COLORADO SPRINGS, Volta. (Desembre 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception aquest divendres nit (Dec.) 8, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of the USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.

La recepció es fa conjuntament amb la 2017 Campionats nacionals d'elit i juvenil de boxa dels EUA i Open de preparació i júnior, Desembre. 5-9, també es va celebrar a Salt Lake City.

Creat per defensar tota la vida, relacions mútuament beneficioses entre USA Boxing i els seus antics alumnes, –boxejadors, funcionaris, entrenadors i aficionats a la boxa — L'Associació d'Antics Alumnes connecta generacions de campions, inspirar i retornar als futurs campions de boxa d'USA Boxing, dins i fora de l'anell de.

“The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and official who have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have all over for Olympic-style boxing,” explicada Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.”

“La Major” i “The Real Deal”, respectivament, Muhammad Ali i Evander Holyfield, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders i Tom Coulter, also being inducted as charter members.

The late Ali is the lone three-time lineal world heavyweight champion of all-time, who as an amateur (known then as Cassius Clay), va guanyar una medalla d'or a la 1960 Olympics in Rome.

Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. Al 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Holyfield won a bronze medal as a light heavyweight, after a he suffered a questionable disqualification in his semifinals match. A principis d'aquest any, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.

La 1993 USA Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Roosevelt coached the U.S. Marines boxing team in 1975-1978 i 1988-2000. He also served as assistant coach on the USA Olympic boxing teams in 1984 i 1992.

Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 any, continuing to conduct boxing clinics today around the glove. In addition to coaching the iconic 1988 USA Olympic boxing team, which captured eight individual medals, he was a consultant for the 1996 squad that won 14 meals. A national boxing champion at Syracuse University, Coulter also coaches the U.S. Army Boxing Team.

Incorporat al Saló de la Fama de la Boxa Internacional En Bernstein will serve as Master of ceremonies for Divendres de esdeveniment. “USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people ion a daily basis,” the voice of Showtime Boxing said,” and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization. I look forward to it.”.

Four Olympic medalists from Team USA will be in attendance: 1984 gold medalist Paul Gonzales, 1984 i 1988 silver medalists, respectivament, Virgil Hill i Miquel Carbajal, i 1972 bronze medalist Jessie Valdez.

Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 Olímpic Raúl Márquez, Àrbitre del Saló de la Fama Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. Flors, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“Irlandès” Micky Ward, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer i altres.

L'Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels Estats Units està oberta a qualsevol persona que tingui un amor per la boxa i vulgui mantenir-se connectat amb la boxa amateur.. Els membres tenen accés a una gran varietat d'esdeveniments especials organitzats per l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes, inclosa la recepció del Saló de la Fama de l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels EUA del divendres al vespre.

Per unir-se a l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes, només cal registrar-se a alumni@usaboxing.org per a $40.00 quota anual de soci. Els nous socis rebran una samarreta, clauer i cartera electrònica.