BELGRAD, Sırbistan (Kasım 4, 2021) — Team USA’s impressive 2021 Elite Men’s World Championships will continue into the finals, as four boxers won their semifinal bouts to advance to their championship bout.
Flyweight Roscoe Hill (Bahar, Teksas) kicked off the evening session for Team USA in dominating fashion over his opponent, Akhtem Zakirov, of the Russian Boxing Federation. Hill used his height to his full advantage over Zakirov to take all five judges’ cards every round. Hill will face the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist and 2019 World Championships bronze medalist Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan on Saturday.
The American will look to become the first American male featherweight World Champion since Rau’shee Warren accomplished the feat in 2007. Hill is also the first World Championships flyweight male medalist since 2011, when Warren won silver.
Cehmal Harvey (Oxon Hill, Md.) picked up his fourth win of these World Championships to secure his spot in the featherweight finals. Harvey, who was facing 2020 Olympian Samuel Kisohurry of France, began the bout extremely strong, taking all five judges’ cards at the end of the round. The American did not slow down in the second, taking all five cards again to have a comfortable lead heading into the final round.
Even with a 3-2 final round in favor of Kisohurry, the 18-year-old American claimed the unanimous decision to set up a final against 2020 Olympian Serik Temirzhanov of Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Rahim Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) closed out the evening session with what may end up being the bout of the whole World Championships. Gonzales was faced with the tough task of taking to the ring with Serbia’s own Vladimir Mironchikov.
After seeing the first round go in favor of Mironchikov, 4-1, Gonzales came back strong in the second round, taking the round 3-2. With the bout on the line, the American light heavyweight did not back down and left it all in the ring to grab all five judges’ cards and the final decision, 3-2. Gonzales, who has earned just the fourth light heavyweight World Championship medal since 1974 and first medalists since Michael Simms gold in 1999, will step into the ring on Saturday with Aliaksei Alfiorau of Belarus.
Welterweight Omari Jones (Orlando, Fla.) was scheduled to go head-to-head against Georgia’s Lasha Guruli in the first session of the day, ancak, Guruli pulled out of the competition due to injury, advancing Jones to the finals against 2020 Olympian Sewonrets Okazawa of Japan, yarın.
Jones is now guaranteed either a silver or gold medal in his World Championships debut and becomes the first American male to win a welterweight World Championships medal since Demetrius Andrade won gold in 2007.
Jones will compete in tomorrow’s first day of finals, while Harvey, Hill and Gonzales will take to the ring on Saturday. Click here to follow all the action.
Semifinal Results 51 kilogram: Roscoe Tepesi, Bahar, Teksas/ABD, aralık. over Akhtem Zakirov/RBF, 5-0 57 kilogram: Cehmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, aralık. over Samuel Kistohurry/FRA, 5-0 67 kilogram: Omari Jones, Orlando, Fla./USA, won by walkover over Lasha Guruli/GEO, NEREDE 80 kilogram: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev./ABD, aralık. over Vladimir Mironchikov/SRB, 3-2
BELGRAD, Sırbistan – Ekim 29, 2021 – Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin genç umudu Jahmal Harvey, Belgrad'daki AIBA Dünya Boks Şampiyonası'nda dördüncü günün öğleden sonraki oturumunda üzücü bir performans sergiledi., Sırbistan. Harvey, Özbekistan'ın savunan AIBA Dünya Şampiyonu Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov'u eledi. 1/8 son.
Harvey dönecek 19 bu yılın sonlarında, ama ABD'li boksör, boksta harika bir yetenek olduğunu kanıtladı.. Açılış maçında ilk turda bazı zorluklar yaşadı, ama yoğun bir mücadelede Belçikalı Vasile Usturoi'yi yenmeyi başardı.. Harvey'in İrlandalı teknik direktörü Billy Walsh, Mirzakhalilov'a karşı ikinci maçı için strateji hazırladı., hüküm süren AIBA Dünya Şampiyonu ve Asya Oyunları galibi.
Özbek boksör, AIBA Dünya Boks Şampiyonası'nın en iyi yıldızlarından biri. ancak ABD'li rakibi, etkili kontra vuruşu ve üst düzey ayak hareketleri ile onu şaşırttı.. Harvey bu tüy sıkletle tüm beklentileri aştı (57kilogram) savunan şampiyonu eleyin ve eleyin.
"Ben kendime inandım, becerilerim ve bugün antrenörlerimde,dedi Harvey, "ve başarabileceğimi biliyordum. İlk tur çok önemliydi, ve kendi stratejimi takip etmek için puan kartlarında öne geçmek için her şeyi verdim. Son ana kadar aynı seviyede tutacak fiziksel kondisyona sahibim.. Bu etkinlikte atmosfer etkileyici, ve ben bunun bu kısmından mutluyum.”
NEW YORK (Temmuz 21 2021) – Split-T Management is pleased to announce the signing of its biggest athlete in 6’9″ Iowa-native Antonio Mireles.
Mireles, 24 years-old of Des Moines, Iowa is affectionately known as “The Lincoln Giant” because of his tremendous stature and status as a graduate of Lincoln High School in Des Moines.
“I am very excited to sign with Split-T Management. They had their eye on me as an amateur. They saw me in a few tournaments and they were impressed. The goal was the Olympics and now I am ready to turn professional,” said Mireles.
“I am a boxer, I like to keep my opponents at bay and use my range. I am out in Oxnard training with Robert Garcia and hopefully will make my debut in September.”
“I am as excited about signing Antonio as anyone I’ve ever signed,” said David McWater of Split-T Management. “I think he has the ability to be heavyweight champion of the world some day and the opportunity to be a tremendous star.”
Mireles, of Mexican-American descent, initially began boxing at the Des Moines PAL at the age of 12 and started competing at 15. He was guided for his entire amateur career by a pair of two strong coaches in John Saunders and Elly Nunez.
In his relatively brief, but extremely successful run in the amateurs, Mireles compiled a record of 28-4 ile 10 tırnakları – culminating in winning the 2020 USA Olympic Trials in the Super Heavyweight division. He was also a 2019 National Golden Gloves Champion, bir 2019 Eastern Elite Amateur Champion and a five-time Iowa Golden Gloves Champion.
Mireles has already impressed new coach Robert Garcia in his transition to the pro ranks, with Garcia noting his new fighters dedication, boxing skills, ve “great power” as reasons for a successful future together.
KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mayıs 12, 2021) — The Boxing Task Force (BTF) announced today the 49 quota places, originally to be awarded at the Road to Tokyo Americas Qualifier, that were awarded to boxers to compete in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer. The quota places included six Team USA boxers, which was based off the BTF Rankings.
“These six boxers have been staples within our program and have established themselves amongst the world’s best by their performances during the past quad,” stated USA Boxing High Performance DirectorMatt Johnson. “Now it is time for them to perform at the world’s biggest stage in Tokyo.”
Representing Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, pending United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee approval, olacakRashida Ellis (Lynn, Kütle.) Virginia Fuchs(Houston, Teksas), Naomi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) veRichard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Kaliforniya.). All six boxers will be competing in their first Olympic Games.
2019 Elite Women’s World Championships bronze medalist Ellis will compete in the women’s lightweight (132 lbs./60 kg) bölünme. Ellis won bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games to add to her BTF rankings to solidify her position in Tokyo as the second highest ranked America’s boxer and 12thoverall in her weight class. Ellis will be looking to win Team USA’s first women’s lightweight Olympic medal.
“Qualifying for the Olympics has been one of my deepest dreams,” mentioned Ellis. “I never doubt my ability. I have stopped being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right. Yani, I embrace my mistakes and learn from them, as my mistakes have helped me improve and reach the Olympics. I don’t do easy; I make things happen. The hard work and dedication with effort and determination, I can succeed.”
Fuchs will represent Team USA in the flyweight division (112 lbs./51 kg). The 33-year-old will be looking to earn USA Boxing its second medal in the women’s flyweight division since the introduction of the event in London 2012. Fuchs brings an impressive resume to the ring, including a bronze medal at the 2018 Elite Women’s World Championships and silver medal from the 2019 Pan Amerikan Oyunları, which places her as the second highest America’s flyweight boxer and 16thoverall in the BTF rankings.
“I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. I am so excited I can finally call myself an Olympian,” stated Fuchs. “With all this world has been through and having to postpone the Olympics a whole year, I am proud to say I am one of the participants in what will be known as the most recognized Olympics in history. I am ready to represent my country in the most respected way and bring home the gold!"
2019 Pan American Games Graham is the highest seeded America’s female middleweight (165 lbs./75 kg) boxer in the BTF rankings, where she currently sits eighth overall. Graham earned points from her Pan American Games title, as well as her third-place finish at the 2018 Elite Women’s World Championships and top five finish at the 2019 edition. Graham, who will become USA Boxing’s first active female military member to compete in an Olympic Games, will be in contention to grab Team USA’s third straight Olympic gold medal in the women’s middleweight division.
“It feels unreal that I am going to the Olympics,” Graham stated when talking about earning her place to Tokyo. “I continue to surprise myself by finding my own limits, and then having the courage to blow past them.”
Joneswill step into the ring in one of the two newly added women’s weight classes, ek ağırlık (152 lbs./69 kg) bölünme. Jones, who made history in 2019 with her gold medal performance at the Pan American Games, will look to continue making history by becoming the first Olympic gold medalists in her weight division. The 23-year-old added valuable points to her rankings with her top five placement at the 2019 Elite Women’s World Championships to finish as the top America’s boxer and seventh in the overall BTF rankings for the welterweight division to punch her ticket to the Olympics.
“I may only take up one spot, but my one spot represents so much,” shared Jones. “I’m beyond grateful for the chance to represent women, African Americans, my small city of Toledo, ama en önemlisi, my country.”
The second Ohioan to represent Team USA, Johnson, extends the streak of Cleveland-native boxing Olympians to four, following in the footsteps of Charles Conwell (2016), Terrell Gausha (2012) and Raynell Williams (2008). The welterweight (152 lbs./69 kg), who first caught the attention of the boxing world with his gold medal performance at the 2016 Youth World Championships, earned his ranking points through his bronze medal finish at the 2019 Pan American Games and top 16 placement at the 2019 Elite World Championships. Johnson was the third highest seeded America’s boxer and 19thoverall.
“My struggles are my stripes, and I wear them on my back, so that the people around me can see that even when you’re living in a jungle, you can still chase your dreams,” stated Johnson. “I am not only doing this for my city, but for my two coaches, Dante Benjamin Sr. and Clint Martin, whom I lost during my journey to these Games.”
Torrez, the highest ranked super heavyweight (201+ lbs./91+ kg) boxer from the Americas and 11th tüm, earned his place through his third-place performance at the 2019 Pan American Games and top five standing at that year’s Elite Men’s World Championships. Torrez, a former Youth World Championships bronze medalist, will be the first American boxer to compete in this weight class since 2012.
“Everyone is happy they’re going to the Olympics, it’s everyone’s dream, but I need to be there,” said Torrez. “The fire that was instilled in me before I could even walk, that drives me to be the best, the fire that has been in my family for generations, has overflowed. It has set ablaze all my second options, and it has made ashes of any other possibility besides that of success.”
Team USA will be guided by USA Boxing National Head Coach Billy Walsh during these Olympic Games.
“It is fantastic news for our six boxers who have worked endlessly for the past five years to become an Olympian,” Walsh shared. “We now focus on the next stage of the process, to become an Olympic Champion.”
The boxing competition will begin on Saturday, Temmuz 24th (JST). Continue to checkusaboxing.organd USA Boxing’s social media platforms to stay updated on more information regarding the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
All team nominations are subject to USOPC approval.
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KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mayıs 3, 2021) – Five-time world champion, Hall of Famer and Olympic silver medalistMichael Carbajalmay be recording the best victories of his life at the age of 43 as a retired boxer. Instead of receiving a beautiful belt or medal for his achievements, Carbajal now helps build character for countless Phoenix youngsters who may not have another way to get off the mean streets.
Carbajal loved boxing from the start, ancak, he didn’t have his first amateur match until he was 14, because his father, the late Manual Carbajal, a former Arizona Golden Gloves champion, wouldn’t allow his son to box until he was older. On the night of his first match, his father reminded Michael of something he said when he was only six: “I’m going to be world champion and retire as world champion.” Michael, elbette, didn’t remember what he said when he was only six, but the message has stayed with him throughout his life.
“I wanted to box since I was six,” Carbajal reminisced. “I didn’t understand why I couldn’t, but my father told me to watch and learn from my experiences in the gym and at tournaments. I waited until I was 14, working out in my backyard, as my father taught me the basics. I remember hearing about kids at tournaments with 100, 200 amateur fights. I only had around 100 (his reported amateur record is 94-9) as an amateur. I was new to the sport and took my losses as wins because I learned from every fight. I still remember my first amateur fight. It’s where it all started. I lost toKevin Davis. I entered the tournament against him with no fights and he had 32. I lost that fight and wanted to fight him again. I always wanted to fight the best. We fought two more times at the state championships (they split).
“My most memorable fight was at the 1986 National Golden Gloves Championship. I still remember my opponent (şampiyonluk finalde), Gary Harvey. I’ll remember that fight for the rest of my life. I won every national tournament after that until 1988.”
Carbajal first got into boxing for the same reason so many others have for decades…a tough environment. He still lives in the La Nuevo (9thSt.) neighborhood. “It was terrible here when I was 11 ya da öylesine,” Carbajal explained. “I still live here, but it’s not as bad now. We had shootings and gangs across 3 veya 4 blocks that separated us. I never left. I have so many friends from back then who were involved in drugs and shootings. I ignored everything because I was determined and desired to be world champion. Bugün, people who knew me back then, demek: ‘You’re still Michael.’ My accomplishments were because I love boxing so much. Içinde 1988, Carbajal was the United States amateur junior flyweight champion, who defeatedEric Griffin (co-captain of 1989 & 1991 World Amateur Championships), 5-0, in the final of the U.S. Olimpiyat Denemeler, and then he won again at the U.S. Olympic Box-Offs by way of a third-round disqualification versusJames Harris.
Carbajal traveled to Seoul, South Korea as a member of the 1988 USA Olympic Boxing Team. In the opening round, he edged hometown favoriteKwang-Soo OIh, 3-2, that likely came back to haunt him in the gold medal match against BulgarianIvailo Khristov, in which Carbajal lost, 5-0, in what many alleged was due to biased scoring.
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Seven months after the Olympics, Carbajal turned pro February 24, 1989, taking a 4-round decision from future IBF light flyweight World ChampionWill Grigsbyon the undercard of Carbajal’s idol, Roberto Duran, who upsetİran Barkleyin Atlantic City to capture the WBC middleweight World championship. Carbajal’s nickname, “Manitas De Piedra” (“Little Hands of Stone’) was out of respect to Duran, known as “Manos de Piedra” (“Hands of Stone”).
During his illustrious 10-year professional career, Carbajal compiled a 49-4 (33 KOs) kayıt, highlighted by five world junior flyweight titles. His memorable trilogy withHumberto “Chiquita” Gonzalezstarted in 1993 with a unification fight. They became the first junior flyweights to earn $1-million purses, as well as becoming the first in their weight class to headline a pay-per-view event. Carbajal was decked in rounds two and five and he suffered from a bloody right eyebrow, until he unloaded a powerful right smack on Gonzalez’ chin. Gonzalez was unable to beat the count, Carbajal became unified world champion in what was later named 1993 Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine.
Numerous endorsements followed for Carbajal including Diet Pepsi. After making two successful title defenses, Carbajal suffered his first pro loss (32-0) içinde onun 11thworld title defense, ve 1994 Gonzalez won a 12-round split decision again. Carbajal and Gonzalez, appropriately enough, were inducted together into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2006.
Içinde 1999, Carbajal announced his second comeback and after three wins, he traveled to Tijuana to challenge 21-year-old WBO junior flyweight World championJorge Arce (20-2-1), who clearly took nine of the first 10 mermi, even though Arce had hit the canvas in round six. In the 11th yuvarlak, Carbajal rocked Arce with a right that sent the Mexican flying into the ropes. RefereeRaul Caiz, Jr. mücadele durdu, Carbajal was crowned world champion for the fifth time, and then Michael retired after the fight for good.
Carbajal retired with a 15-3 (10 KOs) record in world title fights, 9-4 against former world champions. His four pro losses were against world champions – Gonzalez (iki kere), Mauricio Pastrana veJacob Matlala. Known for never giving up, along with making a few remarkable comebacks, Carbajal was stopped only once, by Matlala.
Bugün, Carbajal still lives in the same house (built in 1906) he grew up on 9thStreet in Phoenix, operates a gym (built in 1911), and still gives back to his community.
“If I never boxed,” Carbajal said, “I think I’d be a counselor. I’m really good with kids. I went to college for two years, but I was too busy with fighting. I’ve always had unbelievable patience, unlike some other trainers and managers, who want to make a quick buck. If they (kids) stay in the gym – not even fighting – they will learn. It’s all about kids staying off the streets. It’s not as bad here as it was before and it’s great to be helping these kids. Some come here to box, others to just workout, and that’s all good. I’m in no hurry to have (train) a world champion, even if that’s my goal, and I concentrate on giving them time to understand.”
Everybody going to Michael Carbajal’s 9thStreet Gym is treated equally from a new kid to 82-year-oldPaul Taylor, who has been going there for too many years to remember. Some people go there for reasons unassociated with boxing or working out. They go there if they need help, just about any kind.
“I remind kids of what we went through (in this neighborhood) and avoided,” Carbajal concluded. “Most fighters come from neighborhoods like this. It’s not about winning or losing, although we always want to win, it’s about life. We train anybody who comes in the gym. They learn discipline and that helps through their lives. We teach giving others respect. I’m old school. We don’t have air conditioning in the gym. It gets you in great condition. Hey, I trained in a tin shed in my backyard, hangisiydi 15 degrees hotter than outside (remember this is Phoenix where it gets in the 120’s). I love it.
“I enjoy helping, not just to box, but to be good through their lives. The discipline they learn here will help. We’re building them for life.”
Arguably the greatest junior flyweight of all-time, Michael Carbajal is still winning!
ABD KUTUSU HAKKINDA: USA Boxing'in misyonu, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin atlet ve antrenörlerinin sürdürülebilir rekabet mükemmelliğine ulaşmalarını sağlamak olacaktır., karakter geliştirmek, boks sporunu desteklemek, and promote and grow Olympic-style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, ama aynı zamanda Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde amatör boksun her yönünü denetler ve yönetir.
KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mart 15, 2021) – There is no more of a family affair in USA Boxing thanKayla Gomez’s, in which her mother, Crystal Aceves, and grandmother, Cindy Aceves, work her corner.
They will be together once again at the 2020 ABD Boks Milli Şampiyonası, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 – Nisan 3, Shreveport şehrinde, .
The 18-year-old Gomez, who lives in El Paso (Teksas), is a youth flyweight (112 lbs.) boksör, who finished second at the 2019 Ulusal Şampiyonası, highlighting her first year in Youth competition. She has a growing supply of gold medals having finished on top at the 2019 & 2018 Western Regional Open, 2018 & 2017 Junior Open Championships, ve 2018 & 2017 Eastern Regional Open. She is also a 5-time National Junior Olympic champion (2015 içinden 2019).
A self-described multi-dimensional boxer, Kayla is a counter puncher and consummate boxer, displaying veteran-like “ringmanship,” but also capable of being a technical brawler and pressure fighter. She first started boxing in 2012 after watching a documentary on the 2012 Olympics.
“The inspiration of the boxers training to earn a gold medal motivated me to learn this unique sport,” Gomez explained. “I dedicate my whole life to boxing and as of right now, amateur boxing has impacted my life in a positive manner, paving my way in the near future to earn different accolades and experience for an Olympic gold medal and my pro career.”
Her mother, Crystal, is an amateur boxer who has competed in many tournaments. She will not compete in these championships this year because she is fully focused right now on her daughter and her future. She will be competing at other 2021 tournaments.
“As a boxer, my mom knows what it’s like to be in my position, so instead of getting mad at me, she gives me alternatives to do when I’m feeling low or not myself to have a better chance of being the best fighter I can be,” Kayla explained what it’s like having her mother and grandmother working her corner. “We all have a great relationship and work well in the ring together. They understand what it’s like to be in my position.”
A high school senior, Kayla is in a K-12 program for an online school due to her busy schedule. She does plan to attend college and share her boxing with educational opportunities.
“My education is just as important as my boxing,” She concluded. “I will attend college and work really hard to accomplish my goal of earning a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics and beginning my pro career afterwards.”
Kayla Gomez is a legacy boxer with a promising future.
ABD KUTUSU HAKKINDA: USA Boxing'in misyonu, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin atlet ve antrenörlerinin sürdürülebilir rekabet mükemmelliğine ulaşmalarını sağlamak olacaktır., karakter geliştirmek, boks sporunu desteklemek, ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde Olimpiyat tarzı boksu tanıtmak ve büyütmek. USA Boxing'in sorumluluğu sadece Olimpik altın üretmek değil, ama aynı zamanda Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde amatör boksun her yönünü denetler ve yönetir.
KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mart 8, 2021) – In the 2019 USA National Boxing Championships, Amir Andersonwas a relatively unknown competitor from Syracuse (New York), but this year he believes he’s one of the “top dogs” in the 165-pound decision.
Anderson will be competing in the youth division at the 2020 ABD Boks Milli Şampiyonası, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 Nisan 3, Shreveport şehrinde, .
Anderson’s goal at these championships is simple: he wants to win to lock down a slot on the USA Boxing Youth Team, which will give him a leg up in terms of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“The winner in each weight class qualifies for the USA Boxing Youth Team,” he explained. “Runner-ups are alternates and can make the team if the winner can’t for whatever reason. kazanmak istiyorum!
“Last time I had nothing to lose at Nationals. Şimdi, I have everything to lose. I do my research and breakdown other fighters in my weight class. I’ll be more focused this time because I was an underdog then and now, I’m the top dog in my division.”
The 17-year-old Anderson has already tasted success, capturing top honors at the 2019 Junior Open and 2019 Eastern Regional Open, in addition to finishing in the runner-up position at the 2018 & 2019 National Junior Olympics.
Still a high school senior, Amir describes himself as an all-around boxer with a unique style in which he can box or bang, hit the angles and throw a lot of punches.
Like every amateur boxer, last year was a tremendous challenge to train, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “I trained six hours a day in my basement to get in really good workouts,” Anderson said. “And I ran my miles, çok. When my gym opened-up last July 2nd, it was limited so I had to still workout in my basement. It was hard to stay focused, but I knew how.
“I really planned to win a lot of regional and national tournaments to get national recognition. I wanted to fight in Bulgaria with the junior team, but that was canceled, çok. The pandemic was a setback for me, but we’ll see what’s in store for 2021.”
The National Championships is the first trip towards Amir Anderson’s Parisian goal for 2024 at the Olympics.
ABD KUTUSU HAKKINDA: USA Boxing'in misyonu, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin atlet ve antrenörlerinin sürdürülebilir rekabet mükemmelliğine ulaşmalarını sağlamak olacaktır., karakter geliştirmek, boks sporunu desteklemek, ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde Olimpiyat tarzı boksu tanıtmak ve büyütmek. USA Boxing'in sorumluluğu sadece Olimpik altın üretmek değil, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
2020 USA National Boxing ChampionshipsDeniz. 25-Nisan. 4, Shreveport şehrinde, Louisiana
KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Mart 1, 2021) — Texas twinsŞaka (L) ve Ürdün (R) Jenkinsare on a mission to become the first twins ever to be on a Team USA Olympic Boxing Team.
They will both be competing in the elite division at the 2020 ABD Boks Milli Şampiyonası, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 – Nisan 3, Shreveport şehrinde, Louisiana.
The Jenkins twins have overcome numerous obstacles in Dallas, primarily their father’s long incarceration, subsequently getting into trouble and constantly fighting others in school. And that doesn’t even include COVID-19 restrictions that limited gym time and eliminated tournament competition this past year.
They were fortunate to have their grandfather, geç Guilford Childress, who was the most significant male influence in their lives. “We played all sports but were getting into trouble fighting in school,” older brother by 1 minute Josh said. “Our grandfather took us to the gym, but our mother didn’t want us to box. He and my godfather, Darryl Thomas, who was also a father figure for us, trained us. Our grandfather used to come to school when we got in trouble. He was our disciplinarian. He’d take us right out of training at the gym or stop us from sparring for two weeks. He didn’t just want us to be champion boxers, he wanted us to become mature men.
"İki yıl önce, Greg Hatleybecame our trainer. Everything changed for us when we started being trained by Coach Hatley. Our styles completely changed, and we started settling down in the ring, and picking spots. Coach Hatley has had a big impact on our lives. He’s taught us how to be men. He’s a roofer and he taught us how to roof, change oil and tires, and save our money for later.”
The twins work for Amazon in a warehouse. Jordan is a brawling lightweight, while welterweight Josh is more of a boxer. Have they ever switched places and fought under the other’s name? “Everybody asks us that,” laughed Jordan. "Yapamaz, Josh is bigger than me.”
They’ve been competing in the elite division for the past couple of years, and both have reached the semifinals of major tournaments, but they’re ready to break out at the upcoming National Championships.
The Jenkins twins have had their training impacted. like most other amateur boxers, but not terribly, yet different from what they were used to. At first there were limitations at their gym, but once restrictions opened-up, they were able to train more often, spread out more than normal at the gym while working out, and COVID-19 tested monthly.
The dream for “Twin Nation”, coined by their grandfather when Josh and Jordan were in the seventh grade, is becoming the first twins on a Team USA Boxing Olympic Team, something late grandfather first mentioned to them. “We want to be the first twins on the US Olympic Boxing Team so kids can look up to us,” Jordan noted. “We want to prove that kids labeled as bad can still be successful growing up in an environment like ours. A lot of friends we grew up with are dead or in jail. We’ve worked had to change our lives and we’re looking ahead to Paris (site of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games)."
Their remarkable journey reaches a new level at the Nationals. They aren’t in a rush to go pro, ya. Aman, they both intend to be professional boxers, but only when they’re ready as a tandem.
“We’re humble,” Josh concluded. “We’ve had a lot of bumps and bruises. We could have gone left or right. A lot of our friends went one way, but we went the other way, ve became boxers.”
(KOLARODO BAHARI, Colo.) – When the boxers of the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. this week they walked into a new training facility with just over six months left until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and even less time to their qualification tournaments.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, USA Boxing athletes have not been allowed to train in the national boxing gym at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center (USOPTC) since March 2020 and have had to continue to make adjustments to their training plans, which included training at the French National Training Center in Paris in late 2020.
After being told they would not be allowed to begin 2021 at the USOPTC, the coaching and national office staff had to find a new home to begin the final preparations for the qualification tournaments taking place in May and June.
“After spending most of 2020 waiting to be allowed entry back into our national gym at the Colorado Springs OPTC, it was time that we took matters into our own hands and established a training space that can properly accommodate our team’s training needs,” said Matt Johnson, USA Boxing High Performance Director.
USA Boxing ended 2020 and the beginning of 2021 moving all equipment, which included four boxing rings, numerous heavy bags and strength and conditioning equipment, from their gym at the USOPTC to an abandoned department store in a mall in Colorado Springs to hold training camps, while housing the boxers and coaching staff at the nearby Hotel Eleganté.
“We are able to continue to move forward in this COVID environment by applying multi-layer protection protocols, pre-travel testing, mandatory mask wearing, social distancing, regular cleaning, regular rapid antigen testing, daily health surveys and follow up PRC pool testing, as well as provide a top notch training facility in our temporary facility, which we are greatly thankful for John Bushman, owner of Hotel Eleganté and the training facility, to help provide these opportunities to our boxers,” stated Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director.
“The training facility and environment we have created has greatly reduced the risk to our boxers and coaches. USA Boxing strives to fulfill our stated mission to our boxers, ‘… (için) inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable our boxers and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence…’ in the face of a worldwide pandemic.”
The first training camp of 2021 began Jan. 14 and will run until Feb. 18, before the boxers head to Bulgaria and Spain for international competitions. USA Boxing will hold the final training camp before the America’s Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, in Chula Vista, Kaliforniya., in another makeshift boxing gym, which held the final training camp of 2020 Kasım'da.
Olympian Raul Marquez, ABD Boks Mezunları için 1992 ABD Denemeleri sanal buluşması
KOLARODO BAHARI, Tur. (Kasım 24, 2020) – USA Boxing ve USA Boxing Alumni Association kısa süre önce yarışmacılar için Zoom aracılığıyla 1992 ABD Boks Denemeleri, bir çift dahil 1992 ABD Olimpiyatları, Raul Marquez ve Montell Griffin. Grup şunlardan oluşuyordu: 19 yarışan savaşçılar 1992 ABD Olimpiyat Denemeleri, artı birkaç yönetici, kim mutlu bir saat boyunca hiç durmadan konuştu ve 45 dakika. Neşeyle hatırladılar, geçmişten kişisel güncellemeler paylaştı 22 yıl, amatör boksörler olarak en unutulmaz deneyimlerini hatırladılar, ve hatta geri teptikleri zamanlarda duygusallaştılar.
Bazıları e-postalar ve sosyal medya aracılığıyla iletişim halinde oldu, ancak Zoom çağrısında birbirlerini gözle görülür şekilde görmek bu yüzük kardeşler için göz açıcıydı. “Hepiniz ABD Boksunun bir parçasısınız,” dedi ev sahibi Mike McAtee, USA Boxing İcra Direktörü. “Hector Colon ve Raul Marquez kardeşlerini bu görüşmeye aldılar.. Doğal bir uyumdu. Sahibiz 13 Mayıs ayında Olimpiyatlara katılmaya hazırlanan çocuklar. ABD Boks dokunuşları 36,000 her gün çocuklar. Hayatımızı değiştirdi, ve hayat kurtarmada etkili olabiliriz. “Hepinizi görmek bir onur. USA Boxing'in bel kemiğisiniz. Boks bizi biz yaptı, boksörlere ilham verdin. Bu çoktan gecikti, ve gelecekte diğer Olimpiyat Deneme sınıflarıyla yeniden bir araya gelmeyi planlıyoruz.”
“Bu herkesi görmek çok güzel ve seni dinlemekten zevk alıyorum,” katma Chris Cugliari, ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği Direktörü. “Hepiniz ruhu ABD Boks Mezunları'na geri getirmeye yardım ediyorsunuz. Boks yapan insanlar boks yapmaktan hoşlanırlar, ve ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği de bununla ilgili. O ruhu geri getiriyoruz. Mezun programımıza katılmanızı çok seviyorum.. Bu bir patlama oldu!”
“Pek boksör değilim, ama bu boks programının bir parçası olduğum için mutluyum,” yorumladı Barry Siff, USA Boxing gönüllü pazarlama danışmanı. “1980'lerde Detroit'te büyüdüm ve Kronk'ta takıldım. (Spor Salonu). Bu görüşmede olmaktan mutluyum. Mike ve ekibine ileride yardım etmeliyiz.. Kadar beklemeyin 2028 Los Angeles. Önümüzdeki yıl Tokyo ve Paris'te 2024. Çocuklar sizden öğrenebilir. USA Boxing'in bir parçası olduğum için mutluyum.”
ABD Boks Mezunlar Derneği Hayat boyu şampiyon olmak için yaratıldı, USA Boxing ve mezunları arasında karşılıklı yarar sağlayan ilişkiler, –boksörler, memurlar, antrenörler ve boks hayranları — Mezunlar Derneği şampiyon nesilleri birbirine bağlar, USA Boxing’in gelecekteki boks şampiyonlarına ilham veriyor ve geri veriyor, ve ring dışına. ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği, boksu seven ve amatör boksla bağlantıda kalmak isteyen herkese açıktır.. Üyelere, Mezunlar Derneği'nin ev sahipliği yaptığı çok çeşitli özel etkinliklere erişim hakkı verilir., yıllık ABD Boks Mezunları Derneği Onur Listesi resepsiyonu dahil. Mezunlar Derneği'ne katılmak için, sadece kayıt olun alumni@usaboxing.org için $40.00 yıllık üyelik ücreti. Yeni üyeler bir T-shirt alacak, anahtarlık ve e-cüzdan.
SAVAŞÇILAR’ KEŞİF(Robert Allen ve Tarick Salmacı aynı zamanda görüşmedeydiler ancak teknik sorunlar nedeniyle konuşamıyorlardı)
HECTOR COLON: “sizi seviyorum millet. Çok uzun zaman oldu. Umarım bu şekilde daha sık iletişim kurabiliriz. ABD Boks ve ABD Boks Mezunlarını desteklemek için hepinize ihtiyacımız var. İlk uluslararası dövüşüm Barbados'taydı ve rakibimi oyunda nakavt ettim. 26 saniye. Adidas çantasını ve ayakkabılarını aldığımı hatırlıyorum. Çok özel bir şeydi. Olimpiyatları yapmayı hayal ettim ve yapmalıydım, ama Tanrı'nın beni spordan uzaklaştırdığını buldum. Seni izlemekle gurur duydum ve sana destek oldum. “USA Boxing'e geri dönüp USA Boxing'e geri dönmek harika, çünkü bugün olduğum kişi olmama yardım etti. Yanlış yola gidebilirdim. Bunu tekrar yapalım ve sporumuza geri verelim.”
RAUL MARQUEZ: “Burada olduğum için çok heyecanlıyım. Onur duyuyorum ve muhtemelen buradaki çoğu adamla dövüşen tek kişi benim. Bir sürü anım var. Burada seninle olmaktan onur duyuyorum, boks ailem. Bu güzel. “Buradaki herkes bir turnuvayı kazanmanın ne kadar zor olduğunu biliyor. Ne gerektiğini biliyoruz çünkü hepimiz seçkindik. Geri vermek zorundayız. Hâlâ boksla uğraşıyorum.”
ORLANDO HARRIS: “USA Boxing'de en iyi zaman geçirdim. Geç başladım. Askere gitmeden önce bir kez savaştım. Daha iyi oldum ve orduda nasıl savaşılacağını öğrendim. Yapmalıydım çünkü iyilik yapmalıydım veya birimime geri dönmeliydim. Içinde ’04 Araba kazası geçirdim. Ben hariç herkes öldü. Engelli olduğumu söylüyorlar, ama ben değilim, Hala boks antrenörlüğü yapıyorum.”
PAULIE AYALA: “1992 Olimpiyat Denemeleri benim en unutulmaz anım çünkü oradaydım. Içinde 1988, The Westerns'de yarı finalde kaybettim ve boksu bıraktım. Odaklanmadım. Sizlerin üstün olduğunu izledim ve bir daha kavga etmedim 1992. Sergio'ya kaybettim (Reyes), kiminle savaştım 16 o kavgadan önceki zamanlar. Rusya'da savaşan bir çoğunuzla tanıştım. İlham veren şey hepinizi dinlemektir.”
MONTELL GRIFFIN: “Rty'ye geç gittim, geliyor 1991. Altın Eldiven'de iki kavga ettim, ama yalan söyledim ve sahip olduğumu söyledim 12 böylece açıkta savaşabilirdim. İlk kavgam içindeydi 1991. Hayır ile savaşmalıydım. 1 insan, Jeremy Williams, olimpiyat takımı yapmak. Olanlar 1 ½ hayatımın en iyisi yıllar. Hepinize saygı duydum ve hepinize saygı duydum.”
ANTWUN EKOLLERİ: “ABD takımına katıldım, ve ben bir olimpiyat alternatifiydim. Raul (Marquez), konuşmayı sever, ve onunla savaşacağım için heyecanlandım. çok öğrendim. Tüm erkeklerle olmayı seviyorum. Larry Nicholson beni kanatlarının altına aldı. Benimle her gün konuştu. Ben genç bir çocuktum, ve aile hayatım iyi değildi. 1992 şampiyonasına gittiğimde, bu insanlar benim ailemdi. “Davenport sokaklarında acıydım (Iowa) ve Larry benimle ilgilendi…teşekkür ederim. Olimpiyat Merkezi'ndeki insanlar olmasaydı, Bugün nerede olacağımı bilmiyorum.”
DANNY RIOS: “Içinde 1992, ABD Şampiyonasının yarı finalinde kaybettim. Yani, Olimpiyatlara gitmek için Altın Eldiven kazanmak zorundaydım. Denemelerde ilk dövüşümü kazandım ve ikincimi kaybettim. Daha sonra profesyonel oldum. Güvenlik çalışıyorum ve yerel bir spor salonunda savaşçıları eğitmeye yardım ediyorum. Kendi spor salonum olmasını umuyorum. Bunca yıldan sonra seni gördüğüme sevindim.
KAPTAN KELEPÇESİ: “Vegas'tayım. Amatörlerdeyken buraya taşındım. En iyi şey dostluktu. Birlikte büyüdük. Birlikte, ergenlik çağına geldik ve ömür boyu en iyi arkadaşlarımdan bazılarıyla tanıştım. Hepimiz elit seviyedeydik, en iyiye karşı en iyiye, ve sonunda birbirimizle kavga ettik. İçinde birçok erkekle tanıştım 1989 Rusya'da. “Las Vegas'ta Fight Capital Gym'in sahibiyim. Vegas'a gittiğinde, ara beni ve spor salonuma gel. Yaşam için bir kardeşliğimiz var. Amatör boks insanları bir araya getiriyor. Bu şekilde yeniden bağlanmak harika.”
DANELL NICHOLSON: “En unutulmaz anım, USA Boxing'i 1992 Olimpiyatlar, çünkü Olimpiyatçı oldum ve tüm bu harika sporcularla tanıştım. Seninle tanışmak gerçekten benim en unutulmaz. Boksu yenemezsin!”
RONALD SİMMLERİ: “Muhtemelen herkesten daha uzun süredir amatör takımdaydım. O kadar uzun süre kaldım ki bir sürü anım var. Ben parçasıydım 1988, 1992 ve 1996 Olimpiyat takımları. Bir çok yeteneğin geldiğini gördüm. Başladım 1995; bu spor bağımlılık yapar ve ben hala amatör boks yapıyorum. Hala amatör boksta en yetenekli çocuklara sahibiz. “Hayalim Olimpiyat Takımı yapmaktı ve hala başaramadım. Amacım hayır olmaktı. 1 ve içindeydim 1995. Sonra, Çıkmak istedim, ama koçum zamanı olmadığını söyledi. Sizlerden öğrendiğim ve çocuklarla paylaştığım dersler, her şey hakkında. Hindistan'da baş antrenör olarak çalışıyorum, sevdiğim şeyi yapmak.”
PAUL git: “Herkesi gördüğüme sevindim. Çok fazla anım var, en akılda kalan seni görmek, boks kardeşlerim. Kendimize isim yapmak için birlikte eğitildik. Geri dönmek için her zaman buna sahip olacağız. Duygusallaşıyorum. Nereden geldiğin önemli değildi, ekonomik değerleriniz, ve birbirimize karşı yarıştık. Ama günün sonunda birbirimize saygı duyduk. “Bugün konuşmacı ve yazarım. Boksta öğrendiğim şey, yaptığım şeyi neden yapabildiğimdi. Teşekkürler. Bu güzel. Hepinizi gördüğüme minnettarım.”
JAMES JOHNSON: “Bu yüzlerden bazılarını görmek harika, Seni görmek çok güzel, adamlar! Olimpiyat Festivalini hatırlıyorum. Randall Crippen. Konuşkandı……Maçın sonunda ona diploma verdim. “Elimi rekabette kırdım ve savaşmama izin vermediler. Yaptım ve bir memleket çocuğu çizdim (Worcester) Massachusetts, Bobby Harris, ve kazandı. Tek elle, Finalde kaybettim. Sizi görmek güzel çocuklar. Flint'te yaşıyorum, Michigan. Üniversite kariyerime devam ettim ve bugün bir ağ mühendisiyim.”
DEKAN FLETCHER: “Uzun zamandır amatördüm. Birçok anım var, ama bir sporcu temsilcisi olarak Yönetim Kurulu'nda olduğum yıllar. Çocuklar bugün, günde iki kez kavga edememenin sebebi benim. “Seyahat, Gitmesine izin veremem. İşler iyi gitmediğinde, Amatör günlerimi düşünüyorum. Sizin için sevgiden başka bir şey yok.”
LARRY NICHOLSON: “En unutulmaz şeylerim 1993 Yılın Boxer. Çok şey başardım. Gümüş kazandım 1993 ve 1994 Dünya Şampiyonası. Altın olmalıydı. Harika dövüşçüler ve rol modellerdin. Üniversiteye gitme fırsatım oldu – Kuzey Michigan Üniversitesi – ve bir derecem var. “Bugün hala Michigan Altın Eldiven'in baş antrenörü olarak boks yapıyorum.. Şu anda olduğum yerde çok mutluyum. Profesyonel olmadım çünkü amatör boksu seviyorum, disiplin ve yaşam. Üç olimpik takımla çalıştım. Kardeşler olarak iyi iş çıkardık.”
MARK LANTON: “Herkesi böyle görmek bir zevk. En unutulmaz anım Batı Denemelerini kazanmaktı. Amatör bir dövüşçüyken ordu askeriydim. Irakta, bazen, Frank Vassar benimle iletişim halinde kaldı. Şimdi ordudan emekli oldum. VA'da federal polis memuru olarak çalıştım. Tamamen emekli oldum. Çocuklara yerel bir spor salonunda koçluk yapıyorum ve Orlando'daki hayatı yaşıyorum.
FRANK VASSAR: “ABD Olimpik Spor Festivalini ve Ulusal Altın Eldiven'i 1999 benim en unutulmazımdı. Ordudaydım, Ulusal Muhafızlar, boks yaparken. Hava Kuvvetlerinde görevlendirildim. Üç savaş turu yaptım ve yaralandım. Çılgın şeyler. Geri döndüğüme sevindim. Turnuvalara gitmekten ve sizi görmek her zaman hoşuma gitti.. Hepinizi seviyorum.”
RICHARD TAHVİL: Içinde 1989, Jeremy Williams ile dövüştüğümü hatırlıyorum. O en iyisiydi ve bu beni haritaya koydu. Önümüzdeki dört yıl Colorado'ya gidiyordum ve bu en iyisiydi. Üniversite öğrencisiydim ve Memphis Üniversitesi'nde ceza adaleti diploması aldım.. Çiftte Echols ile tanıştım. Yılda üç veya dört kez bir araya gelirdik, belki daha fazla ve birini gördüğünde dün gibiydi. “Içinde 1992, Olimpiyat takımı yapmak istedim. Worcester'daki ilk dövüşümü kaybettim ve Olimpiyatlara katılamadım. Sadece vardı 12 ağırlık dersleri ve ben o adamlardan biriydim. Kardeşlerimsin.”
2020 ABD Boks Milli Şampiyonası The 2020 ABD Boks Ulusal Şampiyonası Aralık ayında yapılacak 5-12 Shreveport'taki Shreveport Kongre Merkezi'nde, Louisiana.
