LAS VEGAS, NV (Decembrie 11, 2017) – This past week, the “Pound-4-Pound” sala, Las Vegas’ # 1 amateur boxing program, sent eight members to the2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open. The Barrientes twins, Chavez și Îngerboth qualified to represent Team USA in the Junior Division, by winning belts at the tournament. Angel Barrientes was voted most outstanding boxer of the tournament.
The five-day tournament, which took place in Salt Lake City, OUT, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, had the best amateur boxers fighting to see who would triumph and represent Team USA.
“I’m very proud of our entire team who all fought hard and had tremendous success in this tournament,” said Pound-4-Pound head coachRichard Barrientes. “Although everyone didn’t come home with a belt, they all gave it their best, and gained a lot of experience. Angel and Chavez were outstanding, winning belts in their divisions. We competed against the best amateur boxers in the USA and held our own. Words can’t describe how happy I am with everyone’s performance.
Programul de box Pound-4-Pound îi trimite pe Jordan Aguilar și Leslie Soto la Elite Calificator
LAS VEGAS, NV (Octombrie 12, 2017) – În săptămâna de 16-21 octombrie, două dintre stelele în devenire ale “Pound-4-Pound” sala de box din Las Vegas, Nevada, Jordan Aguilar, 19 lupte vechi de ani în 108 lbs. împărțirea cât și Leslie Soto, 18 ani în vârstă 125 lbs, va concura la Eastern Elite Qualifier și la Campionatele Regionale Open organizate la Centrul de Convenții Chattanooga din Chattanooga, Tennessee pentru un titlu național.
Evenimentul îi va prezenta pe cei mai buni luptători din Statele Unite și va include multe viitoare staruri ale diviziei, Jordan Aguilar și Leslie Soto în fruntea listei de talente care se îndreaptă spre evenimentul din weekendul viitor..
Jordan Aguilar, un amator respectat, care a luptat în numeroase competiții naționale caută să-și arate experiența și echilibrul ca unul dintre favoriți în direcția evenimentului.
Leslie Soto, de asemenea, un veteran experimentat, va căuta să arate de ce stilul ei agresiv a atras atenția multora dintre cei care au văzut-o în sală.. Ea este în prezent clasată #3 de USA Boxing.
“Sunt impresionat de ei în fiecare zi și încântat pentru ei să văd ce le aduce munca lor grea,” spuse antrenorul principal Richard Barrientes. “Acesta este un turneu major cu cei mai buni luptători din întreaga țară. Toți luptătorii care ies pe primul loc se vor califica pentru a concura în 2017 Campionatele Naționale de Elită în decembrie”
Demler Zamora II poses with his gold medal and championship belt (Fotografie de credit – Team P4P)
LAS VEGAS, NV (Iulie 5, 2017) – After traveling overseas for the“Monkstown Dublin Box Cup 2017”, an international amateur boxing tournament in Ireland, Demler ZamoraIII de Pound-4-Pound Boxingprogram in Las Vegas, brought home a gold medal. În plus, Zamora was voted most outstanding boxer of the tournament, which hosted over 1,000 fighters from around the world.
“Demler Zamora III is a special talent and one of the best boxers in our program,” said Pound-4-Pound ownerRichard Barrientes. “Tatăl lui Demler II, who is his head coach, puts in a lot of work to make his son the fighter he is. He’s an amazing coach and he’s a big reason for the success of our program with is knowledge of the sport, in addition to his strength and conditioning workouts. For Demler to bring back a gold medal and the most outstanding boxer of the tournament, says a lot about the kid, tatăl său, and our program. Our kids strive to be the best and their hard work shows when they come out victorious in these tournaments. I couldn’t be happier for the Zamora’s. They are a very hard-working family.”
LAS VEGAS, NV (Iunie 28, 2017) – The Pound-4-Pound Boxing program out of Las Vegas, had another successful outing this past weekend at the Roy Jones Jr. “Future Stars of Boxing” tournament that took place at the Sam’s Town Casino in Las Vegas. Out of the 15 active participants, 11 came home with championship belts.
“Our program had another fantastic showing this past weekend,” said coachRichard Barrientes. “Like I’ve always said, it’s about building self-esteem with these kids. They’re a great group from top to bottom. I’m very proud of our team and we are looking forward to the next tournament. Our main goal is to enter in as many tournaments as possible before the end of the year.”
Check out The Interview we did last week with Coach Barrientes:
Tom, Tony and Rich interview an up-and-coming Vegas boxing coach who is starting to make some real waves with his amateur and pro pupils. Richard Barrientes is obviously doing a great job with his students, and we had to know what his secret was. He points to “consistency” și “fundamentals” as the foundation for a great fighter, and he also puts a lot of work in every day to put his Las Vegas Pound 4 Pound gym on the world stage in a huge way. This was a fantastic interview with a man who obviously cares deeply about the sport and wants to make a positive impact on society. His hard work paid off in giving him a group of kids who could become future world champions in their respective divisions. He is indeed, doing something right in Las Vegas, and he explains everything about his program in this interview.
Tom, Tony and Rich also discussed Mayweather vs. McGregor, Tim Hague’s recent death after a brutal defeat in boxing, Female Boxer Heather Hardy’s pro MMA debut for Bellator, and Matt Hughes’ tragic accident in the first part of the broadcast. We also chat about Tony Penecale’s Boxing 101 video with his trainees and Hank Cisco:
We wrap up the show with a recap of last week’s UFC Fight Night and all the boxing action, plus we look ahead to this weekend’s boxing matches and the stacked MMA lineups for Bellator and the UFC.
