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

Apríl 27, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

Arjan Iseni training during the pandemic

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Apríl 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, a 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 Národná Golden rukavice; 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, hoci, 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 (v 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 Národný PAL. International: 2020 Strandja Tournament & 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. Moja rodina / 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 (viď obrázok nižšie) 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. Dúfajme, 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, Havaj), 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 & Národná Golden rukavice

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, Kalifornia) 16-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Junior National Championships & Národný PAL; 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 / turnaj, 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, running 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 kolesá (3-minute rounds), shadow box for 5-7 kolesá, then I hit five varieties of punching bags (3 kola každý). Afterwards, I work mitts (5-8 kolesá) 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 kolesá. 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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Pozoruhodná cesta v boxe ako žiadna iná 1972 Olympijský víťaz “Cukor” Ray Seales

Apríl 15, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

(Ray Seales je v prvom rade, druhý zľava)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Apríl 9, 2020) — Predstavte si, že ste osamelý boxer z vašej krajiny, ktorý získal zlatú olympijskú medailu, iba dni po neslávne známom masakre v Mníchove. Teraz si predstavte, že ste tiež vyhrali pozoruhodne 338 na 350 amatérske zápasy, ako profesionál bojoval s trilógiou **“Podivuhodný” Marvin Hagler**, za právne slepého v oboch očiach (mať zabávača **Sammy Davis, Jr.** vyzdvihnúť šesťmiestny účet za lekársku starostlivosť), opätovné získanie zraku na jednom oku, potom pracoval ako učiteľ autistických študentov pre 17 leta.

**“Cukor” Ray Seales** skutočne žil neskutočný život, prinajmenšom, a boxu sa venuje aj vo veku 67, ako úspešný tréner amatérskych boxerov v Indianapolise.

Narodený v Saint Croix, U.S.. Panenský ostrov ako jedno z ôsmich detí v rodine, ktorej otec tam bol boxerom ako člen USA. Tím armády, Seales začal boxovať ako deväťročný. “Mám troch bratov a vždy sme zo seba mlátili svinstvá,” hovoril o svojom začiatku v boxe. “Naučiť sa boxovať, pre mňa, bolo o bojoch o to, kto bude jesť ako prvý. Dostal som úder do ľavého oka hraním vybíjanej a strýka, ktorý bol umiestnený na Ft. Lewis (Tacoma, WA), povedal matke, že je tam špeciálny lekár, ktorý mi môže pomôcť s okom. Môj otec bol umiestnený všade a všade 1964, keď som bol 12, moja mama nás presunula do Tacomy, Washington.

“Mal som vo svojom systéme box. Išiel som s bratmi do klubu Downtown Tacoma Boys Club, ktorý bol iba jeden blok od nášho domu, a mama ma mohla sledovať, ako kráčam z nášho domu do telocvične a späť. Ako prvý som odtiaľ získal titul Golden Gloves. Chcel som byť víťazom a skončil som s 14 (majster) bundy. Nemohla som hovoriť anglicky. Vedel som španielsky a hovoril som spolu španielsky a anglicky. Prvé slovo, ktoré som povedal v angličtine, bolo rámček. Zvykli sme si bojovať tri až štyrikrát denne a vybudovali sme boxerský klub Tacoma. Pokračoval som a 338-12 amatérsky rekord a odvtedy sa venujem boxu.”

Seales sa vypracoval na šampióna, s najvyšším vyznamenaním na 1971 Národné AAU a 1972 Národné majstrovstvá v Zlatých rukaviciach. Vo veku 19, Seales narukoval do USA. Air Force, ale jeho matka uskutočnila nejaké hovory, aby Ray mohol konkurovať v 1972 Olympijské hry v Mníchove, Nemecko.

Podarilo sa jej a zvyšok, ako sa hovorí, je história. A keď prišiel z olympiády domov, bolo mu povedané, že nie je potrebné, aby sa hlásil do USA. Air Force, pretože ako jediný americký boxer urobil dosť, aby získal zlatú medailu.

The 1972 Olympijské hry, však, bol zatienený zabitím 11 Izraelskí športovci a tréneri, ako aj západonemecký policajt v olympijskej dedine teroristami na Čierny september.

“Mal som práve 20 rokov” Seales si spomenul. “Keď sme tam išli, box bol ťažký. Niektorí z mojej rodiny, môj tréner z Tacomy, a Tacoma spoluhráč (a 2-násobný americký. Olympian)**Davey Armstrong** boli v Nemecku. Spočiatku som nič nevedel. Musel som upriamiť pozornosť rodičov, aby im dali vedieť, aby tam nechodili, pretože v olympijskej dedine boli teroristi so samopalmi. Bol som jediný americký boxer, ktorý zostal bojovať.”

Seales porazil Bulhara **Angjei Anghhelov**, 5-0, in the light welterweight championship to capture an Olympic gold medal, the only member of the U.S. team to do so. His teammates included Armstrong, **Duane Bobick**, and Olympic bronze medalists **Jesse Valdez**, **Marvin Johnson** a **Ricardo Carreras**.

Sugar Ray Seales’s dedication to USA Boxing is second to none,” povedal Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Director. “His pride, patriotism, and devotion to helping our next generation of champions is what makes him such an inspiring figure.”

**USA Boxing Alumni Association**

Vytvorené tak, aby bojovalo po celý život, vzájomne prospešné vzťahy medzi USA Boxing a jeho absolventmi, –boxerky, úradníci, tréneri a fanúšikovia boxu — Alumni Association spája generácie šampiónov, inšpiratívne a vrátenie budúcim boxerským šampiónom USA Boxing, dovnútra a von z kruhu.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, vrátane každoročnej recepcie Siene slávy asociácie boxerov v USA.

Pripojiť sa k Alumni Association, jednoducho sa zaregistrujte na alumni@usaboxing.org pre $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, kľúčenka a elektronická peňaženka.

Seales turned pro in 1973, winning an 8-round unanimous decision over **Gonzalo Rodriguez** Tacoma. “Sugarman” won his first 21 Pre boje, until he lost a 10-round decision to 14-0 middleweight prospect and future Hall of Famer Marvin Hagler. O dva zápasy neskôr, Seales fought Hagler in Tacoma to a 10-round draw (99-99, 99-99, 98-96).

“Everybody wanted a shot at the Olympic gold medalist,” Seales explained.” I went to Boston and we fought in a TV studio (WNAC). It was freezing in there. I was shivering when I went into the ring, Marvin came out dripping sweat. I knew I was losing after seeing that, but I hung with him and went the distance (10 kolesá). I was having management problems and three months later I fought Hagler again, only this time at home in Tacoma. I beat him but it ended in a 10-round draw. He knows I beat him!”

Seales completed his trilogy with Hagler, but it was five years later, when Hagler was 42-2-1 and avoided by most of the world’s top middleweights. “I was the USBA (United States Boxing Association) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight champion and Hagler needed to win a title to get a world title shot,” Seales noted. “I lost our third fight in the first round, but that’s the only thing shown on television in our three fights. We were two left-handers, but he switched to right-handed, and he caught me with a hook. I got paid and they bought him a world title fight.”

Seales has coached two different amateur teams in Indianapolis during the past 11 leta, víťazný 10 Golden Gloves team championships, and he’s still in charge in Indy of Team IBG.

After he retired in 1984 after suffering detached retinas in both eyes, Seales was introduced in Las Vegas to Sammy Davis, Jr. (na obrázku nižšie), who paid Seales’ $100,000 medical bill for his damaged eyes. Davis had lost his left eye in a 1952 car accident

“I’m a teacher,” Seales concluded. “I see the way that so many boxers want to fight likeFloyd Mayweather. Their head is tilted, they can’t throw a jab. I teach them to have the right foot behind the left (for a right-handed boxer), and to walk in straight, not tilted or peaking. Heel toe, heel toe every time you pivot is your stance.

“My advice for the boxers who hope to compete in the 2020 Olympics is to focus on what you’re doing and listen to how to get it done. What I really want to do is to coach the USA Olympic Boxing Team 2024.”

**INFORMÁCIE:**
www.usaboxing.orgi
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RIP – NEVER FORGET!

Marec 15, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

40^th anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland

22 members of Team USA Boxing perished

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Marec 14, 2020) – One of the darkest days in American sports history occurred 40 years ago today, when Polish Airlines flight #7 that had departed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City crashed a half-mile from Okecie Airport in Warsaw, Poľsko.

Všetko 87 passengers died, počítajúc v to 14 boxers and eight officials on the USA Boxing team, due to a disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane’s engines that ultimately failed.

Team USA was traveling to Poland to compete in two international amateur boxing dual events. The average age of the 14 boxers was only 20 ½, ranging from 27-year-old Walter Harris to 16-year-old Byron Payton.

The potential Olympic dreams of the 14 boxers were destroyed in the horrific accident. Although most of the boxers were still in their developmental stage, outside of prospective medal challenger Lemuel Steeples, each member aspired to represent the United States in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. (The United States eventually led a boycott of the 1980 Olympics because of the Soviet-Afghan War.)

“I remember coming home from my boxing gym on March 14, 1980 and hearing the news of the plane crash on the evening news,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee.

“As an aspiring Olympic-style boxer I was shocked and felt a sense of loss like every American boxer, coach and official. Today we are reminded that life is precious, and every day is a blessing. On behalf of USA Boxing’s Board of Directors, 48,000 boxerky, coaches and officials and the national office staff we remember the 1980 USA Boxing Team Members and Staff. Please keep them, their families and the worldwide Olympic-style boxing family in your thoughts and prayers.”

**“Down But Not Out… Lost But Not Forgotten”**

USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh remembers the crash to this day. “I remember it well, as I was a 16-year-old dreaming of the Olympics,” said Walsh. “It was massive news in Europe, a big tragedy with some of the world’s best boxers and staff wiped out. We lost a generation of great fighters, and most importantly loved ones.”

Patricia Chavis was only seven years old when she learned her father, Sgt. Elliott Chavis, had perished in the crash. She was playing outdoors with friends when she noticed a lot of people crying as they entered and left her home. Her mother called her inside, sat her down with people watching, and said that her father wasn’t coming back because he had been killed in a plane crash.

“She asked me if I understood and I did, because we had recently lost my great grandmother and paternal grandfather,” an emotional Patricia explained. “I went back outside and told my friends. They were a little older and they didn’t understand why I hadn’t stayed inside with family. It didn’t really hit me that my dad wasn’t coming home until my teenage years. I remember sitting in bed and writing letters to him.

“Every year still affects me every March. We usually have a family dinner with my mom and grandchildren. They listen to stories about a man they never met. He’s buried in South Carolina and we’ve laid flowers on his grave. Every year on March 14^th it brings back memories and we celebrate his life.”

Sgt. Chavis, who died at the age of 25, was stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC), where he learned to box. Bol členom 118^th Military Police Company and during his boxing career, the light heavyweight was All-Army and All-Southeastern.

“My parents married young,” Patricia continued. “My mom told me he was always athletic. He played football and was a pole vaulter on the track team in high school. But I didn’t know anything about his boxing until we went to a reunion at Ft. Bragg. Around the 30^th anniversary I got in touch with some of his Army buddies when I saw on Facebook that they were having a reunion. I went there with my mom and listened to stories they told me about his boxing career. I found it so interesting because I hadn’t known about that. There are quite a few memorials I’ve seen on Facebook and I try to get in touch with other family members (of her father’s teammates who died in the crash). We’ll never forget!”

Below is a complete list of the 1980 U.S.. Boxing Delegation who died in the aforementioned plane crash in Warsaw:

**The 1980 United States Boxing Delegation to Warsaw, Poľsko, Marec 14, 1980**

**BOXERS**

**Kelvin Anderson**
        Heavyweight Hartford, CT
**Elliott Chavis**Light Heavyweight U.S. Armáda / Ft. Bragg, NC
**Walter Harris**Light Heavyweight San Francisco, AKO
**Andrea McCoy**Middleweight
         New Bedford, MA
**Byron Payton**Light Middleweight Troup, TX
**Chuck Robinson**Light Middleweight Port Townsend, WA
**Paul Palomino**Welterweight
         Westminster, AKO
**Lemuel Steeples**Light Welterweight St. Louis, MO
**Byron Linsay**
             Light Welterweight San Diego, AKO
**Gary Tyrone Clayton**Ľahká váha
          Philadelphie, PA
**Jerome Stewart**Bantamweight
      U.S.. Vojnové loďstvo / Norfolk, VA
**George Pimentel**Mušia váha
           Elmhurst, NY
**Lonnie Young**Mušia váha
            Philadelphie, PA
**David Rodriguez**Light Flyweight
   Pomona, AKO

**OFFICIALS**

**Joseph F. Bland**
       Team Manager High Point, NC
**Col. Bernard Callahan**Referee/Judge
      Carlisle, PA
**Tomáš “Sarge” Johnson**Hlavný tréner
  Indianapolis, IN
**John Radison**
             Referee/Judge
      St. Louis, MO
**Junior Robles**
           Assistant Coach National City, AKO
**Steve Smigiel**
             Interpreter
           Boca Raton, FL
**Delores Wesson**
       Team Assistant
  Ocean Springs, PANI
**Dr. Ray Wesson**
        Team Physician Ocean Springs, PANI


***Go towww.USABoxing.org to watch a short video tribute***

Memorial messages and letters of condolence were sent from friends and boxing organizations from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Executive Director Col. F. Don Miller, Montana AAU, Oklahoma Boxing Association, Amateur Basketball Association of the USA, Salina Boxing Team, South Texas AAU, U.S.. Air Force, U.S.. Diving, U.S.. Swimming, Wisconsin AAU, Wrestling Division of AAU, National AAU Boxing Committee, National AAU, Florida Boxing Commission, Hawaii AAU, U.S.. Soccer Federation, Jacksonville (FL) Sports and Entertainment Commission, Georgia Amateur Boxing Association, WSOC Television, Alleghany Mountain Association, U.S.. Olympic Training Center, Mack Truck, Inc., Southwestern AAU Boxing Commission, U.S.. Olympic Committee, West Nally Group, Charlotte Motor Speedway, AAU Regional Coordinator, Council of Social Work Education, National Rifle Association of America, and Davidson County Department Boxing Team,

Also from the Greek Boxing Federation, Mexican Boxing Federation, New Zealand Boxing Association, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Nova Scotia Branch of Canadian Amateur Boxing Commission, Ontario Boxing Association, Ambassador of Poland, Polish Boxing Association, AIPS Boxing Commission, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Heretaunga Boxing Club of New Zealand, International Bobsled and Tobogganing Federation, Italian Boxing Federation, LOT Polish Airlines, La Crosse Amateur Boxing Club, Polish Olympic Committee, AIBA, Champion D’Afrique Magazine, African AIBA Board and Tunisian Boxing Federation, Venezuelan Boxing Federation, German Amateur Boxing Federation, Amateur Boxing Federation of England, Israel Sports Federation, Portuguese Amateur Boxing Federation, Romanian Boxing Federation, Rotunda A.B.C., Amateur Boxing Federation of Thailand, National Advertising Benevolent Society, Turkey Boxing Federation, AIBA France, El Salvador Boxing Federation, German Democratic Republic Boxing Association, Danish Amateur Boxing Union, Guatemalan Amateur Sports Federtion, Israel Olympic Committee, Oceana Boxing Federation, Nigeria Boxing Association, Old Actonian Association Amateur Boxing Club, Seychelles Amateur Boxing Federation, Council of Ministers of Cuba, Hungarian Boxing Federation, Norwegian Amateur Boxing Association, International Amateur Boxing Association, Claridad, Peru Amateur Boxing Association, Dominican Republic Department of Education, Health and Recreation, Panamanian Boxing Federation, Head of the Cuban Interests Section.

V 1984 a statue was dedicated to the USA Boxing Team members who died in Warsaw was placed on the training grounds in Colorado Springs. Names of the 23 members of Team USA are inscribed on the memorial.

**INFORMÁCIE:**
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One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe

Marec 10, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Marec 9, 2020) – By any standards, U.S.. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, amatérske a profesionálne.

Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsMike Tyson aShannon Briggs, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.

“I wanted to do everythingMuhammad Ali did,” Bowe explained why he got into boxing. “He was my idol. I wanted to join the Marines, but I fell in love with boxing and stayed with it. I forgot about the Marines.”

Bowe developed his craft and became an outstanding boxer, kompilácie 104-18 amatérsky záznam, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Južná Kórea.

A four-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Bowe also captured top honors at the 1986 Junior World Championships, along with a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, despite fighting in his final match with a fractured hand he hid from his coaches.

Bowe had a rivalry withRobert Salters, with whom he split four matches, but he defeated Salters, 3-2, v U.S.. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedRoy Jones, Jr., Ray Mercer, Kennedy McKinney aAndrew Maynard.

Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, who returned home with the Olympic gold medal. During his fight with Lewis, Bowe was deducted a point for a “ghost” head butt that never happened, and the referee gave Bowe a pair of disputed standing-eight counts, the last of which resulted in the stoppage of the fight in Lewis’ favor.

“That fight never should have been stopped,” Bowe commented. “I’m still happy about winning a silver medal. I still have it. And then I turned pro. My mother had 13 kids and I wanted to make my mother happy. I wanted to buy her a house. That’s what inspired me to box.”

“Bowe’s success as an amateur and professional has made him a household name amongst USA Boxing Alumni,"PovedalChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His combination of power and skill, along with his legendary battles with other USA Boxing Alumni at the pro ranks, establishes him as one of the greatest fighters that USA Boxing has ever produced.”

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Vytvorené tak, aby bojovalo po celý život, vzájomne prospešné vzťahy medzi USA Boxing a jeho absolventmi, –boxerky, úradníci, tréneri a fanúšikovia boxu — Alumni Association spája generácie šampiónov, inšpiratívne a vrátenie budúcim boxerským šampiónom USA Boxing, dovnútra a von z kruhu.

USA Boxing Alumni Association je otvorená pre všetkých, ktorí majú radi box a chceli by zostať v spojení s amatérskym boxom. Členom je poskytnutý prístup k širokému spektru špeciálnych akcií organizovaných Združením absolventov, vrátane každoročnej recepcie Siene slávy asociácie boxerov v USA.

Pripojiť sa k Alumni Association, jednoducho sa zaregistrujte naalumni@usaboxing.org pre $40.00 ročný členský poplatok. Noví členovia získajú tričko, kľúčenka a elektronická peňaženka.

With legendary trainerEddie Futch vo svojom kúte, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO.

Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 KO) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 KO) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 KO) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (dvakrát), Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes aHerbie Hyde.

Bowe later avenged his lone pro loss to Holyfield, winning two of three fights with the “Real Deal.”

“I’m very happy with my pro career,” Bowe added. “I beat Holyfield two times and I think it should have been three. I’m not a sore loser, but I was the World heavyweight champion. How did he win that fight? The challenger needs to take the belt from the champion, and he didn’t do that. I thought I won by a point, at worst, maybe it should have been a draw, but I shouldn’t have lost the fight. I did become the first to ever knockout Holyfield. My pro career wasn’t too bad. I kept working hard and became two-time World heavyweight champion.”

Teraz 51 and living in Maryland, Bowe has some advice for the American boxers trying to qualify for the 2020 Team USA Boxing Olympic Team.

“Just don’t think about it,” stressed Bowe, sounding like a Nike commercial. “Just do it! It worked for me. I showed up and didn’t think about it. And always finish strong.”

Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015, left his mark in amateur and pro boxing. Nobody can ever take that away from the big guy from Brownsville.

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

Február 28, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Február 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, teraz, 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, Argentína. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, V prípade potreby, at the World Qualifier, Máj 13-14, v Paríži, 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 v úvodnom kole, 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, hoci, 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, jesť, 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, hoci, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 Olympijské hry.

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

Február 21, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Február 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.”

Pre túto chvíľu, hoci, 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, Argentína.

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, Máj 13-14, v Paríži, 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, počítajúc v to, for example, the footwork and head movement ofJulio Cesar Chavez Sr., aMike Tyson’s set-ups from the body to head.

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

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1988 Zlatý medailista z olympijských hier „Nemilosrdný“ Ray Mercer sa obzerá za svojimi olympijskými skúsenosťami

Február 17, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Február 11, 2020) -Tridsaťdva rokov potom, čo získal zlatú olympijskú medailu, „Nemilosrdný“ Ray Mercer rád spomína na svoje olympijské skúsenosti, ako by to bolo minulý mesiac. Mercer, ktorý je jediným americkým šampiónom v ťažkej váhe, ktorý knokautoval všetkých svojich olympijských súperov, sa stal majstrom sveta v ťažkej váhe ako profesionál pre „dvojníka v ťažkej váhe“.

Pre Mercera, všetko sa to začalo v Nemecku, kde je jeho USA. Armádna jednotka mala základňu. Ponúka šancu vyhnúť sa 30-dňovému cvičeniu v teréne, Mercer prijal ponuku slúžiť ako sparing partner šampióna v boxe v ťažkej váhe. Napriek tomu, že ste si nikdy predtým nedali rukavice, Mercer sa rýchlo učil a bol prirodzene silný, a rýchlo sa vyvinul do 1985 U.S.. Armádny a medziútvarový šampión v ťažkej váhe.

Program športovcov svetovej triedy (WCAP), v ktorom kvalifikovaní športovci majú možnosť trénovať na olympiádu naplno, vtedy neexistovalo, ani dnešné olympijské kvalifikačné pravidlá. Mercer porazil budúceho majstra sveta v ťažkej váheTommy Morrison v úvodnom kole 1988 Olympijské skúšky a ďalší budúci svetový titlista v ťažkej váhe, Michael Bentt (5-0) vo finále majstrovstiev. Na 1988 Box na olympijské hry USA v známom Caesars Pala

čo v Las Vegas, Mercer vyhral rozdelené rozhodnutie (3-2) o Benttovi, ale Mercer sa už kvalifikoval na boj na olympijských hrách tým, že bol USA. Šampión ozbrojených síl.

"Keď som bol v armáde.", V službe som musel vyhrať, udržiavať veci, a prejdite na ďalší krok,"Mercer si spomenul. "Cestou na olympijské hry som musel poraziť niekoľko dobrých bojovníkov.", a bol som v najlepšej forme svojho života. V ochotníkoch bola väčšia disciplína ako v profesionálnych radoch. Posledný rok pred olympiádou, Opustil som svoju domácu jednotku, veľa cestoval, aby bojoval, a zostal som v dome môjho trénera, namiesto toho, aby som žil v kasárňach.

Mercer sa zapísal do histórie na 1988 Olympiády v Soule, Južná Kórea, keď sa stal a zostáva jediným olympijským víťazom v ťažkej váhe zo Spojených štátov, ktorý knokautoval všetkých štyroch svojich súperov: Rudolf Gavenciak (Československo - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Taliansko - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Holandsko - RSC2) aDobrý Hyun-Man (Juhokórejský - KO1).

"Vedel som, že musím vo finále knockoutovať Juhokórejčana.",“Priznal Mercer. "Chcel som urobiť všetko pre to, aby som bol zlatým olympijským víťazom." Nemyslím si, že som použil úder.

„Získanie zlatej olympijskej medaily pre mňa znamenalo niekoľko veľkých zmien. Stal som sa celebritou, meno domácnosti, a to mi umožnilo zarobiť si peniaze ako profesionál. Najlepšie, čo sa mi kedy stalo, bolo získať zlatú olympijskú medailu, dokonca viac ako zisk titulu majstra sveta ako profesionála. Nič sa nevyrovná tomu, aby ste sa stali zlatými olympijskými medailistami. Splnil som si sen. Nikdy som nesníval o tom, že sa stanem profesionálom, až potom, čo som získal zlatú medailu.

"Bolo skutočne dôležité získať túto zlatú medailu." Bojoval som srdcom; nešlo o žiadne peniaze, tú noc oslavoval tak tvrdo (po zisku zlatej medaily) že som na niekoľko hodín prišiel o medailu. Splnil sa mi sen, triasli sa mi ruky, a prišiel som o medailu. Čo noc!"

Mercer ponúka členom skupiny 2020 USA, boxerský kvalifikačný tím, jedna rada, "Pokračovať v boji, nasleduj svoj sen a urob ten posledný krok. “

Mercer, ktorý sa narodil v Jacksonville, Florida, debutoval v. v 1989, zastavenieJesse McGhee v treťom kole svojho boja v Atlantic City. „Nemilosrdný“ vyhral svoje prvé 18 Pre boje, vrátane knockoutu v deviatom kole zFrancisco Damiani, nasleduje úspešná obrana proti Morrisonovi, ktorý bol zastavený v piatom kole.

Počas svojej 19-ročnej profesionálnej kariéry, Mercer zostavil a 36-7-1 (26 KO) záznam, v Damiani porazil štyroch majstrov sveta, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon aOssie Ocasio. Päť z jeho ôsmich prehier v kariére bolo pre majstrov sveta: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield aShannon Briggs.

"Ray predstavuje všetko, na čo je USA Boxing hrdý.","PovedalChris Cugliari, USA Association Boxing Alumni Association. "Ako armádny veterán.", Olympijský víťaz, a majster sveta v ťažkej váhe, preukázal excelentnosť a profesionalitu, ktorá odráža to najlepšie, čo USA Boxing môže ponúknuť. “

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Mercerova vynikajúca amatérska boxerská kariéra zahŕňala aj klasický zápas proti kubánskemu veľkému a trojnásobnému zlatému olympijskému medailistovi, Felix Savon, v USA vs.. Dvojzápas na Kube, v ktorom Mercer dvakrát potácal Savona, ktorí prežili bez ďalších škôd len preto, že kubánsky rozhodca vykonal diskutabilný zákrok, ktorý dal jeho krajanovi čas na zotavenie a kontroverzný 2-1 víťazstvo.

"A dal mi stojaceho osemnásobku bez dôvodu.",“Dodal Mercer. "Porazil som toho chlapa a on to vie." Sme stále v kontakte, aj keď nehovorí anglicky. Má preloženého priateľa a sme v kontakte na Facebooku. Máme sa radi. ”

Dnes, Mercer zakladá charitu doma v Severnej Karolíne, ktorá bude zahŕňať bezplatné boxerské kliniky, ale, dolezitejsie, vráťte komunite a učte mladých, obzvlášť tí, ktorí sú šikanovaní, zručnosti, ktoré budú potrebovať na vstup do reálneho sveta.

Ray Mercer dvakrát dosiahol zenit v boxe ako zlatý olympijský medailista a majster sveta v ťažkej váhe ako profesionál. Nie príliš ošumelé pre niekoho, kto nikdy nechcel boxovať.

"Box mi zachránil život.",“Uzavrel Mercer. "Neviem si predstaviť svoj život bez boxu, určite by to nebolo to isté.

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

Február 11, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Február 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.

V decembri, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez na 2020 U.S.. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, a 4-1 naIulia Tsyplakova (Ukrajina) 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 lbs.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Francúzsko, 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, momentálne, 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 aMikaela 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 rokov, 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

Február 2, 2020 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Január 29, 2020) — USA Boxing announced today the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Events, ako aj 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, Bulharsko. The full athlete selection procedure can be seentu.

“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.”

Všetko 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, Argentína, Marec 26 – April 3. Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Francúzsko, 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, Klin. Február. 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 kilogram: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas
52 kilogram: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, Kalif.
57 kilogram: Andrea Medina, San Diego, Kalif.
57 kilogram: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, New York.
60 kilogram: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Hmota.
63 kilogram: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Will.
69 kilogram: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kilogram: Delano Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kilogram: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kilogram: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, ma.
81 kilogram: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nevada.
91 kilogram: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kilogram: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calf.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 kilogram: Christina Cruz, Pekelná kuchyňa, New York.
52 kilogram: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, N.M.
57 kilogram: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Kalif.
57 kilogram: David Navarro, Los Angeles, Kalif.
60 kilogram: Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Will.
63 kilogram: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Kalif.
69 kilogram: Briana Che, Madison, Wisco.
69 kilogram: Freudis Rojas Jr., Dallas, Texas
75 kilogram: Morelle McCane, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kilogram: Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wisco.
81 kilogram: Atif Oberlton, Philadelphie, Pa.
91 kilogram: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ kilogram: Antonio Mireles, Des Moines, Iowa

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USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception another KO

December 20, 2019 FNU47 Zanechať komentár

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