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

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 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.

Lub 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, txim. over Hambardzum Hakobyan/ARM, 5-0

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Four Team USA Boxers Advance to Finals of 2021 World Championships

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BELGRADE, Serbia (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 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 (Caij nplooj ntoos hlav, 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, Txawm li cas los, Guruli pulled out of the competition due to injury, advancing Jones to the finals against 2020 Olympian Sewonrets Okazawa of Japan, tag kis.

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, Caij nplooj ntoos hlav, Texas/USA, txim. over Akhtem Zakirov/RBF, 5-0
57 kg: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, txim. over Samuel Kistohurry/FRA, 5-0
67 kg: Omari Jones, Orlando, Fla./USA, won by walkover over Lasha Guruli/GEO, QHOV TWG
80 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev./USA, txim. over Vladimir Mironchikov/SRB, 3-2
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2020 Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Announcement Ceremony Photos

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Photos by Anthony Saldana / NVBHOF


Las Vegas, NV (Lub peb hlis ntuj 10, 2020) - Cov Nevada Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej announced its 2020 class of inductees today at the Fernando Vargas Fighting Foundation nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Inductees in attendance were, 2-Lub sij hawm ntiaj teb tau zus ib Fernando Vargas, 2-Lub sij hawm ntiaj teb tau zus ib, Bones Adams, Qhov Sib zus, Devin Haney, who was voted Fighter of the Year, Zeem muag ntawm lub xyoo, Rolando Romero, thiab 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. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus xyuaswww.nvbhof.com

Lub 2020 Induction Class includes


Fernando “El Feroz” Vargas (26-5, 22 KO lub)
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 ntawm lub xyoo
Devin Haney (24-0, 14 KO lub)


2019 Zeem muag ntawm lub xyoo
Rolando “Rolly” Romero (11-0, 10 Kos)


2019 Amateur of the Year
Rahim Gonzales



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


Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis


Xov tooj: 702-3-NVBHOF (702-368-2463) Email: michelle@nvbhof.com

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USA Tshaj Tawm Tshaj Tawm 2020 Pab Pawg Tshawb Xyuas Kev Ua Si hauv Tokyo Olympic

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ib hlis ntuj 29, 2020) — USA Boxing tshaj tawm hnub no lub 13 boxers uas yuav sawv cev rau Team USA tom ntej 2020 Kev Ntaus Ncaws Pob Ua Si Olympic Tokyo Tokyo Cov Kev Tsim Nyog Ua Si, raws li zoo raws li lub 13 sib pauv. Tag nrho cov npe tuaj yeem pom hauv qab no.

Pab neeg no tau tshaj tawm tom qab ob-theem tsim nyog cov txheej txheem uas tau pib thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis thaum lub 2020 U.S. Pab Pawg Pab Pawg Olympic rau Kev Ntaus Pob Ntaus Hauv Lake Charles thiab xaus lus thaum lub sijhawm tsis ntev los no 2020 Ncig saib Strandja nyob Sofia, Bulgaria. Tag nrho cov txheej txheem xaiv los ncaws pob tuaj yeem pomno.

“Qhov ib, qhov no yog ib qhov kev txiav txim siab nyuaj kawg nkaus,”Tau teev tseg rau USA Kev Tshaj Tawm Kev Ntaus Taub HauBilly Walsh. “Ib txhia ntawm cov thawv no yog caj dab thiab caj dab nruab nrab ntawm kev kawm pw hav zoov thiab cov 2020 Sawv Pob Tawb. "

“Peb xav tias tus 13 boxers uas tau txais lawv qhov chaw ntawm Olympic Tsim Nyog Pab Pawg yuav yog pawg zoo tshaj plaws los sawv cev rau Pab Pawg USA ntawm qhov kev tsim nyog yav tom ntej, raws li muaj lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws los tsim nyog pab pawg tag nrho rau qhov 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo. "

Tag nrho cov 13 boxers yuav muaj ob txoj kev punch lawv daim pib mus Tokyo. Thawj qhov yuav tshwm sim ntawm America kev sib tw Tsim nyog hauv Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lub peb hlis ntuj 26 - Plaub Hlis Ntuj 3. Boxers uas tsis tsim nyog nyob rau hauv Argentina yuav muaj ib lub sijhawm kawg ntawm Ntiaj Teb Kev Tsim Kho hauv Paris, Fabkis, Lub Tsib Hlis 13-24.Nyem rau ntawm no yog xav paub ntxiv txog yuav ua li cas boxers tsim nyog. 

Lub thawv, nrog rau kev cob qhia ntau tus neeg, yuav rov qab mus rau Tebchaws Meskas Tebchaws Asmeskas Kev Tshaj Tawm thiab Kev Kawm Paralympic hauv Colorado Springs, Ncej puab. rau FEB. 5 rau lawv qhov chaw kawm tom ntej.

Ua raws li USA Kev Ntaus Pob ntawm kev sib raug zoo los ua kom txog hnub ntawm kev qhia thiab xov xwm ntawm Pab Pawg Olympic

Pab Koom Tes Hauv Tebchaws Meskas Boxing Boxing
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas
52 kg: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, California.
57 kg: Andrea Medina, San Diego, California.
57 kg: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y..
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Pawg.
63 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Yuav.
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kg: Delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Na-aumi graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kg: Joseph Hicks, Yawg Nrawm, kuv.
81 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kg: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Plab Hlaub.

Pab Koom Tes Hauv Tebchaws Meskas Kev Ntaus Pob Tawb
51 kg: Christina Cruz, Ntuj raug txim tus chav tsev mov, N.Y..
52 kg: Anplaham Perez, Albuquerque, N.M.
57 kg: Lupe gutierrez, Sacramento, California.
57 kg: David navarro, Los Angeles, California.
60 kg: Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Yuav.
63 kg: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, California.
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, Cov Haujsam, Iowa

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HAIS TXOG USA BOXING:  Txhawm rau txhawb thiab loj hlob Olympic-style kev lom zem ua si hauv kev ntaus kis las hauv Tebchaws Meskas thiab ua rau kev mob siab rau kev ua siab ntev ntawm Olympic kub thiab ua rau cov neeg ncaws pob thiab kws qhia ua kom tau txais kev sib tw muaj txiaj ntsig. Txuas ntxiv, USA Boxing kev tshaj tawm los qhia txhua tus neeg koom nrog lub xeeb ceem, cog qoob loo thiab tsom lawv yuav tsum ua kom dhau los ua cov neeg sib tw tsis xws luag thiab sib tw, ob qho tib si nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib. USA Boxing yog ib pab, ib lub teb chaws, mus rau kub!