COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Junie 11, 2018) – USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” got off to a knockout start this past weekend in Canastota, New York, at the annual International Boxing Hall of Fame Class induction ceremonies, as nine high-profile boxers, featuring an incredible accumulate pro record of 365-51-7 (239 Uitklophoue) en 24 major world titles, joined the growing USABAA ranks as proud, new members.
Chris Cugliari en John Scullyrepresented USA Boxing Alumni Association, manning tables at the IBHOF golf tournament and Memorabilia Show, to increase USABAA awareness and recruit new members.
“The spirit of amateur boxing was alive and well throughout the International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend,” explained Cugliari, Uitvoerende direkteur van die Amerikaanse Boxing Alumni Association. “Information about the new USA Boxing Alumni Association was well received by the weekend’s guests, and esteemed alumni such as Jesse Vargas and Reggie Johnson mentioned that they are excited to become more involved. The Alumni Association thanks the support provided by many this weekend, particularly Micky Ward and Antonio Tarver, who continue to spread our mission.”
“The fact is that the vast majority of professional boxers who attend the Hall of Fame weekend at Canastota each year were at one time amateur boxers and knew each other well before they ever even turned professional,” added invaluable USABAA advisor Scully, who recruits boxers for group-sponsored events like this. “At some point in the conversations between boxers across the grounds, the topics frequently will eventually turn to their amateur days together.”
“Die amateurs, for me, was about fighting for respect,” twee-afdeling wêreldkampioen Junior Jones (50-6, 28 Uitklophoue); opgemerk. “To go to different places and make it very far (as 'n amateur), you have to learn how to conduct yourself and transact with others.”
Other new USABAA members are six-time, twee afdeling wêreldkampioen Miguel Cotto(41-6, 33 Uitklophoue); four-time, twee afdeling wêreldkampioen, sowel as 1976 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer, Michael Spinks (31-1, 21 Uitklophoue); Irish heavyweight who retired Mike Tyson, Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 Uitklophoue); two-time, twee afdeling wêreldkampioenJesse Vargas (28-2-1, 10 Uitklophoue); five time world champion and 1996 Olympic bronze medalistAntonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 Uitklophoue); two-time, twee afdeling wêreldkampioen Reggie Johnson (44-7-1, 25 Uitklophoue), drie keer, drie afdeling wêreldkampioen James Toney (77-10-3, 47 Uitklophoue); and world heavyweight contenderGerry Cooney (38-3, 24 Uitklophoue).
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Geskep om 'n lewenslange kampioen te word, wedersyds voordelige verhoudings tussen USA Boxing en sy alumni, –boksers, amptenare, afrigters en boksondersteuners — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspirerend en terug te gee aan USA Boxing se toekomstige bokskampioene, in en uit van die ring.
Die USA Boxing Alumni Association is oop vir almal wat lief is vir boks en graag met amateurbokse wil bly. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per jaar ledegeld. Nuwe lede sal 'n T-hemp ontvang, sleutelhanger en e-beursie.
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“I think this is great,” Jones talked about the formation of the USA Boxing Alumni Association. “Fighters who turned pro were great amateurs, but there are also a lot of amateurs who didn’t turn pro. Everybody doesn’t become champion, but they tried and gave their best, and that’s why this organization is good because all boxers are appreciated.”
“Although Hall of Fame weekend tends to focus on the professional careers of many fighters,” Cugliari concluded, “it was hard not to notice the effect that amateur boxing has had on the lives of many of these great champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank Ed Brophy for his generosity and support for boxing, and we look forward to a long partnership with the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Junie 8, 2018) Overcoming adversity is something many people deal with throughout their lives, and it makes that person who they are. For Keyshawn Davis, he has been overcoming adversity from the beginning, and he is now on his way to the top of the boxing world.
Davis began boxing when he was just nine-years-old, after his mother took him and two of his brothers to the gym. They were constantly fighting each other and fighting in school. After about an hour of watching two kids around his age spar his mother asked if they wanted to sign up. The next day Keyshawn and his two brothers were in the gym training.
Sedertdien, Davis has won numerous titles and is now on his first elite high-performance squad following his win at the 2017 USA Boxing Nasionale Kampioenskappe. Following that win, he has made Colorado Springs, Lap. a second home, as he spends a great deal of his time training at the United States Olympic Training Center.
Training for his first year at the elite level began with one of the largest multi-nation training camps USA Boxing has ever hosted. Davis got the opportunity to spar with not only his American teammates, but boxers from Great Britain, New Zealand and Poland. The preparation led to one of his proudest moments of his young career, his first elite international tournament and title at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.
“It was a very different experience, being that it was my first time out of the country,” stated Davis. “I really had to get used to the different environment, especially the time difference, as it threw off my sleep schedule at first.”
Egter, he did not let anything distract him from reaching the top of the podium.
“The feeling was just so unreal,” said Davis about his gold medal performance in Bulgaria. “I told myself that this is just one gold and I need to be standing here after every tournament. It was just a great feeling.”
Shortly after his winning performance in Bulgaria, Davis was back in the ring representing Team USA on the USA vs. IRL Northeast Boxing Tour. Only fighting in one of the three stops of the tour, Davis made every minute of it count, as he pulled off another impressive victory in front of a large number of American fans.
Egter, before the success came struggles.
“I am a kid from Norfolk, Sal. that started with nothing; Just my mother and her five children,” stated Davis.
“As life went on, I kept getting better in the ring, but outside the ring was horrible, from anger problems to getting sent to a mental institution,” continued Davis. “I would’ve never thought I would be in the position I am today, so I thank God that he blessed me with all my supporters; from my sisters, Shanice and Shantel Davis, also my brothers, Keon and Kelvin Davis, and of course my mother, Wanda Davis. Without them I wouldn’t be here today. I am a walking miracle and I just want to show the world what Keyshawn Davis really can do.”
Helping Keyshawn get past his struggles has been his coach who has been there from the beginning, Kay Korma, sowel as 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson.
“Last year when I was put in the mental home, they were both right there pushing me to get back on track,” Davis stated. “They never gave up on me or doubted me. They always knew what I was capable of, even though I was in a bad place.”
Another source of motivation and help came from another teammate, Troy Isley, who has been there by his side getting to experience Keyshawn’s first year as an elite with him.
“Troy has been a huge help for me during my first year on the elite high-performance squad,” mentioned Davis. “He has been telling me what foods I might need on a trip to help me maintain weight.”
When Davis went to Bulgaria for his first international tournament, Troy was there representing Team USA with him. “He told me how he felt his first time fighting internationally, and I just took all his information and used it to my advantage.”
Now the goal is to continue training and being successful at the international level. He has hopes of becoming an Olympic Champion in 2020 and being able to give back to his family.
“My biggest motivation is just to give my family a better life.”
With one gold under his belt, Davis will look for his second international title at the 2018 Chemistry Cup later this month. You can continue to follow his journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics through social media via Instagram (@keyshawndavis1) or SnapChat (@key4999).
PAST & PRESENT of USA Boxing: (L-R) 1972 Olympic bronze medalist Jesse Valdez, 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Austin Trout, future Olympic hopeful Sharaha-Taina Moreu, 2-time world (vir) champion Danny Romero, en 1984 Olympic silver medalist Virgil Hill.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO (Mei 31, 2018) – USA Boxing has declared June as its “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month”.
“I have been involved in boxing my entire life,” USA Boxing presidentJohn Brown gesê. “I’m a strong believer in USA Boxing and The Grass Roots Program; that truly makes up everything that IS boxing in America. The USA Boxing Alumni Association was started to keep this FAMILY together. I’m hoping that each of our current members will reach out to ONE other potential new member. I look forward to a busy month of June. ”
Created to champion lifelong, wedersyds voordelige verhoudings tussen USA Boxing en sy alumni, –boksers, amptenare, afrigters en boksondersteuners — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspirerend en terug te gee aan USA Boxing se toekomstige bokskampioene, in en uit van die ring.
Chris Cugliari en John Scullywill oversee two USA Boxing Alumni Association tables at the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, Junie 7- 10 CANASTOTA, New York, during the its golf tournament and Memorabilia Show.
USA Boxing productWinky Wright (51-6-1, 25 Uitklophoue), a two-time junior middleweight world champion, is one of only three boxers being inducted into the IBHOF Class of 2018.
Multiple world champion as a pro and 1984 Olimpiese silwermedaljewenner, Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, three-time Fight of the Year participant“Ierse” Micky Ward, wêreldkampioene Riddick Bowe, Junior Jonesand other “Alumni Association” members are expected to make supportive appearances.
“USA Boxing Alumni Association has enabled countless alumni to congregate at various events throughout the country since its inception last November,” added Cugliari, Uitvoerende direkteur van die Amerikaanse Boxing Alumni Association. “By expanding our membership through a strong June campaign, we will build on our successful infancy and strengthen our ability to support the Alumni Association’s mission statement. We are very thankful for the support provided by our members and look forward to even better times to come.”
The Alumni Association drive will continue June 24-30 in Charleston, West Virginia during the 2018 Junior Olympics, Prep Nationals and Youth Open.
Die USA Boxing Alumni Association is oop vir almal wat lief is vir boks en graag met amateurbokse wil bly. Lede kry toegang tot 'n wye verskeidenheid spesiale geleenthede wat deur die Alumni-vereniging aangebied word.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per jaar ledegeld. Nuwe lede sal 'n T-hemp ontvang, sleutelhanger en e-beursie.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Mei 21, 2018) – Future Hall of Famer Anthony “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 1 NC, 22 Uitklophoue) has just about done it all as a boxer having been an Olympic medal winner and world champion as an amateur, along with capturing five major light heavyweight world titles as a professional, as well as a pair ofDie Ringmagazine’s top honors, and four other world championships in two different divisions.
“I credit USA Boxing for giving me structure for the first time in my life,” Tarver verduidelik. “Everything was scheduled; curfew, eating, opleiding, sleep….alles! I then understood that I had to be accountable for everything I did. I had talent, but I wasn’t structured, and that was bigger than me. I had to adjust to authority. My determination took off, giving me support I never had before. I went on to make speaking engagements and get sponsors. I broke barriers. I’ve been the best at every level that I fought at in the world.”
Tarver was a highly decorated amateur who had an amazing 158-12 rekord. He is the only boxer to capture gold medals at World Amateur Championships, U.S. National Championships and Pan-American Games in the same year (1995). The Orlando, Florida-born southpaw won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, losing in the quarterfinals to future world championVassiliy Jirov, who Tarver had defeated in the semifinals of the 1995 World Amateur Championships. Tarver also won top honors at the 1994 National Golden Gloves Tournament and 1995 World Championships Challenge.
“I went on a winning roll in 1995 and went into the Olympics in rare form,” Tarver gesê. “And that’s why I was favored to win a gold medal. I was hitting him (Jirov), the same guy I’d beaten in the World Championships, but no points were registering for me. I had a good second round, but I was down three points, so I threw my game plan away in the third round. I felt I had to do more and got away from my style: counter punching, not getting hit, and being patient. I thought I had won and so did a lot of people. I made up for that, al, with a gold-medal professional career.
“I had been faced with a decision about going pro after I was beaten in the ’92 Olympic Trials. I decided to stay in the amateurs, despite not having any guarantees about making the 1996 U.S. Olimpiese span. I sacrificed four years of my pro career, which is why I turned pro at a relatively late age (27). I was determined when I found out the 1996 Olympics were in Atlanta. I think I made the right decision and I have no regrets.
“I had always dreamed of going to the Olympics. I saw Roy Jones, Jr – we first fought each other at 13 – get robbed of gold. I was watching that on television, jumped up, and knew where I was heading: The Olympics! We both suffered horrible decisions in the Olympics and I knew then that our careers would be parallel.
Tarver made his pro debut February 18, 1997 in Philadelphia, stop Joaquin Garcia (4-0) in die tweede ronde.
“I was an Olympic bronze medal winner but when I first turned pro,” Tarver added, “I didn’t have a promoter or manager. Nobody was willing to take a chance on me until I was 4-0, when I signed by first contract withRussell Peltz. I felt nobody could beat me.”
Nobody was able to beat Tarver, at least until his 17ste pro stryd, wanneer Eric Hardingdefeated Tarver by way of a 12-round unanimous decision.
Twee jaar later, Tarver embarked on a 12-fight murderer’s row stretch during the next seven years, arguably establishing him as the No. 1 pond-vir-pond vegter in die wêreld. It all started with a successful rematch with Harding (21-1-1) in Indianapolis, when Tarver dropped Harding in the fourth round, plus twice more in the fifth, on his way to a fifth-round technical knockout to avenge his lone pro loss to that date.
Next up for Tarver was a showdown with 44-3 Montell Griffinfor the WBC and IBF 175-pound division titles, which were vacated byRoy Jones jr., April 26, 2003 op Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. In his first world title shot as a pro, Tarver pitched a complete shutout, decking Griffin in the first and last rounds to shut out his opponent by scores of 120-103 van al drie regters.
Sewe maande later, egter, Tarver lost a controversial 12-round majority decision and his WBC crown (he was stripped of his IBF belt) to WBA Super and IBO champion Jones in Las Vegas. The following May at the venue, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, al, Tarver became the first to knockout Jones, putting him to sleep in the second round.
Tarver then became a mainstream celebrity, appearing on late-night shows and covers ofDie Ringmagazine and KO Magazine, and co-hosting an ESPNVrydag Nag Fights uitsending.
“I was robbed in my first fight with Roy,” Tarver insisted. “They called my knockout of Roy the greatest upset in light heavyweight history. Why didn’t they see me coming? I had beaten everybody ranked ahead of me. Roy was the pound-4-pound king, but he knew. I may not be the fastest, the quickest, or the strongest, but I doubt that there’s ever been a pro fighter to enter the ring with a higher IQ than me. Even at my age, I still feel that way today.”
The WBC stripped Tarver of his title in 2004 for fighting IBF championGlen Johnson (41-9-2) instead of the WBC mandatory challenger. Johnson, ironies, was stripped of his IBF title for the same reason right before his fight in Los Angeles with Tarver. Tarver and Johnson fought forDie Ringand IBO titles and Johnson won a 12-round split decision.
In their rematchsix months later in Memphis, Tarver won a unanimous 12-round decision over Johnson to capture the IBO strap. Tarver completed his trilogy with Jones, retaining his IBO title with a unanimous 12-round decision (117-111, 116-112, 116-112).
Tarver lost a 12-round decision June 10, 2006 in Atlantic City toBernard Hopkinsfor the IBO championship, which was soon vacated and recaptured by Tarver with a 12-round majority decision overElvir Muriqi (34-3).
Tarver traveled to Australia in 2011 to challenge IBO cruiserweight champion and local heroDanny Green, who retired after nine rounds, as Tarver added another title belt to his display case.
In Desember van 2013 in Temecula, Kalifornië, Tarver knocked outJonathon Banks (29-2-1) in the seventh round, and Tarver’s last fight was a 12-round split decision draw with former world championSteve Cunningham (28-7) in Newark, New Jersey.
In 2006, Tarver starred as Mason “The Line” Dixon, the heavyweight champion in the film,Rocky Balboa.
Tarver, as he marches towards his planned history-making performance by becoming the oldest heavyweight world champion of all-time, also has served as a color commentator in boxing for Spike TV and Showtime.
Vandag, op die ouderdom van 49, Tarver is still technically active, and he also trains his son and undefeated middleweight prospect, Antonio Tarver, Jr. (5-0 (4 Uitklophoue), where they live in Tampa, Florida.
“I was older than the rest of the boxers on the U.S. Olympic Team and the U.S. National Team,” Tarver opgemerk. “What a team! Guys likeDiego Corrales en Zab Judadidn’t make that Olympic Team. I gaveFloyd Mayweather, Jr. his first moniker, ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’, until he changed it years later to ‘Money’. We had a bond on that Olympic team with Floyd, Fernando Vargas, David Reid, Zarim Raheemand the others.”
Although at the age of 49 he is still an active fighter, Tarver occassionally does some color commentating and he trains pro and amateur boxers at a gym in Tampa, Florida. “I’m not retired as a fighter,” Tarver commented. “I started a program, ‘Train with The Champ’, and it includes room rent and training. I like to say it’s an AirB&B for boxing. I train my son (5-0 middelgewigtitel Antonio Tarver, Jr. daar. I learned a lot from my early days, training in Orlando with my coach, Lou Harris, and I reunited withJimmy Williams, wat 90 nou, training my son together in Tampa.
Tarver also is an advocate of the relatively new “USA Boxing Alumni Association,” which was created to champion a lifelong, wedersyds voordelige verhoudings tussen USA Boxing en sy alumni, –boksers, amptenare, afrigters en boksondersteuners — die Alumni-vereniging verbind geslagte kampioene, inspirerend en terug te gee aan USA Boxing se toekomstige bokskampioene, in en uit van die ring.
“I’m going online to join,” Tarver gesê. “I’m looking forward to attending an Alumni Association meeting, Junie 24-30during the Junior Olympics in Charleston, West Virginia.
Everything that goes around, kom om, in USA Boxing. Just ask future Hall of Fame candidate Antonio Tarver.
Virgil “Quicksilver” Hillhas gone back to the future, parlaying what he learned as an amateur boxer into a Olympic silver medal, five world titles in two weight class, induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), and now giving back as a Los Angeles-based boxing coach and invaluable member of the USA Boxing Alumni Association.
“Winning the WBA (World Boxing Association) en IBF (Internasionale Boksfederasie) world titles were all big.” Hill spoke about his greatest boxing achievement, “But the Olympics come around every four years with only one guy from each country, if that, in each weight class. It’s very difficult. I had competed against some of the best athletes in the world, right here in the United States, preparing to represent our country in the Olympics against the best in the world. We sparred each other at camp. US fighters all have a target on their backs.
“I fought in 10 different countries that year (1984), but the best Olympics ever was held here in Los Angeles. Half of our team went on to become world champions as pro fighters and three are in the Hall of Fame (Hill, Evander Holyfield en Pernell Whitaker). I wasn’t picked to win a medal in my class. I should have won a gold medal but lost in the final (middelgewigtitel afdeling) to a Korean fighter (Shin Joon-Sup, 2-3). Losing was tough but the opportunity to be on the US Olympic Boxing Team was the highlight of my boxing career, even more so than winning my world titles.”
Hill grew up on a ranch in North Dakota. He watched the Golden Gloves on television and asked his father if he could learn to box. His response was, maybe if we move to a city. “Remember,” Hill noted, “a city for me back then was only 50,000 mense. We did move to Grand Forks and my father asked me if I still wanted to box. He brought me to a local gym when I was eight and I started training right away.”
After capturing a gold medal at the 1984 Nasionale Golden Gloves Toernooi, Hill went to the USA Boxing training facility, where he learned a lot being around so many different people and boxing styles. Although he’s part Puerto-Rican, Hill is a Native-American who grew up in a predominantly German and Norwegian state (North Dakota).
“There were not many blacks or Latinos,” Hill admitted. “We grew up poor, but not ghetto poor. I learned a lot. My roommate (at USA Boxing’s training facility) was a 106-pound Puerto-Rican from New Jersey, Jose Lazario. Jose took me for a haircut one day and, when I went back to North Dakota, I had a bounce in my step and people there were all looking at my haircut. Evander Holyfieldtaught me how to iron. He wouldn’t go with me to the mall unless I ironed my jeans. I sat and listened to know what to expect.”
Hill completed his amateur career with an incredible 288-11 rekord, married a woman who was on the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team, Denean Howard (two-time gold and two-time silver medalist), and turned professional November 15, 1984, stop Arthur Wrightin the second round at famed Madison Square Garden.
He had moved to Las Vegas to train with legendary trainer, Eddie Futch, en sy assistent, Freddie Roach. “I was on my own for the first time,” Hill explained. “They were good role models who prepared me to be a pro boxer, as well as for life.
Hill fought professionally until 2015, wen 51 van 58 pro gevegte, 24 deur uitklophou, with only seven losses. Hy het sy eerste 30 pro gevegte, including a fourth-round win by technical knockout ofLeslie Stewart in sy 19stepro fight to capture the WBA world light heavyweight title. Hill made 10 successful WBA title defenses, including eight in Bismarck, North Dakota, before losing for the first time as a pro in 1991 to future Hal of FamerTommy Hearns.
Hill later recaptured the WBA world light heavyweight crown and he eventually added the IBF world light heavyweight title, in addition to becoming three-time WBA cruiserweight world champion. He retired in 2007 and then make a one-fight comeback February 28, 2015, stop Jimmy Campbellin the second round in Bismarck, marking Hill’s final fight.
During his remarkable pro career, Hill had a 24-5 (7 Uitklophoue) world title fight record, including victories over Stewart, Marvin Camel, Adolpho Washington, Lou Del Valle, Donny Lalond, Bobby Czyz, Fabrice Tiozzo (twee keer), Henry Maskeand Hill’s 1984 US Olympic teammate, Frank Tate (twee keer).
Hill remains in boxing as a trainer and occasionally a co-promotes pro-am shows in North Dakota. In Los Angeles, Hill currently trains one pro and nine amateurs. “I love being a trainer,” Hill exclaimed. “There are some special kids, the real athletic ones, but it’s the others that often make it for me. Those who aren’t as athletic and really need to work hard. Once you get a few of the kids working hard, the rest follow in line. This isn’t a democracy; it’s a dictatorship and I push ’em hard. Our LBC has 180 fights a year. I do all the matching and, if they’re in too tough, I top the fight. It’s not about winning and losing. It’s striving to be better, dissipline, accomplishments and competition.
“The Elite boxers are moving on to the next level, establishing themselves to make a name and enter the pros. Ninety-five percent of the others aren’t. Boxing is still a poor man’s sport and sometimes the only option for some of these kids have is boxing. And boxing is still a very dangerous, unforgiving sport. The sky’s the limited, good and bad, for these kids. Boxing occupies their time. Some kids need more encouragement, others need to believe more in themselves. This is where they come from and who they become.”
Not only is Hill giving back as a coach, he’s key member of and spokesperson for the USA Boxing Alumni Association.
“I’m happy to be involved,” Hill talked about his back to the future journey in boxing. “It’s about time we had an alumni organization. Only the top three-percent of boxers make it big. It’s great watching everybody mix and mingle at alumni gatherings. This is about respect for each other; it’s a kinship.”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (April 5, 2018 — USA Boxing has announced thatDuke Ragan (Cincinnati, OH) en Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, TX) have been named 2017 Under Armour Elite Boxers of the Year. They are leading contenders to represent Team USA at the 2020 Olympics in Japan.
Verlede jaar, the 20-year-old Ragan used his stiff jab and ring intelligence to make a major statement in the ring for the first time in International competition. The slick bantamweight (123 lbs.) captured gold at his initial International tournament, the Chemistry Cup in Halle, Duitsland, before he clinched a ticket to his first World Championships, by way of his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2017 Continental Championships in Honduras.
Ragan’s third International medal of 2017 came at the 2017 Elite Men’s World Championships, where he won a silver medal, marking the highest placing for an American bantamweight at that prestigious tournament since 1999.
Fuchs, 30, had a perfect 18-0 record in 2017, insluitend 15 unanimous decision victories and one by RSC (referee stopped contest). Highlighted by winning top honors in the flyweight division (112 lbs.) by die 2017 USA Elite National Championships at Salt Lake City, Utah, Virginia also won at the Balkan Tournament, Continental Championships, Feliks Stamm Tournament, and Strandja Tournament. She won gold at all four International tournaments she entered.
A winner at the 2016 Olimpiese proewe, Fuchs graduated from Louisiana State University in 2011 with a degree in Kinesiology.
Below is a complete list of USA Boxing’s 2017 Under Armour Boxer of the Year award winners:
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Bok -aanhangers het die Manchester Downtown -hotel Woensdagaand volgepak om 'n skouspelagtige aand van elite -amateurbokse in te neem. Dit was die laaste stop op 'n drie-stad toer van Boston en Springfield, Massachusetts en Manchester, New Hampshire. Die geplande gevegte het Team USA -amateurs gekonfronteer met die beste amateur -boksers uit Ierland. By die laaste klok, Ierland het daarin geslaag om die agt wedstryde van die aand af te sluit met 'n gelykop telling, hul beste uitkoms van die toer. Team USA het die eerste twee tweestryde van die toer in Boston en Springfield gewen, onderskeidelik, deur tellings van 8-4 en 7-3.
Woensdag se gevegte was nie net oor wen nie, egter. Vir die meerderheid van die betrokke boksers was dit 'n goeie geleentheid om hul tegnieke te verfyn en 'n broodnodige internasionale kompetisie-ervaring op te doen. Sommige van die beste presteerders van Woensdagaand verteenwoordig waarskynlik ook hul onderskeie lande in die komende 2020 Olimpiese Spele.
Die hoofgebeurtenis van die aand word aangebied 2016 Wêreldkampioenskappe vir jongmense Bronsmedaljewenner Richard Torrez oorheers die driemalige Ierse nasionale kampioen Dean Gardiner. Die hoë hoogte en lang reikafstand van die Ierse vegter kon eenvoudig nie die vinnige pas en uitstekende verdedigingshouding van die korter Amerikaner oorkom nie.
Torrez het die eerste ronde deurgebring met die uitvoer van meesterlike knipsels en stryk, terwyl hy met 'n paar bomhake geslaan het. Torrez het vlakke verander, gebruik gladde kopbeweging, en laat nooit sy voet van die gas af toe Gardiner vroeg met 'n ongebalanseerde en wilde benadering vorentoe beweeg nie. 'N Dodelike liggaamskoot het in die eerste geval vir die Ier verbind, maar nie veel anders nie.
Torrez het die vinnige werkstempo in die volgende raam aangehou, los die linker- en regterhake los en land skoon deur 'n groot deel van die rondte. Hy het maklik na die lyf en kop geslaan, hoewel 'n groot deel van die ronde sy teenstander toegesmeer het en wag vir openinge. Een regs links van Torrez het sy teenstander vir 'n oomblik laat wankel, maar die langer man het herstel en 'n fenomenale linkerhaak aan die kop van Torrez geland terwyl hy van die tou af veg. Gardiner het probeer om meestal reguit houe aan die buitekant te kry, en dit was skynbaar nie in staat om sy houe naby te keer nie.
In die derde ronde het albei vegters dit uitgehaal tot by die laaste klokkie met een van die wildste heen en weer -uitruilings van die nag, maar dit was te min en te laat vir Gardiner. Hy kon net nie sy bereik bel nie. Torrez het net weer sy teenstander oortref en 'n paar gladde bo -snitte gekry om met sy donderslag regs en links te gaan. Hy het die steek spaarsamig maar effektief gebruik, spandeer 'n groot deel van die finale raam wat gerig is op die liggaam van Gardiner. Torrez het die eenparige oorwinning behaal met sy vertoning en het nie meer as 'n handjievol harde houe in die proses geneem nie.
Kelly Harrington, 'n Wêreldkampioenskap silwermedaljewenner uit Ierland, het waarskynlik die mees meesterlike vertoning van haar span gehad om na 'n eenparige beslissingsoorwinning oor Stacia Suttles in die eerste wedstryd van die nag te kom. Suttles het gesukkel om haarself by die ideale ponsgebied te hou teen die onverbiddelike aanval van Harrington in die eerste ronde, 'n groot deel van die drie minute spandeer en wag om die skerp kombinasies van haar teenstander te vermy. Suttles het haar stomp redelik konsekwent gekry, en sy het laat in die rondte 'n paar kombinasies begin bymekaarmaak, maar Harrington is 'n absolute kenner wat kopbeweging betref. Sy lyk asof Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was een van haar afrigters, aangesien sy 'n hand-lae tegniek met konstante vingers gebruik het, pons gly en vlak verander. In die eerste ronde beland sy 'n pragtige reguit linkerkant na die kop en 'n fantastiese kombinasie van lyf en kop wat stewig beland het. Sy los 'n paar hakies los, alhoewel 'n paar wilde hooimakers was. Hieronder is 'n foto van Harrington tydens een van die kort oomblikke in die geveg, waar sy albei hande opgehef het om haar gesig te beskerm.
Suttles het Harrington in die tweede ronde met 'n paar blik- en skietskote gevang, maar dit lyk asof sy sukkel om krag agter haar houe te kry. Sy het wel 'n paar ordentlike regte hande met haar teenstander verruil, maar aan die einde van die ronde was dit duidelik dat sy net nie 'n ritme in die stryd sou kon vind nie as gevolg van die listigheid van haar teenstander. Harrington het dieselfde rondte deurgebring om haar reeks met skerp te maak 1-2 kombinasies en regte loodregte verbind. Harrington het ook 'n paar kragtige linkerhake aangeteken met 'n perfekte reguit regterlanding net 'n paar oomblikke later.
Die derde ronde was meer dieselfde vir albei vegters. Suttles het 'n groot deel van die raamwerk gewerk om haar teenstander op te spoor, maar elke keer het sy afgelaai, sy het daarvoor betaal. Een besonder stewige linkerhaak het laat in die ronde geland, maar dit was net nie genoeg nie. Harrington het 'n groot deel van die afgelope drie minute probeer om met die vleuel met die regterhand te skakel. Sy het laat in die ronde een van haar hardste slae in die geveg gekry en haar opponent kort voor die klok verstom om die geveg te beëindig. Harrington neem 'n eenparige besluit weg en lyk na die gewig as een van die belowendste boksers op haar gewig 2020 Olimpiese Spele.
Nog 'n voorbeeld van hoogte wat op die een of ander manier 'n nadeel was, het 'n rol gespeel in die ander vroulike geveg op die kaart. Team USA se Leah Cooper (#2 Amerikaanse vroulike middelgewig) gebruik eend en vee om die groter bereik van Aoife Burke te vermy. Cooper het uit 'n halfhurk geveg, dit maak dit vir Burke moeilik om met die grootste meerderheid van haar slae met 'n beduidende mag te beland. Die 8-keer Nasionale Ierse kampioen
het 'n paar plekke in die geveg gehad waar sy weer beheer oor die aksie gekry het, maar Cooper het die regte aanpassings gemaak om die bedreigings tot die minimum te beperk.
Cooper het 'n swermaanval uitgevoer om die eerste ronde te begin, afvuur 1-2 kombinasies en steun Burke up. Sy was geduldig en volhard gedurende die hele raamwerk, bly laag en buite bereik van Burke se kragskote. Burke het uitstekende verdediging getoon, maar sy kon net een hou op 'n slag gooi en land. Sy het 'n skerp stukkie deur die hele ronde vertoon, maar dit het Cooper net nie afgeskrik nie. Burke het haar beste oomblikke van die ronde in die rigting van die laaste klok, meng skote met die liggaam en kop, insluitend 'n harde regterhaak aan die kop.
Burke het vir die tweede ronde aan die brand gesteek, storm Cooper met 'n vinnige vuur 1-2 kombinasies en hake. Sy meng ook 'n gladde bo -sny wat Cooper se ken gevind het. Cooper het die storm verduur, val net kort in die strik. Sy herwin haar kalmte, 'n paar uitstekende toonbanke gekry, en verander wat Burke se beste ronde kon gewees het in die ergste van die Ierse kampioen. Cooper bly kalm en koel, ondanks die neem van die moeilikste skote, het haar teenstander in die stryd beland. Sy het 'n paar uitstekende gekry 1-2 kombinasies na Burke se aanval, uiteindelik 'n sny naby Burke se linkeroog oopgemaak en haar neus bebloed. Cooper se harde lyfpons het Burke ook kort na die doek laat hurk na 'n stewige regterhaak.
Burke het die derde ronde 'n bietjie laat begin nadat hy deur die dokter aan die kant van die kantoor besoek is. Sy het weer begin met 'n vlaag bomaanvalle. Sy het die liggaam en die kop geteiken, maar Cooper versamel haarself weer en gaan aan die werk. Sy het die vlakke goed verander en met woedende hake begin skakel, eers na die liggaam en dan terug na die kop. Sy het ook voortgegaan met 'n aktiewe jab en het 'n veelvoud gekry 1-2 kombinasies. Burke het in die laaste oomblikke van die geveg nog 'n laat vlaag reggekry, maar Cooper het steeds die eenparige oorwinning behaal.
Team USA se liggewig James Browning het Woensdagaand die stryd aangesê met Ierland se Francis Cleary as 'n tweemalige bokskampioen in die VSA. Cleary, 'n nege keer Ierse nasionale kampioen, verteenwoordig Browning se eerste kraak by internasionale kompetisie. Albei vegters het hul oomblikke gehad, maar dit sou wees dat Browning die oorwinning behaal aan die einde van drie vermaaklike, heen en weer aksierondes.
Browning het die eerste ronde deurgebring om 'n hoër werksnelheid as sy teenstander vas te stel en baie beweging te gebruik om die aanval van Cleary te vermy. Hy het ook 'n konsekwente steek gekry, vermeng sy liggaam en kopskote goed. Alhoewel hy die ronde gewen het, Browning het baie risiko's geneem en die prys betaal. Cleary het sy plekke gekies en die meer skoon en kragtige slae losgemaak toe hy kon land. Hy kon net nie genoeg verbind nie, en hy het byna elke keer uit die moeilikheid gekom toe hy in 'n nabye omgewing geveg het.
Dit het duidelik nog 'n paar skerp bomme in die tweede raam geland, raak meer aggressief en begin sy voortdurend bewegende teenstander opspoor. 'N Donsende linkerhaak naby die einde van die ronde het met Browning se kop gekoppel en die indrukwekkende huis van aanhangers beïndruk. Steeds, Browning bly besig en het goed gevaar in die afwisseling tussen die twee vegters. Hy was dikwels wild, maar die werkuitset het Cleary daarvan weerhou om die rondte te steel.
Cleary kom uit vir die derde ronde met 'n hernieude woede, besig met 'n wilde geveg met Browning. Dit was die beste ronde van die stryd vir Cleary, en Browning kon nie die ontwykendheid wat hy in die vorige rondes getoon het, handhaaf nie. Die Ierse vegter het nog 'n bloeiende linkerhaak in die ronde geland, het toonbanke met 'n perfekte tydsberekening, en hou aan tot by die klok. Browning blyk beslis aan die einde van die stryd gefrustreerd en moeg te wees. Steeds, twee uit die drie beoordelaars was seker hy verdien die oorwinning, verdien 'n gesplete oorwinning.
Die volgende wedstryd het agtmalige Ierse nasionale kampioen, Wayne Kelley, teen die 13-jarige Amerikaanse nasionale kampioen, Adrian Benton, in 'n noue weltergewigstryd getref.. Albei jong vegters het ligpunte in die wedstryd gehad, maar Kelley het daarin geslaag om die gesplete beslissingsoorwinning met 'n knap uit te haal, dapper inspanning.
Benton het die beter eerste ronde gehad danksy 'n swermaanval. Hy het binne en buite bereik gewerk met 1-2 kombinasies en spaarhake. Hy het al sy hoeke goed gebruik, maklik uit die moeilikheid beweeg en in 'n effektiewe bereik kom. Kelley het gesukkel om tellers te kry tot op die laaste oomblikke van die ronde toe hy sy eie vlaag gekry het 1-2 kombinasies.
Kelley het die tweede ronde met baie meer krag en krag begin. Hy het vroeg en gereeld geland, linkerhand gevou en 'n sny op Benton se lip oopgemaak. Benton het 'n paar van die gevaarliker slae ingegooi, skote goed geblokkeer en skerp geland, eie skote. Sy beste uitruil was 'n linker- en regterhaak teen die kop wat naby die middel van die ronde beland het.
Kelley het in die laaste ronde effens vertraag, kon nie sy ideale reeks vind nie. Hy kry 'n paar harde regterhande, 'n goed geplaasde liggaam geskiet en afgelaai met 'n laat storm. Benton het vroeg in die ronde besig gehou en kunstig onder 'n bomaanval van Kelley ingeduik. Dit lyk asof die beoordelaars meer beïndruk was met Kelley se kalmte in die laaste twee rondes, terwyl Benton aanhoudend tot slordige bakleiery getrek het.. Kelley het die oorwinning behaal met a 2-1 marge.
Die ligte weltergewigte kom daarna, lewer nog 'n stywe wedstryd. Ierland se Caoimhin Ferguson het 'n effens beter taktiese benadering teen Team USA se Charlie Sheehy geveg, verdien nog 'n gesplete besluit oorwinning vir sy span.
Sheehy het in die eerste ronde 'n meer versigtige en geduldige benadering aangeneem, wag vir die perfekte oomblik om te gooi en te land. Sy beste slae van die ronde was 'n harde regterhand aan die lyf en 'n stysel. Ferguson het meer werk in die raamwerk gedoen, met verskeie hake teen die kop en 'n paar keer wilde en mal vlae loslaat. Een spesifieke linkerhaak het in die laaste oomblikke van die ronde hard teen Sheehy se kop vasgery.
Ferguson het 'n paar behoorlike houe in die tweede ronde behaal, maar Sheehy was baie meer gekomponeer. Hy werk rond in die wildswaai, hardnekkige aanranding deur afstand te hou en van buite af te score met 'n paar skerp regte op die ken. Die vegters het 'n paar hake aan die liggaam geruil en voor die einde van die rondte in 'n knippie beland.
Sheehy het in die laaste ronde gesukkel om slae saam te snoer. Alhoewel hy 'n mooi reguit regterhand vir hom gehad het, Ferguson kon sy verdediging binnedring. Ferguson het vroeg 'n stampende linkerhaak geland en nog 'n paar bomme geland voordat hy sy mondstuk in een ruil verloor het. Hy het waarskynlik geweet dat hy sterk moes eindig om die beoordelaars aan sy kant te kry, Ferguson het in die laaste sekondes met 'n laaste haakstorm gehaas. Hy verdien 'n 2-1 besluit wen vir sy volharding.
Welterweights Kieron Molloy (Ierland) en Freudis Rojas, Jr. (USA) vierkantig af in 'n ander stryd. Albei vegters is vorige bronsmedaljes van die Wêreldkampioenskap, met Molloy wat ook nege Ierse nasionale titels opeis en Rojas die Amerikaanse onderdane wen 10 tye tot dusver. Dit was nog 'n noue oorwinning vir Team Ireland.
Rojas was duidelik die meer aktiewe vegter in die eerste ronde. Hy gebruik 'n konsekwente steek en verhoog sy werksnelheid deur die raam. Hy was besig met die aanval tot die klok. Molloy begin die ronde vleuelskote en probeer sy bereik bereik. Hy het 'n bietjie laat losgelaat in sommige van die kwaai uitruilings, kon nie uitvind hoe om sy kombinasies aan die gang te kry nie, en dit was moeilik om die vinniger Rojas in te haal. Molloy het wel uitstekende reguit links geland, al.
Die volgende ronde het baie beter gegaan vir die Ierse suidpoot. Hy het begin met 'n styging in sy ponsuitset, hoewel hy nog steeds gesukkel het om kombinasies te land. Op 'n stadium in die rondte, Molloy verbind met 'n groot reguit links, opgevolg deur 'n lekker kragstoot, vertraag sy teenstander. Rojas het aanhou vorentoe kom, maar kon nie in die ronde gebruik maak van die skep van geleenthede nie. 'N Laat vlaag stampe van Rojas was nie genoeg vir hom om die rondte te steel nie.
Rojas landed some excellent shots in the final round, going downstairs to the body frequently. He also caught Molloy against the ropes, blasting him with straight punches. Molloy fought the smarter round, al, picking the best times to throw and often catching Rojas with his hands down. His best exchange of the round featured a huge 1-2 connecting to the head and a wild left hook to the head. A final swarm of punches from the Irish fighter closed the show and earned him a 2-1 split decision win.
Team USA’s Nikita Ababiy scored a hard-fought win in a wild affair before the main event with Team Ireland’s Gerard French. The first round saw Ababiy jabbing well. The American came into the fight with a very non-traditional boxing stance with one hand low, maar dit lyk asof sy postuur effektief was om sy teenstander in 'n peilgebied te lok. Ababiy het 'n paar knalhake gekry en 'n mooi linkerkantse snit wat Frans ondersteun het. Intussen, Frans konsentreer daarop om tellers te probeer land. Hy het 'n laer werksyfer, maar het ook nie te veel straf opgelê nie.
French het die tweede ronde deurgaans probeer ruil. Hy het later in die ronde nog houe gekry, insluitend 'n paar verhitte regterhake in die laaste oomblikke. Ababiy het 'n paar skootskote in die ronde gemaak en ook 'n goeie verdediging aangebied. Hy meng sy skote teen die liggaam en kop, gooi en bedek om te wag vir die volgende opening. Ababiy het 'n goeie linkerhaak teen die kop gekry, gevolg deur 'n perfekte regterkant in die laaste minuut. Hy het die ronde goed afgesluit op pad na sy eerste oorwinning.
Die laaste ronde het Ababiy effens vertraag, maar hy was steeds effektief genoeg om die raam te dra. French het 'n paar skerp linkerhake aan die kop geslaan, maar hy kon nie uitvind watter styl sy teenstander na die ring gebring het nie. Die Amerikaner het na die eenparige besluit gewen.
Die aand het ook begin met die enigste stop op die kaart danksy 'n woeste geveg tussen die plaaslike 132 pond Manchester, NH -nuwelinge Michael Correa en Abhisek Thapa. Correa vlieg oor die ring toe hy die openingsklok hoor en los die een storm na die ander. Thapa het hom nie deur die tornado laat verswelg nie, al. Hy bedek hom net en wag vir sy geleenthede. Dit het net 'n paar minute geneem voordat Correa begin moeg raak vir die meedoënlose aanval. Thapa waai toe in om van die indrukwekkendste skote van die nag te kom, dwing die skeidsregter om die stryd te stop vir drie staande agt tellings voordat die einde uiteindelik met 'n stormwind van kragstoot van Thapa gekom het.
Die bokser Floyd Mayweather het ook 'n gasverskyning gemaak, Jr. noem nog steeds sy moeilikste teenstander ooit, Emanuel Augustus (3-34-6, 20 Uitklophoue). Augustus het die vorige aand aan 'n reünie deelgeneem “Ierse” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 Uitklophoue), vier een van die beste gevegte in die geskiedenis van die sport, wat op Julie plaasgevind het 13, 2001. Augustus het vasgehou vir die gevegte en het selfs in die ring gekom om aan te toon dat hy nog steeds dieselfde ponsvernuf het wat hom een van die vermaaklikste vegters van sy era gemaak het..
'Ons het uit hierdie toer geleer dat ons daar is met die beste spanne ter wêreld,”Het die hoofafrigter van Team USA, Billy Walsh, gesê. 'Span Ierland is baie goed, jong span. Ons gaan 'n goeie span hê om na Tokio te stuur (2020 Olimpiese Spele). Ek is trots op my span. Hulle het almal baie hard gewerk. Ons het nie van ons beste boksers gehad nie, omdat sommige aan 'n internasionale toernooi deelgeneem het 18-19-20 jariges wat ons sal uitmaak 2020 Olimpiese span. ”
Team Ireland het ook hul eie produksiespan gebring om al die aksies te verfilm vir diegene wat nie daar kon wees nie:
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Maart 22, 2018) – Last night’s third and final stop on USA Boxing’s 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour ended in a 4-4 draw at Downtown Manchester Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. Team USA won the team tour title, 2-0-1.
Team USA had won the first two duals of the tour in Boston and Springfield, onderskeidelik, deur tellings van 8-4 en 7-3.
“We learned from this tour that we’re right up there with the best teams in the world,” Team USA head coachBilly Walsh gesê. “Team Ireland is a very good, jong span. Ons gaan 'n goeie span hê om na Tokio te stuur (2020 Olimpiese Spele). Ek is trots op my span. Hulle het almal baie hard gewerk. Ons het nie van ons beste boksers gehad nie, omdat sommige aan 'n internasionale toernooi deelgeneem het 18-19-20 jariges wat ons sal uitmaak 2020 Olympic team.”
Team Ireland led last night’s team scoring, 4-3, going into the final match of the night, a super heavyweight rematch. Die 2016 Youth World Championships bronze medalistRichard Torrezonce again defeated there-time Irish National ChampionDean Gardiner,
Third time was the charm for Brooklyn middleweightNikita Ababiy, wat by die wenkolom ingebreek het met 'n 3-0 eenparige besluit oor Gerard Frans, om die Amerikaners se hoop lewend te hou om die eindtelling met 'n wedstryd oor te steek.
In 'n geveg tussen suidpoot weltergewigte, nege keer Ierse nasionale kampioen en bronsmedaljewenner van die Wêreldkampioenskap, Kieron Molloy het 'n 2-1 besluit verdeel Freudis Rojas, Jr., 'n 10-keer nasionale kampioen en 'n bronsmedaljewenner van die Wêreldbyeenkoms.
Ierse ligte weltergewig Kevin Ferguson het 'n 2-1 oordeel oorwinning oor ligter weltergewig in Kalifornië Charlie Sheey om aan Team Ireland 'n 3-2 voordeel.
Agtmalige Ierse nasionale kampioen en bronsmedaljewenner van die Europese kampioenskap Wayne Kelley het 'n 2-1 gesplete besluit teenoor Cincinnati ligte weltergewig Adrian Benton, die 13-keer nasionale kampioen wat sy debuut in die internasionale wedstryd maak.
In sy internasionale debuut, tweemalige VSA-bokskampioen James Browning het 'n 2-1 besluit oor Ierse liggewig Francis Cleary, 'n nege keer Ierse nasionale kampioen en 'n silwermedaljewenner van die Europese kampioenskap, in 'n baie vermaaklike liggewigwedstryd.
Moenie. 2-gegradeerde Amerikaanse middelgewig Leah Cooper het haar teenstander laat val, agt keer Nasionale Ierse nasionale kampioen en bronsmedaljewenner van die Europese kampioenskap Adolfe Burke, op pad na a 3-0 eenparige besluit.
Silwermedaljewenner van die wêreldkampioenskap Kellie Harrington verslaan liggewig Stacia Suttlesvir die tweede keer op die toer met dieselfde telling, 3-0, wat Team Ireland sy eerste voorsprong van die toer gegee het, al is dit tydelik, in gisteraand se toeropening.
In 'n Spesiale Manchester Lightweight -nuwelingklaswedstryd, Michael Correa (Manchester PAL) verslaan Abhisek Thapa (Titel Boks) toe die skeidsregter die wedstryd in die openingsronde stop.
Emanuel Augustus joins special guests Micky Ward & Steve Smoger to complete memorable fight
Maart 21 in Manchester, NH
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Maart 19, 2018) – Retired pro boxerEmanuel Augustus has confirmed his attendance this week at a USA Boxing-hosted reunion of the 2001 Stryd van die Jaar, associated with the final stop on the 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour festivities in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Die 2001 Fight of the Year was held July 13, 2001, at Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton, NH., and it is still considered one of the greatest matches ever broadcast on ESPN. “Ierse” Micky Wardwon an incredibly entertaining, back-and-forth junior welterweight match-up with “boxing cult” heroEmanuel Augustus, by way of a 10-round unanimous decision that was much closer than the judges’ scoring indicated (98-90, 96-91, 96-94).
“Ward versus Augustus was truly the event of the year in boxing and we’re so happy it was held right here in New Hampshire,” said Stephen, who has been in his position as chairman since 1974, “Micky was losing the fight until the later rounds. As the chairperson of he commission, I checked the judges’ scorecards after six or seven rounds and Micky was losing. Dan, Micky caught Augustus, dropped and really hurt him. He went on to win a great fight.”
The high-profile win positioned Ward for what turned out to be his epic Gatti trilogy, while Augustus went on to become one of the most dangerous, upset-minded opponents in boxing. Ward, Augustus and the third man in the ring that night, Hall of Fame refereeSteve Smoger, will host as USA Alumni Association event Tuesday, See. 20 at The Shaskeen Pub & Restaurant (909 Elm St. in Manchester), begin by 6 namiddag. EN.
The trio will also be joined by two others closely associated with the 2001 Stryd van die Jaar, Chairman of the New Hampshire Boxing and Wrestling Commission, Bobby Stephen, as well as International matchmaker, Eric Bottjer, who made the Ward-Augustus fight in 2001.
All five will also attend the USA Boxing Alumni Association event as well as the following night’s (See. 21) USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour finale at the Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire.
SPECIAL MANCHESTER AMATEUR BOXING MATCH ADDED
A special lightweight novice WILL open the competition, showcasing two Manchester amateur boxers, Abhisek Thapa (Titel Boksklub) en Michael Correa (Manchester PAL).
Presented by Corona Premium, the Manchester event will start at7 namiddag. EST, and it also serves as a fundraiser for another partner of the show, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club.
Kaartjies is redelik geprys teen $20.00 vir algemene toelating, $30 for reserved ringside seats, and available to purchase on Seacoast Ticket Agency’s website, www.seacoastticket.com, the official ticket distributor for the event.
“We’re so happy to have the USA-Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour here in Manchester,” Stephen added. “The talent on both squads is extraordinary. We’re honored to have these two teams here for this big event. It’s a credit to USA Boxing and (special events director) Al Valenti, who has done so much over the years for boxing in New Hampshire. Boxing was very popular here many years ago. People turned out in droves to attend the Golden Gloves. There’s a boxing resurgence and that’s so important to teach young people discipline, respect and conditioning that’s so needed today. These amateurs do their best for the love of boxing; they aren’t in it for money like professionals.
“Micky is honorable, a real nice person. It means a lot for local fans and boxers to meet him. We were fortunate to have him fight in New Hampshire on serval occasions and nobody who watched his fight Augustus or his trilogy withArturo Gattiwill never forget.”.
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USA vs. Ierland Bylae
Maart 21: Die Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, N.H.
Team USA middleweight Troy Isley was named Most Outstanding Boxer of the night
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Maart 16, 2018) – Team USA defeated Team Ireland, 7-3, gisteraand (Donderdag) on the second stop of the three-city 2018 USA vs. Ierland Noordooste Boxing Tour, at MassMutual Center MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.
Team USA defeated Team Ireland in team scoring, 8-4, last Monday in the first dual and it also clinched the team title last night, holding a 2-0 advantage with one more match-up to go in the series.
Donderdagnight’s final score was somewhat misleading, al, much more competitive than the final team score may indicate, as the first five matches ended in 2-1 split decisions, all in favor of Team USA.
Gifted California bantamweightMarc Castro won his second straight bout on this tour,defeating George Bates, 2-1, in die Fight of the Night.
Most Outstanding Boxer of the night, Virginia middleweightTroy Isley, die 2017 Elite World Championship bronze medalist, locked up the team victory and series clincher in the seventh match of the night with an up-close-and-personal unanimous decision over game Irish middleweightGerard Frans.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour concludesWoensdag, See. 21at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire. The action will commence at7:00 namiddag. ENfor up to 12 world-class amateur bouts, which will all be live streamed, verniet, op die webwerf VSA Boks se (www.usaboxing.org). Presented by Corona Premium and serving as a fundraiser for another partner of the show, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club, kaartjies is $20 vir algemene toelating, $30 for reserved ringside seats, and available to purchase on Seacoast Ticket Agency’s website, www.seacoastticket.com, the official ticket distributor for the event.
Irish heavyweightKiril Afganasevedged 2017 US National bronze medalistAdrian Tillman, 3-0, for the second consecutive time on this tour. The taller Afranasov was too strong inside, weer, for Tillman.
American light heavyweightKhalil Coedecisioned six-time Irish National championCaoimhin Hynesfor the second time in a row by the identical scoring, 3-0, by effectively using his superior height and reach advantage.
Eight-time Irish National Champion Brett McGinty avenged his opening night loss, winning a 2-1 decision against National AAU championNikita Ababiy.
Hotklou Paddy Donovangave Ireland its first win of the night, upsetting Cleveland welterweightQuinton Randall, 'n 2017 Elite World Championship team member, in the sixth match, by way of the first 3-0 unanimous decision of the evening.
2016 Jeug Wêreld Kampioen Delante “Tiger” Johnson took a split decision from Irish light welterweightKevin Ferguson, 2-1.
California light welterweightCharlie Sheehykept the American freight train rolling, taking a split decision from eight-time Irish National championWayne Kelly.
In a rematch of last Monday’s match, heavy-handed American welterweightOshae Jones, 'n 2017 Elite Women’s Continental Championships silver medalist, won a hard-fought split decision overGrainne Walshfor the second time in a row. Jones dropped Walsh in the opening round, but the Irish boxer battled back in another second spirited confrontation.
In the opening match of the evening, Virginia light welterweightAmelia Moore, in her first international bout, upset World Championships silver medalist lightweightKellie Harrington, 2-1.
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SPRINGFIELD RESULTS
Swaargewigte
Kiril Afanasev, Dublin, Ierland
WDEC (3-0)
Adrian Tillman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
LIG swaargewigte
Khalil Coe, Jersey, City, New Jersey, USA
WDEC (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, Ierland
Middleweights
Brett McGinty, Derry, Ierland
WDEC (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Troy Isley, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
WDEC (3-0)
Gerard Frans, Anrtim
WELTERWEIGHTS
Paddy Donovan, Limerick
WDEC (3-0)
Quinton Randall, Katy, Texas, USA
LIG WELTERWEIGHTS
Tiger Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
WDEC (2-1)
Kevin Ferguson, Atrium
Charlie Sheey, Brisbane, Kalifornië
WDEC (2-1)
Wayne Kelly, Laois, Ierland
Liggewigte
Marc Castro, Fresno, Kalifornië, USA
WDEC3 (2-1)
George Bates, Dublin
WOMEN WELTERWEIGHTS
Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio, USA
WDEC (2-1)
Grainne Walsh, Offaly, Ierland
VROUE LIGTEWIGTE
Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
WDEC (2-1)
Kellie Harrington, Dublin, Ierland
USA: 7 IERLAND: 3
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