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USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: John “An Quietman” Ruiz
From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown
“I’m very proud to have accomplished that,” he continued, “but my main goal was to provide for my family and I always maintained that goal. Most fighters don’t succeed, but at the end of the day, that’s what pushed me. I don’t really think about being the only Latino to win the world heavyweight title, ach, when I hear people talk about it today, I mo thuairimse,, wow, I’m still the only Latino to do that.”
Several years ago, Ruiz opened a gym (Quietman Spóirt Giomnáisiam) in Medford, MA, not too far from where he grew up in Chelsea and trained in Somerville. It has been a registered club member by USA Boxing since 2012, ach, níos tábhachtaí fós, it’s Ruiz’ way of giving back to amateur boxing.
“I felt there was a need to help more kids and give them an opportunity to get out of the house and do something productive and fun,” Ruiz commented. “They all have a chance to work on self confidence and one could possibly become world champion. I feel obligated to help kids because I remember years ago when I was in the same position. They need guidance. If I didn’t have all the support I did growing up, I wouldn’t have turned out the way I did. I want to help kids understand how to accomplishment their goals.”
USA Cumann Dornálaíochta Alumni
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –dhornálaithe, oifigigh, cóistí agus lucht leanúna dornálaíochta — An Cumann Alumni nascann glúnta de Seaimpíní, spreagadh agus a thabhairt ar ais go dtí Seaimpíní dornálaíochta USA Dornálaíochta sa todhchaí, isteach agus amach as an fáinne.
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, lena n-áirítear a bliantúil USA Dornálaíochta Cumann Alumni Halla na Laochra fáiltiú.
A bheith ar an Chumainn Alumni, ach clárú ag alumni@usaboxing.org ar feadh $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain agus r-sparán.
Sa lá atá inniu, John lives in Palm City, Florida. He’s a correctional officer for the Martin County Sheriff Department. “Winning the world title twice as a pro was awesome,” Ruiz concluded, “but I definitely enjoyed the amateurs more than the pros, even though I would have loved to have represented the USA in the Olympics. USA Boxing opened up my mind to different things, taking me off the streets of Chelsea to made me feel……special.”
John Ruiz has always preached, “Follow Your Dreams!” and he’s still doing that today.
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Vinny Paz, Micky Ward, Joey Gamache, Jose Antonio Rivera & John Ruiz
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BOSTON (Deireadh Fómhair. 21, 2015) — Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá Dornálaíochta Sasana Nua, a bunaíodh i 1880 mar an de fi airgeadais chomhlacht ceannais de dornálaíocht amaitéarach sa réigiún, Beidh onóir Fi ve standouts iar amaitéarach, a chuaigh ar aghaidh le bheith Seaimpíní Domhanda mar dhornálaithe gairmiúla, Dé Domhnaigh, Samhain 8 ag Antaine i Malden.
Vinny Paz (Cranston, RI), Micky Ward (Lowell, MA), Joey Gamache (Lewiston, ME), Jose Antonio Rivera (Worcester, MA) agus John Ruiz (Chelsea, MA) Beidh dámhachtainí le haghaidh a n-éachtaí gan íoc a fháil i saol na dornálaíochta.
Beidh USA Dornálaíochta Sasana Nua i láthair freisin, a chéad Gradam Saoil Skeets Scioli. Scioli fhóin mar Uachtarán na Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá Dornálaíochta Sasana Nua, thalamh agus ar, le linn tréimhse 70-bliain íocónach. Rith sé ar shiúl i 2010 ag aois 97.
Beidh an duais Skeets Scioli faoi bhráid réiteora / breitheamh Mike Ryan (Tyngsboro, MA) and coach Carlos Garcia (Worcester, MA) as a gcion feadh i bhfad chun an spórt na dornálaíochta amaitéarach.
Al Bernstein, Showtime Championship Boxing tráchtaire agus Dornálaíochta Idirnáisiúnta Halla na Laochra inductee, Beidh a úsáid mar imeacht emcee. “Is é seo in ómós do roinnt de na dornálaíochta is fearr,” Dúirt Bernstein. “Bhí Sasana Nua ról mór i dornálaíocht, ní hamháin anseo i Meiriceá, ach ar fud an domhain. Tá mé ag thrilled a bheith rannpháirteach san imeacht seo agus tá mé ag súil go mór nascadh leis an lucht leanúna dornálaíocht sa réigiún sin.”
Beidh USA Dornálaíochta íoc freisin ómós do lúthchleasaithe faoi láthair agus baill. Is é an ócáid fundraiser chun cabhrú le lúthchleasaithe amaitéarach óga le costais taistil chun tournaments réigiúnacha agus náisiúnta.
Tosaíonn an t-imeacht le mhanglaim ag 2 p.m., le leanúint ag dinnéar ag 3 p.m. Ceantanna Beo agus adh chomh maith le fl RAF es ar siúl.
Tá ticéid teoranta atá ar fáil a cheannach fós trí ghlaoch Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá Dornálaíochta Sasana Nua ag 781-329-9577.
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