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

Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 ವರ್ಷಗಳ, 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 inductee ಅಲ್ ಬರ್ನ್ಸ್ಟೀನ್ will serve as Master of ceremonies for ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ ಘಟನೆಯ. “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 gold medalist Paul Gonzales, 1984 ಮತ್ತು 1988 silver medalists, ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ, ವರ್ಜಿಲ್ನ ಹಿಲ್ ಮತ್ತು Michael Carbajal, ಮತ್ತು 1972 bronze medalist Jessie Valdez.

Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 ಒಲಿಂಪಿಯನ್ ರೌಲ್ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ವೆಜ್, Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. ಹೂಗಳು, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“ಐರಿಷ್” Micky ವಾರ್ಡ್, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer and others.

ಯುಎಸ್ಎ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅಲುಮ್ನಿ ಅಸೋಸಿಯೇಷನ್ ​​ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹವ್ಯಾಸಿ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿರಲು ಬಯಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

ಹಳೆಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಸಂಘಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಲು, ನಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿ alumni@usaboxing.org ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ $40.00 ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಸದಸ್ಯತ್ವ ಶುಲ್ಕ. ಹೊಸ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಟಿ-ಶರ್ಟ್ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಕೀಚೈನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಇ-ವ್ಯಾಲೆಟ್.