ชั้นเรียนของ 2019 ceremony Dec. 13 at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, รัฐหลุยเซียนา
โคโลราโดสปริงส์, ตัก. (ธันวาคม 3, 2019) – Arguably the greatest American amateur boxer of all-time, มาร์ค Breland will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame on Friday night, ธันวาคม 13, during a special Class of 2019 ceremony at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, รัฐหลุยเซียนา.
The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 สหรัฐฯ. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 ชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติ, ธันวาคม. 7-15, at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, ธันวาคม. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & บ่อนคาสิโน. Hall of Fame broadcasterอั Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes two other Olympic gold-medalists, “Big” George Foremanและ “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, as well as legendary coachesอัลมิทเชลล์ และRay Rodgers.
Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport.
“I’m very happy to be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Breland said. “It really means a lot, especially going in this year with Foreman and Frazier. I guess it proves I’ve done a lot in boxing. I’m happy to be going in. I had a lot of fun in USA Boxing. To be going into the same Hall of Fame withEvander (Holyfield) (มูฮัมหมัด) เป็น, หัวหน้าคนงาน, Frazier…champs like that, it’s something for me to be with them.”
Breland, แดกดัน, first got into boxing at the age of eight, due to him being brought to his first boxing match, Frazier-Ali I, at Madison Square Garden. “We were up in the top seats,” the Brooklyn-born and raised Breland remembered like it was yesterday. “The crowd, the atmosphere…all I could think of was, wow! I didn’t realize until I got older that there were so many stars there watching Ali and Frazier, because they were all at ringside.
“The next day I went to a gym. I was really skinny, small, but I came back the next day. I enjoyed working out and fell in love with boxing. I wanted to box in big tournaments. This is what I wanted to do, but I had hid boxing from my parents. They knew I had I played football, but that was okay with them, because unlike in boxing, we had a helmet. I won at the Junior Olympics and it was in the papers. I saw it and thought my mother was going to kill me. My mother asked me why I hadn’t told her, so I invited her to watch me fight in the Golden Gloves. She was in one of the front rows, but afterwards when I asked her what she thought when I knocked out my opponent, she said she didn’t see it because she had closed her eyes.”
Breland went on to become a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion with a 21-0 บันทึก, รวมไปถึง 19 knockouts, 14 coming in the opening round. In 1982, Breland captured a gold medal at the prestigious World Championships in Munich, ประเทศเยอรมัน, after which he was named the No. 1 welterweight in the world by AIBA. He was also selected as Boxer of the Year (1982) by USAABF.
ที่ 1984 โอลิมปิกเกมส์, held in Los Angeles, Breland fought his way to a gold medal,
along with eight of his American teammates: Paul Gonzalez, Steve McCrory, Meldrick เทย์เลอร์, Pernell Whitaker, Jerry Page,แฟรงก์เทต, Henry Tillman และTyrell Biggs.
Breland, who completed his amateur career with an amazing 110-1 (73 คอส) บันทึก, appeared to be cooler than the other side of the pillow on a hot, steamy night. No real celebrations after he won gold, to the contrary, Mark was emotionless, the same as he still is today as a trainer of champions.
“I’ve always been really laid back,” he explained. “I just remember raising my hands. At an Olympic press conference, I was asked if I was happy, and I just said I was glad it was over. I guess I didn’t seem excited. I was happy but calm. It’s the same way now (as a trainer); it’s just me. I’m happy to win and happy to be doing what I do.”
“Mark’s dominance over his competition throughout his USA Boxing career cements him as a legend,” commentedChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “His ring intelligence, commitment to his craft, and ability to fight at any pace against any style makes him a tremendous example for today’s group of amateur champions. It has been a long time coming, but the Alumni Association looks forward to reflecting on his accomplishments and honoring Mark in Louisiana.”
Confirmed special guests include 1988 ผู้ชนะเลิศเหรียญทองโอลิมปิกแอนดรูว์เมย์นาร์ด, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Tateและพี่ชายของเขาโทมัส, 1972 โอลิมเปียTim Dement, 2002 ถุงมือโกลเด้นแห่งชาติแชมป์Jaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championเอริคเคลลี่, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championจอห์นสกัลลี, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton และStephensbrothers –Donald, แอนโทนี่ และเจอร์รี่.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
สร้างขึ้นเพื่อเป็นแชมป์ตลอดชีวิต, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –นักมวย, เจ้าหน้าที่, โค้ชและแฟนมวย — สมาคมศิษย์เก่าเชื่อมต่อรุ่นของแชมป์, สร้างแรงบันดาลใจและให้กลับไปยังประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกามวยแชมป์มวยในอนาคต, ทั้งในและนอกของแหวน.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
เพื่อเข้าร่วมสมาคมศิษย์เก่า, เพียงลงทะเบียนที่alumni@usaboxing.org สำหรับ $40.00 ต่อปีค่าสมาชิก. สมาชิกใหม่จะได้รับเสื้อยืด, พวงกุญแจและ e-wallet.
Breland made his much-anticipated pro debut November 15, 1984, at the famed Madison Square Garden, defeating Dwight Williams by way of a six-round unanimous decision. During his illustrious pro career (1984-1997), Breland compiled a sterling 35-3-1 (35 คอส) record and he was a two-time World welterweight champion.
The 56-year-old Breland, who once trained the late, ยิ่งใหญ่ 1992 สหรัฐโอลิมเปียVernon Forrest, currently trains another great USA Boxing alumni and 2008 ชนะเลิศเหรียญทองแดงโอลิมปิก, Deontay ป่า, the reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion.
“Once I started boxing in the amateurs,” Breland concluded, “I started progressing. I learned a lot from other amateurs like different styles. Boxers from New York/New Jersey had different styles than boxers from Georgia/Florida, and fighting Cubans was completely different. I was beating up a Cuban fighter, but every time I hit him, somehow, they took away a point from me. I knew right away that I had to knock him out to win, and they did end up stopping the fight.”
ชั้นของ 2017: The charter class was headed byมูฮัมหมัดอาลี และEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders และTom Coulter.
ชั้นของ 2018: สหรัฐฯ. Olympic Team medalists and world (มืออาชีพ) แชมเปียนรอยโจนส์, จูเนียร์., อังเดรวอร์ด และClaressa โล่, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coachingเอ็มมานูเอลสจ๊วต and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.
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