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International Boxing Association (Iba)Fully committed to women’s boxing

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IBA Strawweight World Champion Eva Guzman

VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (Desanm 5, 2018) – The relaunched International Boxing Association (Iba) is making a full commitment to women’s boxing, commencing with a new rule change to sanction 12-round world title fights.

The IBA is going back to the future having been an original pioneer in terms of giving much deserved recognition to women’s boxing, represented by former IBA world champions such as Laila Ali, Mia St. Jan ak Holly Holm.

Nan 1991, two-time Major League Baseball all-star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance founded the IBA, guiding the international sanctioning body until his death in 2015.

Under a new group headed by IBA president J.C. Courreges, the IBA relaunched during the summer of 2017. “This is the IBA’s first step towards establishing equality between men and women in professional boxing,” Courreges announced. “Our goal is to offer equality for women boxers in our organization. Women’s world title fights are 10, 2-minute rounds, pa 12, like in the IBA. “

“There is a new wave of women’s boxing, led by Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and so many other rising female stars worldwide. The IBA plans to be in the forefront and we recently crowned our first woman world champion, strawweight Eva Guzman, of Venezuela. Nan 2019, we look forward to crowning many other women IBA world champions, in what the IBA is calling the Year of Women’s Boxing.”

Former IBA world champions during the past quarter-century include Hall-of-Famers Oscar de la oya, George Foreman, Roberto Duran ak Arturo Gatti, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosely, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Glen Johnson ak Antonio Tarver.

IBA MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS

Lour: Vacant

Cruiserweight: Mairis Deer (Letoni)

Limyè lour: Vacant

Super Middleweight: Vacant

Middleweight: Curtis Stevens (Etazini)

Junior Middleweight: Vacant

Wèltèr: Vacant

Junior Welterweight: Alexander Duran (Panama)

Lejè: Vacant

Junior Lightweight: Vacant

Plum : Vacant

Junior Featherweight: Vacant

Bantamweight: Otto Gamez (Valenzuela)

Junior Bantamweight: Ronald Batista (Panama)

Mouch: Nico Hernandez (Etazini)

Junior Flyweight: Vacant

Strawweight: Vacant

Based in Ventnor City, New Jersey, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, Woumani, Bulgaria, Ostrali, Canada and South Africa.

The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: Mondyal, InterContinental, Americas and International. The IBA sanctions the following Regional Titles: Latino, Caribbean, Ewopeyen, African, Asian and South Pacific.

IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Courreges, Prezidan; Stephane Cabrera, Vis Prezidan, Jean Philippe Lustyk, Vis Prezidan; ak Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann ak Steve Smoger are Co-Chairmen of the IBA Officials Committee.

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CLARESSA SHIELDS INDUCTED INTO USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

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Paving the way for female boxers…..
Claressa Shields
“USA Boxing is family!”
USA Boxing Alumni Association, klas nan 2018 Inductee

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Desanm 3, 2018) – Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields not only is spearheading a new wave in women’s boxing, she has developed into a true role model for countless youths.

 

 

 

Shields will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame this Friday night in Salt Lake City, along with Class of 2018 manm Roy Jones Jr. ak, Andre Ward, as well as the late Emanuel Stewartak Tom Cleary.

 

 

 

The second annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, Desanm 2-8, will be held December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

“I feel honored,” Shields spoke about being inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” I am only 23 years old and to be inducted into the USA Boxing Hall of Fame is a great honor, but also a shock to me. I believe I am worthy of any honor, but I know things take time, and I always thought I would put in the Hall of Fame at the age 40 oswa 50. This is a big deal to me and I feel so honored. Just to have my name mentioned alongside names of greats like Andre Ward and Roy Jones just really motivates me. I feel privileged!”

 

 

 

The pride of Flint, Michigan, Shields has already successfully parlayed her amateur success to the professional ranks, in which she is 7-0 (2), and the reigning unified (IBF, WBA & WBC) chanpyon middleweight mond.

 

 

 

Shields finished her amateur career with an incredible 77-1 (18 Ko) dosye, highlighted by her Olympic gold-medal-performances in 2012 ak 2016. She hasn’t lost in the ring since 2012, lè Savannah Marshall (Angletè) won on points, 14-8, at the World Championships in China.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing came into my life as a two-time Junior Olympic champion,” Claressa explained her USA Boxing relationship. “The help from USA Boxing was so important: just noticing me as a young athlete and knowing I would be a strong young woman to represent the USA in the future; satisfè Julie Goldsticker, who was a blessing for me as she helped me with a lot as a teenager, and just having Coach Abdullah, antrenè Al Mitchell, and coach Gloria Peek teach me different styles and how to use all my attributes. USA Boxing blessed me with a lot of knowledge and life-long friendships with all my Olympic teammates and Olympic coaches. My favorite coach, Koroma, literally was with me the whole way through 2015-2016, helping me outside the ring with advice and inside the ring.”

 

 

 

Shields is one of the driving forces in women’s boxing today, carrying the torch handed off by American female boxing pioneers such as Christy Martin, Laila Ali and a few others.

 

 

 

“There is great change going on right now — m ', Mikaela Mayer, Franchon Crews, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and a few other women are carrying the torch for women’s boxing right now,” Shields explained. “Progress has been fast, every network has had a women’s fight on television this year, especially Showtime, on which I have boxed the main event four times. Women’s boxing can go far. I believe the day will come when we can be paid millions just like men.”

 

 

 

By opening doors and breaking down obstacles, Claressa has become a true role model for youngsters all over, in and out of boxing.

 

 

 

“It feels good to be a role model for them (females), and also for so many male boxers,” Shields noted. “Boxing is in a different era and I just want to make it easier for girls coming up, so when they turn pro, boxing will be closer to equality.”

 

 

 

“Claressa has one of the greatest stories in the history of amateur boxing,” di Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Her drive, commitment, talent, and character made her a USA Boxing and Olympic champion, leaving a legacy that will last for a very long time. She is a trailblazer for women’s boxing and has established her place as one of the most influential USA Boxing Alumni members of all time. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank her for inspiring the amateur boxing community and serving as a great role model for the next generation of champions.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –bokseur, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, nan ak soti nan bag la.

 

 

 

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 host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

 

 

 

To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.

 

 

 

 

Despite all the honors and accolades, she has so richly received, Shields hasn’t forgotten where it all started, and she’s still actively involved in USA Boxing.

 

 

 

“I keep in contact with a lot of the female athletes and give them advice if they ask me,” Claressa added. “I also went to Colorado for five days to be a motivator and keynote speaker for the Next Olympic Hopeful. After my career is over in about 15 ane, I want to be a boxing trainer and lead the women’s team to more Olympic gold medals, if given the opportunity. I also want to be a school teacher and a counselor for youth.”

 

 

 

Shields, malerezman, is unable to attend this Friday night’s Hall of Fame reception because she’s in deep training for her titles defense this Saturday evening on HBO, live from the StubHub Center in Carson, California, kont Fenmke Hermans (9-1).

 

 

 

“Malerezman,” Shields concluded, “I can’t be there but, if I was there, I would say: Thank you to USA Boxing for believing in me at the age of 16. It was an honor to represent America, not only once but two times in the Olympics! I thank Coach Billy (Walsh) for making me dig deep, by having to deal with his Irish ways and jokes, also for changing the culture of USA Boxing. A special thank you to coach Kay, tou, I can’t count on my hands how many days we trained at 1 a.m., how many times I knocked on his room door and ran, how many times he has had to take my phone from me because I was crying or having a family problem. He is the coach I could tell everything to, and he also blessed me with his boxing knowledge and made me always feel secure in myself when he was in the corner. USA Boxing isn’t just staff – USA Boxing is family! Even though I’ve had a few words with Matthew Johnson and other staff, I thank them for being hard on me and making sure I handled my responsibilities. Love to all USA Boxing staff, I’m truly thankful.”

 

 

 

Claressa Shields is much more than world and Olympian champion, she’s a class act as well, exactly what’s so desperately needed today.

 

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Training Camp Almost Complete; A Confident and On-Weight Claressa Shields Ready for Hannah Rankin DAZN Showdown on November 17

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Women’s superstar and two-division world champion Claressa Shields is in Florida with trainer John David Jackson, finishing up preparations for her showdown with Glasgow, Scotland’s Hannahh Rankin on Saturday, Novanm 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas.

 

 

 

Shields (6-0, 2 Ko) will defend her IBF and WBA World Middleweight Championships, and be looking to add the vacant WBC title, against Rankin (5-2, 1 KO) in the 10-round co-featured bout to Salita Promotions stablemate Jarrell Miller’s heavyweight showdown against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

Both fights, along with former world champion Brandon Rios taking on Canelo’s brother, Ramon Alvarez, in a super welterweight 10-rounder and former two-time world middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado going against once-beaten contender Luis Arias, will be broadcast live on DAZN.

 

 

 

23-year-old Shields, a former two-time Olympic Gold Medallist, has reignited interest in women’s boxing and become a ratings favorite for her nationally televised championship exploits. A proud native of Flint, Michigan, Shields mixes her brash pronouncements of greatness with a genuine and continued effort to inspire female athletes and render aid to members of her home community.

 

 

 

Shields was originally scheduled to face WBC and WBO World Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer on November 17, but the bout was postponed after Hammer withdrew due to medical reasons.

 

Did the change of opponents from Hammer to Rankin affect your training?

 

 

 

I don’t train for my opponents, I just push to get the best out of me, fizikman ak mantalman. If I’m the best ‘me,’ I don’t have to worry about who the opponent is. The change of opponents didn’t bother me at all; the worst thing about this camp for me was just all the date changes – constantly having to get my mind focused on the pace and timing of training depending on the fight date. I can’t wait to get in the ring!

 

You’ve fought at super middleweight 168 and recently at middleweight 160 liv. How is your training, diet and any other efforts different to make 160?

 

 

 

Training is always hard and I’m constantly learning. I’ve had a completely different diet this camp – a real change and a positive one for me. I’ve teamed up with Perfecting Athletes for my daily meals, and I feel great. I’ve always tried to eat healthy but these folks are pros and are more educated in that field than myself. I have this magic drink that makes my stomach smile – I love it! It’s watermelon mixed with a green vegetable. I’m not going to tell you what vegetable it is, but I’ve been drinking it everyday, and I feel GREAT.

 

Your viewership numbers have been very strong. Why do you think people are drawn to you?

 

 

 

I believe that people are drawn to how real and honest I am, tou de nan ak soti nan bag la. I say what I mean and mean what I say. I’m hard but I have a soft side also. And I think people are drawn to how I fight — not only do I talk a good game but I fight my a– off too! Mwen bay 1000% every time – I want to change the game and bring a whole new generation of fans to women’s boxing and boxing overall.

 

What do you know about your opponent Hannah Rankin?

 

 

 

I know that my opponent Rankin is very tough and determined to be a world champion. I like her drive, I like her heart. I know that she has been in the ring as a sparring partner for many champions, one being Christina Hammer. So Rankin has seen some good fighters. But one thing is for sure – she has never seen a fighter like me. And since Hammer couldn’t fight because of her medical condition, in many ways the next best thing is to fight and beat her sparring partner and let Rankin tell Hammer what she’s in for when she returns!

 

What needs to be done to solve the Flint water crisis?

 

 

To solve the flint Water crisis, I think that people should continue to give water and also keep it in the news that there is a city in America where, unbelievably, US citizens don’t have clean water. And hopefully the president or our governor do something to fix all the pipes.

 

What’s the secret to becoming the best of the best in any sport?

 

 

 

I believe the secret starts with believing in yourself, being dedicated, working hard and just always striving to be better. I feel I’m my biggest critic when I train and box. It’s hard to watch film of my fights because even though I’m doing 97 things right I just can’t stand to see the 3 things I’m doing wrong. I’m a person who strives to pull out my full potential. It takes guts to be great. Nothing will stand in the way of achieving my goals, which includes being the GWOAT and creating equality for all women fighters when it comes to the money, opportunities and coverage the men get.

 

 

 

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Women’s Superstar Claressa Shields to Defend IBF and WBA Middleweight Championships and Looks to Add WBC Belt Against Scotland’s Hannah Rankin, Live on DAZN on November 17

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Nan samdi, Novanm 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, superstar two-division women’s world champion Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan, will defend her IBF and WBA World Middleweight Championships and be looking to add the vacant WBC title against Hannahh Rankin from Glasgow, Scotland.

 

 

 

The 10-round Shields (6-0, 2 Ko), and Rankin (5-2, 1 KO) battle will serve as the co-featured bout to Brooklyn-born heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller’s WBA World Heavyweight Championship showdown against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

These two fights will be broadcast live on DAZN, along with former world champion Brandon Rios taking on Canelo’s brother, Ramon Alvarez, in a super welterweight 10-rounder and former two-time world middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado going against once-beaten contender Luis Arias.

 

 

 

Shields was originally scheduled to face WBC and WBO World Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer on November 17, but the bout was postponed after Hammer withdrew due to medical reasons. Hammer has been named a champion in recess during her recovery. The two champions are now projected to do battle in the first quarter of 2019.

 

 

 

“Claressa is a once-in-a-generation athlete that transcends the sport,” said her promoter, Mo dmitriy. “She will take another step in her goal to achieve the status of GWOAT as she makes the first defense of her middleweight world titles against the skilled and durable Hannah Rankin.”

 

 

 

A bonafide women’s superstar and TV ratings favorite, 23-year-old “T-Rex” Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and already a world champion in two weight divisions. In her fourth professional fight, she won the IBF and WBC Super Middleweight Championships in August 2017 with a dominant stoppage of Germany’s Nikki Adler. Lè sa a,, in June of this year and in just her sixth pro fight, she dropped down to 160 pounds and won the IBF and WBA Middleweight titles with an exciting unanimous decision over Hannah Gabriels.

 

 

 

“I’m so excited to be able to give my fans another chance to see me defend my championship this year and to have the opportunity to win the WBC middleweight title on November 17,” said Shields. “I appreciate the efforts of Salita Promotions, my manager Mark Taffet, and Matchroom Boxing in putting this fight together so quickly. I will be in great shape and will provide a great performance.”

 

 

 

“I want to thank Salita Promotions and Matchroom Boxing for providing Claressa with another chance to fight this year and an opportunity to attain a third middleweight world championship,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields. “Claressa is hungry and motivated to put on a great performance on November 17 on DAZN. Claressa has lofty goals and I have no doubt that she’s going to achieve every one of them, including fighting and defeating Christina Hammer early next year. I expect Shields vs Rankin to be an action-packed fight that fans will enjoy tremendously.”

 

 

 

28-year-old Rankin put in an impressive and brave performance while losing a challenge for Alicia Napoleon’s WBA Super Middleweight Championship in August of this year. Anvan sa, she picked up the WBC Silver Middleweight Championship with a dominant victory over Finland’s Sanna Turunen in June.

 

 

 

“I’m excited about the fight and proud to be representing Scotland on such a big stage,” said Rankin. “In boxing, nothing is impossible and on November 17, it will be just us in there when the bell rings and I think it’s going to be one hell of a fight.”

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CLARESSA SHIELDS TO FACE CHRISTINA HAMMER IN MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION TO CROWN WOMEN’S UNDISPUTED 160-POUND CHAMPION SATURDAY, NOVANM 17 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY

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IBF & WBA Champion Shields To Meet WBC & WBO Champion Hammer In Matchup Of Undefeated, Top-10 Pound-For-Pound Fighters
SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Live At 10:30 p.m. ET / PT
Tickets on Sale This Friday, Septanm 28!

 

 

NEW YORK (Septanm 25, 2018) – Two undefeated middleweight world champions will meet when Claressa Shields ap fè fas Sou entènèt jwèt Christina Hammer nan Samdi, Novanm 17 live on SHOWTIME from the Adrian Phillips Theater in Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The blockbuster unification match to determine the women’s undisputed 160-pound world champion will be the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: EDISYON ESPESYAL, ap viv nan 10:30 p.m. ET / PT.

 

 

 

Shields vs. Hammer features two of the consensus top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world squaring off to crown only the second undisputed champion in female boxing history.

 

 

 

The 23-year-old Shields (6-0, 2 Ko) is a two-division champion who holds the IBF and WBA 160-pound titles. The 28-year-old Hammer (23-0, 10 Ko) owns the WBC and WBO belts and has dominated the women’s middleweight division for nearly eight years. Shields and Hammer fought on the same card in June on SHOWTIME, with both fighters winning impressively to set up the first undisputed showdown in the women’s 160-pound division.

 

 

 

The winner of Shields vs. Hammer will join Terrence Crawford, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Oleksandr Usyk and women’s welterweight Cecilia Braekhus as the only fighters to have unified all four recognized titles in any weight class.

 

 

 

Biyè pou evènman an, promoted by Salita Promotions, yo pwi a $35-$150 and will be available this Friday, Septanm 28 at Ticketmaster.com and the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall box office powered by Atlantic City Electric.

 

 

 

“I’ve worked hard my whole life to overcome every obstacle, represent my country and win two Olympic gold medals, and win world championships in two weight divisions as a pro,” Shields said. “I want to be part of the biggest fight in women’s boxing history, I want to be undisputed world middleweight champion, I want women’s boxing to reach new heights, and the only thing standing between me and the achievement of all those goals is Christina Hammer. I will defeat Hammer on November 17, and I will do it in a way that will leave no doubt who is the best in the world.”

 

 

 

“I am beyond excited and motivated to fight Claressa,” Hammer said. “I am the best middleweight in the world and will make that point very clear when we get in the ring. It’s been my dream to fight in the biggest women’s fight of all time and raise women’s boxing to an all-time high. I will be crowned the undisputed middleweight queen on November 17.”

 

 

 

“SHOWTIME Sports has a long history of featuring the best in women’s combat sports, whether it was with Laila Ali and Christy Martin in boxing, or Gina Carano, Cris Cyborg and Ronda Rousey in MMA,” said Gordon Hall, Executive Producer of SHOWTIME BOXING: EDISYON ESPESYAL. “Plis dènyèman, depi 2016 we have featured today’s elite with Claressa Shields, Sou entènèt jwèt Christina Hammer, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano appearing in an industry-leading 10 presentations of women’s boxing.

 

 

 

“Male or female, SHOWTIME has delivered the best fighters in their toughest matchups, ak novanm 17 yo pral pa diferan. We have two of the best pound-for-pound female fighters in the world facing each other with all four women’s middleweight titles at stake. It doesn’t get much better than that.”

 

 

 

“I have been fortunate to be part of some of the biggest and most important fights in boxing history, and I am thrilled to play a part in the Shields vs Hammer undisputed middleweight championship fight on SHOWTIME,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields. “This is a fight which will make its mark on history and change the landscape for women’s boxing. And what better venue to host this historic fight than Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, home to some of the greatest fights of our generation including Tyson vs Spinks, Holyfield vs Foreman and Gatti vs Ward. I can’t wait to see these two great champions give the fans a night to remember for generations to come.”

 

 

 

“This will be a historic night for boxing,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “The two best middleweights in the world – tou de chanpyon, both undefeated and both motivated to prove who is the best – are bringing their skills, confidence and heart to the ring in the greatest women’s matchup of all time. Shield vs. Hammer will take boxing, and women’s sports, to a new height. History will be made November 17 live on SHOWTIME.”

 

 

 

Shields was the first American boxer in history – gason oswa fi – to win consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. Flint nan, Mich., native turned professional following the 2016 Olympics and became unified women’s super middleweight world champion in just her fourth professional fight. Shields moved down to middleweight for her June 22 headliner on SHOWTIME, defeating Hanna Gabriels to win the IBF and WBA titles and become a two-division champion in just her sixth professional contest.

 

 

 

Hammer, of Dortmund, Almay, has been the dominant force in the women’s middleweight division since winning the WBO title in 2010. Hammer became unified champion in 2016 with a unanimous decision over WBC titlist Kali Reis and has made four defenses as unified champion. In her eight years as champion, Hammer has lost just a handful of rounds across 16 batay tit mond. Hammer, who also models professionally and was recently featured at Fashion Week in New York City, made her U.S. debut on June 22 after campaigning mostly in Germany since turning professional in 2009.

 

 

 

The undercard for the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast will be announced in the coming weeks.
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USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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Roy Jones, Jr, Andre Ward, Claressa Shields,
Emanuel Steward & Tom Cleary
Dec. 7 reception in Salt Lake City, Utah

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Out 6, 2018) – The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, Desanm 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, Dec. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake City.

 

 

 

The Class of 2018 includes U.S. Olympic Team medalists and world (pwofesyonèl) champions Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ak Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.

 

 

 

This year’s inductees were selected amongst a group of 17 nominees by the hundreds of registered USA Boxing Alumni Association members during the months of June and July.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor this year’s Hall of Fame class, as each inductee represents everything good that amateur boxing has to offer,” di Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Last year’s class contributed to a fantastic inaugural Hall of Fame reception and we’re looking forward to recognizing this year’s class with an even better event.”

 

 

 

Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –bokseur, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, nan ak soti nan bag la.

 

 

 

The charter class inducted last year included Muhammad Ali ak Evandè Olifil, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders ak Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

“Each inductee has given so much to Olympic-style amateur boxing and the alumni community wants to thank them, for doing so,” Cugliari added. “We look forward to seeing USA Boxing Alumni members come out in droves to support this year’s Hall of Fame class in December.”

 

 

 

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 host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

 

 

 

To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.

 

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Claressa Shields Named Top-10 Finalist for 2018 Individual Sport “Sportswoman of the Year” by the Women’s Sports Foundation

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Women’s boxing sensation Claressa Shields has been named a top-10 finalist for the 2018 Individual Sport “Sportswoman of the Year” by the prestigious Women’s Sports Foundation.

 

 

 

The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and now two-division professional World Champion will be looking to repeat as winner this year, as she already won the award in 2016, after her second gold medal victory.

 

 

 

Finalists were selected based on athletic performances between August 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. The public and the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Awards Committee will select the award winner. She will be the athlete who receives the highest combined share of online public voting (50% of composite) and the Awards Committee vote (50% of composite). Online voting runs from July 23 Out 3 nan 11:59 p.m. (EST).

 

Klike sou HERE to vote for Claressa Shields as the 2018 “Sportswoman of the Year.”

 

 

 

A pillar of her community in Flint, Michigan, as well as a tireless advocate for women’s boxing and athletics in general, 22-year-old Shields has rocketed to superstardom and become the face behind the resurgence of women’s boxing.

 

 

 

In just six professional fights (6-0, 2 Ko), the popular Shields has won the unified women’s 168-lb Super Middleweight and unified women’s 160-pound Middleweight championships. In her last ring appearance, held on June 22 and broadcast live on Showtime Championship Boxing, Shields’ match drew higher ratings than a World Heavyweight Championship unification match held earlier this year.

 

 

 

Te fonde an 1974 by tennis legend, Billie Jean King, the Women’s Sports Foundation is dedicated to creating leaders by ensuring all girls access to sports. Past winners of Women’s Sports Foundation awards include Venus and Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, Meryl Davis, Simone Biles, Yani Tseng and Candace Parker.

 

 

 

While a number of female athletes have received multiple nominations, few have been able to repeat… but Claressa Shields loves a good fight.

 

 

 

“I am honored to be nominated by the Women’s Sports Foundation as a finalist for the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year,” said Claressa Shields. “It means the world to me to be in the company of such outstanding women and athletes being considered for this prestigious award. We all work hard and will not stop until every sportswoman achieves the equality we deserve.”

 

 

 

“I am thrilled for Claressa and so proud of her for all her accomplishments in and out of the ring as a woman, as an athlete, and as someone who is a mentor and role model to young women the world over,” di Shields’ co-manager Mark Taffet. “As a once-in-a-generation athlete, Claressa Shields sets the bar high for herself and all female athletes, lifting the conscience of the sports world with every step she takes. It is a privilege to be part of her history-making journey, and I applaud the Women’s Sports Foundation for their work in raising the profile of these great athletes.”

 

 

 

“Claressa’s journey from her days as a teenager growing up in Flint has been historic every step of the way,” said her promoter, Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “She is unique combination of an elite athlete and a socially conscious hero of the people. Her record-breaking accomplishments inside the ring inspire fans and elevate women’s sports all around the world.”

 

 

 

The Women’s Sports Foundation’s 39th Annual Salute to Women in Sports will be held on Wednesday, Oktòb 17, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

 

 

Click to Learn more about The Sportswoman of the Year Award.

 

 

Click to Attend the 39th Annual Salute to Women in Sports.

 

About Salita Promotions

 

 

Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 pa Dmitriy Salita, a professional boxer and world-title challenger who saw the need for a promotional entity to feature boxing’s best young prospects and established contenders in North America and around the world. Viewers watching fighters on worldwide television networks including Showtime, ESPN, Spike televizyon, Universal Sports Network and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. We pride ourselves on offering our fighters opportunities inside and outside the ring. Salita Promotions looks forward to continuing to grow and serve the needs of fight fans around the globe.

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CLARESSA SHIELDS GRAN TIT MONDIAL IBF AK WBA MOYEN PWA VANDREDI SOU SHOWTIME®

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Christina Hammer Defann senti WBC ak WBO Middleweight ak desizyon inanim kont Tori Nelson

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DETROIT (Jen 23, 2018) - Claressa Shields te vin yon chanpyon mondyal de divizyon, ak Christina Hammer te kenbe de sentiwon tit mondyal li yo kòm tou de te bay viktwa desizyon inanim nan Vandredi swa sou SHOWTIME BOXING: EDISYON ESPESYAL soti nan tanp masonik nan Detroit, m '.

 

 

 

Epi kounyeya yo gen je yo fikse youn sou lòt.

 

 

 

Shields yo de fwa Olympic Gold Medalis nan Flint ki tou pre, Mich., te frape atè pou premye fwa nan karyè li 53 segonn nan premye tou an, men li te kapab tounen ak genyen chak wonn apre sa yo vin yon chanpyon mondyal de divizyon kaptire chanpyona mondyal IBF ak WBA Middleweight kont Hanna Gabriels.. Jij yo te fè nòt batay la 98-91, 97-92 de fwa.

 

 

 

Hammer te antre nan bag la apre batay Shields yo, ak yon Shields emosyonèl bourade nan direksyon Hammer ak kèk pouse ak bousonnen swiv. (gade videyo HERE)

 

 

 

"Mwen jis fatige ak Hammer derespekte m 'tout tan tout tan an,” Boukliye yo (6-0, 2 Ko) di. "Li vini nan ring la apre tout dwa mwen yo, pale fatra, epi apre li antre la epi li sanble [krap] kont Nelson. Mwen malad de li. Men, mwen fè l konnen mwen plis pase pare pou yon batay kont li. Li te vle m pèdi aswè a, men mwen te vle li genyen paske mwen vle goumen ak li. Nou dwe inifye kounye a."

 

 

 

Shields ak Gabriels te kòmanse batay la balanse kòlè, men se te Gabriels (18-2-1, 11 Ko) ki moun ki konekte sou yon uppercut dwat voye Shields nan twal la. (gade videyo knockdown la HERE)

 

 

 

"Yon fwa mwen desann, Mwen te pran yon gwo souf epi mwen sonje mwen te panse ak tèt mwen, ‘Mwen pral fwe ti fi sa a’” Shields te di. "Mwen jis sonje mwen te panse ann sèvi ak jab la epi yo dwe entelijan."

 

 

 

Gabriels Kosta Rika, yon detantè inifye 154-liv, te vini nan pwa epi eseye vin yon chanpyon mondyal twa divizyon. (wè Shields-Gabriels en HERE).

 

 

 

“Mwen te antrene pou ale distans men kè m te trayi m, paske apre sa premye frape desann, Mwen t ap chèche yon lòt,” di Gabriels, chanpyon WBA ak WBO ki t ap goumen nan li 12th dwat batay tit mondyal depi genyen tit la welterweight nan 2009. "Mwen te vle montre tout moun mwen te gen yon kè vanyan sòlda.

 

 

 

"Mwen pa t 'santi mwen te gen yon avantaj apre debat la. Mwen te santi mwen te oblije travay wonn apre tou pou menm gen yon posibilite pou genyen."

 

 

 

Te ajoute Gabriels: "Li gen anpil pouvwa. Se te yon gwo batay epi ou dwe aksepte desizyon jij yo. Li pwisan e pou fanatik yo mwen panse ke li ale byen.

 

 

 

Shields soufri yon koupe sou machwè gòch la nan wonn 10, epi tou li simonte yon bou tèt. Li te raple li te blese pa kout pwen Gabriels nan tèt jis twa fwa nan batay la. "Premye tou an, katriyèm tou ak wityèm tou, Anplis de sa, li pa t frape m san bal nan tèt.

 

 

 

Shields - nan premye batay li ak nouvo antrenè John David Jackson - te di ke li te aprann yon bagay sou tèt li apre batay la.. "Mwen ka mete sou bourik mwen, leve epi tounen vin genyen,” li te di. "Aswè a se te lannwit mwen an e mwen dwe montre mond lan mwen se pi gran nan tout tan. Mwen te montre kiyès mwen ye. Koulye a,, Mwen vrèman danjere paske ou ka menm mete m atè, epi mwen pral toujou tounen pou genyen."

 

 

 

Diferans nan batay la te Shields’ presizyon, espesyalman an tèm de vaksen pouvwa li kòm li konekte sou 42 pousan konpare ak Gabriels ' 26 pousan.

 

 

 

Shields te mande apre batay la lè li ta renmen fè fas a Hammer. "Èspere ke li nan pwochen,” li te di. "Mwen pa bezwen repo. Mwen te ka fwete li aswè a. Mwen jis tèlman malad ak li ak tout ekip li a."

 

 

 

 

 

Nan yon viktwa dezagreyab nan li trè antisipe U.S. premye, Hammer (23-0, 10 Ko) te rete enfèt ak yon desizyon inanim kont Tori Nelson (17-2-3, 2 Ko). Nòt yo te 100-90, 99-91 de fwa, pou kenbe senti WBC ak WBO Middleweight World Title li yo. (gade pwen enpòtan Hammer-Nelson HERE).

 

 

 

"Li ta pi bon pou w jwenn yon KO,” di Hammer, ki moun ki se 27 ane fin vye granmoun ak soti nan Dortmund, Almay. "Mwen te eseye tout sa mwen te kapab pou jwenn knockout la. Li te difisil. Mwen espere ke USA a bon ak sa a epi mwen toujou chanpyon an."

 

 

 

"Mwen vrèman ap tann pou m goumen ak Claressa. Li pral eseye goumen ak mwen sou anndan an men travay pye mwen ak rive mwen pral fè diferans lan. Batay la ak Claressa pral yon chanjman jwèt. Li pral pi gwo batay fanm yo tout tan. Mwen ta renmen goumen ak li nan yon sit net.”

 

 

 

"Mwen trè desi nan pèfòmans mwen aswè a,” di yon Nelson emosyonèl apre batay la. "Se yon pèt, nan kou li nan enèvan. Mwen pa t okipe ase, Mwen devine.”

 

 

 

Nan dènye batay li, Nelson te pèdi yon desizyon inanim devan Shields nan mwa janvye. "Claressa pi bon,” Nelson te di. "Shields gen yon jab epi li sèvi ak bag la. Claressa kanpe la epi li vle goumen. Li gen tout kout pwen. Hammer sèlman gen youn."

 

 

 

Nan louvri televizyon an, Oma Salamov (21-1, 16 Ko) konekte sou yon men dwat letal nan frape soti Brian Howard (13-2, 10 Ko) 53 segonn nan nevyèm wonn nan yon batay 10-wonn ki pwograme nan pwa loud.

 

 

 

Salamov, soti nan Alkhan-Kala, Larisi, t ap fè premye Etazini ak antrene nan Kronk Gym nan Detroit ak Javan "Sugar" Hill Steward.. Nan yon batay ant de konbatan long ak lanky, Salamov te ateri 34 pousan nan pwenson pouvwa li konpare ak 27 pousan pou Howard e li te devan sou tout twa jij yo nan moman knockout la.

 

 

 

"Mwen te blese yon ti kras nan dezyèm tou nan youn nan vaksen li yo, men mwen pa t kite li deranje m paske sa a se peyi Etazini mwen an. premye,di Salamov, yon pro sis ane ki se 24 ane fin vye granmoun. "Mwen jis kontinye goumen. Apre mwen te frape ak kout pwen sa a, Mwen te kòmanse vini pi devan epi le pli vit ke mwen te fè sa, batay la chanje."

 

 

 

Salamov te di ke li te konnen yon fwa li te konekte sou premye dwa ke Howard te blese. "Mwen te konnen le pli vit ke mwen te ateri kout pyen an ke li ta blese anpil,"Li te di. "Mwen te santi li jiska koud mwen. Mwen pa t vle frape l apre sa paske mwen te konnen li te fini."

 

 

 

Ansyen pwa kwazyè Howard la te gen yon koup nan en e li te kapab efektivman ateri men dwat li nan plizyè okazyon, ki gen ladan yon sèl pwisan kwa dwat nan setyèm wonn lan ki te sanble toudi Salamov.

 

 

 

"Mwen ta di mwen te fè jis, Mwen te fè OK,” di Howard, yon ansyen jwè foutbòl lig minè ki abite andeyò Atlanta e ki t ap fè premye SHOWTIME li. "Mwen te gen chans jwenn apèl la pa ekip Salamov la ak pa SHOWTIME. Mwen pral tounen."

 

 

 

Tripleheader Vandredi a pral rejoue Lendi, Jen 25 nan 10 p.m. ET/PT sou SHOWTIME EXTREME epi yo pral disponib sou SHOWTIME NENPÒT® ak SHOWTIME sou DEMAND®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins te rele aksyon an soti nan ring ak istoryen boksè Steve Farhood ak ansyen chanpyon mondyal Raul Marquez k ap sèvi kòm analis ekspè.. Pwodiktè egzekitif la te Gordon Hall ak Richard Gaughan pwodwi ak Rick Phillips dirije.

 

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CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. HANNA GABRIELS AK CHRISTINA HAMMER vs. TORI NELSON WORLD TITLE FINAL PWA, FOTO AK OFISYE DEMEN LIVE SOU SHOWTIME®

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IBF and WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championship

Claressa Shields – 159 ½ liv.

Hanna Gabriels – 159 ½ liv.

Abit: Gerard White (California); Judges: Michael Ancona (Ohio), Jeremy Hayes (Toronto, Kanada), Pasquale Procopio (Montreal, Kanada)

 

WBC and WBO Women’s Middleweight World Championship

Christina Hammer – 159 ½ liv.

Tori Nelson – 157 ½ liv.

Abit: Frank Garza (Michigan); Judges: Katealia Chambers (Michigan), Benoit Roussel (Montreal), Pasquale Procopio (Montreal, Kanada)

Light Heavyweight 10-Round Bout

Umar Salamov – 174 ½ liv.

Brian Howard – 174 ½ liv.

Abit: Sam Williams (Michigan); Judges: Ansel Stewart (Michigan), Michael Ancona (Ohio), Pasquale Procopio (Montreal, Kanada)

REMAK: see PDF email attachment for bout sheet and all weights.

FLASH QUOTES:

 

CLARESSA SHIELDS:

“I have John David Jackson now and I’ve learned so much from him since we got together back in February. I’ve had coaches in the past who tried to change my style and game, but at the end of the day I just have to go in there and fight like I know how to.

 

 

 

“Being in Flint for my last camp, you wouldn’t believe all the things I had to deal with. Just stuff that shouldn’t be happening to a world champion. It was stressful, and I was stressed even the week of the fight [nan mwa janvye]. I had to get out. I was able to train in Florida this time around.

 

 

 

"[Hanna’s] a good fighter. She has skills and just the way she carries herself. She’s very calm and her facial expressions never change. I watched the fight where she got knocked out, and even then her facial expressions didn’t change. I think she’s tough, but not as tough as I am. I know I’m the better fighter.

 

 

 

“Tori underestimated my power. I think Tori has a punchers’ chance [against Hammer]. I don’t wrap my career around Hammer. Our lives don’t intertwine. I have to worry about what’s in front of me. I’m not going to watch that fight.

 

 

 

“I was focused on my diet for this fight. I don’t have much family in Florida and didn’t have any distractions.”

 

HANNA GABRIELS:

 

 

“We need to step up to the plate and make sure our game plan is on point and we give the fans what they want to see, which is a great fight. You have to overcome a lot and sacrifice to get to this point, and my team has done that.

 

 

 

“I’ve never feared anyone. Words don’t do anything. When I get in the ring I’m going to be a beast.

 

 

 

“I’m OK with whatever comes, win or loss. I’m a champion and that’s my mentality in the ring. We’re going for the victory, and I’m appreciating everything that’s happening preparing for this fight.

 

 

 

“I don’t underestimate her power. But boxing isn’t just about power, there’s so much more. You can be powerful, but can you land the punch? Can it be precise? There are so many things going on in the ring that you have to worry about.”

 

CHRISTINA HAMMER:

 

 

“I was very disappointed that I wasn’t able to fight back in January because of my visa issues.

 

 

 

“I was at the Claressa Shields-Tori Nelson fight and now it’s my turn to get in the ring. I like to go forward and be aggressive. When you can finish, you finish. The American people will like my style.

 

 

 

“Boxing is my passion and my job, and I’m prepared and looking forward to this. Now the day is here and it’s on SHOWTIME. We aren’t thinking about Claressa Shields. Out of respect to Tori Nelson, I’m focused on this fight only.”

 

Tori NELSON:

 

 

“I’m a power puncher and I’ve been using my legs more in camp so this camp has been so much different than what I’m used to.

 

 

 

“They say lighting strikes only once, but I got another chance. I am so grateful I got the call for this fight. This is my second chance. A lot of people don’t get second chances.

 

 

 

‘I really have something to prove. A lot of people have believed in me and I’ve got to show what I can do in the ring.

 

 

 

“I think Christina is overlooking me. It’s disrespectful but I’m glad. It’s better for me that she does overlook me.”

 

UMAR SALAMOV:

 

 

“This fight is going to be a good test. I know I can make it into the top 10, and this is my start.

 

 

 

“There’s a big difference living here in Detroit, but it’s a lot like Moscow, a big city.

 

 

 

“I love to fight, and this is a dream come true coming to America. Brian Howard is a tough opponent. It will not be an easy fight but I’m confident I can beat him.”

 

BRIAN HOWARD:

 

 

“I have a little bit of ring rust, but I’m going to be sharp. I’ve prepared well and I’m in shape. I have great metabolism, and can lose weight easily.

 

 

 

“I took my first loss in 2012 and after I took that loss I didn’t have the support I needed. I got back into it and it was just tough getting a fight. I got a lot of nos.

 

 

 

“I’ve seen some tape of my opponent. But you don’t know if he will change or bring something else.

 

 

 

“I box better than I play football. My nickname is MVP – Most Vicious Puncher.

 

 

 

“I don’t look at it that I’m the B-side fighter. This is a real opportunity for me, and I’m going to take full advantage of it.”

 

 

 

Biyè pou evènman an, ki se ankouraje pa Salita Pwomosyon, yo disponib nan Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 ak $35.

 

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CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. HANNA GABRIELS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS

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Christina Hammer Battles Tori Nelson in Co-Feature

Umar Salamov Takes On Brian Howard In Opening Bout

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“When somebody says that they’re going to beat me, it angers me. I get mad and I punch the bag until it falls.” – Claressa Shields

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