Sen. John McCain to be honored
Klasse av 2019 ceremonydenne fredagen at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Desember 11, 2019) -Senator John McCain will be posthumously presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport this Friday night at a special ceremony during the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the ongoing 2020 US-. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 National Championships at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Desember. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. Hall of Fame broadcasterAl Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes three Olympic gold-medalists, “Big” George Foreman, Mark Brelandog“Smokin’” Joe Frazier, as well as legendary coachesAl Mitchell ogRay Rodgers.
The late Sen. McCain boxed at the U.S. Naval Academy, where the 5’ 7” lightweight competed three years as a fearless boxer who reportedly always came forward, never reversing gears. In his final year, he managed the battalion boxing team to a brigade championship.
“Our family believes our father would accept this award graciously as a very high honor,” daughterMegan McCain said on behalf of the McCain family. “The courage, character and action needed to step into the ring is something he felt very strongly about.
“He learned many life lessons through boxing, including the value of fitness, disiplin, individual performance training and operating as part of a team. Boxers run up against opposition they have no idea how to attack or defend against, yet they figure it out and learn about themselves, as well as develop endurance during the process.”
“Senator McCain was a true ally to the sport, having personally understood the courage and risk-taking required from those who enter the ring,"SaChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. Throughout his career in politics, USA Boxing communicated with his office numerous times as part of a collaborative effort to safeguard the future of Olympic style, amatørboksing, and Senator McCain never hesitated to offer to do more for our athletes. For this and many other reasons, the USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to honoring his legacy this weekend.”
Confirmed special guests include 1988 OL-gullvinnerAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Tateog hans brorThomas, 1972 OlympianTim Dement, 2002 National Golden Gloves mesterJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championEric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championJohn Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ogStephensbrothers –Donald, Anthony ogJerry.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Laget for å forkjempe en livslang, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, inkludert mottakelsen i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.
KLASSE FOR 2017: The charter class was headed byMuhammad Ali ogEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders ogTom Coulter.
KLASSE FOR 2018: US-. Olympic Team medalists and world (profesjonell) mestereRoy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ogClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingEmanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.
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OM USA-BOKSING: Oppdraget til USA Boxing skal være å gjøre det mulig for USAs idrettsutøvere og trenere å oppnå vedvarende konkurransedyktighet, utvikle karakter, støtte boksesporten, og fremme og utvikle boksing i olympisk stil i USA. Ansvaret til USA Boxing er ikke bare å produsere OL-gull, men også overvåke og styre alle aspekter av amatørboksing i USA.