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Langkawi, Lap. (Juni 11, 2018) – USA Boxing “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” miwiti kalah ing akhir minggu kepungkur ing Canastota, New York, ing upacara induksi kelas International Boxing Hall of Fame taunan, minangka sangang petinju dhuwur-profil, nampilake rekaman pro nglumpukake luar biasa saka 365-51-7 (239 KOs) lan 24 gelar donya utama, gabung karo akeh USABAA rangking minangka bangga, anggota anyar.
Chris Cugliari lan John Scully makili USA Boxing Alumni Association, manning tabel ing turnamen golf IBHOF lan Memorabilia Show, kanggo nambah kesadaran USABAA lan rekrut anggota anyar.
“Semangat tinju amatir urip lan apik ing saindhenging akhir minggu International Boxing Hall of Fame,” diterangno Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Information about the new USA Boxing Alumni Association was well received by the weekend’s guests, and esteemed alumni such as Jesse Vargas and Reggie Johnson mentioned that they are excited to become more involved. The Alumni Association thanks the support provided by many this weekend, particularly Micky Ward and Antonio Tarver, who continue to spread our mission.”
“The fact is that the vast majority of professional boxers who attend the Hall of Fame weekend at Canastota each year were at one time amateur boxers and knew each other well before they ever even turned professional,” added invaluable USABAA advisor Scully, who recruits boxers for group-sponsored events like this. “At some point in the conversations between boxers across the grounds, the topics frequently will eventually turn to their amateur days together.”
“The amateurs, for me, was about fighting for respect,” juara donya loro-divisi Junior Jones (50-6, 28 KOs); nyatet. “To go to different places and make it very far (minangka amatir), you have to learn how to conduct yourself and transact with others.”
Other new USABAA members are six-time, juara donya loro divisi Miguel Cotto(41-6, 33 KOs); four-time, juara donya loro divisi, uga 1976 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer, Michael Spinks (31-1, 21 KOs); Irish heavyweight who retired Mike Tyson, Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 KOs); two-time, juara donya loro divisiJesse Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KOs); five time world champion and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs); two-time, juara donya loro divisi Reggie Johnson (44-7-1, 25 KOs), three-time, juara donya telung divisi James Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs); and world heavyweight contender Gerry Pitulung (38-3, 24 KOs).
Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxers, pejabat, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, lan metu saka dering.
Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS mbukak kanggo sapa wae sing seneng tinju lan pengin tetep nyambung karo tinju amatir. Anggota diwenehi akses menyang macem-macem acara khusus sing dianakake dening Asosiasi Alumni, kalebu Hall of Fame Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS taunan.
Kanggo gabung karo Ikatan Alumni, cukup daftar ing alumni@usaboxing,.org kanggo a $40.00 ragad anggota saben taun. Anggota anyar bakal nampa T-shirt, gantungan kunci lan e-wallet.
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“Aku iki gedhe,” Jones ngomong babagan pembentukan Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS. “Pejuang sing dadi pro dadi amatir sing apik, nanging ana uga akeh amatir sing ora dadi pro. Kabeh ora dadi juara, nanging padha nyoba lan menehi sing paling apik, lan mulane organisasi iki apik amarga kabeh petinju dihargai.”
“Sanajan akhir minggu Hall of Fame cenderung fokus ing karir profesional akeh pejuang,” Pungkasane Cugliari, “iku hard kanggo ora sok dong mirsani efek tinju amatir wis ing gesang akeh juara gedhe iki. Asosiasi Alumni Tinju AS pengin matur nuwun marang Ed Brophy kanggo loman lan dhukungan kanggo tinju, lan kita ngarepake kemitraan dawa karo Hall of Fame Boxing Internasional.”
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