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Pugilatu fans facis Manchester Downtown Hotel Mercurii nocte ut in spectaculi nocte delecti amateur caestu. Hic finis ultimus fuit in itinere trium urbis Boston et Springfield, Massachusetts et Manchester, New Hampshire. Pugnat Featured Team scheduled in USA amantes adversus optimos pugiles amateur ab Hibernia. Ad extremum bell, Hibernia curo ut perficiat octo boues vespere cum paritate score, optimum exitum pretium. Team USA primas duas duales Peregrinationis in Boston et Springfield vicit, respective;, per turpis 8-4 atque 7-3.
Mercurii pugnae non omnes circa conciliationem erant, tamen. Plerisque pugilum implicaverunt magnam facultatem ad artes suas bene modulandi et ad experientiam certaminis internationalem multum necessariam obtinendam.. Nonnulli noctis mercurii optimi effectores etiam verisimile erunt suas quisque regiones in exspectando repraesentare 2020 Olympia.
Principale eventus noctis Lorem 2016 Iuvenum Championships Aere Medalist Richard Torrez dominans 3-time Hibernica National Champion Dean Gardiner. Altitudo pugnatoris Hibernici alta et longa iactura simpliciter non potuit superare velocitatem et optimam defensivam positionem brevioris Americani..
Torrez primus circumegit exsequens technologiam et ferrum labentem dum scoring cum hamis quibusdam bombingis. Torrez mutavit gradus, usus lubricus caput motus, et numquam pedem e vapore disposuit, sicut Gardiner desederat cum inordinato et agresti accessu in primo ingressu.. Corporei emissarium corporis ictum Hibernicum in primo connexum, sed non multum aliud.
Torrez celerem operis ratem servavit in altera tabula, uncinis dextra laevaque et expositis puriter per multum rotundum. Corpus et caput facile notatos, quamquam multum rotundi videbat adversarium velamen et foramina opperiens. Una recta a Torrez misit adversarium vacillantis parumper, sed homo procerior convaluit et sinistro hamo phaenomeno terram ad caput torrez dum funes pugnando terram fecit.. Gardiner expositis plerumque rectis pugnis extrinsecus temptatis et in eius pugnis comminus versari non posse videbatur.
Tertia circuitu vidit utrumque pugnatorem segniorem, donec campanula ultima cum incertis commeatibus nocturnos commearet., sed parum erat et serum pro Gardinero. Ille iustus non potuit suum range dialed in. Torrez mox adversarium suum elusum iterum exposuit et paucas uppercuts lubricas ut cum tonante dextra laevaque hamis iret. Figito parce sed efficaciter usus est, multum de corpore finali corporis targeting Gardineri. Torrez unanimum Decisionem cum suis perficiendis vincere meruit et non plus quam paucos ictus durorum in processu accepit.
Kelly Harrington, Mundus Championship Silver Medalist ex Hibernia, verisimile habuisse turmam suam magisterii exercitii in cruore unanimo de victoria de Stacia Suttles in praedura apertione noctis. Suttles satagebat se servare ad specimen oppugnationis contra Harrington primo impetu inexorabilis., ibi multa tria minuta NUTAMEN et texentes ad vitare rigidas junctiones sui adversarii. Suttles fecit terram eius figito satis constanter, et incepit combos ponere aliquos tarde in rotundo, sed Harrington peritissimus est cum ad capitis motum. Et vidi quasi Mayweather, Jr. erat unus ex carrucis quod illa usus est manus humilis ars assiduis eminat, ferrum lapsus et gradu mutato. Et primus vidit illam exscensionem pulchram rectae sinistrae ad caput et phantasticam corporis et capitis pulsationis compositionem solide expositis.. Illa ferox hamis invehitur, quamvis pauci essent faeniculi silvestres. Infra imago Harrington inter paucas tantum momenta in pugna est ubi utraque manus ad faciem tuendam attulit.
Suttles captus Harrington cum quibusdam laevi et rubenti offa in secundo circum, sed visa est habere potestatem difficultatis questus post eam pugnis. Quaedam honestas manus cum adversario suo mercatura fecit, sed in fine gyrationis constabat quod modo non posset aliquem modulum in pugna propter astutiam adversarii invenire.. Harrington consumpsit idem per perficiendo range rigidas 1-2 combos et fera iura plumbea connectens. Harrington etiam laceravit uncos aliquot potentes cum imagine dextra ad perfectam rectam accessionem paucis post momentis.
Tertius gyro maior utriusque pugnae fuit. Suttles multum laboraverunt in corpore ad inuestigandum adversario, sed omni tempore exonerare, et pretium pro eo. Unum praecipue solidum hamo sinistro in rotundum late appulit, sed modo satis erat. Harrington multa consumpsit in ultimis tribus minutis quaerit coniungere dextra manus. Exposuit unum ex durissimis pugnis pugnae nuper in gyro et adversarium suum momentaneum sopitum ante campanam ad pugnam finiendam.. Harrington unanimem sententiam tulit et spectat unum ex fidelissimis pugilibus eius ponderis in cursu suo 2020 Olympia.
Sed aliud exemplum altitudinis quodam modo cum incommodum munus in altera pugna feminea in charta egit. Team USA est Leah Cooper (#2 US Feminam Middleweight) usus ducandi et fingendi ad vitandum longitudinis longitudinis Aoife Burke. Cooper pugnatum ex semi- oretur, ad terram de Burgo difficile faciendo cum aliqua virtute notabili in pluribus pugnis suis. In tempore National Hibernica Champion VIII-
paucas habuit maculas in pugna ubi recuperavit imperium, sed Cooper ius adaptationes ad minas minuendas fecit.
Cooper examinans impetum faciebat ut primum circumageret, eiaculatione globorum off * 1-2 combos et advocationem de Burgo usque. Manebat patiens et perseverans in corpore, humilis et moratur ictus potentiae de Burgo. Burke praeclara defensionis exhibita, sed tantum poterat proicere unum ferrum et terram ad tempus. Illa showcased rigidas figito per gyrum, sed modo non deterruit Cooper. Burgo optima momenta rotundi ad extremum campanulam habebat, miscentes ictus corporis et capitis, comprehendo in dextro hamo ad caput.
De Burgo exivit secundo per ignem, expugnare Cooper igne rapido 1-2 combos et falces. Illa etiam miscuit in autocineto lubrico qui mentum Cooper invenerunt. Tempestas Cooper tempestate, nisi incidit in captionem breviter. Recepit se tranquillitatem, quidam optimum contra pugnis terram, et vertit quid optimum esse posset de Burgo in Campo Hibernico pessimo. Cooper tranquillitas et frigus, non obstante sumendo durissimo offa adversarius terram in pugna. Quidam eximio terram illa 1-2 combos cum Burke impetum fizzled, tandem incisam prope Burke oculum sinistrum aperiens et nasum eius cruentans. Cooper corpus durum pulsare etiam Burke in carbasa misit breviter post hamum dextrum solidum.
Burgus tertiam partem circa nuper incepit post questus sedatus et ab annulo medico sedatus. Iterum illa coepit tumultu bombing pugnis. Illa iaculis corpus et caput, sed Cooper iterum se collegit et ad opus rediit. Illa bene gradus mutavit, et hamis furentibus iuncta coepit, primum corpus et retro ad caput. Illa etiam figmentum activum servabat et multiplex exposuit 1-2 combos. De Burgo alterum nuper tumultum in pugnae momentis occlusis administrare fecit, Sed Cooper adhuc discessit cum omnium consilio conciliare.
Team USA Lightweight James Browning venit in praeduram noctis Mercurii cum Francis Cleary Hibernia in duobus diebus USA Boxing Champion. Cleary, per novem tempus Hibernica National Champion, repraesentatur Browning's prima vox in competition internationale. Uterque pugnatores suos momenta, sed in fine trium delectationum esset Browning vincere, retro et egrediens circumeunt actionis.
Browning primum peregit circa meliorem ratem operis constituendam quam adversario suo et multis motus utens ad impetum Cleary vitare. Etiam exposuit jab constantem, miscentes corpus eius et caput ictibus exactis bene. Etiamsi per vicit, Statius multa pericula tulit et pretium pretium. Evidenter maculas suas sustulit et puris et potentioribus pugnis in terram emisit. Ille iustus satis non potuit coniungere, ac prope toties dimicans cominus deligatus labore.
Evidenter exposuit aliqua acutiora bombs in tabula secunda, questus ferocior incipiens indagare assidue movens adversarium. Thumping hamus sinister prope finem rotundi cum capite Browning connexum impressit domum fanorum refertam. Tamen, Statius occupatus manebat et bene fecit in commercio pigrae inter duos pugnatores. Saepe ferox erat, sed opus output custodiri patet a furto per gyrum.
Plane tertia renovata gyro processit feritate, habito in fera rixa cum Browning. Is est optimus circum pugna ad Cleary, et Browning non potuit tenere fallaciam quam in circuitu priori ostendit. Alterum laevum laevum sonans in hamo rotundo Exposuit pugnator Hibernicus, calculis perfecte featured intempestivo, et pulsandi usque ad campanulam. Statius certus visus fine pugnae frustrari et defessus. Tamen, duos ex tribus iudicibus certus meruit vincere, promerendae split consilium victoria.
Proxima urbicum octingenti temporis Hibernica National Champion Wayne Kelley contra 13-tempus US National Champion Adrian Benton in stricto proelio welterweight. Tum iuvenes pugnatores claras in certamine, sed Kelley consilium victoriae cum callido stridore scindere curavit, gutsy conatus.
Cicero melius habuit primum impetum ad examina. Et laboraverunt et ex range cum 1-2 combos et hamis parcens. Usus est omnibus angulis suis bene, pivoting de tribulatione et efficax rhoncus facile. Kelley ad terram calculis certabat usque ad ultima rotundi momenta cum escendisset suos tumultus 1-2 combos.
Kelley incepit alterum circum multo magis acrius ac vibrare. Et saepe et mane terram, manus sinistrae ala et rescissa in labio Benton'. Cicero de gravioribus pugnis defluxit, clausus ictibus exactis bene et terram aliquam rigidas, duris ictibus exactis sui. Optima eius commutatio erat laeva dextraque ad caput hamus circa medium rotundum expositis.
Kelley retardari paulum in ultima circum, invenire propositum rhoncus. Duris manibus dextras exposuit, bene positum corpus iaculat et expositae nuper tumultus. Benton occupaverat mane in rotundo et artificiose impingendo sub bombing dextro hamo de Kelley. Iudices magis videbantur impressi de compositione Kelley in duobus ultimis rotundis sicut Benton questus trahebatur ad iurgium imperito. Kelley ancipitem win by a 2-1 margin.
Lux welterweights est altera, producendo aliud stricta certamine. Hibernia's Caoimhin Ferguson pugnavit Team USA in Charlie Sheehy accedente leviter meliore imperatoria, promerendae aliud consilium victoria split pro suis MANIPLUS.
Sheehy cautiorem ac patientem accessum in primo circum sumpsit, expectans perfectum momentum iactare et terram. Optima eius rotundi pugnis duris corpori inclusa manu dextra , et figuli amulis. Ferguson plus operis in tabulis posuit, scoring on many hooks to the head and unleashing wild and crazy flurries aliquoties. Sinister uncus unus particularis in extremis rotundi momentis in capite Sheehy concrepuit.
Ferguson applicuit quidam ictus honestus in secundo circum, sed Sheehy multo magis composita erat. Circum circa silvestrem vibrans laboravit, durus impetum servans procul et scoring ab extra cum rigido iure ad mentum. Pugnantes hamos aliquot corpori permutaverunt et ante extremitatem rotundi in astringebant.
Sheehy simul in finalis undique ad chorda conflixit. Quamvis recta operando tincidunt ei, Ferguson defensionem suam penetrare potuit. Ferguson landed a thumping left hook early and went on to land a few more bombs before losing his mouthpiece in one exchange. Likely knowing he needed to finish strong to get the judges on his side, Ferguson rushed in with a final torrent of hooks in the final seconds. He earned a 2-1 decision win for his tenacity.
Welterweights Kieron Molloy (Hibernia) and Freudis Rojas, Jr. (USA) squared off in another bout. Both fighters are previous World Championship Bronze Medalists with Molloy also claiming nine Irish National titles and Rojas winning the US nationals 10 times so far. It was another close shave win for Team Ireland.
Rojas was clearly the more active fighter in the first round. He used a consistent jab and increased his work rate through the frame. He ket busy on offense right up until the bell. Molloy ictibus alis rotundis incepit et conatur ad instar eius range. Sero aliquantulum invehitur in permutationes ferociores, non potuit instar sicco quomodo ut accumsan eundo, et lento tempore iactata celeriore Rojas. Molloy aliqua optimum fecit terram lefts recta, quamquam.
Proximum rotundum multo melius pro Hibernica australi. Pergit cum uptick in his ferrum output, Etsi tamen molitus est ad terram combos. In uno puncto in rotundo, Molloy cum ingenti rectae, sequitur tincidunt potentia figito, tarditatem adversario suo. Rojas prodibant sed occasiones rotundi non potui obtinere. Multae tumultus pugnorum ex Rojas non satis erat ei circumagi furari.
Rojas appulit ictus aliquos optimos in ultima rotunditate, descensus corporis frequenter. Molloy etiam captus contra funes, pugnis rectis illum uredine. Molloy pugnavit mundior circum, quamquam, optima tempora legendo iactare et saepe capiens Rojas manibus deorsum. Eius optimum commutatio rotundi featured ingens 1-2 connectens capiti et fera laeva hamo capiti. Ultimum examen pugnorum ab Hibernice pugnante spectaculum clausit et meruit ei a 2-1 split consilium win.
Team USA scriptor Nikita Ababiy in negotio feram vincere difficilem pugnatum laceravit ante eventum principale cum Gerardo French Team Hiberniae. Primus circum vidit Ababiy bene pungentem. Americanus in pugnam venit cum substantia caestu admodum non tradita una manu humilis, sed statura eius efficax videbatur ut adversario suo in pulsando eminus pertraheret. Ababiy hamos quidam sonabant et delicatus left uppercut qui adiuti sunt Gallici. Interim, Gallico conuenerunt conatur ad terram calculis. Minorem ratem operis habebat, sed etiam poenam nimis non tulit.
Gallicum alterum circumegit cominus conatur commutare. Plures ictibus exactis postea in circuitu, calefacti sunt quidam hami in ultimis momentis. Ababiy iunctis cum quibusdam ictibus verberum in rotundo et showcased quaedam iucunda defensione tam. Miscuit ictus corpori et capiti, tionem et obtegentem opperiri proximum foramen. Ababiy exposuit a nice quod ad caput sinistrum hamum secutus est cum imagine perfecti ius uppercut in ultimo momento. bene rotundum finivit iter suum primo vinculo.
Ultima circum vidit Ababiy tardus paulum, sed adhuc efficax erat ad portandum artus. Gallico curo rigidas aeneae sinistrorsum ad caput, sed adversarius ad anulum perducere non poterat. American cruised ad omnium consilium win.
Nox etiam incohata est cum sola sistenda in charta per rixam silvestrem inter locorum 132 librarum Manchester, NH novitiorum Michael Correa et Abhisek Thapa. Correa per anulum audito tintinnabulo aperiens emisit et emisit alium tumultum silvestrem. Thapa non dimisit eum turbo deglutire, quamquam. Contexit et expectavit occasiones. Hoc solum duo minuta ad Correa defatigari incipere ab impetu crudeli. Thapa igitur uadit ad terram quidam gravissimorum ictus noctis, cogens referendarius desistere pugnam pro tribus stantibus octo comitibus ante finem tandem venit cum turbo potestatis pugnis a Thapa.
Apparitio etiam hospitis fuit facta a Mayweather pugile Floyd, Jr. tamen vocat suum fortissimum adversarium semper, Emanuel Augustus (3-34-6, 20 KOs). Augustus priore nocte ineundae participatus est “Irish” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 KOs), celebrans unus de optimis pugnat in historia ludi, quod factum est pridie Nonas Julii 13, 2001. Augustus ad pugnas adhaesit et etiam in anulum venit ut ostendat se adhuc eamdem virtutem pulsare, quae eum unum e celeberrimis suae aetatis pugnatoribus fecit..
“We learned from this tour that we’re right up there with the best teams in the world,” Team USA head coach Billy Walsh said. “Team Ireland is a very good, young team. We’re going to have a good team to send to Tokyo (2020 Olympia). I’m proud of my team. They all worked very hard. We didn’t have some of our best boxers because some were competing in an International tournament We do have a good crop of 18-19-20 year-olds who will make up our 2020 Olympic team.”
Team Ireland also brought their own production crew to film all the action for those who couldn’t be there:
MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 22, 2018) – Noctis tertius et ultimus finis in USA Boxing's 2018 USA vs. Hiberniae Septentrionalis Boxing Tour finivit in a 4-4 haurire Downtown Manchester Hotel Manchester, New Hampshire. Team USA vicit quadrigis pretium title, 2-0-1.
Team USA prima duo duo dual Peregrinationis in Boston et Springfield vicit, respective;, per turpis 8-4 atque 7-3.
“Ex hoc itinere cognovimus nos ibi esse cum optimis iunctionibus in mundo,” Team USA caput raeda Puer Walsh dixit. “Team Hibernia valde bona, young team. We’re going to have a good team to send to Tokyo (2020 Olympia). I’m proud of my team. They all worked very hard. We didn’t have some of our best boxers because some were competing in an International tournament We do have a good crop of 18-19-20 year-olds who will make up our 2020 Olympiae ipsum dolor.”
Quadrigis Hiberniae turmae proximae noctis duxit mollis tristique, 4-3, ingressus supremum par noctis, a super heavyweight rematch. The 2016 Iuventutis Mundus Championships aereum medalisticum Richard Torrez semel iterum victus est-vicis Hibernica National Champion Dean Gardiner,
Tertium tempus erat dulcedo Brooklyni middleweight Nikita Ababiy, who broke into the win column with a 3-0 unanimous decision overGerard French, keeping the Americans hope alive to deadlock the final score with one match to go.
In a battle between southpaw welterweights, nine-time Irish National Champion and World Championships bronze medalist, Kieron Molloytook a 2-1 split decision overFreudis Rojas, Jr., a 10-time national champion and World Championships bronze medalist.
Irish light welterweightCoemgenus Ferguson vicit 2-1 split decision victory over California light welterweightCharlie Sheeyto give Team Ireland a 3-2 advantage.
Eight-time Irish National champion and European Championships bronze medalistWayne Kelley vicit 2-1 split decision versus Cincinnati light welterweightAdrian Benton, the 13-time national champion making his International match debut.
In his International debut, two-time USA Boxing championJames Browningvicit 2-1 decision over Irish lightweightFrancis Cleary, a nine-time Irish National champion and European Championships silver medalist, in a very entertaining lightweight match.
Do Not. 2-rated American middleweightLeah Cooperdropped her opponent, eight-time National Irish National champion and European Championships bronze medalistAdolfe Burke, en route to a 3-0 unum congruerunt sententiae.
World Championship silver medalistKellie Harringtondefeated lightweightSuttles Stationfor the second time on the tour by the identical score, 3-0, giving Team Ireland its first lead of the tour, albeit temporary, in last night’s tour opener.
In a Special Manchester Lightweight novice class match, Michael Correa (Manchester PAL) victum Abhisek Thapa (Title Boxing) when the referee stopped the contest in the opening round.
Emanuel Augustus joins special guests Micky Ward & Steve Smoger to complete memorable fight
March 21 in Manchester, NH
concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (March 19, 2018) – Retired pro boxerEmanuel Augustus has confirmed his attendance this week at a USA Boxing-hosted reunion of the 2001 Anni proelium, associated with the final stop on the 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour festivities in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The 2001 Fight of the Year was held July 13, 2001, at Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton, NH., and it is still considered one of the greatest matches ever broadcast on ESPN. “Irish” Micky Wardwon an incredibly entertaining, back-and-forth junior welterweight match-up with “boxing cult” heroEmanuel Augustus, by way of a 10-round unanimous decision that was much closer than the judges’ scoring indicated (98-90, 96-91, 96-94).
“Ward versus Augustus was truly the event of the year in boxing and we’re so happy it was held right here in New Hampshire,” said Stephen, who has been in his position as chairman since 1974, “Micky was losing the fight until the later rounds. As the chairperson of he commission, I checked the judges’ scorecards after six or seven rounds and Micky was losing. Ergo, Micky caught Augustus, dropped and really hurt him. He went on to win a great fight.”
The high-profile win positioned Ward for what turned out to be his epic Gatti trilogy, while Augustus went on to become one of the most dangerous, upset-minded opponents in boxing. Ward, Augustus and the third man in the ring that night, Hall of Fame refereeSteve Smoger, will host as USA Alumni Association event Tuesday, Sea. 20 at The Shaskeen Pub & Restaurant (909 Elm St. in Manchester), starting at 6 p.m. ATQUE.
The trio will also be joined by two others closely associated with the 2001 Anni proelium, Chairman of the New Hampshire Boxing and Wrestling Commission, Bobby Stephen, as well as International matchmaker, Eric Bottjer, who made the Ward-Augustus fight in 2001.
All five will also attend the USA Boxing Alumni Association event as well as the following night’s (Sea. 21) USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour finale at the Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire.
SPECIAL MANCHESTER AMATEUR BOXING MATCH ADDED
A special lightweight novice WILL open the competition, showcasing two Manchester amateur boxers, Abhisek Thapa (Title Boxing Club) atque Michael Correa (Manchester PAL).
Presented by Corona Premium, the Manchester event will start at7 p.m. EST, and it also serves as a fundraiser for another partner of the show, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club.
Tesseras sunt rationabiliter pretium at $20.00 quia confessio generalis,, $30 for reserved ringside seats, and available to purchase on Seacoast Ticket Agency’s website, www.seacoastticket.com, in publica tessera distributor ad res.
“We’re so happy to have the USA-Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour here in Manchester,” Stephen added. “The talent on both squads is extraordinary. We’re honored to have these two teams here for this big event. It’s a credit to USA Boxing and (special events director) Al Valenti, who has done so much over the years for boxing in New Hampshire. Boxing was very popular here many years ago. People turned out in droves to attend the Golden Gloves. There’s a boxing resurgence and that’s so important to teach young people discipline, respect and conditioning that’s so needed today. These amateurs do their best for the love of boxing; they aren’t in it for money like professionals.
“Micky is honorable, a real nice person. It means a lot for local fans and boxers to meet him. We were fortunate to have him fight in New Hampshire on serval occasions and nobody who watched his fight Augustus or his trilogy withArturo Gatttwill never forget.”.
Ut mane usque ad date nobis in USA. Aliquam Hibernia Aquilo pugilatu Clige hic.
USA vs. Morbi rhoncus Hibernia
March 21: Downtown hotel quod Manchester, Manchester, N.H.
Select American stars to take Japanese wrestlers in first-time New York dual meet; Youth Wrestlers and High School Wrestlers take The Mat; Benefit Celebration Follows
NEW YORK–Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced today that the men’s and women’s national wrestling teams of the United States and Japan will square off in New York City’s Times Square onWednesday, May 17in the seventh annual wrestling celebration. This year’s event will take place in Times Square’s Duffy Square (inter 46thatque 47thstreets). Competitors for Team USA, which will include members of the 2016 Olympic team as well as other elite stars, and their Japanese opponents will be announced in the coming weeks.
"We welcome our friends and colleagues from Japan to help us spread the word and once again make history with our event in Times Square,” said Beat the Streets Chairman of the Board Mike Novogratz. “We have worked with many nations in our goodwill mission for young people over the years, but bringing both the men’s and women’s elite wrestlers from Japan here for this dual meet will be a unique experience for all, with every dollar helping further our mission of growing the sport of wrestling in New York City across the country and around the world, from the grassroots on up.”
In 2013, the event dubbed “The Rumble on the Rails,” was hosted in historic Grand Central Terminal and featured dual meets between Team USA, Russia and Iran. Playing an important role in the international Keep Olympic Wrestling effort, this historic wrestling event gained international media coverage and helped wrestling retain its status on the Olympic Games program.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square five previous times. In 2011, the United States defeated World Champion Russia, 5-2, the first sports event ever held in historic Times Square. In 2012, another U.S. vs. Russia dual meet was held in Times Square, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle. In 2014, Team USA defeated a World All-Star Team in Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, “Salsa in the Square” featured a meeting between Team USA and Team Cuba in the three Olympic styles, held shortly after the historic change in USA and Cuban political relations. Last year the US met Iran in a dual meet in Times Square as a preview to the 2016 OLYMPIA.
This will be the eighth straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Benefit activities. In 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets youth wrestlers will take the mat showcasing their skills in exhibition matches beginning at3:00 p.m.to kick off the NYC Benefit. For the second straight year, the Benefit will feature the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, showcasing the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Then it’s Team USA vs. Japan at6:00 p.m.with video highlights and special guest appearances followed by the Beat the Streets Benefit Celebration.
The Benefit Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. This unique and electrifying annual event helps Beat the Streets (BTS) raise significant funds to further its mission. Whether it’s providing a safe, constructive outlet for our urban youth, fighting childhood obesity, empowering women, or uniting entire nations, wrestling teaches persistence, dedicatione, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals and creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS currently serve over 3,000 student-athletes every year.
Beat the Streets Wrestling Schedule
In New York City, May 17, 2017
3:00 p.m.– Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 46th and 47th Streets
4:45 p.m.– New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 46th and 47th Streets
6:00 p.m.– World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Japan between 46th and 47th Streets
Followed by Benefit Celebration
About Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTS works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to bring the life changing sport of wrestling to over 3,000 New York City student-athletes to help them achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTS and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life lessons of grit, personal responsibility and teamwork, physical fitness and nutrition, and life-long learning. The goal of fostering strong, well-rounded student-athletes is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, life skills workshops, and summer camps. More information can be found atwww.btsny.org.
About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, ut tales, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, internationalis Jogos. Simpliciter, USA palaestrica central organizatione quod coordinates amateur colluctatio progressio in gentem et operam ad create interest ticipes his progressio. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is James Ravannack, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com
Las Vegas, NEVADA (October 25, 2016) - Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year Claressa Shields will be making her much anticipated professional debut during the lead-off freeview telecast of Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” onSaturday, Nov. 19 ad T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shields is set to face an opponent to be announced in a four-round middleweight bout, with each round timed at two-minutes. The pay-per-view telecast will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at9:00 p.m. ATQUE/6:00 p.m. PT. The freeview telecast which includes the live Claressa Shields bout will begin at7:00 p.m. ATQUE/4:00 p.m. PT and will be available on cable, Equium, and telco channels.
Ut amateur, Shields achieved unprecedented Olympic success as an American athlete. She is the only boxer in U.S. history, masculum et feminam, to successfully defend a title, winning back-to-back Gold medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio games. The 21-year-old Flint, Michigan native and four-time USA National Champion has merited accolades at every level of international competition, earning Gold medals in the Pan American Games, two World Championships and two-time AIBA Female Boxer of the Year honors. The pride of a nation, Shields looks to break boxing’s glass ceiling and engage a new generation of fight fans with her move into the professional ranks.
“After working hard for so many years and having the honor to represent my country at two Olympic games, I am thrilled to take the next big step in my career, fighting professionally and leading the rise of women’s boxing worldwide,"Dixit ancilia. “There is no better place to begin the journey than to join the biggest fight of the year, Kovalev vs Ward, and to fight alongside my idol and fellow U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward. I can’t wait to entertain the fans onNov.19!"
“Claressa Shields is a uniquely talented and special young woman. At iustus 21 annorum, she is a once-in-a-lifetime type athlete whose talent inside the ring and charisma outside of it gives her the potential to be a trailblazer for women’s boxing and for all of boxing for years to come,” said Mark Taffet and Jamie Fritz, co-managers of Claressa Shields. “We are proud to be part of Claressa Shields’s team and are thrilled she will be part of the year’s marquee event, Kovalev vs Ward, on Nov. 19at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.”
“Claressa Shields is about to take the boxing world by storm and we are honored to host her professional debut as part of an already loaded fight card onNov. 19,"Dixit Praeses Roc Natione & Dux Branding and Strategy Michael R. Yormark. “Claressa’s unique blend of talent, style and charisma make the two-time Olympian a rising force to be reckoned with in the boxing world and beyond.”
Claressa anciliais a talented 21-year-old boxer from Flint, Michigan. Inspired by former boxing star Laila Ali, Shields developed a passion for the sport and began boxing at the age of 11. It was soon after beginning her journey she realized her family was apprehensive towards the contact sports. After weeks of family discussions, Shields was granted her family’s permission to pursue her passion – a decision they will likely never regret.
Shields burst onto the boxing scene, developing a name for herself as one of the most talented female boxers in the country. Her reputation continued to build through her middle and high school years leading her to become the first ever U.S. women’s boxer to qualify for the 2012 London Games. To Shields, simply earning an invitation to the Olympics was not enough, she wanted to make a lasting impact for her country. After three exciting fights, Shields was rewarded her first Gold medal in the 165-pound weight class, and became the first American woman to win a Gold medal in boxing.
Shields was named the 2014 AIBA Female Boxer of the Year, 2014 USA Boxing National Champion, 2015 Pan American Games Gold Medalist in the light heavyweight division, and two-time World Champion in the women’s middleweight division. Chasing greatness, she became the first U.S. boxer to successfully defend an Olympic title as she earned a second Gold medal at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. Concluding an unparalleled amateur legacy, Shields announced that she would be making her professional debut on the freeview broadcast of the year’s biggest boxing matchup, Kovalev-Ward at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas onNov. 19, 2016.
As a proud Flint, Michigan native, Shields is constantly looking for ways to shine a positive light on her hometown. She understands the importance of being a role model to youth in her community and has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support she has received since returning from Rio with another Gold medal. Following her first Gold medal summer, Shields became the first in her family to graduate from high school and is enrolled in online college classes to pursue her academic goals and competitive aspirations simultaneously.
Kovalev vs. Ward "Pound for Pound", a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA Light Heavyweight World Titles, fit Saturday, Nov. 19, ad T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at9 p.m. ATQUE/6 p.m. PT.
“Pound for Pound” praesentatur per Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Rosneft et Corona Extra. Tickets are on sale now at AXS.com and the T-Mobile Arena Box Office.
