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USA BOXING NAGY SÚLY ADRIAN TILLMAN AZ USA-ban. HADSEREG

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Szeptember 3, 2019) – No. 2 rated American heavyweight Adrian Tillman, who is also ranked No. 5 as a light heavyweight, is not only representing his country as a member of USA Boxing’s 2019 Men’s Elite team, he’s also serving in the U.S. Army at the same time.

Tillman, 24, is able to do both, because he’s an active soldier enrolled in the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), in which qualified athletes have an opportunity to train fulltime for the Olympics.

“As of right now,” Tillman said, “my focus is on the Olympics. I love the military and I love boxing. So, I’ll just see where life takes me. But, as of now, 2020 Tokyo, Japán, is the one thing on my mind.

“Training (in Colorado Springs) with the Elite team has definitely elevated my game all around. The coaches and trainers are always teaching me. It’s a non-stop learning environment with the team.”

Born in Riverside, Kalifornia, Tillman started boxing in 2008, because he wanted to lose weight and learn how to defend himself and his siblings as he was about to enter high school.

The heavyweight with a stiff jab is a three-time National PAL champion (2018, 2017 és 2015), in addition to capturing a gold medal at the 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier. His greatest accomplishment, viszont, may be a little surprising, because it isn’t about winning medals, trophies and belts.

“My greatest accomplishment was being able to qualifying two weight classes (lightweight and heavyweight) for the Olympic Trials.”

Tillman has traveled throughout South America and Europe. He is with his Team USA teammates training in England before going straight to Yekaterinburg, Oroszország, to compete in the 2019 Elite Men’s World Championships, Szeptember 7-21.

“Gaining a medal at the World Championships is important to me because,- jegyezte meg, “not only am I representing my country, I’m also representing the Army and my family.”

When he’s in the ring, Tillman adjusts to his opponent, brawling or boxing equally, whatever it takes to win.

Adrian Tillman is a true patriot who also happens to wear boxing gloves. Whether he qualifies as a heavyweight or light heavyweight, all that matters to him is boxing for Team USA at the 2020 Olimpia.

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AZ USA Bokszálásáról:  Az olimpiai stílusú amatőr ökölvívás népszerűsítése és elterjesztése az Egyesült Államokban, és ösztönözze az olimpiai arany fáradhatatlan törekvését, és lehetővé tegye a sportolók és edzők számára, hogy tartós versenyképes kiválóságot érjenek el. Továbbá, Az USA Boxing arra törekszik, hogy minden résztvevőt megtanítsa a karakterre, magabiztosságra és összpontosításra van szükségük ahhoz, hogy ellenálló és változatos bajnokokká váljanak, a gyűrűn belül és kívül is. Az USA Boxing egy csapat, egy nemzet, aranyért jár!

dobozolás, Olimpia, USA Boxing

Atif Oberlton representing City of Brotherly Love all the way to the World Championships

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Augusztus 22, 2019) – There’s a new rising force on the international boxing scene and his name is Atif Oberlton, a light heavyweight from Philadelphia, who is on a mission to make a name for himself in boxing.

Oberlton will be competing at the Elite Men’s World Championships, Szeptember 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Oroszország.

Lacking confidence is not an issue for the 21-year-old boxer who claims, “It’s very important for me to do well and win at the Worlds, because I know for a fact that, in my heart, I’m the best fighter in the world. Also, I’m new on the international scene, so it’s time for me to give a piece of what they’ve been missing.”

Oberlton started boxing at the age of nine, although he didn’t start competing until he was 14, because he was the only boy in his family, and his father wanted him to learn how to defend himself. Like so many of his teammates, he fell in love with boxing.

In the last five years, Oberlton has captured gold medals at the 2018 és 2016 Nemzeti Golden Gloves Verseny, 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier and 2014 National Junior Olympics. He also was a victor in the USA vs. Netherlands Dual.

“My greatest accomplishment so far is making Team USA and being where I’m at, because for years and years I was denied, and here I am today in the top spot where I belong. I’m a top-spot fighter, so I deserve it, and I put down top-notch work, too”

Overlton has taken advantage of training in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, where he has shown improvement from day one, honing his skills to become a complete boxer.

“Conditioning plays a big part in my improvement; also seeing different styles, and getting top work has elevated me,” he spoke about training as a Team USA member. “I always break new barriers on the road to greatness and this (The Worlds) is another one I’m looking to smash through.”

In addition to representing his country, Oberlton is a proud Philly fighter continuing the long, rich boxing tradition in the City of Brotherly Love, which has produced the likes ofBernard Hopkins, Mathew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, Joey Giardello, Mike Rossman,James Shuler, Eugene Hart and so many more great fighters over the years.

“My city is known for its great boxing history and I wear ‘The City of Philadelphia’ on my back,” Oberlton added. “In a few more years down the line, I see myself leading the next wave of Philly boxers. In fact, I feel like I am the wave, most, as we speak. Everyone’s watching me. I will do them all proud, from both the old and young generations.

“I haven’t been to Russia and I’m looking forward to going there. It’s always good to see the world. I always like to go back where I’m from and try to convince others to see the world, because it’s much bigger than our neighborhood.”

Oberlton is like a chameleon in the ring, constantly changing and adjusting to his opponent. “I consider my style like water,” he concluded. “It’s wavy because I adjust to win, and I can beat any style. I can outsmart anybody, fighting mind over matter. Boxing is 80-percent mental, 20-percent physical, and I have it all.

“My short-term goal is to win gold at The Worlds and everything else leading to the Olympics. And winning no less than gold at the Olympics. My long-term goal is to be the greatest fighter to ever walk the universe.”

Confidence is definitely not a problem for Atif Oberlton.

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Legendary Air Force Academy boxing coach Ed Weichers coached perfect storm

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Augusztus 8, 2019) – Boxing coachEd Weichers, a charter member of the USA Boxing Alumni Association, guided the United States Air Force Academy from 1976-2014 to a record of 19 national collegiate boxing team championships.

Coach Weichers’ Fighting Falcons’ squads produced a remarkable 258 All-America boxers and 97 individual champions. His teams never finished lower than second in the nation for 27 years and he also served as president and vice president of the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA).

Coaching sports at a military school is much different, largely because student-athletes in most cases, különösen boksz, are not professional prospects. “Our Cadets were not trained to be elite level amateurs or pros,” the now 68-year-old Weichers explained. “In 1976, the cost to put one Cadet through four years at the Academy was $80,000 de, -ban 2014, the year of my retirement, that figure was $417,000. Cadets are trained to go forward and serve. They fly, harc, win and defend freedoms that we all enjoy. Boxing at the next level is not part of the discussion. I got calls at the time about our boxers going to the next level, fighting in Tough Man Contests, etc. My answer is and has always been consistent: ‘You are not trained to be a boxer in the Air Force. Do not jeopardize your pilot qualifications or commission ability with a boxing injury.’ The Air Force has an investment in them, and I urged them to go forward and serve. I send them back to the real purpose of the boxing class/program at AFA. It teaches them how to handle press, stress, fear and anxiety. Boxing gives them the self confidence and self esteem to make good decisions in combat under pressure. The ability to handle these pressures and make good decisions are the difference in life and death in combat.”

Coach Weichers, természetesen, attributes a large share of his success to the Cadets, who are intelligent, disciplined and team oriented. All Cadets take a mandatory core curriculum boxing course (10 lessons) their freshman year, followed by an intramural boxing program comprised of 40 squadron teams with a minimum of eight to a maximum of 16 boxers per team.

Not only did Weichers work with this incredible feeder system, the next step was the AFA Wing Open Boxing Championships, in which Cadets voluntarily signed-up to compete in one of 12 divisions to box for the No. 1 spot, earning a roster spot on the AFA Intercollegiate boxing team that competes in regional and national tournaments. The advancing 12 Cadets represented the entire Air Force Academy.

“Bottom line,’ Coach Weichers noted, “this formula was a perfect storm. I must give credit to and thank two Physical Education Department heads, Col. Don Peterson ésCol. Larry Fariss, and two athletic directors who were instrumental to our support and success, Col. John Clune ésCol. Randy Spetman.

“I was blessed with young men who I describe as overachievers. Cadets are tenacious. We built on an individual sport with a team concept. I had great assistant coaches, the best training facilities, and an environment of being surrounded by quality people in all phases.”

After he retired as head boxing coach at the Air Force Academy, Weichers led Team USA in 2014 és 2015 to five medals, including two golds, at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

“The plan was to hire Billy Walsh, who was the head coach of Team Ireland,” Weichers added. “I committed to sponsor Coach Walsh upon his arrival and make his transition smooth. I did that and Coach Walsh and I have become good friends. He is the correct man for the job, and he brings a great resume and reputation. He has helped turn the program around and created a winning culture. Team USA is back, ranked among the top 10 a világban, and that is a direct result of Coach Walsh.”

USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület

Az egész életen át tartó bajnok, kölcsönösen előnyös kapcsolatok az USA Boxing és annak öregdiói között, –bokszolók, tisztviselők, edzők és ökölvívók — Az Alumni Association egyesíti a bajnokok generációit, inspirálja és visszaadja az USA Boxing jövőbeli bajnokai számára, ki-és a gyűrű.

Az USA Boxing Alumni Egyesülete mindenki számára nyitva áll, aki szereti a bokszot és szeretne kapcsolatban maradni az amatőr bokszzal. A tagok hozzáférést kapnak az Alumni Egyesület által szervezett különféle események széles skálájához, beleértve az éves USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület Hírességek Csarnoka fogadását.

Csatlakozni az Alumni Egyesülethez, egyszerűen regisztráljon a (z)alumni@usaboxing.org egy a $40.00 évi tagsági díj. Az új tagok pólót kapnak, kulcstartó és e-pénztárca.

Weichers joined the USA Boxing Alumni Association because he is a huge supporter ofJohn Brown, former President and current Vice President of USA Boxing.

“John had the idea or concept (to form the alumni association) and I looked at the purpose and thought it would be a way to honor and recognize those who contributed over the years,” Weichers remarked. “I hope that successful professionals from the past and present recognize those who contributed over the years. I also hope that they remember their roots were with USA Boxing and give back. We all had help and our start and success did not happen alone. Be humble and grateful and give back.”

Weichers is high on Team USA, especially its overall potential in the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, mondás, “We’re solid going into 2020. The key to success, szerintem, is head coach Billy Walsh. He is very experienced. His reputation and resume are top shelf. Coach Walsh is well known and respected on the international level. He has the ability to reach out to other countries and make positive things happen for our athletes. He has adjusted the culture in our boxing program, identifying our strengths, and making adjustment where weak. Coach Walsh brings leadership and credibility. Bottom line, we have the right coach for the job in place.”

Weichers’ association with the NCBA led to his relationship with USA Boxing at various levels and capacities. He has always felt gratified to give back to boxing, as well as an obligation to grow the sport at every level.

“I was lucky/blessed to work in a place I refer to as Camelot,” Weichers concluded. “It’s an athletic paradise; core values, honor code, and a mission that anyone can connect with and admire. I can say that I am a better person for my experience at the Air Force Academy.

“I love the sport of boxing, because of what it did for me, in terms of molding my life. The gratification that comes with seeing how young men and women grow and mature, as a result of their experience with boxing was very positive.

And countless Cadets are better people because they were coached by Ed Weichers.

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AZ USA Bokszálásáról:  Az USA Boxing küldetése annak lehetővé tétele, hogy az Egyesült Államok sportolói és edzői fenntartható versenyképességi kiválóságot érjenek el, fejleszteni a karaktert, támogassa a boksz sportát, valamint az olimpiai stílusú ökölvívás népszerűsítése és terjesztése az Egyesült Államokban. Az USA Boxing felelőssége nem csak az olimpiai arany előállítása, hanem felügyeli és irányítja az amatőr boksz minden aspektusát az Egyesült Államokban.

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Boxing brought Lamont Ingram back from deepest depths of despair to giving back to at-risk youths

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Július 8, 2019) – Former boxing prospect Lamont Ingram has survived hell on earth, which included him losing virtually everything in his life, and now he’s giving back to at-risk youths in Jackson, Tennessee.


Múlt hónap, Ingram was selected Most Outstanding Referee of USA Boxing’s 2019 Országos Junior Olimpia.

Ingram’s recovery is nothing short of incredible, especially considering he went from being an outstanding amateur boxer, who competed successfully in national amateur tournaments, to homelessness, blindness in both eyes, two failed suicide attempts and, sajnos, much more despair.

“I am no longer ashamed of what I went through because it made me the man I am today,” the 38-year-old Ingram said. “My life had been so hard that I was ashamed to talk about it for so long. I now understand that my struggles are my testimony for the next person to see that he or she can make it if they keep trying.

“Boxing is all I knew, but I couldn’t see out of one eye (cornea injury) that developed at the age of 19. I got mad at God and wanted to retire. I got depressed and didn’t understand why this had happened. -ban 2008, I became homeless the first time with nowhere to go. I lost everything, including my family, and then went (legally) blind in the other eye. Majd, God told me to work with children, and I also opened the non-profit halfway house.

“Boxing taught me how to never give up no matter how hard it gets. -ban 2013, I lost everything for the second time: my business, a családom, minden…..and I went homeless again. But I never gave up! The following year, when everyone said it was over for me, God gave me everything back times two. I lost the building I was in, but eventually I found another building. I had no money and I lost that building in 2013. God gave it back to me in 2016, when the man who bought it, gave it back to me. Most, I have the only two Federal and State halfway houses in Tennessee for special and general populations with more than 50 beds. I’m mostly at capacity all the time with men who have done 50 years calendar down to those who have done five years.”

Ingram operates the Second Chance “New Beginning” Halfway House and Homeless Shelter, as well as the Team Ingram Boxing & Mentoring Program.

Lamont started boxing when he was 14, because he used to be severely bullied to the point of having his head smashed into a brick wall, thrown into a garbage can, and jumped on repeatedly by others. Ingram’s mother sent him to a boxing coach, Rayford Collins, which turned out to be arguably the most life-changing moments of his life.

“I liked boxing,” Lamont remembered. “I wasn’t the best boxer, but I did beat some good boxers. I was a very determined young man, bár. Én voltam 58-10 a 35 knockouts as an amateur boxer. I got my special education high school diploma and later I graduated from Kaplan University with a 3.7 GPA in Business and Chemical Dependency.

“Most kids (in the boxing program) can’t afford the fee to our summer camp or boxing program going on right now. We give them a free breakfast and lunch. I really enjoy this, but I would have never thought that I’d be doing what I’m doing.”


USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület

Az egész életen át tartó bajnok, kölcsönösen előnyös kapcsolatok az USA Boxing és annak öregdiói között, -bokszolók, tisztviselők, edzők és ökölvívók — Az Alumni Association egyesíti a bajnokok generációit, inspirálja és visszaadja az USA Boxing jövőbeli bajnokai számára, ki-és a gyűrű.

Az USA Boxing Alumni Association mindenki számára nyitva áll, aki szereti a bokszot, és szeretne kapcsolatban maradni az amatőr bokszolással.. A tagok hozzáférést kapnak az Alumni Egyesület által szervezett különféle események széles skálájához, beleértve az éves USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület Hírességek Csarnoka fogadását.

Csatlakozni az Alumni Egyesülethez, egyszerűen regisztráljon a (z) alumni@usaboxing.org egy a $40.00 évi tagsági díj. Az új tagok pólót kapnak, kulcstartó és e-pénztárca.


Team Ingram Boxing Club & Mentoring Program was founded in 2017, after Ingram’s long battle associated with him not wanting anything to do with boxing, because he believed God had done him wrong for taking away from what he loved to do and was good at, dobozolás. When his amateur coach, Collins, died in 2016, Lamont decided to take a larger role at the gym, to the point he was there every day.

“For some reason I wanted to be part of it and help like my coach had helped save my life,” Ingram explained. “Boxing helped me. My coach was very firm, strict and very disciplined, but he loved us and wanted only the best for us. We have so many success stories that range from those that nobody could handle, to those who had F’s in school, plus those who had no hope at all. These youths are my world; I see myself and I know that change is possible, because I changed.

“The ultimate goal of my program is to instill life skills that will go with each young person throughout their individual lives like it has for me. I understand that not everyone will be an Olympic champion, or make the USA Olympic Team, become national or world champion. They can be a piece that sows the seed that never departs the one they sowed it to.”

Ingram has been a registered USA Boxing coach and official for three years. After becoming a level 2 official, he was chosen to referee the final day of the 2018 Eastern Qualifier, a rare feat for a relatively inexperienced official, to say the least. -ban 2019, he judged at the Western Qualifier and ranked No. 9 kívül 100, which is an unheard-of accomplishment for a level 2 official.

“Boxing saved my life and it changed my life,” Ingram claimed. “I had a bad anger problem. I wouldn’t listen and I was disrespectful to my parents and authority figures. I stayed in trouble, on intensive probation, or locked up in juvenile detentions centers.

“I am a respectful, humble and dedicated official who loves boxing and watching people achieve their goals. People always told me what I couldn’t do; boxing showed me what I could do.”

And countless young men and women in Tennessee and the mid-South, not just Lamont, are the beneficiaries today of Lamont Ingram’s truly remarkable metamorphosis.

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Jamel “Mindig hűséges” Hering Patriot, Olimposzi & most világbajnok

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USA Boxing Alumni: (L) Jamel Herring és istállója, Terence “Rügy” Crawford
(kép Mikey Williams jóvoltából / Top Rank)

Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Június 13, 2019) – Újonnan megkoronázta a Boksz Világszervezetet (WBO) szuper pehelysúlyú bajnok Jamel “Mindig hűséges” Hering gyakorlatilag egész életében harcos volt, mint Egyesült Államok. Tengeri és elit bokszoló.

A 33 éves hering (20-2, 10 KO), harcol ki Cincinnatiból, amióta bokszolni kezdett, teljes körrel járt 15. “Azért kezdtem, mert rosszul jártam az iskolában, kivágták a kosárlabda csapatból,” elmagyarázta, miért választotta az Édes tudományt. “Nem akartam az utcán lenni. Nem az én jellemem volt, így valami mást kellett találnom. Egy barátom megismertetett az ökölvívással, és ragaszkodtam hozzá. Végül visszakaptam az osztályzataimat, és nagy becsületet adtam.”


A hering is olimpiai ökölvívóvá fejlődött, leginkább akkor, amikor kilenc évet töltött az Egyesült Államokban. Tengerészgyalogság, és akkor is, amikor kétszer telepítették Irakba. Összeállított egy 81-15 amatőr rekordot, beleértve a 2011 & 2012 Fegyveres Erők Bajnoksága, 2011 Egyesült Államokon kívül. Olimpiai tárgyalások és 2012 Az amerikai állampolgárok aranyérme, ezüstéremmel együtt a 2010 Katonai Világjátékok. Ő volt az első aktív amerikai szolgálat. Marine az Egyesült Államok Ökölvívó Csapatának kvalifikációja óta 1992, valamint az első amerikai. Marine versenyezni a 2012 Olimpia.

“Kicsit bokszoltam a második bevetés során, szabadidő alatt,” megjegyezte. “Második vége után tértem vissza 2007 és bokszolni kezdett a tengerészgyalogságnál 2008. Amatőr karrierem nagy része a tengerészgyalogság alá tartozott. Sokat tanultam a tengerészgyalogsággal utazva. Több stílust láthattam, és tengerészgyalogosként országos versenyeken vettem részt. Arra is volt pénz, hogy elküldhessenek.”

Amatőr karrierjének fénypontja az volt, hogy hazáját képviselte a 2012 Olimpia Londonban az USA csapat kapitányaként. Bár veszített (19-9) a nyitó fordulóban a kétszeres kazah bokszolónak Daniyar Yeleussinov, aki aranyat nyert a 2013 Világbajnokság és később a 2016 Olimpia, az olimpiai nyitóünnepségek különleges okból egész amatőr bokszkarrierje legemlékezetesebb pillanata volt.

“Ez volt a lányom elmúlásának évfordulója,” Hering mondta. “Ez tudatta velem, hogy bármi is legyen, akkor is bármit el tud érni, akár hullámvölgyön keresztül.”

Az EGT más tagjai 2012 Az USA olimpiai csapatának heringje kapitánya a mai világbajnokokat is olyan profi rangsorba foglalta, mint Errol Spence, Jr., Claressa Shields és Marcus Browne, korábbi világbajnok Rau’Shee Warren, és világbajnoki kihívók Terrell Gausha, Michael Hunter és Dominic Breazeale.


A hering továbbra is közel áll az USA Boxinghoz, mondás: “Az USA Boxing segített nekem az általam létrehozott kapcsolatok miatt, amelyek közül sok ma is megmaradt. Találkoztam más harcosokkal a világ minden tájáról, akikkel jó kapcsolatokat ápoltam. Ez segített abban is, hogy minél több emberré váljak. A csapatkapitányi lét türelemre tanított, mert rengeteg személyiséggel kellett megküzdenem, Ma is ezeket a tulajdonságokat használom. És ma is közel állok olimpiai csapattársaimhoz.”


USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület

Az egész életen át tartó bajnok, kölcsönösen előnyös kapcsolatok az USA Boxing és annak öregdiói között, –bokszolók, tisztviselők, edzők és ökölvívók — Az Alumni Association egyesíti a bajnokok generációit, inspirálja és visszaadja az USA Boxing jövőbeli bajnokai számára, ki-és a gyűrű.

Az USA Boxing Alumni Association mindenki számára nyitva áll, aki szereti a bokszot, és szeretne kapcsolatban maradni az amatőr bokszolással.. A tagok hozzáférést kapnak az Alumni Egyesület által szervezett különféle események széles skálájához, beleértve az éves USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület Hírességek Csarnoka fogadását.

Csatlakozni az Alumni Egyesülethez, egyszerűen regisztráljon a (z) alumni@usaboxing.org egy a $40.00 évi tagsági díj. Az új tagok pólót kapnak, kulcstartó és e-pénztárca.



“Jamel a rugalmasság és a kitartás tökéletes példája,” említett Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association igazgatója. “Kemény munkája, áldozat, és képtelen leszokni arról, hogy milyen akadályokkal szembesül, sok éven át továbbra is inspirálja a bajnokok következő generációját. Az USA Boxing Alumni Association szövetsége meg akar köszönetet mondani mindazért, amit másoknak adott, a gyűrűn belül és kívül is.”

Jamel Herring számára soha semmi sem ment könnyen, különösen a figyelemreméltó fordulat a csecsemő lánya tragikus elvesztése után, Ariyanah, ami három évvel az olimpia megnyitóját megelőző napig történt.

“Nem volt könnyű az utam,” Hering tette hozzá, “Voltak hullámvölgyeim. Olimpikon vagyok, de soha semmit nem adtak át nekem. Harcolnom kellett mindenért, amit kaptam. Ez az én időm!”

Biztosan az, különösen miután legyőzte a címvédő WBO szuper pehelysúlyú bajnokot Masayuki Ito, ez már május 25, lesz világbajnok. Bizonyíték arra, hogy jó dolgok valóban történnek jó emberekkel.


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Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni
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USA Boxing standout bantamweight Duke Ragan fighting for his daughter’s future

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Május 29, 2019) – Boxers fight for a variety of reasons. Team USA bantamweight Duke Ragan is driven in the gym and ring by his two-year-old daughter, Kennedy Ragan.


The 21-year-old Ragan trains with his fellow elite squad members in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which is a long way from his home and daughter in Cincinnati.

“It is difficult being away from her,” Ragan admitted, “but she motivates me. I’m boxing for our future.”

Ragan’s future in boxing is bright. He is the No. 1 bantamweight in the United States, who plans to cash-out after the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Although he had his first amateur match when he was seven, Ragan was practically born to box, evident by pictures of him as an infant wearing baby boxing gloves. His father and coach, Derek “Herceg” Ragegy, who named his son with his own nickname, had a lot of friends who were boxers. When Duke’s older brother by six years, Lewis Walker, trained at their uncle Sean Singleton‘s gym, young Duke was being trained in the house by his father.

“I played other sports when I was young, but I didn’t in high school,” Ragan said. “My father started training me when I was six and a year later, I was at the gym training and sparring. I didn’t want to play any sports other than boxing.”

Ragan has a 151-19 amatőr rekordot, highlighted by his silver-medal performance at the 2017 Világbajnokságok. He captured gold at the 2016 & 2018 Elite National Championships, qualifying him for the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing, as well as at the 2016 National Golden Gloves Championships.


In addition to winning a silver medal at the 2017 Világbajnokságok, Ragan has been successful in other International competition, taking top honors at the 2017 Chemistry Cup, runner-up at the 2018 Presidents Cup, and third place finishes in the 2017 Continental Championships and 2019 Pan American Qualifier in Nicaragua. In the latter tournament, Ragan lost in the semifinals to Ecuadorian Jean Caicedo, 3-2, to qualify for the Pan-American Games, Július 27 in Lima, Peru.

Ragan is looking forward to avenging his controversial loss to Caicedo at the Pan-American Games. “I was the No. 1 seed at the Pan American Qualifier, and I think I’ll be the No. 1 seed at the Pan American Games,” Ragan commented. “I think I got a bad decision in the semifinals. There will be some good competition at the Pan American Games, but nobody for me to worry about.”

Self-described as a pure boxer who enjoys moving around the ring snapping jabs, Ragan also has sufficient power to put opponents to sleep. He wants to become part of Cincinnati’s rich boxing history, which has produced all-time greats such as Aaron Pryor,Ezzard Charles, Adrian Broner, Rau'shee Warren és Tim Austin, többek között a.

“Pryor and Charles boxed in the same community where I grew up,” Ragan noted. “I really haven’t done anything yet, but it would be cool to be world champion like them.”

USA Boxing has played a major role in Ragan’s young life and, if he gets his wish, it’ll continue to be for at least another year or so. “My main focus is 2020, I’ll worry about turning pro after that,” he remarked. “Amateur boxing has brought me a long way. I’m more disciplined, better focused, and a much smarter boxer. I have a higher boxing IQ. I’ve also had to learn to make sacrifices, because I’ve got to be a man to make time for my young daughter. All of this is getting me ready to be a professional.

Ragan has traveled around the world as a Team USA boxer having been to Germany and Kazakhstan (twice apiece), Lengyelország, Bulgaria and Nicaragua. Végül, Duke Ragan wants to continue representing his country and traveling all over the world, remélhetőleg, booking a trip to Tokyo next year.

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Lightweight Keyshawn Davis preparing to go gold digging next year in Japan at 2020 Olimpia

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Május 20, 2019) – Team USA lightweight Keyshawn Davis has been preparing all of his young life to represent his country in the Olympics. If everything goes as planned and remains on schedule, the Norfolk, Virginia native will be boxing for gold next year in Japan.


The 20-year-old Davis, who sports a 110-15 amatőr rekordot, is racking up medals at such a torrid pace that he desperately needs to expand his display case. He is a two-time Elite National (2017-18) and two-time National PAL (2013-14) bajnok, as well as a gold medalist at the 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier, 2017 Youth Open and 2017 Nemzeti Golden Gloves.

Internationally, he’s done some serious damage, túl. The highlight of his amateur career, to date, is winning gold at last year’s Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria. Davis recently captured silver at the 2019 Pan-American Games Qualifier in Nicaragua, in addition to the 2018 Chemistry Cup in Germany.

“I won my first International gold medal in Bulgaria,” Davis agreed with it being the highlight of his amateur career. “I was also selected as the Most Outstanding Boxer.”

His victory at the 2018 USA Nationals qualified him for the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing, while his silver at the Pan American Games Qualifier qualified him for the Pan American Games (July 27-August 2) in Lima, Peru. This year he will also be competing at the Elite Men’s World Championships (Hét. 7-21) in Yekaterinburg, Oroszország.

“Qualifying for the Olympic Trials really wasn’t much of an accomplishment for me because it was expected,” Davis noted. “For me it was to get on Team USA, again and this is my second year on the team.

“There’s no real competition for me to qualify for the USA Olympic Boxing Team. My last fight in The Nationals was a little bit of a challenge (vs. Dalis Kaleiopu), because I slipped and got up.”

At the Pan American Games, Davis could very well face the Cuban boxer who defeated him by a score of 3-2 at the Pan American Games Qualifier, Andy Cruz, setting up a possible rubber match between the two elite boxers next year at the Olympic Games.

“There’s a very good chance we’ll fight again at the Pan-Am Games, most likely in Japan, is,” Davis added. “We have to win two rounds to qualify for the finals and for me to get my revenge. Cruz has a lot more International experience than I do. Ő 26 years old and World Champion in our weight class.”

Davis started boxing when he was nine when, tired of Keyshawn and his two brothers fighting each other and in school, his mother asked if they wanted to go to the gym to learn how to box. They did and today, his older (Kelvin) and younger (Keon) brothers are also amateur boxers.

Not long after that he met Troy Isley, who is a fellow member of Team USA, and today they’re as close as brothers.

“I met Troy way back, after I first started boxing,” Davis remembered. “We’d meet up at the Nationals and other tournaments and hang together with my brothers. My coach retired, so I went to Troy’s gym (Alexandria, VA) and started working with Coach Kay (Koroma, USA Assistant National Boxing Coach). We’re getting close to our dream (representing the USA in the Olympics) that started so long ago that it seems unreal to be getting close. You can expect two boxers from Virginia to come back from Japan with gold medals. We’re like brothers.”

“Coach Kay first cornered me when I was 13. He’s a great coach who wants us to succeed in life, not just in the ring. He wants the best for us. We have one of the best U.S. boxing teams in a long time and it’s going to show in Japan. We always help each other out and this is a very exciting time for us right now.”

Another close friend of Keyshawn’s is, 2018 Olimpiai ezüstérmes Shakur Stevenson, who has been through what Keyshawn is approaching, and is now at the level as a professional prospect in which Davis aspires to reach.

“Shakur has always supported me,” Davis continued. “We talk a lot. Őszintén, it’s hard for me not to think about turning pro, because my amateur career will be over after the Olympics. I’ve always been taught to have a plan, so I’ve been preparing, business-wise, looking into my options (manager and promoter), and to stay on the right track from the amateurs to pros.”

If he wasn’t a boxer, Davis figures he’d be a realtor, but he’s thoroughly enjoying the life as a boxer.

“This has been a great experience,” Davis spoke about his amateur boxing career, “especially this year getting ready for the Pan AMs. I’ve had opportunities to travel and meet people, but the best part is being part of a team like this. Boxing is an individual sport but, a ringen kívül, we’re always pushing hard for each other.

“I thank God every day when I get up for putting me in this position. All I want to do is provide for me and my family. At my age, I’m ahead of the game.”

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Troy Isley coming off biggest win, Preparing for 2020 Olimpia

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Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Május 6, 2019) – USA Boxing middleweight Troy Isley is coming off the most significant victory of his young career, when he defeated the 2016 Olimpiai aranyérmes, Cuba’s Arlen Lopez, at the recent Pan American Games Qualifier in Managua, Nicaragua.


Lopez served as a positive barometer for Isley in terms of his potential 2020 Olympic run. “Beating Lopez is my biggest win so far,” Isley admitted. “He won a gold medal at the last Olympics. I avenged my loss to him in 2017. We almost fought in The Continentals, but he lost in the quarterfinals, and I lost in the semifinals. We could face each other again in July at the Pan American Games.”

-ban 2017, Isley captured a gold medal at the Elite World Championships, which marked a first for an American elite boxer in six years. He’s progressed year-by-year, taking top honors at the 2012 & 2013 National PAL Championships, 2014 Országos Junior Olimpia, 2016 & 2017 Elite National Championships. So far this year, in addition to winning at the Pan American Games Qualifier, he also took gold at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

Not too shabby accomplishments for a kid who really didn’t like boxing, especially compared to football, which was his favorite sport growing up.

“When I returned to the gym I trained at, Alexandria (VA) Boxing Club,” USA National Team assistant coach Kay Koromba remembered,” they needed help with a young kid, Troy Isley. I had a simple conversation with him. He said he’d come back to the gym if I was there coaching. I didn’t go back for a little while and he didn’t return. I eventually took over the gym when the coach left, and Troy returned.

“Troy is friends with Keyshawn Davvan (USA Boxing’s No. 1-rated lightweight). They both live in Virginia (Troy in Alexandria, Keyshawn in Newport) and train with me at the Alexandria Boxing Club, when we aren’t living and training in Colorado Springs. They fought as kids and became good friends. All of the other boxers here look up to them.”

“Én csak 8 and at first I really didn’t like boxing,” the now 20-year-old Isley spoke about his introduction to amateur boxing. “I was more interested in team sports like football, but I gave up boxing when I chose to compete in the Box-Offs. I just wanted to be a kid and you can’t play boxing. I went back to the gym and beat up everybody. Coach Kay told my father that he could make me into a national champion, and that gave me a lot of self-esteem.”

A self-described boxer puncher, Isley is an intelligent, well-spoken boxer with eyes on the future, outside of boxing, taking on-line business courses through DeVry University. “I can do it all,” he offered about his boxing style. “I’m working on using more jabs to be a better all-around boxer. The jab sets the offense up. I’m working on my jab because you can win fights with a jab.”

Promoters are lining up to pitch their companies to sign Isley, who has a definitive plan that involves making the 2020 USA boksz olimpiai csapat, medal in Japan, and then turn professional.

“The Olympics is only a year away,” Isley noted. “I’m close with Keyshawn and Shakur(Stevenson, 2016 Olympic silver-medalist and an 11-0 pro prospect). Training with them makes things easier for all of us. We drive each other and train against different styles. I’m always picking up new stuff. We help each other training, edző mérkőzés, and just talking. We’re always together, either in Alexandria or Colorado Springs. Shakur still goes there for good sparring.

“Shakur tells us a lot about his experiences in the Olympics and now as a pro. Me and Keyshawn have always talked about being together on the USA Boxing Olympic Team. We keep working hard and staying focused. It’s been our dream.”

Dreams do come true but, első, Isley is preparing for the Pan-Am Games and, possibly, his rubber match with the defending Olympic gold-medalist, Lopez.

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Elite Men Kick Off 2019 Western Elite Qualifier

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RENO, Nev. (Március 26, 2019) – A 2019 Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships kicked off last night with 96 elite boxers taking to the rings to begin their journey in hopes of punching their ticket to the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing this December.

The three rings saw 16 exciting bouts in each ring to give a preview of what is to come during the week-long tournament at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, Nev. This year’s edition of the Western Elite Qualifier is the second event of the USA Boxing Olympic Trials Qualifying Series, which will see two boxers in each elite Olympic weight class advance to the Trials.


Action continues today with two sessions of boxing, beginning at noon with the prep and junior divisions, while the youth and elite men and women’s divisions will take to the ring beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST.

Follow all the action this week, including our free live stream, által ide kattintva.

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Az USA Boxing Alumni Association profilja: János “A Quietman” Ruiz

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A projektektől kezdve a boksz végső koronájának birtoklásáig


Colorado Springsben, Öl. (Március 12, 2019) – A projektektől kezdve a vitathatatlanul a sportban a legelismertebb egyéni cím megszerzéséig, János “A Quietman” Ruiz továbbra is az egyetlen latin, aki megszerezte az áhított nehézsúlyú világbajnoki címet.

Ruiz, 47, büszke puertoricói amerikai bokszoló, aki egy Chelsea-ben nőtt fel, Massachusetts. A kétszeres Ökölvívó Világszövetség (WBA) nehézsúlyú bajnok, legyőzte az USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Famer csapatát Evander Holyfield három címharcuk közül a másodikban, hogy először biztosítson, a világ nehézsúlyú koronája.

A díszített amatőr bokszoló, Ruiz összeállította a 50-5 rekord, végleges profi rekordjához hasonló 44-9-1 (30 KO) között 1992-2010, beleértve az aranyat is- éremelőadások a vadonatúj angliai bajnokságon, USA boksz nemzeti bajnoksága és a Los Angeles-i Olimpiai Fesztivál, ami a No-ra emelte. 1 könnyűsúlyú pozíció az Egyesült Államok minősítésében.

Ruiz a Chelsea High kiemelkedő sokoldalú sportolója volt, különösen a fociban, amelyben all-star volt. Hét évesen kezdett bokszolni, végül a Somerville bokszklubban fejleszti képességeit.

“Az ökölvívás volt az egyetlen sportág, amire úgy gondoltam, hogy jó esélyem lesz a sikerre,” Ruiz (képen itt a bal szélen) elmagyarázta, miért folytatta az ökölvívást a focival vagy más csapatsporttal szemben. “A többi sportágat főiskolára kellett járnia, és nem voltak osztályzataim.”

Ruiz soha nem nézett vissza, és egyetlen bokszoló sem kapott többet Isten adta képességeiből, mint ő. Miután megnyerte első tornáját (PAL New Jersey-ben), az USA Team tagja lett, amely Svédországba utazott, hogy kettős találkozón versenyezzen.

“Puerto Ricón kívül (ott élt 6-7 évek kora ifjúkorában),” Ruiz előszeretettel emlékezett. “Soha nem utaztam az Egyesült Államokon kívül. Az USA Boxing lehetőséget adott arra, hogy oda utazzak, Ausztrália, Olaszországban és az Egyesült Államok egész területén. Sokkal jobban, mint ahogyan ezek a tapasztalatok felkészítettek a profi rangra, belekóstolt az élettapasztalatba, olyan helyekre utazom, ahova soha nem lett volna képes egyedül eljutni. Az amatőr boksz struktúrát és magabiztosságot is adott számomra, amikor profivá váltam. Olyan sokféle emberrel is találkoztam, harcosok és edzők, a világ minden tájáról.”

A Los Angeles-i olimpiai fesztiválon már említett győzelme mellett, amely a Team USA tagjává minősítette az ausztráliai világbajnokságon való részvételre (befejezett 6th a világban), talán amatőr karrierjének csúcspontja a vereség volt Torsten május, a 1992 Olimpiai aranyérmes német, kettős találkozón Floridában.

“Johnkal való kapcsolatom 1990-ig nyúlik vissza,” hozzáadott Al Valenti, USA Boxing Special Projects tanácsadó. “Izgatott voltam, hogy egy helyi gyerek csiszolja tudását a boksz ringben. John hihetetlen hatással volt a Nemzeti Amatőr ökölvívóra a kilencvenes évek elején; egészen a Worcester-i olimpiai tárgyalásokig (MA). Az, hogy részt vettem a próbákban, számomra rendkívüli volt, mert John olyan nagyszerű versenyző és jó gyerek volt. Az ökölvívás történetének helye lesz John Ruiz számára, nem sokan élték túl 36 köröz Evanderrel. Az első latin nehézsúlyú világbajnok volt nagy teljesítmény “A Quietman”.

Ruiz profi lett augusztusban 20, 1992, négy fordulós egyhangú döntést nyert Kevin Parker felett. Pro karrierje alatt, legyőzte a kortárs csúcsneveket, mint például Holyfield,James Thunder, Jerry Ballard, Fernely Felix, Kirk Johnson, Fres Oquendo, Andrew Golota és Jameel McCline.

A történelem március 3, 2013 Las Vegas, amikor csak a második harcos lett, aki 12 körös egyhangú döntéssel eldobta Holyfield-t WBA-bajnoki címért vívott küzdelmébe., azonnali hírnevet szerzett neki, mint az első latin, aki birtokolja az áhított világsúlyú világbajnoki címet.



John Ruiz találkozott George W elnökkel. Bush a Fehér Házban, miután ő lett az első latin, aki nehézsúlyú ökölvívó világbajnok lett (Kép a Boston Herald jóvoltából)

“Nagyon büszke vagyok arra, hogy ezt megvalósítottam,” ő folytatta, “de a fő célom a családom ellátása volt, és ezt a célt mindig fenntartottam. A legtöbb harcosnak nem sikerül, de a nap végén, ez nyomott engem. Nem igazán gondolkodom azon, hogy ő lesz az egyetlen latin, aki megnyeri a nehézsúlyú világbajnoki címet, de, amikor hallom, hogy az emberek ma erről beszélnek, Azt hiszem,, Azta, Még mindig én vagyok az egyetlen latin, aki ezt csinálja.”

Több évvel ezelőtt, Ruiz edzőtermet nyitott (Quietman Sport Gym) Medfordban, MA, nem túl messze attól a helytől, ahol Chelsea-ben nőtt fel, és Somerville-ben edzett. Azóta az USA Boxing bejegyzett klubtagja 2012, de, ami még fontosabb, ez Ruiz’ az amatőr ökölvívásnak való visszaadás módja.

“Úgy éreztem, több gyereknek kell segíteni, és lehetőséget kell adni nekik arra, hogy kijussanak a házból, és valami eredményes és szórakoztató tevékenységet végezzenek,” Ruiz megjegyezte. “Mindannyiuknak van esélye arra, hogy önbizalommal foglalkozzon, és lehet, hogy világbajnok lehet. Kötelességemnek érzem segíteni a gyerekeket, mert emlékszem évekkel ezelőtt, amikor ugyanabban a helyzetben voltam. Útmutatásra van szükségük. Ha nem volt minden támogatásom, akkor felnőttem, Nem úgy lettem volna, mint én. Segíteni akarok a gyerekeknek abban, hogy megértsék, hogyan érhetik el céljaikat.”

USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület

Az egész életen át tartó bajnok, kölcsönösen előnyös kapcsolatok az USA Boxing és öregdiákjai között, –bokszolók, tisztviselők, edzők és ökölvívók — Az Alumni Association egyesíti a bajnokok generációit, inspirálja és visszaadja az USA Boxing jövőbeli bajnokai számára, ki-és a gyűrű.

Az USA Boxing Alumni Association mindenki számára nyitva áll, aki szereti a bokszot, és szeretne kapcsolatban maradni az amatőr bokszolással.. A tagok hozzáférést kapnak az Alumni Egyesület által szervezett különféle események széles skálájához, beleértve az éves USA Boxing Alumni Egyesület Hírességek Csarnoka fogadását.

Csatlakozni az Alumni Egyesülethez, egyszerűen regisztráljon a (z) alumni@usaboxing.org egy a $40.00 évi tagsági díj. Az új tagok pólót kapnak, kulcstartó és e-pénztárca.

Ma, John Palm Cityben él, Florida. A Martin megyei seriff osztály javító tisztje. “Félelmetes volt kétszer megnyerni a világbajnoki címet profiként,” Ruiz befejezte, “de határozottan jobban élveztem az amatőröket, mint a profikat, annak ellenére, hogy nagyon szerettem volna az USA-t képviselni az olimpián. Az USA Boxing különféle dolgokra nyitotta meg a fejem, kivéve Chelsea utcáiról, hogy érezzem magam……különleges.”

John Ruiz mindig prédikált, “Kövesd az álmaidat!” és még ma is ezt csinálja.

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