HALL OF FAMER "ANG BULAWANONG BATA" OSCAR DE LA HOYAMAGTAMBONG 2024 HALL OF FAME WEEKENDAng 35th Anniversary Celebration sa Hall of Fame gitakda sa Hunyo 6 – 9
BASKET, NY – MARSO 18, 2024 – Ang International Boxing Hall of Fame ug Museum, nga nagsaulog sa iyang ika-35 nga anibersaryo sa 2024, nalipay nga ipahibalo kana nga Hall of Famer "Ang Bulawanon nga Bata" Oscar De La Hoya motambong sa Banquet of Champions ug uban pang mga kalihokan nga giplano alang sa giplano alang sa 2024 Ang Hall of Fame Induction Weekend gitakda alang sa Hunyo 6-9.
“Gikan sa Olympic gold hangtod sa world titles sa unom ka dibisyon, Nakuha ni Oscar De La Hoya ang imahinasyon sa mga boxing fans sa tibuok kalibutan,” matod sa direktor sa Hall of Fame Edward Brophy. "Kami naghinamhinam kaayo sa pag-abiabi sa 'The Golden Boy' balik sa Canastota alang sa Hall of Fame's 35th Anniversary celebration."
Gitakpan ni De La Hoya ang a 223-5 (153 KOs) amateur career pinaagi sa pagkuha sa lightweight nga bulawan sa 1992 Olympic Games. Nahimo siyang pro sa samang tuig ug nakuha ang iyang unang world title – ang WBO super featherweight – sa iyang ika-12 nga pro away ug magpadayon aron makadaog 10 world titles sa unom ka weight divisions.
Lakip sa mga kampiyon nga iyang napildi naglakip ni Jorge Paez, Juan Juan Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Genaro Hernandez, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga ug Hall of Famers Hector Camacho, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker ug Arturo Gatti.
Usa sa pinakadako nga pay per view nga atraksyon sa kasaysayan sa boksing. Nagretiro si De La Hoya 2008 nga adunay usa ka pro nga rekord sa 39-6 (30 KOs). Sa 2002 nagtukod siya og promotional powerhouse nga Golden Boy Promotions. Sa 2014 Ang "The Golden Boy" napili sa Hall of Fame sa iyang unang tuig sa eligibility.
Usa ka impresibo nga listahan sa ibabaw 35 mga boksidor gikan sa Estados Unidos ug sa gawas sa nasud, lakip ang Klase sa 2024, Ang mga nagbalik nga Hall of Famers ug mga espesyal nga bisita moapil sa selebrasyon sa Hall of Fame Weekend.
Ang Klase sa 2024 nga pasidunggan naglakip sa mga boksidor Ricky Hatton, Ivan Calderon,Diego Corrales (posthumous), Michael Moorer, Jane Couch,Ana Maria Torres, Luis Angel Firpo (posthumous), Theresa Kibby (posthumous), trainer Kenny Adams,manager Jackie Kallen, publisista Fred Sternburg, peryodista Wallace Matthews ug broadcaster Nick Charles (posthumous).
Ang Klase sa 2024 pasidunggan atol sa Hall of Fame Induction Weekend sa Hunyo 6-9, 2024, sa “Boxing’s Hometown.” Daghang mga panghitabo ang mahitabo sa Canastota ug sa duol nga Turning Stone Resort Casino sa tibuok upat ka adlaw nga selebrasyon lakip na ang ringside talks, paghagis sa kumo, away gabii, 5K lumba / fun run, pasundayag sa autograph card sa boksing, bangkete, parada ug induction ceremony.
Ang kompleto nga mga detalye sa panghitabo makita sa www.ibhof.com. Alang sa dugang impormasyon sa 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, palihug sa pagtawag (315) 697-7095.
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Mahitungod sa International Boxing Hall of Fame Ang International Boxing Hall of Fame giablihan sa publiko sa 1989 ug gipahinungod sa pagpreserbar sa kabilin sa dakong dula sa boksing. Nahimutangan sa Canastota sa Estados Unidos, New York, nagsilbi kini nga pasidungog sa labing maayong mga boksidor sa kalibutan ug nag-ambag sa dula, nagtugot sa mga mahiligon sa boksing sa pagpasalamat ug pagsaulog sa adunahang kasaysayan ug tradisyon sa boksing.
Ang International Boxing Hall of Fame nahimutang sa Exit 34 sa New York State Thruway. Ang mga oras sa operasyon mao ang Lunes-Domingo 10 am. sa 4 sa gabii.
TURNING STONE RESORT CASINOOPISYAL NGA RESORT CASINO SA INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
Ang multi-year partnership tali sa Turning Stone Resort Casino ug sa International Boxing Hall of Fame nagpasiugda sa tibuok rehiyon, pagkuha sa nasudnong atensyon ug pagpausbaw sa turismo sa Central New York. Ang panag-uban naglakip sa usa ka serye sa nasudnong telebisyon nga mga panghitabo sa boksing sa Turning Stone, Nagtapos matag tuig sa Hunyo nga adunay usa ka detalyado ug mas dako kaysa kaniadto nga International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend nga adunay daghang mga kulbahinam nga mga panghitabo sa Madison County ug Oneida County sa tibuok upat ka adlaw nga selebrasyon.
Colorado Springs, Lap. (Hulyo 23, 2020) — Multiple world title challenger and decorated amateur boxerBJ “El Peligroso” Bulaknever really had a chance. He was born into a boxing family and the now 41-year-old Flores has certainly made the most of it.
Flores is boxing’s all-purpose guy: boksidor, television color commentator, and trainer.
Ang iyang amahan, Ralph Flores, was a military person who earned his “boxing coaching bones” pinaagi sa Kenny Adams, head coach of the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team and assistant coach four years earlier. The ’88 USA Olympic Boxing Team includedRoy Jones, Jr., Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer, Andrew Maynard ug Kennedy McKinney.
BJ started going to the gym with his father when he was four. His grandfather and older brother were also boxers. “My father wasn’t a boxer, but he learned how to coach boxing from assisting Kenny Adams,” BJ explained. “He fell in love with boxing while working with Kenny and learned his way to teach boxing. Kenny is still like a grandfather to me.”
Flores also loved football and he was offered a full scholarship to attend Brigham Young University. He took two years off from BYU to serve a mission for The Church of Latter-day Saints in Mexico, where he lived in one of the poorest sections of Mexico in Culiacan. He began training there in the same gym where legendaryJulio Cesar Chaveztrained as a kid. Goodbye, football.
Ingon sa usa ka amateur boxer, Flores had a superlative 110-11 nga rekord, highlighted by gold-medal performances at the 1997 National Golden Gloves and 2000 Western Trials, in addition to the 2001 & 2002 US Championships as a heavyweight. He was the only American to win gold in 2002 sa 4 Nations Tournament in Alabama versus Germany, France and Australia.
Flores targeted a berth on the 2004 USA Boxing Olympic Boxing Team, and he was a top contender, Apan, he received an offer from Main Events to turn pro that BJ described as too lucrative to pass up.
“BJ’s decorated career as an amateur boxer, professional boxer, and broadcaster place him in a top tier of well-rounded USA Boxing Alumni,” said Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His valuable experiences inside and outside the ring serve as great examples for the next generation of champions.”
Flores fought professionally from 2003 sa 2018, compiling a solid 34-4-1 (21 KOs) nga rekord, including three major World title challenges, both as a heavyweight and cruiserweight. He captured eight regional titles, as well as the IBA and WBF World super cruiserweight championships.
During his boxing career, network officials discovered that he was a gifted boxer, as well as well-spoken, handsome and knowledgeable with a smooth delivery. More than anything else, he could effectively break down fighters and fights and instead of only noting what had happened, he explained why and what was going to happen for fans watching.
Bulak’ break as an announcer came, according to BJ, after his 2008 fight againstDarnell Wilsonlive on ESPN. “I was a 4-1 underdog against Wilson,” Flores said. “He was coming off five straight knockout victories and we were fighting in his hometown (Dover, Delaware). He was ranked No. 2 and I was No. 15. He came into the ring carrying a pillow for me, but I beat him for 10 sa 12 rounds.
“I was then brought into ESPN’s studios to be interviewed. Boxing was my life! I worked withBrian Kennyand we immediately had chemistry. By the end of that year, I was an ESPN in-studio commentator every three weeks.”
Flores ended up being hired as a ringside analyst in 2012 and he became part of the PBC (Premier Boxing Champions) broadcast team on NBC. He worked with giants in boxing and media industries such asSugar Ray Leonard, Al Michaels ug Marv Albert.
Although Flores didn’t represent his country at the Olympic Games, he was a CBS Sports color commentator in 2012 ug 2016. He is looking forward to calling Olympic boxing once again next year on CBS.
“Anytime you can represent the USA is a tremendous honor and great opportunity,” Flores added. “I called the 2012 Olympics (United Kingdom) ug sa 2016 (Brazil). We called the action from a studio, but I’d love to call next year’s Olympics from ringside in Japan. Ganahan ko sa kini. Nothing else in life matters to me versus the Olympics.”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxers, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing.
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, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register atalumni@usaboxing.orgfor a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, key-chain and e-wallet.
Karon, Flores is a retired prizefighter living in Arizona. He still attends amateur boxing tournaments in Las Vegas and California. For the past six months he’s been training “Internet boxer” Jake Paul ug, siyempre, BJ remains an accomplished color commentator/analyst.
When boxing fully returns on television, BJ will serve as a color commentator for The Impact Network, which plans to promote three shows a month.
Few active pro boxers have been television announcers at the same time they were fighting like Flores. Even though he’s now moved on from fighting to teaching as a trainer, he continues to be one of boxing’s most knowledgeable and popular commentators. Walay duhaduha nga, BJ Flores is boxing’s all-purpose guy.
ABOUT USA BOXING:The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United States’ athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, develop character, support the sport of boxing, and promote and grow Olympic style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
This will be my 4th official amateur boxers reunion, with the first three having taken place in Las Vegas (Disyembre 2014), New York City (Hunyo 2015) and Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut (Hulyo 2015).
Boxers who have attended previous reunions include the likes of four-time world champion Roy Jones Jr., three-time world champions Mike “The Body Snatcher” McCallum and Iran “The Blade” Barkley, WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster, former WBC light heavyweight champion Montell “Ice” Griffin, 1988 U.S. Olympic coach Kenny Adams.
I’ve had this idea to bring my former amateur peers together for many years and in December of 2014 at the Rival Boxing Store in Las Vegas I finally had my first amateur boxers reunion and it was a tremendous success. Since then I’ve had two more (at Jimmy’s -Glenn- Corner on W. 44th St.. in NYC and at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut)successful gatherings that have seen everyone from local amateurs, regional Golden Gloves champions, National AAU champions, world champions, Olympians and every other possible level of amateur boxer.
I had originally planned to have boxers from my Olympic trials class (1988)gather for a reunion but changed it to any era or level. On that end we’ve had boxers ranging from 1976 A.A.U. National champion Bret Summers from Washington State and 1976 Jamaican Olympian Mike McCallum all the way up to 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada.
Basically it’s a chance for us to get together, reminisce, tell stories, see old friends, meet people we’ve never met before. Maybe the best example of what my reunions entail came at the 2015 event at Foxwoods when I had Hartford’s Luis Ortiz and Lawrence Clay-Bey meet for the very first time since they boxed each other as young kids at Marc Anthony’s in Hartford way back in 1977!
KON: Hulyo 23, 2016, 12 udto sa 4 pm
DIIN: Margaritaville Restaurant inside the Mohegan Sun casino @ Uncasville, Connecticut.
KINSA: Invited and expected guests include, among MANY others:
WBA welterweight and junior middleweight champion Jose Antonio Rivera
Dickie Ecklund and “Ireland” Micky Ward (“Ang Manlalaban”)
1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Breland
Comp-U-Box record holder “Sucra” Ray Oliviera
“Contender Star Peter “the Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr.
1996 U.S. Olympic team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey
Current boxing promoter (Star Boxing in NYC) ug 1988 NYC Daily News Golden Gloves 147 pound Champion Joe DeGuardia
Kanhi nga duha ka-division world champion “Hilo” Junior Jones from Brooklyn, NY
WBO World Heavyweight Champion Mike Bentt and 1988 U.S. Olympic laing.
2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Unom ka” Road
ICE
Quote: “
The wait in the dressing room before a professional boxing match -that last hour- could be enough to strip a man who never boxed before of whatever pride, desire and heart he THOUGHT he had” –Iceman nga si John Scully, Abril 2002
“Boxing is a tight-knit fraternity. Everybody knows everybody. But a line in the resin will forever be drawn separating those who step into the square ring and those who DON’T. Many, many people make money on a fight, but when the bell sounds, only two people answer it.” – Randy Smith, Pebrero 2003, Journal Inquirer (Manchester, Conn.) Newspaper
