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

Abril 27, 2020 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

Arjan Iseni training during the pandemic

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Abril 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, eo 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 Luvas de Ouro nacionais; 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, embora, 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 (MY), 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 (em 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 Nacional. Internacional: 2020 Torneio Strandja & 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. Minha família / 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, Nova Iorque), 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, Nova Iorque. He and his father built a small ring in their backyard (veja a imagem abaixo) 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. Esperançosamente, 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*** (Waianae, Havaí), 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 & Luvas de Ouro nacionais

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, Califórnia) 16-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Junior National Championships & PAL Nacional; 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 / torneio, 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 de manhã, encontro 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 rounds cada). 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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**SOBRE EUA 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. Adicionalmente, USA Boxing se esforça para ensinar a todos os participantes o personagem, confiança e foco eles precisam se tornar campeões resilientes e diversos, tanto dentro como fora do anel. USA Boxing is one team, uma nação, indo para o ouro!

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

Fevereiro 28, 2020 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Fevereiro 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, por enquanto, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, 26 de março a abril 3, Em Buenos Aires, Argentina. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, se necessário, at the World Qualifier, Maio 13-14, em Paris, 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 favoriteAdrian Tillman na rodada de abertura, 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, embora, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.

“Not only was it my first international tournament,Ele observou, “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, comer, 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, embora, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 Jogos Olímpicos.

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SOBRE EUA BOXING: Promover e cultivar o boxe amador no estilo olímpico nos Estados Unidos e inspirar a incansável busca do ouro olímpico e permitir que atletas e treinadores obtenham excelência competitiva sustentada. Adicionalmente, USA Boxing se esforça para ensinar a todos os participantes o personagem, confiança e foco eles precisam se tornar campeões resilientes e diversos, dentro e fora do ringue. USA Boxing é uma equipe, uma nação, indo para o ouro!

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De East LA ao Team USA Flyweight Boxer Anthony Herrera está vivendo o sonho

Fevereiro 21, 2020 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Fevereiro 20, 2020) -Das ruas médias do leste de Los Angeles a uma vaga no Team USA é uma conquista notável para o peso mosca de 19 anosAnthony Herrera, que recentemente foi selecionado para ser um membro do 2020 Equipe de qualificação para boxe de Tokyo para Jogos Olímpicos.

“Desde que eu era muito jovem,Herrera falou sobre crescer no leste de LA, “Meus pais sempre me mantinham nos esportes. Estar tão ocupado com esportes era na verdade uma distração do que estava acontecendo pela cidade. Então,, Eu nunca tive tempo de ter problemas e meus pais me mantiveram longe de um estilo de vida ruim. Depois que comecei a boxe, Eu levei a sério, permanecer focado e definir metas. Eu estava um pouco mais velho naquela época e se eu queria ou não participar do boxe ou queria fazer uma carreira com tudo depende de, E eu sempre tive apoio completo para meus pais. O boxe tem sido uma grande parte da minha vida. Estou sempre ansioso pelo próximo treino ou qualquer coisa relacionada ao boxe. Faz parte da minha imagem neste momento. "

Por enquanto, embora, Herrera está se preparando com seus colegas de equipe nos Jogos Olímpicos dos Estados Unidos e no Centro de Treinamento Paraolímpicos em Colorado Springs para o torneio de qualificação da América, 26 de março a abril 3, Em Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Herrera se qualificará para representar seu país nas Olimpíadas, terminando entre os cinco primeiros em Buenos Aires, ou seis primeiros placers no qualificador mundial, Maio 13-14, em Paris, França.

“Eu prospero sob pressão,"Herrera disse." Não deixo que a pressão chegue a mim mentalmente que isso afeta negativamente meu desempenho. Isso me faz ter um melhor desempenho quando estou no ringue. Estou sob pressão toda a minha carreira de boxe. Não apenas me fez um lutador melhor em determinadas situações que são intimidadoras, mas também uma pessoa mais forte em geral. Ir para a Argentina não é diferente, Os nervos ainda estão lá, Mas também é minha determinação em chegar a Tóquio. ”

A 2018 National PAL and 2019 Campeão de Qualificador de Elite Ocidental, Herrera terminou recentemente em segundo no 2020 U.S. Julgamentos da equipe olímpica e terceiro no 2020 Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

"A conquista do boxe amador de que mais me orgulho é fazer da equipe de qualificação dos Estados Unidos como um peso mosca,Ele observou. "Foi difícil fazer isso aqui e saber que eu superei os obstáculos que enfrentei nessa longa jornada para onde estou agora me deixa muito feliz. Posso realmente dizer que ganhei.

“Minha primeira luta internacional de boxe (Praia) era um pouco diferente do que estou acostumado a. O equipamento que usamos e luta sem capacete criou mais riscos ao lutar, Mas eu me diverti na minha primeira luta internacional. Eu já tenho a sensação desse ambiente e estou mais confortável agora.

“Gosto muito de treinar em Colorado Springs com meus colegas de equipe, Porque é uma ótima experiência que apenas os melhores atletas recebem. Eu amo treinar em casa também, Mas há menos distrações em 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,"Ele acrescentou." Eu sempre quis isso porque ninguém pode tirar isso de mim, E a história e o trabalho que são colocados por trás de uma medalha de ouro não têm preço. Na minha opinião, é mais difícil do que ganhar um título mundial no boxe profissional. Estar tão perto das Olimpíadas, I’m proud of myself but not satisfied. Sei que ainda tenho trabalho a fazer e estou dando um passo de cada vez. O próximo passo para mim é se qualificar para as Olimpíadas no qualificador olímpico. ”

Herrera atribui parte de seu sucesso a aprender com ex -boxeadores ex -cunhados, implementando quaisquer técnicas que eles usam em seu estilo, Incluindo, por exemplo, o footwork e o movimento da cabeça deJulio Cesar Chavez Sr., eMike TysonAs configurações do corpo para a cabeça.

Tóquio é um longo caminho de East LA para Anthony Herrera.

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1988 Ray Mercer, medalhista olímpico de ouro, Ray Mercer relembra sua experiência olímpica

Fevereiro 17, 2020 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Fevereiro 11, 2020) -Trinta e dois anos depois que ele conquistou uma medalha de ouro olímpica, “Impiless” Ray Mercer Lembra -se com carinho de sua experiência olímpica como foi no mês passado. Mercer, Quem é o único campeão americano de pesos pesados a nocautear todos os seus adversários olímpicos, Tornou -se campeão mundial de pesos pesados como profissional para o nosso "duplo pesado".

Para Mercer, Tudo começou na Alemanha, onde seus EUA. A unidade do exército foi baseada. Ofereceu a chance de evitar um exercício de campo de 30 dias, Mercer aceitou uma oferta para servir como parceiro de luta pelo campeão de boxe de peso pesado do Post. Apesar de nunca ter colocado um par de luvas antes, Mercer era um aprendiz rápido que era naturalmente forte, e ele rapidamente se transformou no 1985 U.S. Campeão de pesos pesados do Exército e Inter-Serviço.

O programa de atleta de classe mundial (WCAP), em que atletas qualificados têm a oportunidade de treinar em tempo integral para as Olimpíadas, Não existia naquela época, Nem as regras do qualificador olímpico de hoje. Mercer derrotou o futuro campeão mundial dos pesos pesadosTommy Morrison na rodada de abertura do 1988 Julgamentos olímpicos e outro futuro mundial de pesos pesados, Michael Bentt (5-0) Na final do campeonato. No 1988 Caixas olímpicas dos EUA no famoso Caesars Pala

CE em Las Vegas, Mercer ganhou uma decisão dividida (3-2) Sobre Bentt, Mas Mercer já havia se qualificado para lutar nos Jogos Olímpicos sendo os EUA. Campeão das Forças Armadas.

“Quando eu estava no exército, Eu tive que ganhar no serviço, manter as coisas, e vá para o próximo passo,Mercer lembrou -se. “Eu tive que vencer alguns bons lutadores no meu caminho para as Olimpíadas, E eu estava na melhor forma da minha vida. Havia mais disciplina nos amadores do que as fileiras profissionais. O último ano antes das Olimpíadas, Eu deixei minha unidade de lar, viajou muito para lutar, e ficou na casa do meu treinador em vez de morar no quartel.

Mercer fez história no 1988 Olimpíadas em Seul, Coreia Do Sul, Quando ele se tornou e continua sendo o único campeão olímpico dos pesos pesados dos Estados Unidos a nocautear todos os quatro de seus oponentes: Rudolf (Tchecoslováquia - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Itália - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Holanda - RSC2) eBom Hyun-Man (Sul -coreano - KO1).

“Eu sabia que tinha que nocautear os sul -coreanos na final,Mercer admitiu. “Eu só queria fazer o que pude para ser o medalhista de ouro olímpico. Acho que não usei um golpe.

“Ganhar a medalha de ouro olímpica resultou em algumas grandes mudanças para mim. Eu me tornei uma celebridade, um nome familiar, E isso me permitiu ganhar dinheiro como profissional. A melhor coisa que já aconteceu comigo foi ganhar a medalha de ouro olímpica, Ainda mais do que ganhar o título mundial como profissional. Nada comparado a se tornar um medalhista de ouro olímpico. Eu realizei meu sonho. Eu nunca sonhei em se tornar profissional, Até depois de ganhar a medalha de ouro.

“Foi realmente importante ganhar a medalha de ouro. Eu lutei com meu coração; Nenhum dinheiro estava envolvido, comemorado com tanta força naquela noite (Depois de ganhar a medalha de ouro) Que eu perdi minha medalha por algumas horas. Meu sonho se tornou realidade, Minhas mãos estavam tremendo, E eu perdi minha medalha. Que noite!"

Mercer oferece membros do 2020 Equipe de qualificação olímpica do USA Boxing, um pouco de conselho, “Continue lutando, Siga seu sonho e dê o último passo. ”

Medidor, que nasceu em Jacksonville, Florida, fez sua tão esperada estreia profissional em 1989, paragemJesse McGhee Na terceira rodada de sua luta em Atlantic City. "Impiedoso" venceu seu primeiro 18 lutas profissionais, incluindo um nocaute da nona rodada deFrancisco Damiani, seguido de uma defesa bem -sucedida contra Morrison, que foi parado na quinta rodada.

Durante sua carreira profissional de 19 anos, Mercer compilou a 36-7-1 (26 KOs) registro, Derrotando quatro campeões mundiais em Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon eOXEN OCASIO. Cinco de suas oito derrotas na carreira foram para campeões mundiais: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield eShannon Briggs.

“Ray representa tudo o que deixa o boxe dos EUA orgulhoso,", DisseChris tofflemire, Diretor da Associação de Alunos de Boxe dos EUA. “Como veterano do exército, Medalhista de ouro olímpico, e campeão dos pesos pesados do mundo, Ele demonstrou excelência e profissionalismo que refletem o melhor do que o USA Boxing tem a oferecer. ”

EUA Boxe Alumni Association

Criado para defender a vida toda, Relações mutuamente benéficas entre o USA Boxing e seus ex -alunos, –boxers, funcionários, treinadores e fãs de boxe — A Alumni Association conecta gerações de campeões, inspirando e retribuindo aos futuros campeões de boxe dos EUA, dentro e para fora do anel de.

A USA Boxing Alumni Association está aberta a quem gosta de boxe e gostaria de permanecer conectado com o boxe amador. Os membros têm acesso a uma ampla variedade de eventos especiais organizados pela Associação de Alumni, incluindo a recepção anual do Hall da Fama da Associação dos Antigos Alunos de Boxe dos EUA.

Para ingressar na Alumni Association, basta registrar-se emalumni@usaboxing.org para $40.00 por taxa de adesão ano. Os novos membros receberão uma T-shirt, chaveiro e carteira eletrônica.

A excelente carreira de boxe amador de Mercer também incluiu uma partida clássica contra o Great Cuban Great e três vezes medalhista de ouro olímpico, Felix Savon, Nos EUA vs.. Cuba Dual Match, em que Mercer duas vezes escalonou Savon, que sobreviveram sem sofrer danos adicionais apenas porque o árbitro cubano fez uma intervenção questionável que dava tempo ao seu compatriota para se recuperar e um controverso 2-1 vitória.

“E ele me deu uma contagem de oito em pé sem motivo,Mercer acrescentou. “Eu venci esse cara e ele sabe disso. Ainda estamos em contato, mesmo que ele não fale inglês. Ele tem um amigo traduzido e estamos em contato no Facebook. Nós gostamos um do outro. ”

Hoje, Mercer está fundando uma instituição de caridade em casa na Carolina do Norte, que incluirão clínicas de boxe gratuitas, mas, mais importante, devolver à comunidade e ensinar jovens, especialmente aqueles que são intimidados, as habilidades que eles precisam para sair para o mundo real.

Ray Mercer alcançou o zênite duas vezes no boxe como medalhista olímpico de ouro e campeão mundial de pesos pesados como profissional. Não é muito surrado para alguém que nunca realmente quis boxe.

“O boxe salvou minha vida,"Mercer concluiu." Não consigo imaginar minha vida sem boxe, certamente não seria o mesmo.

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SOBRE EUA BOXING: A missão da EUA Boxe será permitir atletas e treinadores Estados Unidos para alcançar a excelência competitiva sustentada, desenvolver o caráter, apoiar o esporte do boxe, e promover e crescer boxe estilo olímpico nos Estados Unidos. A responsabilidade dos EUA Boxe não é apenas para produzir o ouro olímpico, mas também supervisionar e controlar todos os aspectos do boxe amador nos Estados Unidos.

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

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Fevereiro 10, 2020) – Coming off consecutive runner-up finishes in major tournaments, USA Boxing featherweightAndrea Medina is within one tournament of representing her country in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Em Dezembro, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez no 2020 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe, e 4-1 paraIulia Tsyplakova (Ucrânia) 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 (Praia) 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 lb.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, 26 de março a abril 3, Em Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, França, 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, agora mesmo, 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 Shields and Olympic bronze medalistMarlen Esparza, along with past USA Olympians such asQueen Underwood eMikaela 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 anos, 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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USA Boxing Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Team

Fevereiro 2, 2020 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Janeiro 29, 2020) — USA Boxing announced today the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Events, bem como o 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 Torneio Strandja em Sofia, Bulgária. The full athlete selection procedure can be seenpara cá.

“First of all, this was a very difficult decision,” stated USA Boxing Head CoachBilly 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.”

Tudo 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, Março 26 – April 3. Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, França, 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, Colo. em fevereiro. 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, Califa.
57 kg: Andrea Medina, San Diego, Califa.
57 kg: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.I..
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Massa.
63 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Vontade.
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kg: delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kg: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, me.
81 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kg: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calf.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 kg: Christina Cruz, A cozinha do inferno, N.I..
52 kg: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, N.m.
57 kg: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Califa.
57 kg: David Navarro, Los Angeles, Califa.
60 kg: Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Vontade.
63 kg: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Califa.
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, Filadélfia, Pa.
91 kg: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ kg: Antonio Mireles, des Moines, Iowa

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2020 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe Mulheres Campo Finalizado

Novembro 25, 2019 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

**COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Novembro 22, 2019)** — Após quatro torneios de qualificação, que começou em dezembro 2018, o campo de 40 pugilistas femininas de elite que vão competir no próximo mês na 2020 U.S. Equipe Olímpica Trials para o boxe em Lake Charles, O. é final. Um total de 117 pugilistas femininas de elite competiram ao longo do ano para o 40 vagas disponíveis. Apenas dez passarão de competição ensaios para a próxima etapa do processo de seleção e a oportunidade de representar a equipe dos EUA na Tokyo Jogos Olímpicos 2020. Aqui está uma olhada em campo nas cinco categorias de peso.

**Mosca / 112 kg lbs./51**

2016 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Campeão de boxe **Virginia Fuchs** (Houston, Texas) ficou aquém de avançar para o Rio 2016 Jogos Olímpicos durante a qualificação internacional, mas tem dominado a divisão flyweight desde. Tendo ganho oito medalhas internacionais desde esses ensaios, Fuchs poderia enfrentar seu maior competição do talento jovem de **céu Garcia** (O Monte, Calif.). Garcia, um dois-vezes Campeão do Mundo nas divisões de juniores e juvenis, tem sido o único a relógio por muitos anos, e estes ensaios poderia ser sua vinda para fora do partido na divisão de elite. Contudo, **Christina Cruz** (A cozinha do inferno, N.I.), Duas vezes medalhista Campeonato Mundial de Elite bronze, vai trazer experiência para seu terceiro U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe que será difícil para qualquer boxeador que ela enfrenta. **Mariana Gonzalez** (Sunnyvale, Calif.) ficou no topo do pódio no Western Elite Qualificador, enquanto runner-up **Jazzelle Bobadilla** (Ewa Beach, Havaí) tem experiência internacional do seu lado que pode ajudá-la a perturbar essa divisão. **Jasmine Hampton** (Ann Arbor, Mich.) foi vitorioso no Last Chance Qualifier dar um soco nela bilhete para Lake Charles, com **Lina Vezzani** (Brooklyn, N.I.) e **Stephanie Chavez** (laranja, Calif.) arredondando para fora a divisão flyweight.

**Pluma / 125 kg lbs./57**

Previsto para ser a classe de peso competitiva mais no campo das mulheres, divisão peso pena tem inúmeras pugilistas olhando para avançar para a próxima fase do processo de seleção. Cinco dos oito pugilistas têm medalhas no Campeonato do Mundo, com os últimos três pugilistas ter performances impressionantes em suas eliminatórias. **Yarisel Ramirez** (Las Vegas, Nev.) ganhou uma medalha de prata no 2015 Campeonato Mundial Júnior, bem como uma de bronze no 2019 Jogos Pan-Americanos em seu primeiro ano na divisão de elite. Duas vezes medalhistas Campeonato Mundial Juvenil de bronze **Isamary Aquino** (universal City, Texas) lidera na contagem de medalhas e vai olhar para continuar a fazer um nome para si mesma. **Lupe Gutierrez**(Sacramento, Calif.) e **iyana Verduzco** (Los Angeles, Calif.) ganhou medalhas de ouro em suas estréias no Campeonato do Mundo, com Gutierrez ganhar no 2015 Campeonato Mundial Júnior e Verduzco no 2018 Campeonatos Mundiais da Juventude. **Mikiah Lagostas**(Cataratas Do Niágara, N.I.) ganhou a medalha de bronze no Campeonato Mundial de Elite esta de outubro em sua estréia internacional, e será utilizando a confiança de que o desempenho em Lake Charles. **Andrea Medina** (San Diego, Calif.) muitos impressionado em Reno, derrotando inúmeros medalhistas no Campeonato do Mundo em seu caminho para o título, enquanto **destino Jasso**(Dallas, Texas) e **Melanie Costa** (Norton, De Massa.) sobreviveu a um suporte resistente para fora do Leste Elite Qualifier to antecedência para estes ensaios.

**Leve / 132 kg lbs./60**

**Rashida Ellis** (Lynn, De Massa.) entra no 2020 U.S. Olimpíadas com confiança ao seu lado, depois de uma impressionante 2019 executar esse medalhas de bronze incluídos no 2019 Jogos Pan-americanos e Campeonatos Mundiais. **Amelia Moore** (Alexandria, Va.) e **Stacia Suttles**(Bronx, N.I.) ambos têm experiência Campeonato Mundial, bem como ganhar performances internacionais a ser fortes concorrentes para levar o título e avançar para a próxima fase de qualificação para o Tokyo Jogos Olímpicos 2020. **Ravven Brown** (Santo António, Texas) recentemente fez sua estréia internacional no 2019 Elite Campeonatos do Mundo e teve uma rápida ascensão para o sucesso em sua carreira no boxe curta. **Kimberly Carlson** (Chicago, Ill.) eWhitney Gomez (dobrar, Horas.) deixou o ouro ocidental e Last Chance Qualifiers, enquantoJennifer Lopez (Jersey City, NJ) e **Rebecca Maine** (Pittsburg, Pa.) rodada fora do campo após suas performances medalha de prata em Ohio e Califórnia.

**Welterweight / 152 kg lbs./69**

**Oshae Jones** (Toledo, Ohio) fez história este ano com sua medalha de ouro no 2019 Jogos Pan-americanos e olhares a ser um dos favoritos para a divisão meio-médio. O retorno de alguns pugilistas ea ascensão de alguns para cima e chegados vai fazer isso de outra classe de peso retirando para prestar atenção. Dois pugilistas que recentemente voltou ao esporte e olhando para agitar as coisas são **Danyelle Wolf** (San Diego, Calif.) e **Mary Spencer** (Pedregulho, Colo.). Lobo, um três-tempo EUA Boxe Campeão Nacional e duas vezes Campeão Continental fez voltar aos ringues de forma impressionante em Reno este ano, enquanto Spencer, que é um dual-cidadão, representou o Canadá no 2012 Jogos Olímpicos e ganhou três campeonatos do mundo sob a bandeira canadense, ganhou o Qualifier Oriental dar um soco nela bilhete para o U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas de Boxe. **Sharahya Moreu** (Albuquerque, N.M.) pode ser o mais jovem da divisão aos 20 anos de idade, mas tem uma grande experiência e vai usar isso contra seus oponentes mais velhos. **Briana Che** (Madison, Wisc.), **Arika Skoog**(Boston, De Massa.) e **Jill Stafford** (A mesa, Calif.) todas as medalhas ganhou a prata em suas respectivas fases de qualificação e poderia facilmente surpreender muitos em Lake Charles, enquanto **Liz Flores**(Woodland Hills, Calif.) agarrou a última vaga para competir após Morelle McCain decidiu competir na divisão dos médios após sua qualificação em ambas as classes de peso.

**Médios / 165 kg lbs./75**

Desde a partida de duas vezes Campeão Olímpico Claressa Shields para as fileiras profissionais, **Naomi Graham** (Fayetteville, N. C.) tem sido o líder para a equipe dos EUA na divisão dos médios, ganhando várias medalhas internacionais, incluindo uma de prata no 2019 Jogos Pan-americanos e um bronze no 2018 Campeonatos mundiais. 2017 Campeão Mundial da Juventude **citlalli Ortiz** (Coachella, Calif.) colocar em uma performance dominante na recente Last Chance Qualifier, incluindo duas vitórias por RSC, e estará olhando para continuar sua vitórias em Lake Charles, enquanto **Morelle McCane** (Cleveland, Ohio) teve um impressionante 2019, tomar um bronze em sua estréia internacional no início deste ano. **Alexis Gomez**(South San Francisco, Calif.) e **Kendra Reeves** (Twin Falls, Idaho) pegou títulos no Western e Qualifiers orientais para perfurar seus bilhetes para Louisiana e estará olhando para ter um outro torneio vitorioso, enquanto **Fallon Farrar** (Colorado Springs, Colo.),**Reparação melodia** (Brooklyn, N.I.) e **Rachael Washington** (Nova Iorque, N.I.) tomou as medalhas de prata nos três torneios de qualificação e espera melhorar suas performances em Lake Charles.
Siga EUA Boxe em mídias sociais, bem como o 2020 U.S. Selecção para Olimpíadas para o boxe e 2019 EUA Boxe Campeonato Nacional de sites de notícias, resultados, procedimentos de selecção e atualizações do torneio clicando aqui: http://bit.ly/BoxingTrials20

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USA BOXING HEAVYWEIGHT ADRIAN TILLMAN IN U.S. ARMY

Setembro 4, 2019 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Setembro 3, 2019) – No. 2 rated American heavyweight Adrian 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), em que atletas qualificados têm a oportunidade de treinar em tempo integral para as Olimpíadas.

“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 Tóquio, Japão, is the one thing on my mind.

“Training (em 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, Califórnia, 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 e 2015), in addition to capturing a gold medal at the 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier. His greatest accomplishment, contudo, 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, Rússia, to compete in the 2019 Elite Men’s World Championships, Setembro 7-21.

“Gaining a medal at the World Championships is important to me because,Ele observou, “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 Jogos Olímpicos.

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

Agosto 28, 2019 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Agosto 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, Setembro 7-21, in Yekaterinburg, Rússia.

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 e 2016 Torneio Luvas de Ouro nacionais, 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, agora mesmo, 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

Agosto 21, 2019 FNU47 Deixe um comentário

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