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Las Vegas’ Rahim Gonzales Wins Gold and Boxer of Tournament on Final Day of 2023 Strandja-turnaus

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Kierros. (Helmikuu 27, 2023) —  Rahim Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) picked up his third straight international gold medal yesterday on the final day of boxing at the 2023 Stranjda Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Gonzales took all five judges’ cards over Hambardzum Hakobyan of Armenia during today’s light heavyweight championship bout. All five judges scored the bout 30-27 to give Gonzales Team USA’s lone gold medal of the tournament and sixth medal overall.

The 2021 Elite Men’s World Champion path to gold included victories over Kristian Nikolov of Bulgaria (4-0), Kein Boakye Schumann of Germany (4-1) and Jasurbek Yuldoshev of Uzbekistan (5-0).

At the conclusion of the event Gonzales was also announced as the winner of the Runner-up Boxer of the Tournament award.

Gonzales gold resulted in six Team USA medals, as the team earned five bronze medals during Saturday’s semi-final bouts.

This marked the 74th edition of the Strandja Tournament and Team USA’s first time competing in the event since 2020. USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is leading the team at the tournament, along with Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Texas), Timothy Nolan (Rochester, N.Y.), Jose Polanco (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Richard Stephenson (Middletown, N.Y.) and Chad Wigle (Colorado Springs, Colo.). This year’s event featured over 375 boxers from around the world.

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80 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev./USA, joulukuu. over Hambardzum Hakobyan/ARM, 5-0

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Four Team USA Boxers Advance to Finals of 2021 Maailmanmestaruus

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BELGRADE, Serbia (Marraskuu 4, 2021)Team USA’s impressive 2021 Elite Men’s World Championships will continue into the finals, as four boxers won their semifinal bouts to advance to their championship bout.

Flyweight Roscoe Hill (Kevät, Texas) kicked off the evening session for Team USA in dominating fashion over his opponent, Akhtem Zakirov, of the Russian Boxing Federation. Hill used his height to his full advantage over Zakirov to take all five judges’ cards every round. Hill will face the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist and 2019 World Championships bronze medalist Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan on Saturday.

The American will look to become the first American male featherweight World Champion since Rau’shee Warren accomplished the feat in 2007. Hill is also the first World Championships flyweight male medalist since 2011, when Warren won silver.

Jahmal Harvey (Oxon Hill, Md.) picked up his fourth win of these World Championships to secure his spot in the featherweight finals. Harvey, who was facing 2020 Olympian Samuel Kisohurry of France, began the bout extremely strong, taking all five judges’ cards at the end of the round. The American did not slow down in the second, taking all five cards again to have a comfortable lead heading into the final round.

Even with a 3-2 final round in favor of Kisohurry, the 18-year-old American claimed the unanimous decision to set up a final against 2020 Olympian Serik Temirzhanov of Kazakhstan on Saturday.

Rahim Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) closed out the evening session with what may end up being the bout of the whole World Championships. Gonzales was faced with the tough task of taking to the ring with Serbia’s own Vladimir Mironchikov.

After seeing the first round go in favor of Mironchikov, 4-1, Gonzales came back strong in the second round, taking the round 3-2. With the bout on the line, the American light heavyweight did not back down and left it all in the ring to grab all five judges’ cards and the final decision, 3-2. Gonzales, who has earned just the fourth light heavyweight World Championship medal since 1974 and first medalists since Michael Simms gold in 1999, will step into the ring on Saturday with Aliaksei Alfiorau of Belarus.

Welterweight Omari Jones (Orlando, Fla.) was scheduled to go head-to-head against Georgia’s Lasha Guruli in the first session of the day, kuitenkin, Guruli pulled out of the competition due to injury, advancing Jones to the finals against 2020 Olympian Sewonrets Okazawa of Japan, huomenna.

Jones is now guaranteed either a silver or gold medal in his World Championships debut and becomes the first American male to win a welterweight World Championships medal since Demetrius Andrade won gold in 2007.

Jones will compete in tomorrow’s first day of finals, while Harvey, Hill and Gonzales will take to the ring on Saturday. Click here to follow all the action.

Semifinal Results
51 kg: Roscoe Hill, Kevät, Texas/USA, joulukuu. over Akhtem Zakirov/RBF, 5-0
57 kg: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, joulukuu. over Samuel Kistohurry/FRA, 5-0
67 kg: Omari Jones, Orlando, Fla./USA, won by walkover over Lasha Guruli/GEO, MISSÄ
80 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev./USA, joulukuu. over Vladimir Mironchikov/SRB, 3-2

2020 Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Announcement Ceremony Photos

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LAS VEGAS, NV (Maaliskuu 10, 2020) - Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced its 2020 class of inductees today at the Fernando Vargas Fighting Foundation Las Vegasissa. Inductees in attendance were, 2-Maailmanmestari Fernando Vargas, 2-Maailmanmestari, Bones Adams, WBC Kevyt Champion, Devin Haney, who was voted Fighter of the Year, Prospect of the Year, Rolando Romero, ja Saalim Gonzales, father of Amateur Fighter of the Year, Rahim Gonzales. The group was introduced by NVBHOF founder, Rich Morrata, and President Michelle Corrales.


The 8th Annual Induction Weekend takes place at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 7th & 8th, 2020. Lisätietoja osoitteestawww.nvbhof.com

The 2020 Induction Class includes


Fernando “El Feroz” Vargas (26-5, 22 KO: n)
Clarence “Bones” Adams (44-7-4, 20 KOs)
Andre “SOG” Ward (32-0, 16 KOs)
James “Lights Out” Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs)
Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs)
Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson (44-5-1, 28 KOs)
Julian “The Hawk” Jackson (55-6, 49 KOs)
Azumah “The Professor” Nelson (39-6-2, 28 KOs)
Danny “Little Red” Lopez (42-6, 39 KOs)
Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 KOs)


Non-Boxer Inductees includes


Carlos Padilla
Lorenzo Fertitta
Sammy Macias
Jose Sulaiman


2019 Fighter of the Year
Devin Haney (24-0, 14 KO: n)


2019 Prospect of the Year
Rolando “Rolly” Romero (11-0, 10 KOs)


2019 Amatööri Vuoden
Rahim Gonzales



For more information about the event and Sponsorship Opportunities, Please Contact:


Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis


Puhelin: 702-3-NVBHOF (702-368-2463) Sähköposti: michelle@nvbhof.com

USA Boxing julkistaa 2020 Tokion olympialaisten karsintaryhmä

COLORADO SPRINGS, Kierros. (Tammikuu 29, 2020) — USA Boxing ilmoitti tänään 13 nyrkkeilijöitä, jotka edustavat Team USA: ta tulevassa 2020 Tokion olympialaisten nyrkkeilyn karsintatapahtumat, sekä 13 vuorotellen. Täydellinen luettelo näkyy alla.

Joukkue ilmoitettiin kahden vaiheen karsintaprosessin jälkeen, joka alkoi joulukuussa 2020 US-. Olympic Team -kokeilut nyrkkeilyyn Lake Charlesissa ja päättyivät äskettäin 2020 Strandja Tournament Sofiassa, Bulgaria. Koko urheilijan valintamenettely on nähtävissätäällä.

"Ensinnäkin, tämä oli erittäin vaikea päätös,”Totesi USA: n nyrkkeilypäävalmentajaBilly Walsh. Jotkut näistä nyrkkeilijöistä olivat niska ja niska harjoitusleirin ja 2020 Stand-turnaus. "

"Tunnemme 13 nyrkkeilijät, jotka ansaitsivat paikkansa olympialaisten karsintaryhmässä, ovat paras joukkue, joka edustaa Yhdysvaltain joukkuetta tulevissa karsinnoissa, samoin kuin sinulla on paras mahdollisuus saada täysi joukkue 2020 Tokion olympialaiset. ”

Kaikki 13 nyrkkeilijöillä on kaksi mahdollisuutta lyödä lippu Tokioon. Ensimmäinen tapahtuma järjestetään America's Qualification -turnauksessa Buenos Airesissa, Argentiina, Maaliskuu 26 - huhtikuu 3. Nyrkkeilijöille, jotka eivät pääse Argentiinaan, on viimeinen mahdollisuus Pariisin maailman karsinnassa, Ranska, 13.-24.5.Napsauta tästä saadaksesi lisätietoja nyrkkeilijöiden karsinnasta

Nyrkkeilijät, sekä useita koulutuskumppaneita, palaa Yhdysvaltain olympia- ja paralympiakeskukseen Colorado Springsiin, Kierros. helmi. 5 heidän seuraavaan harjoitusleiriinsä.

Seuraa USA Boxingia sosiaalisessa mediassa, jotta pysyt ajan tasalla olympiakarsintaryhmän harjoittelusta ja uutisista.

USA: nyrkkeilyolympialaisten karsintaryhmä
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas
52 kg: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, Kalifornia.
57 kg: Andrea Medina, San Diego, Kalifornia.
57 kg: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y..
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Massa.
63 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Tahtoa.
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kg: delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kg: Joseph Hicks, Grand Rapids, minulle.
81 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kg: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Vasikka.

USA: n nyrkkeilyolympialaisten karsintaryhmä varajäsenet
51 kg: Christina Cruz, Helvetin keittiö, N.Y..
52 kg: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, Nissa.
57 kg: Lupe gutierrez, Sacramento, Kalifornia.
57 kg: David navarro, Los Angeles, Kalifornia.
60 kg: Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Tahtoa.
63 kg: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Kalifornia.
69 kg: Briana Che, Madison, Wisc.
69 kg: Freudis Rojas Jr., Dallas, Texas
75 kg: Morelle McCane, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Javier Martinez, Milwaukee, Wisc.
81 kg: Atif Oberlton, Philadelphia, Pa.
91 kg: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ kg: Antonio Mireles, Munkit, Iowa

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TIETOA USA: N NOKSISTA:  Edistää ja kasvattaa olympialaistyylistä amatööriyrkkeilyä Yhdysvalloissa ja innostaa olympiakullan väsymätöntä harjoittamista ja antaa urheilijoille ja valmentajille mahdollisuuden saavuttaa kestävä kilpailuosaaminen. Lisäksi, USA Boxing pyrkii opettamaan kaikille osallistujille hahmon, itsevarmuutta ja keskittymistä heidän täytyy tulla joustaviksi ja monipuolisiksi mestareiksi, sekä renkaassa että sen ulkopuolella. USA Boxing on yksi joukkue, yksi kansa, menee kullalle!