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Top USA amateur boxers adjusting to life without fights & waiting another year for Olympics show

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Arjan Iseni training during the pandemic

concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (Aprilis 23, 2020) — Amateur boxing, as in the professional ranks, has been shut-down worldwide due to the Coronavirus pandemic. USA Boxing members are adjusting to these challenging and trying times all across the country.

Gyms and schools are closed, tournaments suspended, et 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo have been postponed a year. Members of the Elite Qualification, Youth and Junior High Performance teams are home rather than in Colorado Springs training at the state-of-art United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.

How are some of the leading U.S. amateur boxers living during this period without fights?

ELITE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TEAM

Joseph Hicks (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 26-year-old middleweight, USA Ranking #2
Gold medal performances: 2019 National aurei Gloves; 2017 & 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier; 3-time Eastern Elite Qualifier (2017-2019)

Hicks was within one qualifier victory of officially becoming a member of the 2020 Team USA Olympic Boxing Team. He is taking advantage of the break, quamquam, spending quality time with his wife and young daughter.

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I personally feel that this has been a blessing in disguise, because I have more time to improve on the things the USA coaches have been telling me to work on. I live in an apartment in Lansing (MEI), but I’ve been staying with my mom in Grand Rapids so I can comfortably train. It’s weird in a way, but I miss getting punched at. I’ve been trying to adapt to the new normal, but I can’t wait to be back at the training center (in Colorado Springs).

“I love that I can see my daughter every day to give her all my attention, but she misses the gym as much as me. My wife and mother have been very supportive. I believe waiting another year will only make me better by the time the Olympics are here.”

Oshae Jones, (Toledo, Ohio), 22-year-old welterweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2020 Olympic Team Trials, 3-time Elite National Championships (2016-2019), 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier, 2016 Youth Open, 2014 PAL National. International: 2020 Litus LUDUS EQUESTER & 2019 Pan-American Games

Jones had been on a roll leading up to the since postponed Americas Qualifier to lock a roster spot on the 2020 Team USA Olympic Boxing Team. She has been training at her family’s gym in Toledo, as well as getting more involved in community services and functions.



“I have not adapted to life without boxing, because boxing will never leave my life. Familia mea / coaches have a gym connected to our house we live in. Boxing is not a sport, it’s a lifestyle .

“My heart dropped when I first heard that the Olympics were postponed. Everything that I have been working toward for basically my whole life is on pause until next July. I do not know how I feel or how to express how I feel. The only thing I can do is try to stay motivated.”


YOUTH HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

Arjan Iseni (Staten Island, New York,), 17-year-old light heavyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Youth National Championships, Eastern Regional Open & Youth Open

Iseni lives in the Coronavirus epicenter, Staten Island, NY. He and his father built a small ring in their backyard (vide imaginem infra) because he couldn’t train in any gyms.

“It’s very hard to know that I won’t be able to represent Team USA this year in any international tournaments. This is my last year as a youth boxer, but I have been training very hard during quarantine, and I will be ready for whatever is next for me.

“It is hard knowing that I will not be fighting soon, but this gives me more time to perfect the little flaws in my game, and I’ll comeback stronger when this all ends. Hopefully, everything goes back to normal soon, so I can get back to fighting actively and hopefully make Team USA as an Elite boxer.”


Shera Mae Patricio (Waiaa, Hawaii), 17-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Youth National Championships & Western Regional Open; 2018 Youth National Championships & Western Regionals Open; 2017 National Junior Olympics & National aurei Gloves

Patricio lives the furthest away from training camp and her teammates, but her family owns a boxing gym, and training/sparring isn’t as a problem for her because she has eight siblings.



“We are in quarantine and I have adapted to life without fights by continuing to train at our personal gym with my siblings. Training hasn’t been a problem for us because we have our own personal gym. We sanitize all the equipment and the gym before and after training. Since there are no fights coming soon, we have been sharpening up our skills and building more knowledge We’ve been gaining strength and keeping up our endurance. On weekends, my dad rides a bike while we run laps to get some sunlight, and sometimes we do sprint drills outside.

“Our family is a boxing family that started with my dad as he was a boxer. He started training me, only for defense, but it started to get serious in 2015 when I won my first tournament in Kansas. All of my other siblings are also boxers and they’re also multiple-time champions. My siblings and I have been getting a ton of family time staying home together. This quarantine has made us even closer. Our bond makes us stronger individually and as one. I’m far away from training in Colorado Springs, but my teammates are only a phone call away. I’m able to stay in touch and that’s very warming. Some of the coaches check on me to see how I’ve been doing. I looked forward to all the tournaments I planned to fight in and I’m disappointed they’ve been postponed, but I have more time to be even better prepared for my next fight.”

JUNIOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

Steven Navarro (Los Angeles, California) 16-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Junior National Championships & PAL National; 2018 Junior National Championships; 2017 Prep Open & Western Regional Open

Navarro was training in Colorado Springs to prepare for international competition in Bulgaria, but the trip was cancelled two days before Navarro and his teammates were scheduled to depart.



“As a member of the USA Boxing Junior Team, I look forward to every fight / tournament, because it could be my last. So it was very heartbreaking when I was notified that our fights in Bulgaria and future international fights were cancelled due to this pandemic. I continue working as hard as I do on a regular basis: waking up at 5 in the morning, cursus 5-6 miles in nearby hills, of course wearing my mask. I come home to take my online classes from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., which gives me a 2-hour nap before heading to my private gym. I am the only person who trains at my gym every day at 4:30 p.m. Once I get to the gym, I begin stretching for 3 rounds (3-minute rounds), shadow box for 5-7 rounds, then I hit five varieties of punching bags (3 quisque rounds). Afterwards, I work mitts (5-8 rounds) where I focus on different movements and situations that could possibly happen in a fight. I often hit the double-end bag and speed bag for 3 rounds. I finish my boxing training with 15 min. of jump rope.

“I train on a daily basis for 2 hours with my father/coach Refugio Navarro. This pandemic is a bit of a gamble due to not having access to sparring. I do tend to ‘move’ with my father once every week, but the experience is different. Once finished, I head to my grandparents’ house (only one block away from my home) to do my strength and conditioning. I do wear a mask and gloves when working out there. My grandfather is a bodybuilder and has his gym setup in his garage. I work-out with my grandfather for a good hour, constantly disinfecting all equipment, to wrap-up my day. I work with what I have, which is a blessing. Boxing isn’t a season sport, you must stay ready all year for anything, and that’s what I continue to do as I strive for greatness.”

Fernanda Chavez (Dallas, Texas), 14-year-old bantamweight, USA Ranking #2
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Junior Open; 2018 Prep Open & Eastern Regional



Chavez is a first-year member of the Junior High Performance Team and her inaugural training camp in Colorado Springs was pushed back.

“Adapting to this new lifestyle hasn’t been the easiest. I’m thankful I have my family, as we’ve been going on daily runs and workouts at parks. My family understands the importance of my athleticism and staying fit, which is why we continue to motivate each other during this tough time. I’m not sure when our lives will return to normal, which is why I’m still prepared at all times.

“The things I’m looking forward to most at camp in Colorado Springs is meeting other junior females on the team, as well as learning the different styles they bring. I also look forward to creating bonds between my new teammates and coaches from across the nation.”



Arjan Iseni’s backyard ring in Staten Island



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Houston heavyweight boxer Darius Fulghum puts nursing career on hold to pursue Olympic dream

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (February 26, 2020) – Amateur boxers often take different routes on their personal journeys and Houston heavyweightDarius Fulghum has put his career outside the ring on hold to pursue his boxing dreams.

Fulghum was a wrestler in high school back in Killeen, Texas. He started boxing in 2015 and quickly developed a passion for the “Sweet Science,” largely because of it being a one-person sport. He didn’t need to rely on teammates, preferring to win or lose on his own accord. Although he was talented enough to be a collegiate wrestler, it would have been too much of a financial strain on his family.

“I had that competitive itch and was pretty good when I first started boxing,” Dariuis said. “I knew that I could do anything I put my mind to. I want to redefine boxing. I’m not a typical boxer who grew up on the streets. I don’t even like fighting; I’m passive and have never had a street fight.”

The 23-year-old Fulghum currently has his sights firmly set on representing his country in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Pro boxing will follow but, quia nunc, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, si opus fuerit,, at the World Qualifier, May 13-14, Lutetiae, where the top three there will also qualify for the Olympics.

“It’s so hard to not think about the Olympics all the time,” he admits. “I try to not think about it too much, but it is on my mind because I’ve dreamed of being an Olympian and I’m so close right now. I’ve made the sacrifices to be an Olympian and then I’ll be an Olympian the rest of my life.

“I listen to my coaches. In the heat of the moment, when things are most stressful, I feel like the underdog and I perform up to the absolute moment. It was do-or-die at Olympic Trials. I just refuse to lose.”

Fulgham certainly responded to the pressure of the trials in a positive fashion, upsetting pre-trials favoriteAdrianus Tillman in foramen rotundum, and then rolling through opponents until he secured the title.

“People didn’t know me,” Fulgham explained. “I was the underdog because I didn’t compete in many tournaments because I was in (nursing) school. My finals were always in December (same time as USA Nationals).  I did have a break in my schedule in 2018, when I won a gold medal at the National Golden Gloves Tournament. It’s just the way my schedule worked out. So, I hadn’t fought in many tournaments, but I was able to sneak in when it mattered most.”

Fulghum recently competed in his first international tournament at the prestigious Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria, winning one of two matches. The experience, quamquam, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.

“Not only was it my first international tournament,” he noted, “it was the first time I had boxed without headgear (as will be the case in the Olympics), and I fought guys from foreign countries with different styles. It was a great experience because now I won’t be going blind into the Olympic Qualifier.”

Members of the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team, like Fulghum, are on break before returning for training with his teammates at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

“I reported there for the first time this past January 2nd and I love it,” Fulghum noted. “Every athlete dreams of training with top athletes where there are no distractions and top coaches. I wake up, manducare, sleep, train and do that all over again the next day. That’s my schedule.”

Fulghum earned his nursing degree last May, but right now and for the immediate future he’s fully concentrating on boxing.

“I put education first and got my degree,” Fulgham concluded. “I’ll always have nursing after boxing. But I dreamed of going to the Olympics all through school. I put boxing on hold and now I’ve put nursing to the side so I can put my all into boxing. I didn’t want to juggle nursing and boxing. I couldn’t be the best at either that way.

“I do plan to turn pro because I love boxing so much. I need to box when I’m young. I’ll go as far as I can go in boxing and I’ll always having nursing.”

Darius Fulgham has taken a circuitous route in life from nursing to boxing. It’ll be worth it, quamquam, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 Olympia.

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DE USA BOXING:  To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Additionally, USA pugilatu conatus omnes participes docere rationem, fiducia et focus indigent ut molles et diversi propugnatores fiant, both in and out of the ring. USA Boxing is one team, una gens, ad aurum!

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From East LA to Team USA Flyweight boxer Anthony Herrera is living the dream

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (February 20, 2020) – From the mean streets of East Los Angeles to a berth on Team USA is a remarkable achievement for 19-year-old flyweightAnthony Herrera, who recently was selected to be a member of the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Team.

“Since I was very young,” Herrera spoke about growing up in East LA, “my parents always kept me in sports. Being so occupied with sports was actually a distraction from what was going on around the city. So, I never had time to get into trouble and my parents kept me away from a bad lifestyle. Once I started boxing, I took it seriously, staying focused and setting goals. I was a little older at that time and whether or not I wanted to partake in boxing or wanted to make a career out of it was all up to me, and I always had my parents full support. Boxing has been a big part of my life. I’m always looking forward to the next workout or anything boxing related. It’s part of my image at this point.”

Nam nunc, quamquam, Herrera is preparing with his teammates at the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Herrera will qualify to represent his country at the Olympics by finishing among the top five in Buenos Aires, or first six placers at the World Qualifier, May 13-14, Lutetiae, France.

“I thrive under pressure,” Herrera said. “I don’t let pressure get to me mentally so much that it negatively impacts my performance. It makes me perform better when I’m in the ring. I’ve been under pressure my whole boxing career. Not only has it made me a better fighter in certain situations that are intimidating, but also a stronger person overall. Going to Argentina is no different, the nerves are still there, but so is my determination to get to Tokyo.”

A 2018 National PAL and 2019 Western Elite Qualifier champion, Herrera recently finished second at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and third at the 2020 Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

“The amateur boxing accomplishment I’m most proud of is making the United States Qualification Team as a flyweight,” he noted. “It was tough to make it here and knowing that I overcame the obstacles I faced on this long journey to where I’m at now makes me very happy. I can truly say I earned it.

“My first International boxing match (Strandja) was a little different from what I’m used to. The equipment we used and fighting without headgear created more risk when fighting, but I had fun in my first international fight. I already have the feel for that environment and am more comfortable now.

“I really enjoy training in Colorado Springs with my teammates, because it’s a great experience that only the best athletes get. I love training at home as well, but there are less distractions in Colorado Springs. I get to focus 100-percent on my craft and get to travel more.”

Herrera, who describes his style as a “swarmer”, applying pressure and breaking down his opponent, is living the dream.

“Fighting in the Olympics was always big for me, but getting a gold medal is my dream,” he added. “I’ve always wanted it because no one can ever take that away from me, and the story and work that is put behind a gold medal is priceless. In my opinion it is harder than winning a world title in professional boxing. Being this close to the Olympics, I’m proud of myself but not satisfied. I know that I still have work to do and I’m taking one step at a time. The next step for me is to qualify for the Olympics at the Olympic Qualifier.”

Herrera attributes some of his success to learning from former and contemporary boxers, implementing any techniques that they use into his style, including, for example, the footwork and head movement ofJulio Cesar Chavez Sr., atqueMike Tyson’s set-ups from the body to head.

Tokyo is a long way from East LA for Anthony Herrera.

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DE USA BOXING:  To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Additionally, USA pugilatu conatus omnes participes docere rationem, fiducia et focus indigent ut molles et diversi propugnatores fiant, both in and out of the ring. USA Boxing is one team, una gens, ad aurum!

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1988 Olympiae aurum medalist "inclementem" Ray Mercer respiciens ad experientiam suam Olympicam

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (February 11, 2020) - Duo et triginta annos postquam numisma aureum Olympiae cepit, "Mitis" Ray Mercer Hludouuici eius meminit experientiae Olympiae similem mensem ultimum fuisse. Mercer, qui solus American heavyweight fortissimus est de omnibus suis Olympiae adversariis pulset, ibat ad mundum heavyweight championship for a professional for our "heavyweight double."

Nam Mercer, Omnes coepi in Germania, ubi eius US. Exercitus unitas fundatur. Oblatum est facultas ad vitandum exercitium campi XXX-die, Mercer condicionem accepit ut particeps sparringe pro gravibus ponderis pugillatoribus posti's inserviret. Quamvis nunquam induti par caestus ante, Mercer erat velox discens qui naturaliter fortis erat, et celeriter in 1985 U.S. Exercitus et inter opera heavyweight champion.

Mundus Classis Athleta Programma (WCAP), in quibus idoneos athletas exercendi facultatem ad Olympia fulltime, non est reversus tunc, nec adjuncto praecepta hodierna. Mercer victus futuri mundi heavyweight championTommy Morrison per foramen per Dei 1988 Olympiae IUDICIA et alius futuri mundi heavyweight titlist, Michael Bentt (5-0) in patrocinio finali. In the 1988 USA Olympicus archa-peracti in laudatis Caesaribus Pala

ce in Las Vegas, Mercer vicit consilium split (3-2) de Bentt, Mercer autem iam in Olympia certare idoneus esse cum US. Armatae virium propugnatorem.

"Cum essem in Exercitus, I had to win in the service, ponere omnia, et ad gradum proximum progredi,"Mercerius recordatus est." Ego quoque ad pugnatores mei ad Olympia caedere aliquid boni, et eram in optima figura vitae meae. Plus erat in amantibus disciplina, quam professio ordines. Postremus annus ante Olympia, Discessi domum meam unitas, iter multum pugnare, et mansit in domo mea lanista pro vivis in foribus.

Mercer historiam fecit apud the 1988 Olympia Seoul, Meridiem Korea, cum factus est et solus propugnator Olympicus heavyweight exsistit ut omnes quattuor adversarios in Civitatibus Foederatis pulset:  Rudolphus Gavenciak (Czechoslovakia – RSC3), Aloisius Gaudiano(Italia – KO1), Arnaldus Vasnderlyde (Nederlands - RSC2) atqueBonum Hyun Man (South Korean - KO1).

"Sciebam me habuisse ad knockout South Korean in final,Mercer admisit. "Iustus volui facere quod possem esse aurum numisma Olympicum. Non puto me figito.

"Auro numisma conciliatus in quibusdam magnis-vicis mutationes mihi consecuta est. Factus sum celebritas", de familia nomen tuum, et licet mihi pecuniam facere professionalem. Optimum, quod mihi accidit, numisma aureum Olympiae vincebat, etiam plusquam titulum mundi conciliandi tamquam pro. Nihil comparatum est, ut Olympionicae auri medalista. Somnium meum peregi. Ego nunquam somniavi ire pro, nisi postquam aurum numisma lucratus sum.

"Vere momenti erat ut aurum numisma vincere. Pugnavi cum corde meo"; nulla pecunia involvit, tantopere celebrat noctem (parta aurum numisma) quod paucis horis numisma meum perdidi. Somnium venisse, manus meae contremuerunt, et perdidi numisma. Quod nox!"

Mercer offert sodales 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team unum frenum of consilium, "Retinete pugnando, sequere somnium tuum et accipe illud extremum gradum. "

Mercer, qui natus est in Jacksonville, Florida, facta sua multa praeventus pro debut in 1989, cum stetissentIsai McGhee tertio eorum pugna in urbe Atlantica. "Misericordia" vicit suum primum 18 pro pugnat, comprehendo nonam per knockout of *Franciscus Damiani, sequitur defensam contra Cicero, qui omissus est in quinto circuitu.

Per suam XIX annos pro vitae, Mercer compilavit 36-7-1 (26 KOs) record, vincens quattuor mundi pugiles in Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon atqueOssie Ocasio.  Quinque ex octo curriculis damnis propugnatoribus mundi erant: Levinius Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Marcus Tullius Cicero, Evander Holyfield atqueShannon Briggs. 

"Ray significat omnia quae facit USA pugilatu superbus.","DixitChristophorus Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. "Sicut veteranus exercitus", Olympia aurum medalist, et heavyweight vindicem mundi, Excellentiam et professionalismum demonstravit qui optimus reflectit quae USA pugilatu offerat.

USA Alumni Association

Ad perpetuam creatus est champion, mutua necessitudines inter USA pugilatu eiusque alumni, –ut pugillatores, magistratus, carrucis et pugilatu fans — Alumni Consociationis generationes pugilum connectit, inspirare et reddere in USA pugilatuum pugilum futurarum pugilum, et egredietur anuli.

USA Boxing Alumni Consociatio aperta est cuivis qui pugilatum amore habet et cum caestu amateur manere coniunctam cupit. Sodales conceduntur accessus ad varios casus speciales ab Alumni Consociatione, possidet annua USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

Alumni Consociationis adiungere, tantum subcriptio inalumni@usaboxing.org ad * $40.00 per annum membership fee. Nova membra accipient subucula, keychain et e-peram.

Merceri egregius curriculo amateur pugilatu etiam inclusus est classicus compositus contra Cubanum magnum et tria tempora numisma Olympicum auri, Felix gladium abstraxit, at USA vs. Cuba dual par, in quo Mercer bis commotus est Savon, qui supervixit sine detrimento addito detrimento tantum quod Cubanus referendarius ambiguam interventus fecit, qui popularem suum tempus recuperandi et controversiae dedit. 2-1 victoria.

"Et dedit mihi octo denarios sine causa stantes," Mercer addidit. "Percutio hominem istum et id scit. Adhuc tactu sumus etsi Anglice non loquitur. Amicum translate habet et nos in Facebook tangimus. Non placet inter se ".

Today, Mercer in domo fundat caritatem in North Carolina, quae includit liberum nulla caestu, autem, potius, reddite communitati et docendi iuvenes, maxime qui bullied, artes quas necesse erit in realem mundum exire.

Ray Mercer zenith bis in pugilatu pervenit ut numisma Olympicum aurum et mundi gravis auctor ut professio. Non nimium sordidum aliquem, qui numquam vere arca archa voluit.

"Pugiens servavit animam meam"," Mercer conclusit." Vitam meam sine caestu cogitare non possum, certe idem non esset.

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USA Boxing featherweight Andrea Medina closing in on 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (February 10, 2020) – Coming off consecutive runner-up finishes in major tournaments, USA Boxing featherweightAndreas Medina is within one tournament of representing her country in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

In December, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez at the 2020 U.S. Olympia Team IUDICIA pro pugilatu, atque 4-1 adIulia Tsyplakova (Ucraina) last month at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria. The Chula Vista, California boxer was recently named to USA Boxing’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Boxing Qualification Team.

“Placing second at the trials only made me more eager to get that Olympic Qualification spot,” Medina said. “I just wanted to show USA Boxing that I was the one to represent at 57 kilograms. I am only going to get better and I cannot wait to show the world everything that I got.

“For it (Strandja) being my first ever international tournament, I was very proud of how far I got in the tournament and getting that silver medal. I was very happy with all my performances and I am excited to get back to work on things I need to improve on. Aside from all that, going to a different country was awesome and I can’t wait to travel more doing what I love the most.”

Medina and her Team USA stablemates are currently training in Colorado Springs at the state-of-the-art United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. To qualify for participation in this year’s Olympic Games, Medina needs to finish among the top three in the 57-kilogram (125 pondo.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Gallia, in which she could qualify for the Olympics by placing among the top five.

“It means the world to me to be on the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team,” Medina added. “It is everything I have been working for since I started competing at eight years old and I cannot believe the Olympic Games are only in a few months. Making history in San Diego by being the first person to make the Olympic Team for boxing is a big deal for my family, my city and myself. I cannot express how excited I am to have come this far, but there is still so much to do, and I am ready.

“I feel that I work better under pressure and I truly believe that I will qualify for Tokyo, whether it be in Argentina or France, but my main goal, nunc, is to train hard to get that gold in Argentina.”

Medina believes her major strength inside the ring is her ability to adjust during a fight. She prefers fighting on the outside, but she can brawl if needed, because she enjoys throwing a lot of power punches.

Medina also realizes that she’s in a prime place regarding the rising popularity of female boxing, following in the USA Boxing footsteps of two-time Olympic gold medalistClaressa ancilia and Olympic bronze medalistMarlen Esparza, along with past USA Olympians such asQueen Underwood atqueMikaela Mayer.

“Female boxing is only going to get bigger,” Medina predicted. “Being a female fighter today means a lot to me, because I have been doing this for 15 iam annis, and seeing it grow year after year only shows how strong females are and what we can accomplish. I predict that, in the future, boxing will not be seen as a man’s sport, but will be neutral for both men and women.”

Competing at the Olympics has been a life-long dream for Medina, but she also has plans for her immediate future.

“Reaching the Olympics has been my main goal throughout my boxing career,” Andrea remarked, “so now that it is so close makes me want to work even harder. Other goals of mine are to graduate from college and get my own condominium, which I will do after all this is over.

“I plan on turning pro after the Olympics, most likely at the beginning or middle of 2021, so I can finish school and give my body some rest and recovery.”

Andrea Medina is so close to being an Olympian and everything associated with that accomplishment that she can practically reach out and feel it. Just one more step, whether in Buenos Aires or Paris, and it’ll be mission accomplished for her.

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DE USA BOXING:  To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Additionally, USA pugilatu conatus omnes participes docere rationem, fiducia et focus indigent ut molles et diversi propugnatores fiant, both in and out of the ring. USA Boxing is one team, una gens, ad aurum!

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USA Boxing Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Team

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (January 29, 2020) — USA Boxing announced today the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Events, necnon 13 alternates. A full list can be seen below.

The team was announced following the two-stage qualification process that began in December at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles and concluded at the recent 2020 Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. The full athlete selection procedure can be seenhic.

“First of all, this was a very difficult decision,” stated USA Boxing Head CoachPuer Walsh. “Some of these boxers were neck and neck between training camp and the 2020 Standja Tournament.”

“We feel the 13 boxers that earned their place on the Olympic Qualification Team will be the best team to represent Team USA at the upcoming qualifiers, as well as have the best opportunity to qualify a full team to the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo.”

Omnes 13 boxers will have two chances to punch their ticket to Tokyo. The first will take place at the America’s Qualification tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 26 – April 3. Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Gallia, May 13-24.Click here for more information on how boxers qualify. 

The boxers, as well as several training partners, will return to the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Lap. on Feb. 5 for their next training camp.

Follow USA Boxing on social media to stay up to date on training and news of the Olympic Qualification Team.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas
52 kg: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, Ill.
57 kg: Andreas Medina, San Diego, Ill.
57 kg: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y..
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Mass.
63 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Will.
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kg: delante Cicero, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Noemi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kg: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, me.
81 kg: Rahim Gonzalez, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kg: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kg: Richardus Torrez Jr., tulare, Calf.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 kg: Christina Cruz, Tartari Kitchen, N.Y..
52 kg: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, N.M.
57 kg: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramentum, Ill.
57 kg: David Navarro, Los Angeles, Ill.
60 kg: Aurelia Moore, Alexandria, Will.
63 kg: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Ill.
69 kg: Briana Che, Madison, Wisc.
69 kg: Freudis Rojas Jr., Dallas, Texas
75 kg: Morelle McCane, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wisc.
81 kg: Atif Oberlton, Philadelphia, Pa.
91 kg: Jamar Talley, Camdenus, N.J.
91+ kg: Antonio Mireles, Des Moines, Iowa

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2020 U.S. Olympia Team IUDICIA de caestu mulierum in campo Finalised

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (November 22, 2019) — Post quattuor determinativum hastiludiis quae mense Decembri inceperunt 2018, agro 40 elite pugiles feminae qui in proximo mense contendet 2020 U.S. Olympia Team IUDICIA pro Boxing in Lacus Caroli, The. est finalis. A summa 117 elite pugiles feminae certaverunt per annum pro 40 praesto maculae. Tantum decem ex iudiciis certaminis progressi sunt ad gradum progressionis electionis et opportunitatem repraesentandi Team USA in ludis Olympicis Tokyo. 2020. Propius hic agrum spectamus in quinque generibus pondo.

Flyweight/112 lbs./51 kg

2016 U.S. Olympiae Team IUDICIA pro pugilatu champion Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas) deficiebat progressus ad Rio 2016 Olympia in internationali ratione sed in divisione flyweight semper ex eo dominata est. Parta octo numismata internationalia cum iudiciis, Maxima contentio a iuvenibus ingenii sui Fuchs potuit occurrere Caelum Garcia (Mons, Ill.). Garcia, Duo-vicis Mundus Champion in junioribus et in iuvenibus divisionibus, unus fuit ad multos annos vigilare, et hae probationes possunt esse ei exeuntis partes in divisione electa. Autem, Christina Cruz (Tartari Kitchen, N.Y.), Duo-vicis Lorem risus Mundus aeneus medalist, US experientiam afferet ei tertia. Olympia Team Trials de pugilatu quod obdurat cuilibet pugili quod illa respicit. Mariana Gonzalez (Sunnyvale, Ill.) stabat podium in Occidentis elit Qualifier, dum cursor-sursum Jazzelle Bobadilla (Ewa Beach, Hawaii) experientiam internationalem habet in ea parte qui eam adiuvare potest ad hanc divisionem perturbandam. Aenean Hampton (Ann Arbor, Mich.) vicit in Novissimo Fors Qualifier ad pertundam tesseram ad lacum Carolum, apud Lina Vezzani (Brooklyn, N.Y.) atque Stephanus Chavez (Orange, Ill.) flectendis promunturiis flyweight division.


Featherweight/125 lbs./57 kg

Exspectatur genus pondus maxime competitive in agro feminarum, Plures pugilum divisio in tenui discrimine progressus ad gradum proximum processum electionis spectabat. Quinque ex octo pugilibus habent Mundus Championship nomismata, ultimis tribus pugilum habentibus infigo spectacula eorum qualifiers. Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) lucratus est argentum in 2015 Junior Mundus Championships, tum aeneum ad 2019 Pan Americani in primo anno in electa divisione. Duo-vicis Iuventutis Mundus Championships aerei numismata Isamary Aquino (Civitas Universalis, Texas) ducit viam numisma comitis et spectabit pergere sibi nomen faciens. Lupe Gutierrez(Sacramentum, Ill.) atque Iyana Verduzco (Los Angeles, Ill.) vicit numismata aurea in Mundus Championship debuts, apud Gutierrez conciliandos apud the 2015 Junior Mundus Championships et Verduzco apud the 2018 Iuvenum Championships. Mikiah Kreps(Niagara Falls, N.Y.) nomisma aeneum vicit in hoc Octobri's Elite World Championships in debut international internationalibus eius, ac fiducia ab ea perficiendi in Lacu Caroli utere. Andreas Medina (San Diego, Ill.) impressus multis in Reno, vincere numerosis Mundus Championship medalistas in viam suam ad titulum, dum Fatum Jasso(Dallas, Texas) atque Melanie Costa (Norton, Mass.) bracket lenta supervixit ex Orientalibus Lorem Qualifier ut ad has probationes procedat.

Leve/132 lbs./60 kg

Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) intrat 2020 U.S. Olympia cum fiducia in ea parte, post infigo 2019 currere qui inclusa numismata aenea ad 2019 Pan American Ludi et Championships. Aurelia Moore (Alexandria, Va.) atque Suttles Station(Bronx, N.Y.) et habere experientiam Championship, tum spectacula internationalia conciliare valere contenderunt ad titulum capiendum et ad proximum stadium absolute ad Olympia Tokyo 2020. Ravven Brown (San Antonio, Texas) nuper fecit eam internationalem debut ad 2019 Elite Championships Mundus et celeris ortus successus in brevi pugilatu curriculo habuit. Kimberly Carlson (Chicago, Ill.) atqueWhitney Gomez (Bend, Horis.) Occidentis ac Last Chance of Qualifiers auream sinistram, dumJennifer Lopez (Urbem Jersey, N.J.) atque Rebecca Cenomannia (Pittsburgh, Factorum.) per agrum suum sequuntur numisma argenteum in Ohio et California.

Welterweight/152 lbs./69 kg

Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) hoc anno fecit historiam cum numismate aureo apud the 2019 Pan Americani ludos spectans unum ex favoribus ad divisionem welterweight. Reversio paucorum pugilum et ortus aliquorum ascendentes et obeuntes hoc aliud pondus exeuntium faciet ad spectaculum. Duo pugiles qui nuper ad lusum reversi sunt et res ad excutiendas res sursum spectantes sunt Danyelle Wolf (San Diego, Ill.) atque Maria Spencer (Boulder, Colo.). Lupus, in tribus diebus USA pugilatu nationalis Champion et duobus diebus Champion continentis sui reditus ad anulum modo gravissimo in Reno hoc anno fecit, dum Spencer, qui est duplex civis, repraesentatur Canada ad " 2012 Olympia et vicit tres Championships in Canadian flag, vicit Orientis Qualifier ad ferrum eius tessera ad US. Olympia Team IUDICIA pro pugilatu. Sharahya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.) minimus sit in divisione ad XX annos sed plurimum habet experientiae et utetur contra seniorem suum adversarios.. Briana Che (Madison, Wisc.), Ari skog scriptor(Boston, Mass.) atque Jill Stafford (Tabula, Ill.) omnes numismata argentea lucrati sunt in propriis certationibus simpliciter et facile multos in Lacus Caroli mirari, dum Liz Flores(Silvestres montes, Ill.) ultimo loco adprehendit certare cum Morelle McCain certare in divisione middleweight post eam determinatam in utroque pondere classes.

Middleweight/165 lbs./75 kg

Post discessum duorum temporum Olympicorum Champion Claressae ancilia ad professionales ordines, Noemi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.) dux pro Team USA fuit in divisione middleweight, winning multa internationalia numismata comprehendo argenteo apud the 2019 Pana Americana et aenea apud 2018 Mundus Championships. 2017 Puer Mundus Champion Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, Ill.) induere dominandi perficientur ad recentem ultimum casum Qualifier, inter duo vincit per RSC *, et inspiciet ut blandiatur pergere vias in Lacum Caroli, dum Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) quod infigo 2019, arrepto aere in internationali debut ante hoc anno. Alexis Gomez(South San Francisco, Ill.) atque Kendra Reeves (Didymus Falls, Idaho) titulos in Occidentis et Orientalibus Qualifiers sustulerunt ut tesseras suas Louisianae perterent et spectabunt ut aliam torneamentum victorem habebunt., dum Fallon Farrar (Colorado, Colo.),Melodia Repair (Brooklyn, N.Y.) atque Rachel Washington (New York,, N.Y.) numismata argentea in tribus qualificatis torneamentis sumpsit et sperabit emendare operas suas in Lacu Caroli.
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USA BOXING HEAVYWEIGHT ADRIAN TILLMAN IN U.S. ARMY

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (September 3, 2019) – No. 2 rated American heavyweight Adrianus Tillman, who is also ranked No. 5 as a light heavyweight, is not only representing his country as a member of USA Boxing’s 2019 Men’s Elite team, he’s also serving in the U.S. Army at the same time.

Tillman, 24, is able to do both, because he’s an active soldier enrolled in the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), in quibus idoneos athletas exercendi facultatem ad Olympia fulltime.

“As of right now,” Tillman said, “my focus is on the Olympics. I love the military and I love boxing. So, I’ll just see where life takes me. But, as of now, 2020 Tokyo, Japan, is the one thing on my mind.

“Training (in Colorado Springs) with the Elite team has definitely elevated my game all around. The coaches and trainers are always teaching me. It’s a non-stop learning environment with the team.”

Born in Riverside, California, Tillman started boxing in 2008, because he wanted to lose weight and learn how to defend himself and his siblings as he was about to enter high school.

The heavyweight with a stiff jab is a three-time National PAL champion (2018, 2017 atque 2015), in addition to capturing a gold medal at the 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier. His greatest accomplishment, tamen, may be a little surprising, because it isn’t about winning medals, trophies and belts.

“My greatest accomplishment was being able to qualifying two weight classes (lightweight and heavyweight) for the Olympic Trials.”

Tillman has traveled throughout South America and Europe. He is with his Team USA teammates training in England before going straight to Yekaterinburg, Russia, to compete in the 2019 Elite Men’s World Championships, September 7-21.

“Gaining a medal at the World Championships is important to me because,” he noted, “not only am I representing my country, I’m also representing the Army and my family.”

When he’s in the ring, Tillman adjusts to his opponent, brawling or boxing equally, whatever it takes to win.

Adrian Tillman is a true patriot who also happens to wear boxing gloves. Whether he qualifies as a heavyweight or light heavyweight, all that matters to him is boxing for Team USA at the 2020 Olympia.

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Atif Oberlton representing City of Brotherly Love all the way to the World Championships

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (August 22, 2019) – There’s a new rising force on the international boxing scene and his name is Atif Oberlton, a light heavyweight from Philadelphia, who is on a mission to make a name for himself in boxing.

Oberlton will be competing at the Elite Men’s World Championships, September 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Lacking confidence is not an issue for the 21-year-old boxer who claims, “It’s very important for me to do well and win at the Worlds, because I know for a fact that, in my heart, I’m the best fighter in the world. Also, I’m new on the international scene, so it’s time for me to give a piece of what they’ve been missing.”

Oberlton started boxing at the age of nine, although he didn’t start competing until he was 14, because he was the only boy in his family, and his father wanted him to learn how to defend himself. Like so many of his teammates, he fell in love with boxing.

In the last five years, Oberlton has captured gold medals at the 2018 atque 2016 National aurei Gloves LUDUS, 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier and 2014 National Junior Olympics. He also was a victor in the USA vs. Netherlands Dual.

“My greatest accomplishment so far is making Team USA and being where I’m at, because for years and years I was denied, and here I am today in the top spot where I belong. I’m a top-spot fighter, so I deserve it, and I put down top-notch work, too”

Overlton has taken advantage of training in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, where he has shown improvement from day one, honing his skills to become a complete boxer.

“Conditioning plays a big part in my improvement; also seeing different styles, and getting top work has elevated me,” he spoke about training as a Team USA member. “I always break new barriers on the road to greatness and this (The Worlds) is another one I’m looking to smash through.”

In addition to representing his country, Oberlton is a proud Philly fighter continuing the long, rich boxing tradition in the City of Brotherly Love, which has produced the likes ofBernard Hopkins, Mathew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, Joey Giardello, Mike Rossman,James Shuler, Eugene Hart and so many more great fighters over the years.

“My city is known for its great boxing history and I wear ‘The City of Philadelphia’ on my back,” Oberlton added. “In a few more years down the line, I see myself leading the next wave of Philly boxers. In fact, I feel like I am the wave, nunc, as we speak. Everyone’s watching me. I will do them all proud, from both the old and young generations.

“I haven’t been to Russia and I’m looking forward to going there. It’s always good to see the world. I always like to go back where I’m from and try to convince others to see the world, because it’s much bigger than our neighborhood.”

Oberlton is like a chameleon in the ring, constantly changing and adjusting to his opponent. “I consider my style like water,” he concluded. “It’s wavy because I adjust to win, and I can beat any style. I can outsmart anybody, fighting mind over matter. Boxing is 80-percent mental, 20-percent physical, and I have it all.

“My short-term goal is to win gold at The Worlds and everything else leading to the Olympics. And winning no less than gold at the Olympics. My long-term goal is to be the greatest fighter to ever walk the universe.”

Confidence is definitely not a problem for Atif Oberlton.

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Javier Martinez making Milwaukee proud on the way to World Championships in Russia

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (August 19, 2019) – Milwaukee isn’t known as one of the leading producers of world-class boxers, tamen, Team USA middleweight
Javier Martinez may be the rare exception.


“Milwaukee isn’t really a great place for boxing,” Martinez agreed, “autem (raeda) Izzy Acosta always had a great program that produced a lot of national champions. Hopefully, one day I can do what he’s done for my city. We do have a few good fighters coming out of my gym who are still on the rise. Look out for my boy, Luis Feliciano, a former USA National champion (the 26-year-old junior welterweight is 12-0 as a pro with eight wins by knockout).”

The most famous fighter to come out of Milwaukee is world kickboxing champion Rick “The Jet” Rufus. There have been a few Milwaukee boxers of note over the years, including Myron “Pinky” Mitchell, who became the first junior welterweight champion of the world in 1922, Robertus “Caveman” Moha (1910-15), former national champion Tyrone “The Butterfly” Trice, and Pan American Games bronze medalist and two-time national amateur champion, LeChaunce Shepard.

Martinez is currently training in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center for the World Championships, September 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

“It’s a good feeling and I plan on taking full advantage of this opportunity,” Martinez spoke about competing at the World Championships. “I love coming to Colorado; it’s like therapy for me, keeping me away from the distractions back home. I’m very excited to be going to Russia. I’m thankful to USA Boxing for all the opportunities I’ve had, and I hope to bring back a medal from Russia.”

Martinez says he didn’t have a normal childhood, explaining that he looked up to the wrong people. His life changed for the better when his father introduced him to boxing and meeting Coach Acosta, who was recently honored by the USA Boxing Alumni Association for his contributions to amateur boxing as a boxer and coach for the past half-century.

“I don’t know what I’d be doing today (if not for boxing),” noted Martinez, qui convertit 24 on August 24. “I just know that boxing was my way out of the ‘hood. Coach Izzy is a very loving person, and a great person to have around. He had a very good boxing career and it’s great to have a person like that in my corner.”

Martinez, who is the No. 2 ranked middleweight in the U.S., captured a gold medal at the 2018 Elite National Championships and silver at the 2016 & 2017 Elite National Championships. He’s also brought home bronze from the 2013 National Junior Olympics and Feliks Stamm Tournament.

Self-described as an awkward southpaw who can give anybody problems, Martinez’ short-term goal is to be an Olympic gold medalist, long-term to be world champion.

Javier Martinez is making Milwaukee proud by punchin’ his way to the top.

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