 (L-R) – BJ Flores & Shumenov Beibu  |
Flores ndi mnyamata wa zolinga zonse: womenya nkhonya, wothirira ndemanga pa TV, ndi wophunzitsa.
Bambo ake, Ralph Flores, anali msilikali yemwe adapeza ndalama zake “nkhonya coaching mafupa” kudzera Kenny Adams, head coach wa 1988 Gulu la Olimpiki la Boxing la USA komanso wothandizira wothandizira zaka zinayi m'mbuyomu. Gulu la nkhonya la '88 USA Olympic Boxing linaphatikizapo Roy Jones, Jr., Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer, Andrew Maynard ndipo Kennedy McKinney.
BJ anayamba kupita ku masewera olimbitsa thupi ndi abambo ake ali ndi zaka zinayi. Agogo ake aamuna ndi mchimwene wake analinso osewera nkhonya. “Bambo anga sanali katswiri wankhonya, koma adaphunzira kuphunzitsa nkhonya pothandiza Kenny Adams,” BJ anafotokoza. “Anayamba kukonda nkhonya pamene akugwira ntchito ndi Kenny ndipo adaphunzira njira yake yophunzitsira nkhonya. Kenny akadali ngati agogo kwa ine.”
Flores nayenso ankakonda mpira ndipo adapatsidwa mwayi woti apite ku Brigham Young University. Anatenga zaka ziwiri kuchoka ku BYU kukatumikira mishoni ya Mpingo wa Otsatira a Masiku Otsiriza ku Mexico, kumene ankakhala m’dera lina losauka kwambiri ku Mexico ku Culiacan. Anayamba kuphunzitsidwa kumeneko mu masewero olimbitsa thupi omwewo kumene nthano Julio Cesar Chavez wophunzitsidwa ali mwana. Bayi, mpira.
Ngati kuti ankachita masewera womenya nkhonya, Flores anali wopambana 110-11 mbiri, zowonetseredwa ndi machitidwe a mendulo ya golide ku 1997 National Golden Gloves ndi 2000 Mayesero Akumadzulo, kuwonjezera pa 2001 & 2002 US Championships ngati heavyweight. Iye anali America yekha kupambana golide 2002 pa 4 Nations Tournament ku Alabama motsutsana ndi Germany, France ndi Australia.
Flores amayang'ana malo ogona pa 2004 USA Boxing Olympic Boxing Team, ndipo iye anali wopambana kwambiri, Komabe, adalandira mwayi kuchokera ku Main Events kuti akhale pro zomwe BJ adazifotokoza kuti ndizopindulitsa kwambiri kuti asasiye.
“Ntchito yokongoletsedwa ya BJ ngati osewera wankhonya, katswiri wankhonya, ndipo woulutsa nkhani amamuyika pagulu lapamwamba la Alumni a Boxing aku USA,” adatero Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “Zochitika zake zamtengo wapatali mkati ndi kunja kwa mphete zimakhala zitsanzo zabwino kwa mbadwo wotsatira wa akatswiri.”
Flores anamenyana mwaukadaulo kuchokera 2003 kuti 2018, kupanga cholimba 34-4-1 (21 Ko) mbiri, kuphatikiza zovuta zazikulu zitatu za mutu wa World, onse monga heavyweight ndi cruiserweight. Analanda maudindo asanu ndi atatu a zigawo, komanso mpikisano wa IBA ndi WBF World super cruiserweight.
Pa ntchito yake ya nkhonya, akuluakulu a pa network adapeza kuti anali katswiri wankhonya, komanso kuyankhula bwino, wokongola komanso wodziwa ndi kutumiza kosalala. Kuposa china chilichonse, adatha kuwononga omenyana ndi ndewu m'malo mongozindikira zomwe zidachitika, adalongosola chifukwa chake komanso zomwe zidzachitike kwa mafani akuwonera.
Maluwa’ kuswa monga wolengeza anabwera, malinga ndi BJ, pambuyo pake 2008 kulimbana ndi Darnell Wilson kukhala pa ESPN. “Ndinali a 4-1 underdog motsutsana ndi Wilson,” Flores anatero. “Anali akutuluka zigonjetso zisanu motsatizana ndipo tinali kumenyana kumudzi kwawo (Dover, Delaware). Anasankhidwa kukhala No. 2 ndipo ndinali No. 15. Analowa mu mphete atandinyamulira pilo, koma ndinamumenya 10 a 12 zipolopolo.
“Kenako ndinabweretsedwa ku studio za ESPN kuti ndikafunse mafunso. Masewera a nkhonya anali moyo wanga! Ndinagwira nawo ntchitoBrian Kenny ndipo nthawi yomweyo tinali ndi chemistry. Pofika kumapeto kwa chaka chimenecho, Ndinali wothirira ndemanga wa ESPN mu studio milungu itatu iliyonse.”
Flores adatha kulembedwa ntchito ngati katswiri wazofufuza 2012 ndipo adakhala gawo la PBC (Premier Maseŵera a nkhonya odziwa) gulu lowulutsa pa NBC. Anagwira ntchito ndi zimphona m'mafakitale a nkhonya ndi media monga Shuga Ray Leonard, Al Michaels ndipo Marv Albert.
Ngakhale Flores sanayimire dziko lake pa Masewera a Olimpiki, anali wofotokozera mtundu wa CBS Sports mu 2012 ndipo 2016. Akuyembekezera kuyimbanso nkhonya ya Olimpiki chaka chamawa pa CBS.
“Nthawi iliyonse yomwe mungaimire USA ndi mwayi waukulu komanso mwayi waukulu,” Flores anawonjezera. “Ndinayitana a 2012 Olympic (United Kingdom) ndipo mu 2016 (Brazil). Tidayitanira izi kuchokera ku studio, koma ndikufuna kuyitana ma Olympic a chaka chamawa kuchokera ku ringside ku Japan. Zimandisangalatsa. Palibe china chilichonse m'moyo chomwe chimandikhudza kwambiri motsutsana ndi Olimpiki.”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Adapangidwa kuti azitsogolera moyo wawo wonse, maubale opindulitsa pakati pa USA Boxing ndi alumni ake, –boxers, akuluakulu, makochi ndi okonda nkhonya — Alumni Association imagwirizanitsa mibadwo ya akatswiri, kulimbikitsa ndi kubwezera kwa akatswiri ankhonya amtsogolo a USA Boxing, mkati ndi kunja kwa mphete.
Bungwe la USA Boxing Alumni Association ndi lotseguka kwa aliyense amene ali ndi chikondi cha nkhonya ndipo angafune kukhala olumikizana ndi nkhonya za amateur.. Mamembala amapatsidwa mwayi wopita ku zochitika zosiyanasiyana zapadera zomwe zimachitidwa ndi Alumni Association, kuphatikiza madyerero ake apachaka a USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
Kulowa nawo Alumni Association, ingolembetsani pa alumni@usaboxing.org za a $40.00 pachaka ndalama umembala. Mamembala atsopano adzalandira T-shirt, key-chain ndi e-wallet.
Today, Flores ndi wolemba mphotho wopuma pantchito yemwe amakhala ku Arizona. Amapitabe kumasewera a nkhonya omwe amateur ku Las Vegas ndi California. Kwa miyezi isanu ndi umodzi yapitayo wakhala akuphunzitsa “Internet boxer” Jake Paul ndipo, kumene, BJ akadali wothirira ndemanga / wowunikira mitundu.
Pamene nkhonya amabwerera kwathunthu pa TV, BJ adzakhala wothirira ndemanga pamitundu ya The Impact Network, yomwe ikukonzekera kulimbikitsa ziwonetsero zitatu pamwezi.
Ochepa ochita masewera ankhonya omwe adakhala olengeza pawailesi yakanema nthawi yomweyo amamenya nawo ngati Flores. Ngakhale tsopano adachoka kunkhondo mpaka kuphunzitsa ngati mphunzitsi, akupitiriza kukhala m'modzi mwa akatswiri odziwa bwino nkhonya komanso otchuka. Osakayikira, BJ Flores ndi mnyamata wa zolinga zonse.
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