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Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward, Claressa Zimateteza,
Emanuel Mdindo & Tom Cleary
Dec. 7 reception in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Colorado Springs, Chilolo. (August 6, 2018) – The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah.
The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, Dec. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake City.
Kalasi ya 2018 includes U.S. Olympic Team medalists and world (akatswiri) champions Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ndipo Claressa Zimateteza, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Mdindo and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.
This year’s inductees were selected amongst a group of 17 nominees by the hundreds of registered USA Boxing Alumni Association members during the months of June and July.
“USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor this year’s Hall of Fame class, as each inductee represents everything good that amateur boxing has to offer,” anati Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Last year’s class contributed to a fantastic inaugural Hall of Fame reception and we’re looking forward to recognizing this year’s class with an even better event.”
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxers, akuluakulu, makochi ndi okonda nkhonya — Alumni Association imagwirizanitsa mibadwo ya akatswiri, kulimbikitsa ndi kubwezera kwa akatswiri ankhonya amtsogolo a USA Boxing, mkati ndi kunja kwa mphete.
The charter class inducted last year included Muhammad Ali ndipo Evander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders ndipo Tom Coulter.
“Each inductee has given so much to Olympic-style amateur boxing and the alumni community wants to thank them, for doing so,” Cugliari added. “We look forward to seeing USA Boxing Alumni members come out in droves to support this year’s Hall of Fame class in December.”
Bungwe la USA Boxing Alumni Association ndi lotseguka kwa aliyense amene ali ndi chikondi cha nkhonya ndipo angafune kukhala olumikizana ndi nkhonya za amateur.. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
Kulowa nawo Alumni Association, ingolembetsani pa alumni@usaboxing.org za a $40.00 pachaka ndalama umembala. Mamembala atsopano adzalandira T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.
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