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From East LA to Team USA Flyweight boxer Anthony Herrera is living the dream
Colorado Springs, LAP. (February 20, 2020) – From the mean streets of East Los Angeles to a berth on Team USA is a remarkable achievement for 19-year-old flyweightAnthony Herrera, who recently was selected to be a member of the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Team.
“Since I was very young,” Herrera spoke about growing up in East LA, “my parents always kept me in sports. Being so occupied with sports was actually a distraction from what was going on around the city. So, I never had time to get into trouble and my parents kept me away from a bad lifestyle. Once I started boxing, I took it seriously, staying focused and setting goals. I was a little older at that time and whether or not I wanted to partake in boxing or wanted to make a career out of it was all up to me, and I always had my parents full support. Boxing has been a big part of my life. I’m always looking forward to the next workout or anything boxing related. It’s part of my image at this point.”
Waayo, hadda, inkasta oo, Herrera is preparing with his teammates at the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Herrera will qualify to represent his country at the Olympics by finishing among the top five in Buenos Aires, or first six placers at the World Qualifier, May 13-14, in Paris, France.
“I thrive under pressure,” Herrera said. “I don’t let pressure get to me mentally so much that it negatively impacts my performance. It makes me perform better when I’m in the ring. I’ve been under pressure my whole boxing career. Not only has it made me a better fighter in certain situations that are intimidating, but also a stronger person overall. Going to Argentina is no different, the nerves are still there, but so is my determination to get to Tokyo.”
A 2018 National PAL and 2019 Western Elite Qualifier champion, Herrera recently finished second at the 2020 Laga xoreeyo. Olympic Team Trials and third at the 2020 Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.
“The amateur boxing accomplishment I’m most proud of is making the United States Qualification Team as a flyweight,” he noted. “It was tough to make it here and knowing that I overcame the obstacles I faced on this long journey to where I’m at now makes me very happy. I can truly say I earned it.
“My first International boxing match (Strandja) was a little different from what I’m used to. The equipment we used and fighting without headgear created more risk when fighting, but I had fun in my first international fight. I already have the feel for that environment and am more comfortable now.
“I really enjoy training in Colorado Springs with my teammates, because it’s a great experience that only the best athletes get. I love training at home as well, but there are less distractions in Colorado Springs. I get to focus 100-percent on my craft and get to travel more.”
Herrera, who describes his style as a “swarmer”, applying pressure and breaking down his opponent, is living the dream.
“Fighting in the Olympics was always big for me, but getting a gold medal is my dream,” he added. “I’ve always wanted it because no one can ever take that away from me, and the story and work that is put behind a gold medal is priceless. In my opinion it is harder than winning a world title in professional boxing. Being this close to the Olympics, I’m proud of myself but not satisfied. I know that I still have work to do and I’m taking one step at a time. The next step for me is to qualify for the Olympics at the Olympic Qualifier.”
Herrera attributes some of his success to learning from former and contemporary boxers, implementing any techniques that they use into his style, lugu daro, for example, the footwork and head movement ofJulio Cesar Chavez Sr., iyoMike Tyson’s set-ups from the body to head.
Tokyo is a long way from East LA for Anthony Herrera.
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Halyeeyga Garsoore Mickey Vann in uu MBC ee HORREEYA Scottish Event Tani Saturday
Stephane Courbis ayaa dunida dacaladeeda Halyeeyga garsooraha Championship Mickey Vann sameyn doonaa mid ka mid ah uu u socdaalay gaaban caalamiga ah ee halka dheer, Todobaadkan soo socda, markuu officiates Commission ugu horeysay ee Malta Boxing (MBC) dhacdo xayirayo ee Scotland, Allan Stewart ku dalacsiiyay dhacdo ay xafiiltamaan ee Gym ee Wishaw on Saturday 25th April 2015.
biyaha, ayaa garsoore oo madax ahaa MBC ee tan 2013, ayaa sarkaalka muddo ku dhow afartan sannadood, xumad ugu horeysay ee uu garsoore ka ahaa Eddie Smith oo ay kasoo horjeeddo Joe Jackson ee Anglo American Sporting Club ee Manchester on the 11thOctober 1976.
Waxa ay noqon doontaa qaar ka mid ah toddoba sannadood ka dib ka hor inta Vann garsoore uu xumad Championship gudaha ugu horeysay, ee dagaalka Central Area BBBofC featherweight Title dhexeeya Steve Pollard iyo Steve Farnsworth ee Tiffany ee lagu caweeyo ee Hull on the 29th March 1983.
Saddex sano ka dib Vann garsoore uu tartanka ugu horeysay International Championship, ee dagaalka Commonwealth-khafiif ah Title dhexeeya Zimbabwe ee Langton Tinago iyo Australia ayaa Graeme Brooke at Studios Granada ee Manchester on 23rd August 1986.
Iyada oo fara badan British, Commonwealth iyo Yurub tartanka horyaalka under uu suunka on the 8th June 1990 Vann garsoore uu xumad ugu horeysay World Championship, horyaalka WBC World Minimumweight dagaalamaan inta u dhaxaysa Japan ayaa Hideyuki Ohashi iyo Thailand ee Napa Kiatwanchai ee Tokyo, Japan.
Si aad u taariikhda Vann ayaa garsoore ka mid boqol iyo afartan saddex International, Inter-Continental iyo World tartanka horyaalka ee Ururada dhigaya Adduunka, sida WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU iwm iyo sidoo kale tiro ka sii sareeya ee Yurub, Commonwealth, British Irish iyo dagaal horyaalka intii uu kubada cagta siddeed boqol iyo laba iyo siddeetan xumad taariikhda.
The ugu dagaalamaan dhexeeya Yukreeniyaan Oleksandr Usyk iyo Ruush Andry Knyazev dhawaan ka mid ah roonaadaan iyagoo horyaalka WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight, kaas oo ka dhacay Kiev kaliya todobaadkii la soo dhaafay.
Intaa waxaa dheer Vann ayaa sidoo kale xukumi jiray boqol iyo toddobaatan saddex tartanka Championship tan 1978, isagoo total mustaqbalkiisa Garsoore si cajiib ah mid ka mid ah iyo konton kun iyo shan tartanka, xumahay dhigi in mid ka mid ah iyo konton kun iyo lix tartanka haddii aynu ka mid ah ay dhacdo socda Todobaadkan.
Wax yar ka dib markii uu ka soo laabtay Kiev, Vann ee lagu niinaaso hadlay si kooban oo ku saabsan mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed iyo dhacdada soo socda uu yahay in uu ku Scotland on Saturday.
"Waxa aan dhihi karo ma aanan ogayn aan garsoore ka lahaa in dagaal badan,
My dagaalka ugu xusuusta badnaa si dabiici ah u noqon lahaa Lennox Lewis iyo Frank Bruno ee Cardiff Arms Park, in uu ahaa taariikhda.
Laakiin garsoore dagaal badan oo xusuus, halkaas ayaan u bilaabaan, Shea Neary iyo Mickey Ward, hadda in uu ahaa dagaal weyn.
Waxaa jira qaar ka mid ah ka sano ka hor ayaan soo xusuusan karaa, sida Jean-Marc Renard ka dhanka ah Farid Benredjeb, oh waxa dagaal ah oo ahaa, kor ku dhammeeyeen isbitaalka.
dagaal kale oo xusuus ahaa Cassius Boloyi ka dhanka ah Phillip Ndou, Waxa uu ahaa dagaal ah, dagaal sixun
Waxay ahaayeen laba South Africans laakiin qabiilooyinka kala duwan, ay doonayeen in ay iga waxaa garsoore, ma South African ah, taas oo ahayd mid aad u wax ku oolka.
Waxaan xusuustaa refereeing khasab ah dagaalka horyaalka khafiif ah WBC, dhexeeya Leavander Johnson iyo Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in bullring a, taas oo ahayd waayo-aragnimo ah.
Waxaan garsoore ee America Jorge Paez iyo Angel Manfredy, in uu ahaa dagaal heer sare ah, dhab ahaantii garsoore saddex ama afar jeer in America.
Waxaan qabaa haddii aad iyaga oo dhan tirin Waxaan qabaa inaan garsoore in soddon iyo sagaal dal oo kala duwan, dugsiga aan tagay toddoba iyo dib u tegey saddex iyo mar kale tagay afar iyo toban iyo Anigu ma aan aqoonin wakhtigaas in ay jireen in dalal badan oo adduunka ah. Anigu ma yeeleen, daacad.
Kaliya waxaan ku raaxaysan waxa aan samayn, aad u ogaato anigu waxaan tagay Russia, Argentina, Japan, dhammaan, Waxaan dib u helay ka Kiev.
Dadka ku soo kor for sawiro, xitaa Kiev, la Mickey ka cayaarey ka dibna ay iska iyagu waa idinka dhaqdhaqaaqa, waxa la jecel yahay.
Waxaan soo baxay waxba run ahaantii, Waxaan soo qaadan oo kaliya waxa uu ahaa mid ay dagaal weyn oo aan ku riyaaqay.
Waxaan soo baxday sida garsoore fasalka xiddig ee 1978 oo aan weli, Waxaan u qalmay inan boqolaal dagaal by markaas, ma ahan shaqo runtii, waxa kaliya Raaxo sida.
Anigu ma aan dagaalka a pro aad u wanaagsan, Waxaan ahaa hiwaayadda a wanaagsan, Waxaan u lahaa lixdan lix dagaal sida hiwaayadda u ah oo laga badiyay sagaal iyo toban, laakiin aad loo isticmaalaa in lagu qabto saddex dagaal maalin ee Championships ah, aad la diriray subaxdii, won in aad la diriray galabtii iyo haddii aad ku guuleysato in aad la diriray habeenkii si aad u hesho iyada oo loo marayo wareega xiga, in Championships Army iyo wiilasha kooxaha sort of wax, taasi waxa weeye waxa aynu wada sameeyey.
Sida pro oo aan afar iyo toban dagaal laakiin waxaan laga badiyay sagaal, laakiin waxaan ugu riyaaqay, Waan ku faraxsanahay jeestay pro iyo ayaan ahay waxaan ku faraxsanahay in la diriray, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.
I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.
Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Anigu ma ahaa, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that Saturday this it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.
I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”
Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (In dalacaad la xafiiltami) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland on Saturday 25th April 2015.
Tigidhada fillooyinka £ 30 iyo £ 40 ayaa la heli karaa si toos ah wax ka mid ah diinta ka qayb qaadanaya, ama wac Stewart on 07711 725257.
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