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Graham ug Torrez Jr. Pagdaog og Bulawan; Nakuha ni Coe ang Silver sa Finals sa 2019 Beach Tournament

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Ang Team USA Nagbiya sa Sofia, Bulgaria nga adunay walo ka medalya

Colorado Springs, Lap (Pebrero. 19, 2019) — Ang ika-70 nga edisyon sa Strandja Tournament natapos karong adlawa diin ang Team USA nakadaog og duha ka bulawan ug usa ka plata aron idugang sa lima ka bronze medals nga ilang nadaog sa semifinals kagahapon sa Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018 Ang Elite Women's World Championships bronze medalist Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) midugang og laing medalya sa iyang impresibong international resume human gipildi ang Sweden's Love Holgersson pinaagi sa split decision. Kini nagtimaan sa middleweights ikaupat nga internasyonal nga medalya sukad sa pagsugod sa 2018.

Super bug-at nga timbang Richard Torrez Jr.. (Tulare, Calif.) gisirad-an ang torneyo sa talagsaong paagi aron makakuha og laing internasyonal nga bulawang medalya. Gikuha ni Torrez ang tanang lima ka huwes’ mga kard sa host nga mga nasud nga si Petar Belberov aron makuha ang iyang ikaduhang elite nga internasyonal nga bulawan nga medalya. Sa pagtapos sa torneyo, Si Torrez maoy napili sa Boxers of the Tournament.

2018 breakout nga bituon Khalil Coe (Jersey City, N.J.) mikuha og silver medal human sa walkover nga kadaugan ni Imam Khataev sa Russia.

Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio), Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) ug Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Név.) nakaangkon og bronze alang sa Team USA sa semifinal bouts kagahapon.

Gisugdan sa Team USA ang torneyo sa 25 mga boksidor uban ni Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) nanguna sa delegasyon sa Amerika sa tibuok torneyo, kauban ang USA Boxing National Assistant Coach Kay Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Rasheen Ali (Cleveland, Ohio), Tim Balik (Cincinnati, Ohio), Kevin Benford (Cincinnati, Ohio), Joe Guzman (Tuboran, Calif.) ug Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Texas) nagsilbi sa coaching staff atol sa torneyo. Ang torneyo karong tuiga nahuman 300 boksingero gikan sa ibabaw 30 lain-laing mga nasud ang ningsaka sa ring.

Ang delegasyon mobalik sa Estados Unidos ugma.

Mahimo nimong tan-awon balik ang mga pasundayag sa Estados Unidos sa tibuok torneyo pinaagi sa pag-klik dinhi.

Mga Resulta sa Katapusan

75 kg: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo./USA, dis. labaw sa Gugma Holgersson/SWE, 3-2
81 kg: Si Imam Khataev/RUS nidaog pinaagi sa walkover Khalil Coe, Jersey City, N.J./USA, WO
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calif./USA, dis. ibabaw sa Petar Belberov/BUL, 5-0

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CLARESSA SHIELDS GINPULONG SA USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

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Naghatag ug dalan alang sa mga babayeng boksingero…..
Claressa Shields
“Pamilya ang USA Boxing!”
USA Boxing Alumni Association, klase sa 2018 Inductee

Colorado Springs, Lap. (Disyembre 3, 2018) – Duha ka higayon nga Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields dili lamang ang pagpanguna sa usa ka bag-ong balud sa boksing sa mga babaye, nahimo siyang tinuod nga sulondan sa dili maihap nga mga batan-on.

 

 

 

Ang Shields isulod sa USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame karong Biyernes sa gabii sa Salt Lake City, kauban sa Klase sa 2018 mga miyembro sa Roy Jones Jr.. ug, Andre Ward, ingon man ang ulahi Emanuel Stewartug Tom Cleary.

 

 

 

Ang ikaduha nga tinuig nga pagdawat sa Hall of Fame sa USA Boxing Alumni Association, gipahigayon inubanan sa 2018 USA Boxing Elite ug Youth National Championships ug Junior ug Prep Open, Disyembre 2-8, ipahigayon sa Disyembre 7, sa Radisson Hotel (215 S. Templo St.) sa Siyudad sa Salt Lake, Utah.

 

 

 

“Gibati nako nga gipasidunggan,” Naghisgot si Shields bahin sa pagpasulod sa USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Ako ra 23 mga tuig ug masulod sa USA Boxing Hall of Fame usa ka dakong dungog, pero shock pud ko. Nagtuo ko nga takus ako sa bisan unsang kadungganan, pero kabalo ko nga naay time, ug ako kanunay naghunahuna nga ako ibutang sa Hall of Fame sa edad 40 o 50. Kini usa ka dako nga butang alang kanako ug gibati nako nga gipasidunggan. Ang paghisgot sa akong ngalan kauban ang mga ngalan sa mga bantugan sama nila Andre Ward ug Roy Jones nakapadasig gyud nako. Mibati kog pribilehiyo!”

 

 

 

Ang garbo ni Flint, Michigan, Malampuson na nga na-parlay ni Shields ang iyang amateur nga kalampusan sa propesyonal nga ranggo, diin siya 7-0 (2), ug ang naghari nahiusa (IBF, WBA & WBC) sa kalibutan middleweight champion.

 

 

 

Gitapos ni Shields ang iyang amateur nga karera sa usa ka talagsaon 77-1 (18 KOs) nga rekord, gipasiugda sa iyang Olympic gold-medal-performances sa 2012 ug 2016. Wala na siya mapildi sa ring sukad niadto 2012, sa diha nga Savannah Marshall (England) midaog sa puntos, 14-8, sa World Championships sa China.

 

 

 

“Ang USA Boxing miabut sa akong kinabuhi isip duha ka higayon nga Junior Olympic champion,” Gipasabot ni Claressa ang iyang relasyon sa USA Boxing. “Importante kaayo ang tabang gikan sa USA Boxing: Nakamatikod lang kanako isip usa ka batan-ong atleta ug nahibal-an nga ako mahimong usa ka kusgan nga batan-ong babaye nga magrepresentar sa USA sa umaabot; nga pagatiguman Julie Goldsticker, kinsa usa ka panalangin alang kanako ingon nga siya mitabang kanako sa usa ka daghan sa usa ka tin-edyer, ug naa lang si Coach Abdullah, coach Al Mitchell, ug coach Gloria Peek tudloi kog lain-laing mga estilo ug unsaon paggamit sa tanan nakong mga hiyas. Ang USA Boxing mipanalangin kanako og daghang kahibalo ug tibuok kinabuhi nga panaghigalaay uban sa tanan nakong mga kauban sa Olympic ug mga coach sa Olympic.. Akong paboritong coach, Kay Koroma, literal nga nag-uban kanako sa tibuok nga dalan 2015-2016, pagtabang kanako sa gawas sa singsing uban sa tambag ug sa sulod sa singsing.”

 

 

 

Ang Shields usa sa mga nagmaneho nga pwersa sa boksing sa mga babaye karon, nga nagdala sa sulo nga gitunol sa mga Amerikanong babaye nga mga pioneer sa boksing sama sa Christy Martin, Laila Ali ug uban pa.

 

 

 

“Adunay dakong kausaban nga nahitabo karon — kanako, Mikaela Mayer, Franchon Crews, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano ug pipila ka mga babaye ang nagdala sa sulo alang sa boksing sa mga babaye karon,” Gipasabot ni Shields. “Madasig ang pag-uswag, matag network adunay away sa mga babaye sa telebisyon karong tuiga, labi na sa Showtime, diin upat ka beses nako na-boxing ang main event. Mahimong layo ang boksing sa mga babaye. Nagtuo ko nga moabot ang adlaw nga mabayran ta og minilyon sama sa mga lalaki.”

 

 

 

Pinaagi sa pag-abli sa mga pultahan ug pagguba sa mga babag, Si Claressa nahimong tinuod nga sulondan sa mga batan-on sa tibuok kalibotan, sulod ug gawas sa boksing.

 

 

 

“Nindot sa feeling nga mahimong role model ka nila (mga babaye), ug alang usab sa daghang mga lalaki nga boksidor,” Gipahibalo ni Shields. “Ang boksing naa sa lahi nga panahon ug gusto lang nako nga mas sayon ​​​​alang sa mga babaye nga moabut, busa sa dihang sila nahimong pro, ang boksing mas duol sa pagkaparehas.”

 

 

 

“Si Claressa adunay usa sa labing kadaghan nga istorya sa kasaysayan sa amateur boxing,” miingon Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Iyang drive, pasalig, talento, ug ang kinaiya naghimo kaniya nga usa ka USA Boxing ug Olympic champion, nagbilin ug kabilin nga molungtad sa taas kaayong panahon. Usa siya ka trailblazer sa boksing sa kababayen-an ug gitukod ang iyang lugar isip usa sa labing impluwensyal nga mga miyembro sa USA Boxing Alumni sa tanang panahon.. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank her for inspiring the amateur boxing community and serving as a great role model for the next generation of champions.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Gibuhat aron kampeon sa tibuok kinabuhi, mutually beneficial nga relasyon tali sa USA Boxing ug sa alumni niini, –boxers, mga opisyal, coach ug boxing fans — Ang Alumni Association nagkonektar sa mga henerasyon sa mga kampeon, makapadasig ug naghatag balik sa umaabot nga boxing champion sa USA Boxing, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing.

 

 

 

Ang USA Boxing Alumni Association bukas sa bisan kinsa nga adunay gugma sa boksing ug gusto nga magpabilin nga konektado sa amateur boxing. Ang mga miyembro gihatagan og access sa usa ka halapad nga lainlain nga espesyal nga mga panghitabo nga gi-host sa Alumni Association, lakip ang pagdawat sa Hall of Fame sa USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

 

 

Aron makaapil sa Alumni Association, magparehistro lang sa alumni@usaboxing.org para sa a $40.00 kada tuig nga membership fee. Ang mga bag-ong miyembro makadawat og T-shirt, keychain ug e-wallet.

 

 

 

 

Despite all the honors and accolades, she has so richly received, Shields hasn’t forgotten where it all started, and she’s still actively involved in USA Boxing.

 

 

 

“I keep in contact with a lot of the female athletes and give them advice if they ask me,” Claressa added. “I also went to Colorado for five days to be a motivator and keynote speaker for the Next Olympic Hopeful. After my career is over in about 15 ka tuig, I want to be a boxing trainer and lead the women’s team to more Olympic gold medals, if given the opportunity. I also want to be a school teacher and a counselor for youth.”

 

 

 

Ang mga taming, Subo, dili makatambong sa salo-salo sa Hall of Fame karong Biyernes sa gabii tungod kay anaa siya sa lawom nga pagbansay alang sa iyang pagdepensa sa mga titulo karong Sabado sa gabii sa HBO, live gikan sa StubHub Center sa Carson, California, batok sa Fenmke Hermans (9-1).

 

 

 

“Ikasubo,” Gitapos ni Shields, “Dili ko makaadto pero, kung naa ko, Moingon ko: Salamat sa USA Boxing sa pagsalig kanako sa edad nga 16. Usa ka kadungganan ang pagrepresentar sa Amerika, dili lang kausa kondili duha ka higayon sa Olympics! Nagpasalamat ko ni Coach Billy (Walsh) sa paghimo kanako sa pagkalot sa lawom, pinaagi sa pag-atubang sa iyang Irish nga mga paagi ug mga komedya, alang usab sa pagbag-o sa kultura sa USA Boxing. Espesyal nga pasalamat ni coach Kay, usab, Dili nako maihap sa akong mga kamot kung pila ka adlaw ang among gibansay 1 sa buntag, kapila nako nanuktok sa iyang kwarto ug nidagan, kapila na niya gikuha akong phone kay naghilak ko or naay problema sa pamilya. Siya ang coach nga akong masulti sa tanan, ug gibendisyonan pud ko niya sa iyang kaalam sa boksing ug gipafeel nako kanunay nga luwas sa akong kaugalingon kung naa siya sa suok. Ang USA Boxing dili lang kawani – Pamilya ang USA Boxing! Bisan tuod ako adunay pipila ka mga pulong uban sa Matthew Johnson ug uban pang kawani, Nagpasalamat ko nila sa pagkatig-a nako ug pagsiguro nga akong gidumala ang akong mga responsibilidad. Gugma sa tanang kawani sa USA Boxing, Nagpasalamat gyud ko.”

 

 

 

Ang Claressa Shields labaw pa sa kampeon sa kalibutan ug Olympian, class act man siya, eksakto kung unsa ang gikinahanglan kaayo karon.

 

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USA Boxing National Championships mobalik sa Salt Lake City Sunod Semana

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Labaw pa kay sa 700 of the top amateur boxers in the United States will box for National Titles
Colorado Springs, Lap. (Nobyembre. 27, 2018) — USA Boxing’s Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open returns to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah for the second consecutive year, Dec. 1-8.

 

 

 

Labaw pa kay sa 700 of the nation’s best boxers, aged 8 sa 40, will step into the ring beginning Dec. 4 looking for their chance to win a national title. This year’s tournament will also serve as the first qualifier to the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing for those boxers in the elite division (19-40).

 

 

 

Winners in the junior (15-16), youth (17-18) and elite division will earn spots on USA Boxing’s High Performance Squad, which will give them the opportunity to attend training camps at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., as well as represent Team USA in international competition in 2019. Boxers in the prep divisions (8-14) will earn valuable ranking points for the next year.

 

 

 

“We are looking forward to returning to Salt Lake City for another year of amazing boxing,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee. “These championships are an important step towards qualifying to Team USA and their chance to try and qualify to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as well as earn a place on our high-performance squad for our younger boxers.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing will kick off the week-long tournament with a press conference on Monday, Dec. 3 in Room 155 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Local Utah boxers, World Championship medalists, as well as alumni of USA Boxing are expected to speak. A list of speakers will be announced closer to the day of the press conference.

 

 

 

Boxing will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 4 with two sessions, noon and 6:00 sa gabii, and will be free to the public until finals. Two sessions will continue through Thursday, Dec. 6, with Friday, Dec. 7 having just one noon session. The championships will conclude with the junior and youth finals beginning at 3:00 sa gabii, followed by the elite championship bouts starting at 6:00 sa gabii. Tickets will be available for purchase throughout the week at the venue or at the door prior to the start of the finals.

 

 

 

USA Boxing and the USA Boxing Alumni Association will also host its second annual Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Templo St.) sa Biyernes, Disyembre 7. Bisitaha teamusa.org/usa-boxing/alumni alang sa dugang nga impormasyon.

 

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World Class nga referee….. Tom Cleary USA Boxing Alumni Association, klase sa 2018 Inductee

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Colorado Springs, Lap. (Nobyembre 12, 2018) – Ang ulahi Tom Cleary mao ang usa sa labing respetado nga mga referee sa kalibutan sa panahon sa iyang bantog nga karera. Miapil siya sa usa ka pinili nga grupo sa Klase sa 2018 nasulod sa USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

Ang ikaduha nga tinuig nga pagdawat sa Hall of Fame sa USA Boxing Alumni Association, gipahigayon inubanan sa 2018 USA Boxing Elite ug Youth National Championships ug Junior ug Prep Open, Disyembre 2-8, ipahigayon sa Disyembre 7, sa Radisson Hotel (215 S. Templo St.) sa Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

Dugang sa Cleary, sa Class sa 2018 naglakip usab sa U.S. Mga medalya sa Olympic Team ug kalibutan (propesyonal nga) mga kampeon Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ug Claressa Shields, ingon man sa miaging USA Boxing National Director sa Coaching, sa ulahing bahin sa Emanuel Piniyalan.

 

 

 

Ang charter class nga gi-induct sa miaging tuig naglakip Muhammad Ali ug Evander Holyfield, ingon man mga beteranong coach Roosevelt Sanders ug Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

Usa ka dugay nang residente sa Westchester, Ohio, Si Cleary usa ka miyembro sa USA Boxing sukad niadto 1982, ug nagserbisyo siya isip Chief of Officials para sa National Collegiate Boxing Association gikan sa 2002 hangtod sa iyang paglabay sa Mayo 21, 2017.

 

 

 

Nag refere siya 12 lain-laing mga nasud, sa upat ka kontinente, isip International Official nga gi-assign sa AIBA. Nakakuha si Tom og three-star nga rating ug napili siya nga motrabaho sa World Series of Boxing.

 

 

 

“Ang dedikasyon ni Tom sa amateur boxing ug respeto nga iyang nakuha gikan sa mga boksidor, ang mga coaches ug kaubang mga opisyal walay ikaduha,” miingon Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Ang Alumni Association hugot nga nag-endorso sa iyang kaso alang sa Hall of Fame, ug ang iyang induction nadawat sa mga suod niya, ingon man ang tibuok amateur boxing community. Ang pasalig ni Tom sa pagserbisyo sa USA Boxing naghatag usa ka maayong panig-ingnan alang kanatong tanan ug dili kami mapasigarbuhon nga tawgon siya nga miyembro sa klase sa Hall of Fame karong tuiga.”

 

 

 

Wala gayud makalimot si Tom kon diin siya gikan, nagpahinungod sa dili maihap nga mga oras sa mga batan-on sa Cincinnati, agig dugang sa pagtabang sa mga boxing club nga modagan nga epektibo sa tibuok niyang komunidad sulod sa kapin sa quarter-century.

 

 

 

Ang 2017 Opisyal sa NCBA sa Tuig, Si Tom nagtrabaho sa lokal, rehiyonal, nasyonal, Internasyonal, kalibutan ug Olympic nga lebel sa boksing. Ang mga highlight naglakip sa pagtrabaho sa daghang U.S. National Championships, upat ka U.S. Olympic Pagsulay (2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012) ug ang mga 2007 World Championships sa Chicago.

 

 

 

“Sa bata pa ko nga coach sa Air Force Academy,” USA Boxing coach Ed Weichers mikomentaryo, “kinahanglan namong ilisan ang usa ka top notch referee sa AIBA nga moretiro na. Gipangita namo ang usa ka kuwalipikado kaayo nga tawo ug girekomenda si Tom Cleary. Migawas siya sa sunod 25 tuig nga tul-id. Si Tom usa sa labing maayo nga mga referee. Nag-atiman siya pag-ayo sa kaluwasan sa mga boksidor ug si Tom usa usab ka bililhon nga magtutudlo.

 

 

 

“Si Tom usa ka talagsaon nga tawo nga gihigugma sa tanan. Nagdumala siya sa mga klinika sa referee sa Estados Unidos ug kanunay nga nagtabang sa mga nanginahanglan, mga batan-on ug mga hamtong. Ang trabaho ni Tom sa lugar sa Cincinnati nakaimpluwensya sa daghang mga boksingero ug mga coach sa labaw pa sa 25 ka tuig. Gimingaw kaayo mi niya.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

Gibuhat aron kampeon sa tibuok kinabuhi, mutually beneficial nga relasyon tali sa USA Boxing ug sa alumni niini, –boxers, mga opisyal, coach ug boxing fans — Ang Alumni Association nagkonektar sa mga henerasyon sa mga kampeon, makapadasig ug naghatag balik sa umaabot nga boxing champion sa USA Boxing, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing.

 

 

 

Ang USA Boxing Alumni Association bukas sa bisan kinsa nga adunay gugma sa boksing ug gusto nga magpabilin nga konektado sa amateur boxing. Ang mga miyembro gihatagan og access sa usa ka halapad nga lainlain nga espesyal nga mga panghitabo nga gi-host sa Alumni Association, lakip ang pagdawat sa Hall of Fame sa USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

 

 

Aron makaapil sa Alumni Association, magparehistro lang sa alumni@usaboxing.org para sa a $40.00 kada tuig nga membership fee. Ang mga bag-ong miyembro makadawat og T-shirt, keychain ug e-wallet.

 

 

 

 

Si Tom nabilin sa iyang asawa, Diane, ilang duha ka anak ug walo ka apo.

 

 

 

Ang pagpangulo ug mentor-ship ni Tom Cleary nakadasig sa tanan nga swerte nga nahimamat siya. Giatiman niya pag-ayo ang mga boksidor nga iyang giambitan sa singsing, pagtanyag ug mga pulong sa tambag kaniadto, sa panahon ug pagkahuman sa mga away.

 

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Large turnout for recent 1st USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering on West Coast

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A good time was had by all who attended the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association on the West Coast

 

 

Colorado Springs, Lap. (Oktubre 9, 2018) – A large group of past and present amateur boxers, as well as others involved in the sport, recently turned out in force for the first USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering on the West Coast.

 

The inaugural West Coast gathering of the USA Boxing Alumni Association, held at Fortune Gym in Hollywood (Los Angeles), resulted in memorable storytelling, welcome reunions, even between past foes, in addition to a substantial increase in membership ranks.

 

In addition to longtime amateur boxing supporter, actor/singer Frank Stallone, along with the Godmother of amateur boxing, Melanie Ley, attending past and present boxers and trainers included Mickey nga say, Alex Ramos, Maureen Shea, Ronnie Essett, Paul Banke, Jorge Hawley, Les Fabri, Frank Vassar, Don Deverges, Michael and Anna Keopuhiwa, Zachary Padilla, Lenny Gargaliano, Tony Lesbeur, Felix Nance, Derrickug Vince Hudson, Rudy Garza, Justine Fortune, Alan Santana, Willie Tubbs, Randy Crippen, Alan Santana, Jacquie Richardson, Steven Stokes, Manny Salcido, Jason and Jeremy Williams, Mike Simms, Jeff Bumpus, current Team USA heavyweight Richard Torres (Tulare, SAMA), ug 2018 Youth World Champion and Los Angeles local Iyana Verduzco. 1984 Olympic Gold medalist sa Henry Tilman was also in attendance and registered as a new Alumni Association member.

 

 

 

USA Boxing board advisor and fighter liaison, “Iceman” Juan Scully, was responsible for recruiting most of the attendees.

 

 

 

“The USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering in Hollywood fully demonstrated our mission: Connecting Generations of Champions,” said attendee Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “While former opponents reunited after exiting the ring decades ago, two of today’s champions and Team USA members, Richard Torres and Roxy Verduzco, were proudly recognized for their recent success. The Alumni Association wants to thank Fortune Gym for hosting this gathering, and we look forward to connecting with our West Coast members at future events.”

 

 

 

Gibuhat aron kampeon sa tibuok kinabuhi, mutually beneficial nga relasyon tali sa USA Boxing ug sa alumni niini, –boxers, mga opisyal, coach ug boxing fans — the Alumni Association connects generations of champions, makapadasig ug naghatag balik sa umaabot nga boxing champion sa USA Boxing, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing.

 

 

 

Ang USA Boxing Alumni Association bukas sa bisan kinsa nga adunay gugma sa boksing ug gusto nga magpabilin nga konektado sa amateur boxing. Ang mga miyembro gihatagan og access sa usa ka halapad nga lainlain nga espesyal nga mga panghitabo nga gi-host sa Alumni Association, lakip ang pagdawat sa Hall of Fame sa USA Boxing Alumni Association sa Biyernes sa gabii.

 

 

 

To join the USA Boxing Alumni Association, magparehistro lang sa alumni@usaboxing.org para sa a $40.00 kada tuig nga membership fee. Ang mga bag-ong miyembro makadawat og T-shirt, keychain ug e-wallet.

 

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Houston featherweight Roma Martinez represents next wave of USA female boxers

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Out to make statement at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

Oct. 6-18 sa Argentina

 

Colorado Springs, Lap. (Oktubre 8, 2018) — Houston featherweight Roma Martinez, who represents the next wave of USA female boxers, is currently In Argentina to make a statement at the ongoing Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.

 

 

The Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 continues through Oct. 18 at Parque Polidesportivo Roca in Argentina.

 

 

 

The 18-year-old Martinez started boxing six years ago, when her step-father came into her life, taking her to a local boxing gym to help keep her out of potential trouble, as well to defend herself.

 

 

 

She is an online student at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, planning to major in business, and Roma has been able to balance her busy schedule for a simple reason. “I don’t have much of a social life,” she admitted, “so it’s easy for me to train and study.”
 

 

Argentina is the second foreign country she’s traveled to having competed last November in India. Although she has a relatively limited amateur career, Martinez has managed to capture top honors at six national events: 2016 USA Boxing Nationals, 2014 & 2015 Batte lf the Universe, 20-15 Women’s Golden Glove, 2-15 Junior Olympics Nationals, ug 2014 Brown Gloves.

 

 

 

Like many of her Team USA teammates, in addition to opponents from all over the world, Roma hopes she can parlay an impressive performance in Buenos Aires to improve her chances to eventually qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

 

 

 

“The Youth Olympics is the biggest thing in my career because I hope to compete in the 2020 Olympics,” Martinez said. “The Youth Olympics is almost as big as the Olympics, only younger athletes compete. I take things one day at a time, but I do have goals to make the Olympics, win a gold medal, and then turn pro and win a world title.

 

 

“This is my last youth competition. This December I will move up to Elite Division. There will be a difference in age (of her opponents) and more international competition, but I need that experience to reach my goals.”

 

 

 

Roma, she says, is a technical boxer who occasionally brings pressure. Her favorite boxer is the great “Sugar” Ray Leonard and she looks up to Nicola Adams (2012 & 2016 Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain) ug Mikaela Mayer (2016 USA nga Olympian). Roma has taken advantage of sparring sessions with Adams and Mayer, sa tinagsa, in Houston and Colorado Springs.

 

 

 

Martinez believes female boxing is on the upswing and she looks forward to its future. “The more top female boxers will mean bigger things for us,” Martinez added, “We’ll get more TV time and make more money.”

 

 

 

Roma credits USA Boxing for her learning how to be disciplined and she’s grateful for the outstanding coaching she’s received. Martinez plans to travel a lot in the future and when she earns her business degree, Roma is determined to use it to her advantage, owning a restaurant and, lagmit, a gym so that she can remain in boxing after she hangs up her gloves way down the road.

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2018 Eastern Elite qualifier & Regional Open Championships adunay Kinadak turnout sa USA Boxing Kasaysayan

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Oct. 8, 2018) — Ang 2018 Eastern Elite qualifier & Regional Open Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. will begin tonight with the largest turnout in USA Boxing national tournament history.

 

 

 

After check-in and general weigh-in, a total of 834 boxers and 550 boxers will take part in the weeklong national tournament at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

 

 

 

“We have seen our national tournaments continually grow each event,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee. “Tungod kay 2017, USA Boxing has been providing extra opportunities with our regional qualifying tournaments for all boxers, aged 8-40, to step onto the national stage and box the best in the nation.”

 

 

 

This marks the second year the Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open has been held in Chattanooga, which saw a total of 645 boxers and 307 coaches participate last year. The first regional qualifying tournament, ang 2017 Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open in Albuquerque, N.M., had 302 boxers and 102 coaches and the 2018 edition had 719 boxers and 482 coaches attend.

 

 

 

With the large turnout in Chattanooga, the opening days of the event will include the addition of a fifth ring to hold the increased number of bouts.

 

 

 

USA Boxing will be providing a free live stream throughout the tournament, which can be found dinhi.

 

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Otha Jones III competing at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

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Straight outta Toledo….
Oct. 6-18 sa Argentina

Colorado Springs, Lap. (Oktubre 4, 2018) – Two-time USA National Champion Otha Jones III is heading to Argentina tomorrow to make a statement at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Oktubre 6-18 in Parque Polidesportivo Roca.

 

 

 

Jones is from the new home of amateur boxing champions, Toledo, Ohio, where the 18-year-old Jones is also making a difference in his community, especially after his brother was shot and killed a few weeks ago while he was riding a bike.

 

 

 

Otha first got interested in boxing after watching a YouTube boxing sensation. “I thought that was cool,” light welterweight Jones explained, “so I asked my father to take me to a gym. I soon learned that I was good at it, worked hard, and now I’m heading to the Youth Olympics.

 

 

 

“Fighters at all the gyms in Toledo help each other out. (2017 USA Nationals heavyweight champion) Jared Anderson is my best friend. The first year we trained at the same gym, but I never sparred with him (pagkatawa), because he’s too big for me. We’re at different gyms now. Six Toledo boxers, five of my teammates, are in the USA Boxing program, including my sister, (welterweight) Oshae Jones, who is on the women’s Elite team competing right now in Spain. We all push each other to the limit.”

 

 

 

In addition to capturing gold at the last two USA National Championships, he also won top honors at the 2018 Youth Continental Championships, plus a silver medal at the 2018 Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament.

 

 

 

Self-described as an unorthodox boxer-puncher, Jones says he, “Throws punches from all angles. I can box well or sit and fight if I have to.”

 

 

 

Jones, who has a 267-11 amateur nga rekord, has already traveled and competed in Bulgaria, Hungary and Russia. He’s looking forward to experiencing Argentina, where he will live and train for two weeks in an Olympic village atmosphere.

 

 

 

“Making it this far to the Youth Olympic, so far, is the highlight of my career,” siya miingon. “I love traveling to different countries to experience and learn about new cultures. My goal is to fight at the 2020 Olympics in Japan and win a gold medal. I need to improve my skills; punch harder and place my punches better.

 

 

 

“After the Olympics, I plan to turn pro. I want to move my family out of the ghetto and get better clothes and meals for everyone.

 

 

 

“I own the Soul City Gym with my brother and dad. A lot of kids in Toledo have nothing to do. We go on social media to tell these kids to come by the gym to get in shape. We are part of a program that feeds these kids. We feel that, the less time on the street, we can help stop the violence, like my brother being killed. We’re trying to get kids off the streets and in the gym.”

 

 

Otha Jones III (blue)

 

 

 

 

Jones also noted that he really enjoys training in Colorado Springs, not only because of the outstanding facilities and coaching, but for his peace of mind.

 

 

 

“I thought I was in top shape training in Toledo,” Jones added, “but you come here, and the air is different. After training at sea level, you get tired training here. I love it here. There are so many nice buildings and facilities, it’s like a small city, only without crime. I can be myself here.”

 

 

 

Otha Jones, III is making an impact in and out of the ring, whether he’s at home in Toledo, training in Colorado Springs, or competing around the world.

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Los Angeles flyweight Heaven Garcia Fighting for another gold medal at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

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Heaven can’t wait….
Oct. 6-18 sa Argentina
Colorado Springs, Lap. (Oktubre 2, 2018) — Los Angeles flyweight Heaven Garcia is on a mission to become only the third American boxer, second female, to capture gold medals at the Youth World Championships and upcoming Youth Olympics during the same year, joining Shakur Stevenson ug Jajairia Gonzales, who both accomplished this rare feat in 2014.
 

 

The Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 will be held Oct. 6-18 at Parque Polidesportivo Roca in Argentina.

 

 

Garcia explained that her unusual first name is the result of her father being told he could never have children and upon her birth, he felt it was a miracle, aptly naming her, Langit.

 

 

 

 

Heaven started boxing when she was eight. “After a week,” Garcia said, “I fell in love with boxing. I never played any other sports.

 

 

 

“My short-range goal in boxing is to win my second gold medal at the Youth Olympics. Long-range is to qualify and win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics, and then turn pro and become world champion.”

 

 

 

The 18-year-old Garcia, nga usa ka 2015 Junior World Champion, avenged her quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdraimova at last year’s Youth World Championships, winning the rematch with a 3-2 decision in the semifinals of the 2018 Youth World Championships final. Garcia picked up her second World title with her 4-1 split decision victory over India’s Anamika

 

 

 

Garcia doesn’t consider herself a pure boxer or devastating puncher, at least at this stage of her relatively young boxing career. “I’m a fighter who goes forward,” she noted. “I pressure my opponent, go to the body a lot, and hit her when the right spot is there.”

 

 

 

Garcia will be ending her youth career at this month’s Youth Olympics, after which she will move up to become an Elite boxer. “I feel I’m ready for the Elites,” Heaven remarked. “Every step I take is to progress.

 

 

 

“I’ve had a good year,” she admitted. (she also won a gold medal at this year’s Youth Continental Championships) “I’ve also traveled to Taiwan, Hungary and now Argentina.”

 

 

 

Heaven can’t wait to capture her third gold medal at a 2018 International tournament.

 

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USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist JESSE VALDEZ

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(L-R) – Austin Trout, Jesse Valdez, Raphael Marquez and B.J. Bulak

Colorado Springs, Lap. (Oktubre 5, 2018) — 1972 Olympic bronze medalist Jesse Valdez, who was an outstanding amateur boxer, never turned pro because he chose security for his family rather than take a risk and parlay his amateur pedigree into a prize fighting career.

 

 

 

Valdez first went to the local Boys’ Club when he was 11. The youngest of seven children in a low-income family, headed by his single mother, in which the kids all slept in one bedroom, girls in a bed, boys on the floor, sharing space with cockroaches.

 

 

 

“I started going to the club and I guess I did well because I started beating older and bigger guys,” Valdez remembered. One day a coach asked me if I was interested in learning how to box. Sa 11, USA Boxing people were interested in me, not me the boxer, and they always gave me guidance. Because of my background, I knew I wouldn’t be going to college, and these people helped me and gave me guidance.

 

 

 

Sa 1964, 16-year-old Valdez upset Olympic bronze medalist Quincey Daniels at the National AAU Championship in the welterweight division, and later that year he qualitied for the U.S. Olympic Team as an alternate. Valdez captured a gold medal at the1967 National Golden Gloves in the light middleweight weight class and he added a bronze medal from the prestigious Pan-American Games.

 

 

 

“I wanted to be a better boxer and that (defeating Daniels) also helped me become a better person. I had never traveled outside of Texas before then. I went to the Regionals and Nationals and then I was asked if I wanted to go to East Africa. All I knew about Africa was Tarzan, Jane and Cheetah. In high school, I was offered college scholarships, but my grades were bad because I spent more time out than in school. I didn’t have a father figure.”

 

 

 

While he served in the U.S. Air Force, Valdez won a gold medal at the 1970 National AAU Championship as a light middleweight and two years later, he became the 1972 National Golden Gloves welterweight champion. A USA Olympic Team alternate for the second time in 1968, the third time was the charm for Valdez, who qualified for the 1972 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team by defeating future world champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

 

 

 

“My dream came true in 1964,” Valdez noted. “I was a USA Olympic Team alternate in 1964 and again in 1968. But in 1972, I wanted to win a gold medal, even though I ended up with bronze.”

 

 

 

Valdez became a household name in America because his Olympic fights in Munich, Germany, aired live on ABC Wide World of Sports, the award-winning Saturday afternoon show during the seventies, when legendary announcer Howard Cosell took a shine to Valdez. Subo nga, Jessie was eliminated in the semifinals by the eventual gold medalist, Emilio Correa, by way of a controversial decision, and Jesse settled for a bronze medal.

 

 

 

Ang 1972 Olympics, Apan, is sadly remembered for the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group, Black September.

 

 

 

“The Olympic village was built in a circle,” Valdez explained. “There were athletes everywhere from all around the world. My roommate and I had a routine after eating. We walked to digest our food and that night we started to walk, when guards with guns and rifles wouldn’t let anybody go past them. We didn’t know why and didn’t speak German. We then asked our coaches what had happened, and they said people were shot that afternoon. Ulahi, we saw what happened on television.

 

 

 

“I was team captain and all the captains from every sport were asked what the athletes wanted to do, continue (competing) or go home. We decided to go on because, if we had stopped, that’s what they (terrorists) wanted. The Olympics were halted one day for a memorial recognizing those who had died.”

 

 

TEAM USA vs. TEAM GERMANY, Oct. 6 & 12 in CHATTANOOGA

 

 

 

Team USA and Team Germany, two of the world’s top amateur boxing programs, will meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for two separate duels taking place Saturday, Oktubre 6 and Friday, Oct. 12, at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

 

 

 

The duels will feature some of the top male and female elite boxers as they prepare for the lead up to the Olympics in 2020. The two events will take place alongside this year’s Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 boxers, aged 8-40, compete from Oct. 8-13.

 

 

 

 

After the 1972 Olympics, promoters lined-up to offer Valdez a pro contract, but he quickly turned down all offers having other options as well. He could have remained in the Air Force and been a coach. Inay, he accepted an offer from a Houston television station that wanted to benefit from hiring the Olympic bronze medalist returning home. Valdez became a reporter and the station’s ratings immediately went up, but other reporters became jealous and that became a problem for Jesse. Sa una, he contemplated a return to the Air Force, but Valdez liked working in television and he became a photo journalist until he retired in 2005.

 

 

 

Why not take advantage of his fame as an Olympic bronze medalist and turn pro?

 

 

 

“Sa diha nga ako sa 14 o 15 there were pros training at the gym I went to after school,” Valdez explained, “There was one professional boxer there I really liked and looked up to. He was a world champion, who will remain nameless, and I watched him work out. I’ll never forget, he asked me if he could borrow $1.00. I didn’t even have a nickel and that really opened my eyes. Here was a world champion asking me for money. It stuck in my mind. I took a job as a reporter because I really needed (medical) benefits.

 

 

 

“I try to go to clubs and help amateurs, but I don’t watch pro fights.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Gibuhat aron kampeon sa tibuok kinabuhi, mutually beneficial nga relasyon tali sa USA Boxing ug sa alumni niini, –boxers, mga opisyal, coach ug boxing fans — Ang Alumni Association nagkonektar sa mga henerasyon sa mga kampeon, makapadasig ug naghatag balik sa umaabot nga boxing champion sa USA Boxing, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing.

 

 

 

Ang USA Boxing Alumni Association bukas sa bisan kinsa nga adunay gugma sa boksing ug gusto nga magpabilin nga konektado sa amateur boxing. Ang mga miyembro gihatagan og access sa usa ka halapad nga lainlain nga espesyal nga mga kalihokan nga gidumala sa Alumni Association, lakip ang tinuig nga pagdawat sa Hall of Fame sa USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

 

 

Aron makaapil sa Alumni Association, magparehistro lang sa alumni@usaboxing.org para sa a $40.00 kada tuig nga membership fee. Ang mga bag-ong miyembro makadawat og T-shirt, keychain ug e-wallet.

 

 

 

 

Karon 70, the Mexican-American from Houston has never regretted the decision he made nearly a half-century ago, o, siyempre, his experience at the 1972 Olympics. Jesse Valdez has become a valued speaker for the USA Boxing Alumni Association.

 

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