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

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Giro. (Febbraio 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.

Il 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.

Risultati finali

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

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Four Team USA Boxers Advance to Finals of 2021 Campioni del mondo

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BELGRADO, Serbia (Novembre 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 (Primavera, 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, tuttavia, Guruli pulled out of the competition due to injury, advancing Jones to the finals against 2020 Olympian Sewonrets Okazawa of Japan, domani.

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, Primavera, Texas/USA, dicembre. over Akhtem Zakirov/RBF, 5-0
57 kg: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, dicembre. over Samuel Kistohurry/FRA, 5-0
67 kg: Omari Jones, Orlando, Fla./USA, won by walkover over Lasha Guruli/GEO, DOVE
80 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev./USA, dicembre. 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 (Marzo 10, 2020) - L' Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced its 2020 class of inductees today at the Fernando Vargas Fighting Foundation a Las Vegas. Inductees in attendance were, 2-Volte campione del mondo Fernando Vargas, 2-Volte campione del mondo, Bones Adams, WBC campione leggero, Devin Haney, who was voted Fighter of the Year, Prospect of the Year, Rolando Romero, e 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. Per maggiori informazioni visitare il sitowww.nvbhof.com

Il 2020 Induction Class includes


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


Non-Boxer Inductees includes


Carlos Padilla
Lorenzo Fertitta
Sammy Macias
Jose Sulaiman


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


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


2019 Amateur of the Year
Rahim Gonzales



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


Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis


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

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USA Boxing annuncia 2020 Squadra di qualificazione ai Giochi Olimpici di Tokyo

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Giro. (Gennaio 29, 2020) — USA Boxing ha annunciato oggi il 13 pugili che rappresenteranno il Team USA all'imminente 2020 Eventi di qualificazione di boxe ai Giochi Olimpici di Tokyo, nonché la 13 si alterna. Di seguito è possibile visualizzare un elenco completo.

La squadra è stata annunciata in seguito al processo di qualificazione in due fasi iniziato a dicembre al 2020 U.S. Prove a squadre olimpiche per la boxe a Lake Charles e concluse al recente 2020 Strandja torneo a Sofia, Bulgaria. È possibile visualizzare la procedura di selezione completa degli atletidi qua.

"Prima di tutto, questa è stata una decisione molto difficile,"Ha dichiarato USA Boxing Head CoachBilly Walsh. “Alcuni di questi pugili erano testa a testa tra il campo di addestramento e il 2020 Torneo di stand. "

“Sentiamo il 13 i pugili che si sono guadagnati il ​​loro posto nella squadra di qualificazione olimpica saranno la squadra migliore per rappresentare il Team USA alle prossime qualificazioni, così come avere la migliore opportunità per qualificare una squadra al completo al 2020 Giochi Olimpici di Tokyo ".

Tutto 13 i pugili avranno due possibilità di perforare il loro biglietto per Tokyo. Il primo si svolgerà al torneo di qualificazione americano a Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marzo 26 - aprile 3. I pugili che non si qualificano in Argentina avranno un'ultima opportunità alle qualificazioni mondiali a Parigi, Francia, 13-24 maggio.Fare clic qui per ulteriori informazioni su come si qualificano i pugili. 

I pugili, così come diversi partner di formazione, tornerà alle Olimpiadi degli Stati Uniti e al Centro di addestramento paralimpico a Colorado Springs, Giro. il Feb. 5 per il loro prossimo campo di addestramento.

Segui USA Boxing sui social media per rimanere aggiornato sugli allenamenti e sulle novità della squadra di qualificazione olimpica.

Squadra di qualificazione olimpica di boxe USA
51 kg: Virginia Fuchs, Houston, Texas
52 kg: Anthony Herrera, Los Angeles, Calif.
57 kg: Andrea Medina, San Diego, Calif.
57 kg: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y..
60 kg: Rashida Ellis, Lynn, Massa.
63 kg: Keyshawn Davis, Norfolk, Volontà.
69 kg: Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio
69 kg: delante Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio
75 kg: Naomi Graham, Fayetteville, N.C.
75 kg: Joseph Hicks, grandi rapide, me.
81 kg: Rahim Gonzales, Las Vegas, Nev.
91 kg: Darius Fulghum, Houston, Texas
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Vitello.

Squadra di qualificazione olimpica di boxe USA si alternano
51 kg: Christina Cruz, Cucina dell'inferno, N.Y..
52 kg: Abraham Perez, Albuquerque, N.m.
57 kg: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Calif.
57 kg: David navarro, Los Angeles, Calif.
60 kg: Amelia Moore, Alessandria, Volontà.
63 kg: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Calif.
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, Papà.
91 kg: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ kg: Antonio Mireles, des Moines, Iowa

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SU USA Boxing:  Promuovere e far crescere la boxe amatoriale in stile olimpico negli Stati Uniti e ispirare l'instancabile ricerca dell'oro olimpico e consentire ad atleti e allenatori di raggiungere un'eccellenza competitiva sostenuta. Inoltre, USA Boxing si sforza di insegnare a tutti i partecipanti il ​​personaggio, fiducia e concentrazione di cui hanno bisogno per diventare campioni resilienti e diversificati, sia dentro che fuori dal ring. USA Boxing è una squadra, una nazione, andando per l'oro!