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FIGHTERS VAN DIE JAAR NAOYA INOUE & AMANDA SERRANO WOON 99TH BOXING WRITTER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA TOEKENNINGS-ETE OP 6 JUNIE IN NEW YORK BY

FIGHTERS VAN DIE JAAR NAOYA INOUE & AMANDA SERRANO WOON 99TH BOXING WRITTER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA TOEKENNINGS-ETE OP 6 JUNIE IN NEW YORK BY
Naoya Inoue en Amanda Serrano, universeel erken onder die wêreld se beste pond-vir-pond vegters, het bevestig dat hulle die 99ste Boxing Writers Association of America-toekenningsdinee by Park gaan bywoon 583, by 583 Parklaan, in Manhattan, New York, op Donderdag, 6 Junie, begin by 6 namiddag.

Inoue sal die gesogte Sugar Ray Robinson-toekenning ontvang as die 2023 BWAA Vegter van die Jaar, geskiedenis gemaak as die eerste Japannese vegter wat een van boks se mees gesogte historiese eerbewyse gewen het, wat dateer uit Jack Dempsey in 1938.

Serrano is die 2023 Vroulike vegter van die Jaar, die toekenning vir die tweede keer in drie jaar verdien. Gevegte van die Jaar, Bestuurder, Trainer, Uitsaaier, Joernalistiek, en Courage-toekennings sal ook oorhandig word.

Kaartjies kan slegs voor die geleentheid gekoop word en nie by die deur nie.

Die glansaand in 'n landmerk-lokaal op Parklaan sal skemerkelkies en hors d'oeuvres insluit, oop kroeg, aandete, stille veiling en 'n geskenksak vir elke deelnemer.

Gaan asseblief na die webwerf by bwaa.org vir verdere inligting.

Claressa Shields Is The BWAA’s 2018 Vroulike vegter van die Jaar

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By Joseph Santoliquito/BWAA President

In a pivotal year for women’s boxing that saw the sport reach more
people than ever before, two-time United States Olympic gold medal
winner Claressa Shields continued to soar, as she successfully defended her two world middleweight titles, then added three super middleweight belts before the end of a campaign that earned her the 2018 Christy
Martin Award, which is given to the Boxing Writers Association of
America’s Female Fighter of the Year.


I am thrilled and honored to receive the Fighter of the Year award from the Boxing Writers Association of America. It is a dream come true, and it furthers my goal to lift women’s boxing to new levels,” Shields said.


“In 2019 my goals are to become undisputed champion, to be ranked in the top 10 pound-for-pound list regardless of gender, and to continue
the march of women’s boxing toward equality with men.


The 23-year-old from Flint, Michigan becomes the second winner of the award, which was established in 2017. She will be honored at the
BWAA’s annual award dinner, which will take place in 2019 at a site and date to be determined.


In such a big year for women’s boxing, it wasn’t a surprise that there
were so many worthy nominees for this award, but in 2018, Claressa
Shields took things to a new level by becoming a two-division world
champion and successfully defending her titles at both 168 en 160
pounds in Showtime and HBO-televised bouts,” said Thomas Gerbasi,
chairman of the BWAA’s women’s boxing committee. “That’s impressive in its own right, but the fact that she’s done this all before her tenth pro
fight and under the glare of the spotlight that comes with being the face of the sport in the United States made her a unanimous choice for this
year’s Christy Martin Award.


Joining Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward and the late Emanuel Steward as
members of the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, Shields began the year on a collision course with middleweight
champion Christina Hammer, but first she finished up her business at
168 pounds by successfully defending her IBF and WBC titles with a
shutout victory over Tori Nelson in January.

Next was Shieldsmiddleweight debut against Hanna Gabriels in June,
and what followed was a Fight of the Year candidate that saw Shields
rebound from the first knockdown of her career to win a clear-cut
decision and the IBF and WBA belts. Soon after, the news came that
Hammer had to withdraw from her November clash with Shields due to
injury, maar “T-Rex” didn’t slow down, as she defeated Hannah Rankin and Femke Hermans to successfully defend her middleweight titles while
adding the WBC crown to her trophy case.

Trey Lippe-Morrison snoer kragte met Freddie Roach!

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Tulsa, OK (Augustus 4, 2015) - Swaargewig uitklophou koning Trey Lippe-Morrison is nou opleiding onder Freddie Roach by die Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.
'N sewe-time Boxing Skrywers Vereniging van Amerika (BWAA) Afrigter van die Jaar, Roach se CV is onder die grootste in die geskiedenis. Gedurende die laaste kwart van hierdie eeu, Roach opgelei talle grotes insluitend Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, James Toney, Michael Moorer, Roeslan Provodnikov Amir Khan en Guillermo Rigondeaux onder andere. In 2012, Roach is ingelyf in die boks Hall of Fame.
"Freddie en ek goed verbind tydens ons eerste sessie,"Sê Lippe-Morrison, wat voorheen opgelei deur mede-legende Jesse Reid voor logistieke vriendskaplik geëindig hul verhouding. "Dit beteken dat die wêreld wat Freddie wil om te werk met my, want ek is maar net 8-0. Die meerderheid van sy vegters is by die kampioenskap vlak en ek is nog nie daar nie. Ek verwag om 'n groot sparring kry by die Wild Card Gym en ontvang konstante terugvoer van die opleiding van personeel. "
Met 'n volkome 8-0 rekord, Lippe-Morrison se dinamiese pons krag gehad Roach raving onder sy eweknieë by Wild Card. Op Mei 30, Morrison het sy pad van vernietiging, stop Thomas Jones in die tweede strofe. Met getrek vergelykings om sy oorlede pa Tommy Morrison, Trey se werk baie hard om te verbeter en toon die bokswêreld sy vaardighede te maak hom waardig aandag, nie sy naam. 'N stapelvoedsel in die Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, as deel van die "Vier State Franchise", Lippe-Morrison het wat dit neem om Amerika se volgende groot swaargewig geword volgens Roach.
"Ek sien regtig uit daarna om saam Trey se hoek vir die eerste keer later hierdie maand,"Sê Roach. "Hy het 'n ongelooflike krag in albei hande. Ons gaan 'n klomp mense klop!"
Lippe-Morrison se promotor Tony Holden van Holden Productions is verheug dat sy gesogte voorkant opleiding met die man wyd beskou as die beste afrigter in die sport en glo die lug se die limiet.
"Ek is opgewonde om Freddie aan boord,"Sê Holden. Ek het geweet Trey was spesiaal, maar Freddie saam met hom bevestig dat. Trey se pa was 'n groot vegter wat se grootste kenmerk was krag. Trey het meer rou krag as sy vader gedoen het en ek werklik beteken dat. Dit gaan groot wees om te sien sy loopbaan onder Freddie Roach ontwikkel.”
Eerste wedstryd Lippe-Morrison se onder die toesig van Roach kom Augustus 29 by Memorial Hall in Joplin, MO.