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USA Boxing Alumni Association to Host Northeast Ohio Celebration at National Qualifier

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. (Mars 10, 2023) — The USA Boxing Alumni Association will host two events during the 2022 National Qualifier in Cleveland, Ohio, to honor Northeast Ohio Olympians, Verdensmestere, legendary coaches and officials, and others who have helped shape history of amateur Olympic-style boxing in the region.

The weekend celebration will begin with a meet and greet gathering on Saturday, April 23 at Masthead Brewing Company. This will be open to all USA Boxing Alumni Association members to gather ahead of the weeklong national tournament. Arrangementet, which will be free entry, will run from 7:30 pm. til 10:00 pm.

The events will continue on Sunday, April 24 at the Crowne Plaza Ballroom for the Northeast Ohio Alumni Celebration Banquet. Two-time welterweight champion and Northeast Ohio native “Showtime” Shawn Porter will serve as Master of Ceremonies of the event that is expected to include Ohio greats like Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Raynell Williams, Charles Conwell, Terrell Gausha, Delante Johnson, Oshae Jones, Mickey Bey, Kelly Pavlik, Og mange flere.

“I’m excited about Cleveland hosting this major National USA Boxing tournament,” said former IBF and WBC welterweight champion, Shawn Porter. “We were like a family growing up through the amateur system. I can’t wait to MC this Alumni Association banquet and have fun just like old times.”

The USA Boxing Alumni Association will also be awarding Lifetime Achievement Awards at the event.

Arrangementet, which will be from 6:30 pm. - 9:00 p.m., will be a ticketed event. Tickets will be $65.00 and will include dinner. Limited tickets will be available for purchase here. There will be no tickets sold at the door, so be sure to get them while they last.

“The USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor Northeast Ohio legends to kick off the National Qualifier,” said Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “This weekend will bridge the past with the present. By celebrating the accomplishments of these great champions, trenere, and officials, we hope to inspire the next generation of champions on their road to the 2024 Olympics.”

For mer informasjon, Vær så snill og kontakt alumni@usaboxing.org.

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Laget for å forkjempe livslangt, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere, and boxing fans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association er åpent for alle som elsker boksing og ønsker å holde kontakten med amatørboksing. Medlemmer får tilgang til en rekke spesielle arrangementer arrangert av Alumni Association, inkludert den årlige USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottakelse.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg på alumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, keychain, and e-wallet.

INFORMASJON:
www.usaboxing.org
Twitter: @USABoxing, USABoxingAlumni
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing

OM USA-BOKSING: Oppdraget til USA Boxing skal være å gjøre det mulig for USAs idrettsutøvere og trenere å oppnå vedvarende konkurransedyktighet, utvikle karakter, støtte boksesporten, og fremme og utvikle boksing i olympisk stil i USA. Ansvaret til USA Boxing er ikke bare å produsere OL-gull, men også for å overvåke og styre alle aspekter av amatørboksing i USA.
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Born to box Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (April 27, 2020) — As the son of a prizefighter, International Boxing Hall of Fame innført (“Class of 2015”) Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini was born to box, and the Youngstown, Ohio fighter climbed to the top of the sport’s mountain, capturing the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title in 1982.

Mancini’s father, sent Lenny “Boom Boom” Mancini, boxed professionally from 1937 til 1947, sammenstille en 46-12-3 (16 KOs) pro record. Lenny was the No. 1 ranked lightweight in the world in 1941 and considered a future world champion. Men, his dream was sadly shattered when he was wounded during World War II. He returned to boxing after being discharged, but his physical issues due to the wound prevented him from fulfilling his once vast potential.

His son, Ray, took the mantle and ran with it to fame, glory and notoriety as a world champion. He started boxing young and had his first fight when he was 15 at the Junior Olympics in Cleveland. Ray had thought that he would have to wait until he turned 16, because that was the minimum age to compete in the Golden Gloves.

“When I heard that I could enter (the Junior Olympics),” Mancini remembered, “I pressured my father to let me go (to Cleveland). A very close family friend was training some guys in the next town over from us and he was taking some fighters to the Junior Olympics. He said he’d take me there. I won by first fight by first-round knockout and I wound up winning the regional title. I went on to the Mid-West Regional in Detroit and fought a local kid, Sammy Fuentes, to go to the Nationals. He beat me by decision, but I gained my first real lesson about boxing and life: experience is everything. It was my sixth amateur fight and I was told that Fuentes had more than 200. It did not deter me, faktisk, it made me hungrier to succeed.”

Succeed he did, despite his aggressive style that best suited the professional ranks much more than amateurs. He won 43 av 50 amateur matches, capturing top honors in the 1977 Youngstown Golden Gloves and Northeastern Ohio Golden Gloves. He also won the Northeast Ohio AAU Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the 1978 National AAU Tournament.

“I lost a close decision in the semifinals of the 1978 National Golden Gloves to two-time U.S. Olympian Davey Armstrong,” Mancini said. “I lost a decision to Anthony Fletcher in the quarterfinals of the 1978 National AAU Championships and once again in the championship final of the Ohio State Fair. In my last amateur fight, I lost a bad decision to defending National Champion Melvin Paul i 1979 Nasjonale Golden Gloves Tournament. (Etter det) I knew I wasn’t going to have another amateur fight and was going to turn pro.

“I had more of a pro style when I fought in the amateurs. Three rounds didn’t benefit me. I never had a four-round fight (som en proff). I started with six-rounders because, for my style, a three-round amateur or a four-round pro fight were pretty much the same for me. Six-rounders were more beneficial to me and that was proven right away.

“I knew I wouldn’t win any of the major amateur championships because of my style. Underveis, skjønt, I beat some pretty good amateurs: Darryl Chambers,Memo Arreola, Tim Christianson og Mark Chieverini. My amateur career just made me even more hungry to win a World title as a pro.”



His seek and destroy style made him an instant favorite as a professional. “I had to be aggressive, as a fighter or on the playing field when I played other sports, because of my natural instincts,” Mancini explained. “I couldn’t sit back and wait for things to happen; I had to try and make things happen. I follow that thinking in my business life as well, but much like the fight game, you have to known when to attack and when to sit back and counter.”

Mancini, who some called a little Rocky Marciano because of the way he fought, turned pro October 18, 1979 in Struthers, Ohio, stoppe Phil Bowen i åpningsrunden. Ray fought 15 times in his first year as a pro and extended his winning streak to 19, before he challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight World champion Alexis Arguello (67-5), who won by way of a 14-round technical knockout, in a fight that was dead even after 10 runder. After the match, then future Hall of Famer Arguello was quoted as saying: “I think my heart is special, men hans (Mancini) is bigger than I have. Someday he will be champion.”

Only seven months and three fights later, Mancini captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight World title way of a sensational first-round knockout of defending champion Arturo Frias (24-1). Ray dedicated that fight to his father, who was unable to become world champion, due to the wounds he suffered in World War II.

Mancini finished his pro career with a 29-5 (23 KOs), which included victories against world champions Bobby Chacon (523-5-1), Ernesto Espana (35-4), Frias and Jose Luis Ramirez (71-3), and all five of his losses were to world champions – Arguello, Hector Camacho, Greg Haughen og Livingstone Bramble (to ganger).

“Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini demonstrated the heart of a champion throughout his career,” sa Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Director. “Even though his in-ring success is primarily discussed at the professional level, the hunger to learn and grow as an amateur is something that inspires today’s USA Boxing champions. He is another example of a USA Boxing alumnus who experienced tremendous success resulting from experiences and lessons from his amateur days.”

Mancini is proud of his roots in Youngstown, which also produced world pro boxing champions such as Harry Arroyo, Jeff Lampkin, Greg Richardson og Kelly Pavlik.

“Growing up in Youngstown helped me tremendously as a fighter,” Mancini talked about his hometown. “We all knew what a tough town it was and is and we knew the stories of all the fighters, amateur and pro, who had left a mark before us. Growing up there, football and boxing were the two sports everybody talked about. If you left a mark in either one, people still talked about you long after you’re playing, or fight days were over. Så, to succeed in a town like Youngstown, was a tremendous accomplishment in itself.”


USA Boxing Alumni Association

Laget for å forkjempe livslangt, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, — boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association er åpent for alle som elsker boksing og ønsker å holde kontakten med amatørboksing. Medlemmer får tilgang til en rekke spesielle arrangementer arrangert av Alumni Association, inkludert den årlige USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottakelse.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg på alumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, key-chain and e-wallet.


The ultra-popular Mancini is one of the few boxers to have had a movie (“Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story)”), song (“Boom Boom Mancini” by Warren Zevon) and book (“The Good Son: The Life of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini by Mark Kriegel) about him.

I dag, the 59-year-old Mancini still resides in Youngstown, and he remains involved in boxing as a color commentator for PBC on Fox. He’s also been a member of the Ohio Boxing Commission for the last three years. “I’m involved (i boksing) as close as I want to be and can still be a fan,” Han innrømmet. “What I miss most about the fight game is challenging myself mentally and emotionally, and to be able to “get up” and challenge myself physically on a daily basis. To stand in front of another man before the fight, right in the center of the ring, and say to myself, ‘Either you’re getting carried out of here tonight or I am, but one of us is getting carried out of here tonight,’ was my mentality. I miss that challenge!”

Looking back at his boxing career, Mancini maintains that he wouldn’t change a thing. “I can’t say I would do anything different, in retrospect, because I won the World title, successfully defended it four times, made good money and retired healthy,” Mancini concluded. “People still remember and talk about my fights and I made it into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the ultimate shrine for fighters. Så, why would I want to have done anything differently?”

INFORMASJON:
www.usaboxing.orgi
Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
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One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Mars 9, 2020) – By any standards, US-. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, amatør og profesjonell.

Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsMike Tyson ogShannon Briggs, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.

“I wanted to do everythingMuhammad Ali did,” Bowe explained why he got into boxing. “He was my idol. I wanted to join the Marines, but I fell in love with boxing and stayed with it. I forgot about the Marines.”

Bowe developed his craft and became an outstanding boxer, sammenstille en 104-18 amatør rekord, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Sør-Korea.

A four-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Bowe also captured top honors at the 1986 Junior World Championships, along with a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, despite fighting in his final match with a fractured hand he hid from his coaches.

Bowe had a rivalry withRobert Salters, with whom he split four matches, but he defeated Salters, 3-2, i US-. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedRoy Jones, Jr., Ray Mercer, Kennedy McKinney ogAndrew Maynard.

Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, who returned home with the Olympic gold medal. During his fight with Lewis, Bowe was deducted a point for a “ghost” head butt that never happened, and the referee gave Bowe a pair of disputed standing-eight counts, the last of which resulted in the stoppage of the fight in Lewis’ favor.

“That fight never should have been stopped,” Bowe commented. “I’m still happy about winning a silver medal. I still have it. And then I turned pro. My mother had 13 kids and I wanted to make my mother happy. I wanted to buy her a house. That’s what inspired me to box.”

“Bowe’s success as an amateur and professional has made him a household name amongst USA Boxing Alumni,"SaChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His combination of power and skill, along with his legendary battles with other USA Boxing Alumni at the pro ranks, establishes him as one of the greatest fighters that USA Boxing has ever produced.”

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Laget for å forkjempe livslangt, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association er åpen for alle som elsker boksing og ønsker å holde kontakten med amatørboksing. Medlemmer får tilgang til en rekke spesielle arrangementer arrangert av Alumni Association, inkludert den årlige USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottakelse.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.

With legendary trainerEddie Futch i hans hjørne, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO.

Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 KOs) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 KOs) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 KOs) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (to ganger), Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes ogHerbie Hyde.

Bowe later avenged his lone pro loss to Holyfield, winning two of three fights with the “Real Deal.”

“I’m very happy with my pro career,” Bowe added. “I beat Holyfield two times and I think it should have been three. I’m not a sore loser, but I was the World heavyweight champion. How did he win that fight? The challenger needs to take the belt from the champion, and he didn’t do that. I thought I won by a point, at worst, maybe it should have been a draw, but I shouldn’t have lost the fight. I did become the first to ever knockout Holyfield. My pro career wasn’t too bad. I kept working hard and became two-time World heavyweight champion.”

Nå 51 and living in Maryland, Bowe has some advice for the American boxers trying to qualify for the 2020 Team USA Boxing Olympic Team.

“Just don’t think about it,” stressed Bowe, sounding like a Nike commercial. “Just do it! It worked for me. I showed up and didn’t think about it. And always finish strong.”

Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015, left his mark in amateur and pro boxing. Nobody can ever take that away from the big guy from Brownsville.

INFORMASJON:

www.usaboxing.orgi

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

OM USA-BOKSING:  Oppdraget til USA Boxing skal være å gjøre det mulig for USAs idrettsutøvere og trenere å oppnå vedvarende konkurransedyktighet, utvikle karakter, støtte boksesporten, og fremme og utvikle boksing i olympisk stil i USA. Ansvaret til USA Boxing er ikke bare å produsere OL-gull, men også overvåke og styre alle aspekter av amatørboksing i USA.

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1988 OL-gullvinner «Merciless» Ray Mercer ser tilbake på sin OL-opplevelse

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Februar 11, 2020) – Trettito år etter at han tok en olympisk gullmedalje, «Nådeløse» Ray Mercer husker med glede sin OL-opplevelse som den var forrige måned. Mercer, som er den eneste amerikanske tungvektsmesteren som har slått ut alle sine olympiske motstandere, fortsatte med å bli verdensmester i tungvekt som profesjonell for vår «tungvektsdobbel».

For Mercer, det hele startet i Tyskland, hvor hans U.S. Hærens enhet var basert. Tilbys en sjanse til å unngå en 30-dagers feltøvelse, Mercer aksepterte et tilbud om å tjene som sparringspartner for postens tungvektsboksemester. Til tross for at jeg aldri har tatt på et par hansker før, Mercer var en rask elev som var naturlig sterk, og han utviklet seg raskt til 1985 US-. Hærens og inter-tjeneste tungvektsmester.

Programmet for idrettsutøvere i verdensklasse (WCAP), der kvalifiserte utøvere har mulighet til å trene heltid til OL, eksisterte ikke den gang, heller ikke dagens olympiske kvalifiseringsreglene. Mercer beseiret fremtidens verdensmester i tungvektTommy Morrison i åpningsrunden av 1988 OL-prøver og en annen fremtidig tungvektstittelliste, Michael Bentt (5-0) i mesterskapsfinalen. På 1988 USA OL-bokser på berømte Caesars Pala

ce i Las Vegas, Mercer vant en delt avgjørelse (3-2) om Bentt, men Mercer hadde allerede kvalifisert seg til å kjempe i de olympiske leker ved å være U.S. Forsvarets mester.

«Da jeg var i hæren, Jeg måtte vinne i tjenesten, vedlikeholde ting, og gå til neste trinn,"Mercer husket. "Jeg måtte slå noen gode jagerfly på vei til OL, og jeg var i mitt livs beste form. Det var mer disiplin i amatørene enn de profesjonelle. Siste året før OL, Jeg forlot hjemmeenheten min, reiste mye for å kjempe, og ble i trenerens hus i stedet for å bo i brakkene.

Mercer skrev historie på 1988 OL i Seoul, Sør-Korea, da han ble og forblir den eneste olympiske tungvektsmesteren fra USA som slo ut alle fire motstanderne:  Rudolf Gavenciak (Tsjekkoslovakia – RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Italia – KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Nederland – RSC2) ogBra Hyun mann (Sørkoreansk – KO1).

«Jeg visste at jeg måtte slå ut sørkoreaneren i finalen,Mercer innrømmet. "Jeg ville bare gjøre det jeg kunne for å bli den olympiske gullmedaljevinneren. Jeg tror ikke jeg brukte en jab.

"Å vinne den olympiske gullmedaljen resulterte i noen store endringer for meg. Jeg ble en kjendis, et kjent navn, og det tillot meg å tjene penger som profesjonell. Det beste som har skjedd meg var å vinne OL-gull, enda mer enn å vinne verdensmesterskapet som proff. Ingenting sammenlignet med å bli OL-gullvinner. Jeg oppnådde drømmen min. Jeg hadde aldri drømt om å bli proff, til etter at jeg vant gullmedaljen.

"Det var veldig viktig å vinne den gullmedaljen. Jeg kjempet med hjertet; ingen penger var involvert, feiret så hardt den kvelden (etter å ha vunnet gullmedaljen) at jeg mistet medaljen i noen timer. Drømmen min hadde gått i oppfyllelse, hendene mine skalv, og jeg mistet medaljen min. For en natt!"

Mercer tilbyr medlemmer av 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team ett tips, «Fortsett å kjempe, følg drømmen din og ta det siste steget.»

Mercer, som ble født i Jacksonville, Florida, fikk sin etterlengtede proffdebut i 1989, stoppeJesse McGhee i tredje runde av kampen deres i Atlantic City. "Merciless" vant sin første 18 pro kamper, inkludert en niende runde knockout avFrancisco Damiani, etterfulgt av et vellykket forsvar mot Morrison, som ble stoppet i femte runde.

I løpet av sin 19 år lange proffkarriere, Mercer kompilerte en 36-7-1 (26 KOs) rekord, beseiret fire verdensmestere i Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon ogOssie Ocasio.  Fem av hans åtte karrieretap gikk mot verdensmestere: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield ogShannon Briggs. 

"Ray representerer alt som gjør USA Boxing stolt,"SaChris Cugliari, Direktør for USA Boxing Alumni Association. «Som en militærveteran, OL-gullvinner, og verdensmester i tungvekt, han har vist fortreffelighet og profesjonalitet som gjenspeiler det beste av det USA Boxing har å tilby.»

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Laget for å forkjempe livslangt, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association er åpen for alle som elsker boksing og ønsker å holde kontakten med amatørboksing. Medlemmer får tilgang til en rekke spesielle arrangementer arrangert av Alumni Association, inkludert den årlige USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottakelse.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.

Mercers enestående amatørboksekarriere inkluderte også en klassisk kamp mot kubansk stor og tre ganger olympisk gullmedaljevinner, Felix Savon, på USA vs. Cuba dobbeltkamp, der Mercer to ganger forskjøvet Savon, som overlevde uten å lide ytterligere skade bare fordi den cubanske dommeren gjorde et tvilsomt inngrep som ga landsmannen tid til å komme seg og en kontroversiell 2-1 seier.

"Og han ga meg en stående åtte-telling uten grunn,Mercer la til. "Jeg slo den fyren og han vet det. Vi er fortsatt i kontakt selv om han ikke snakker engelsk. Han har en venn som oversetter, og vi tar kontakt på Facebook. Vi liker hverandre."

I dag, Mercer grunnlegger en veldedig organisasjon hjemme i North Carolina, som vil inkludere gratis bokseklinikker, men, enda viktigere, gi tilbake til samfunnet og undervise ungdommer, spesielt de som blir mobbet, ferdighetene de trenger for å gå ut i den virkelige verden.

Ray Mercer har nådd toppen to ganger i boksing som olympisk gullmedaljevinner og verdensmester i tungvekt som profesjonell. Ikke for shabby for noen som aldri har ønsket å bokse.

«Boksing reddet livet mitt,", avsluttet Mercer. "Jeg kan ikke forestille meg livet mitt uten boksing, det ville absolutt ikke vært det samme.

INFORMASJON:

www.usaboxing.orgi

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

OM USA-BOKSING:  Oppdraget til USA Boxing skal være å gjøre det mulig for USAs idrettsutøvere og trenere å oppnå vedvarende konkurransedyktighet, utvikle karakter, støtte boksesporten, og fremme og utvikle boksing i olympisk stil i USA. Ansvaret til USA Boxing er ikke bare å produsere OL-gull, men også overvåke og styre alle aspekter av amatørboksing i USA.

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3rd annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception

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Sen. John McCain to be honored

Klasse av 2019 ceremonydenne fredagen at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Desember 11, 2019) -Senator John McCain will be posthumously presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport this Friday night at a special ceremony during the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the ongoing 2020 US-. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 National Championships at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Desember. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. Hall of Fame broadcasterAl Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes three Olympic gold-medalists, “Big” George Foreman, Mark Brelandog“Smokin’” Joe Frazier, as well as legendary coachesAl Mitchell ogRay Rodgers.

The late Sen. McCain boxed at the U.S. Naval Academy, where the 5’ 7” lightweight competed three years as a fearless boxer who reportedly always came forward, never reversing gears. In his final year, he managed the battalion boxing team to a brigade championship.

“Our family believes our father would accept this award graciously as a very high honor,” daughterMegan McCain said on behalf of the McCain family. “The courage, character and action needed to step into the ring is something he felt very strongly about.

“He learned many life lessons through boxing, including the value of fitness, disiplin, individual performance training and operating as part of a team. Boxers run up against opposition they have no idea how to attack or defend against, yet they figure it out and learn about themselves, as well as develop endurance during the process.”

“Senator McCain was a true ally to the sport, having personally understood the courage and risk-taking required from those who enter the ring,"SaChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. Throughout his career in politics, USA Boxing communicated with his office numerous times as part of a collaborative effort to safeguard the future of Olympic style, amatørboksing, and Senator McCain never hesitated to offer to do more for our athletes. For this and many other reasons, the USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to honoring his legacy this weekend.”

Confirmed special guests include 1988 OL-gullvinnerAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Tateog hans brorThomas, 1972 OlympianTim Dement, 2002 National Golden Gloves mesterJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championEric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championJohn Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ogStephensbrothers –Donald, Anthony ogJerry.

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Laget for å forkjempe en livslang, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, inkludert mottakelsen i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.

KLASSE FOR 2017: The charter class was headed byMuhammad Ali ogEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders ogTom Coulter.

KLASSE FOR 2018: US-. Olympic Team medalists and world (profesjonell) mestereRoy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ogClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingEmanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.

INFORMASJON:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

OM USA-BOKSING:  Oppdraget til USA Boxing skal være å gjøre det mulig for USAs idrettsutøvere og trenere å oppnå vedvarende konkurransedyktighet, utvikle karakter, støtte boksesporten, og fremme og utvikle boksing i olympisk stil i USA. Ansvaret til USA Boxing er ikke bare å produsere OL-gull, men også overvåke og styre alle aspekter av amatørboksing i USA.

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Rett og slett den beste! Mark Breland

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Klasse av 2019 ceremony Dec. 13 at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Desember 3, 2019) – Arguably the greatest American amateur boxer of all-time, Mark Breland will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame on Friday night, Desember 13, during a special Class of 2019 ceremony at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 US-. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 NM, Desember. 7-15, at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Desember. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. Hall of Fame broadcasterAl Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes two other Olympic gold-medalists, “Big” George Foremanog “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, as well as legendary coachesAl Mitchell ogRay Rodgers. 

Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport.

“I’m very happy to be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” Breland said. “It really means a lot, especially going in this year with Foreman and Frazier. I guess it proves I’ve done a lot in boxing. I’m happy to be going in. I had a lot of fun in USA Boxing. To be going into the same Hall of Fame withEvander (Holyfield) (Muhammad) Er, Foreman, Frazier…champs like that, it’s something for me to be with them.”

Breland, ironisk nok, first got into boxing at the age of eight, due to him being brought to his first boxing match, Frazier-Ali I, at Madison Square Garden. “We were up in the top seats,” the Brooklyn-born and raised Breland remembered like it was yesterday. “The crowd, the atmosphere…all I could think of was, wow!  I didn’t realize until I got older that there were so many stars there watching Ali and Frazier, because they were all at ringside.

“The next day I went to a gym. I was really skinny, small, but I came back the next day. I enjoyed working out and fell in love with boxing. I wanted to box in big tournaments. This is what I wanted to do, but I had hid boxing from my parents. They knew I had I played football, but that was okay with them, because unlike in boxing, we had a helmet. I won at the Junior Olympics and it was in the papers. I saw it and thought my mother was going to kill me. My mother asked me why I hadn’t told her, so I invited her to watch me fight in the Golden Gloves. She was in one of the front rows, but afterwards when I asked her what she thought when I knocked out my opponent, she said she didn’t see it because she had closed her eyes.”

Breland went on to become a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion with a 21-0 rekord, Inkludert 19 knockouts, 14 coming in the opening round. In 1982, Breland captured a gold medal at the prestigious World Championships in Munich, Tyskland, after which he was named the No. 1 welterweight in the world by AIBA. He was also selected as Boxer of the Year (1982) by USAABF.

På 1984 OL, held in Los Angeles, Breland fought his way to a gold medal,

along with eight of his American teammates: Paul Gonzalez, Steve McCrory, Meldrick Taylor, Pernell Whitaker, Jerry Page,Frank Tate, Henry Tillman ogTyrell Biggs.

Breland, who completed his amateur career with an amazing 110-1 (73 KOs) rekord, appeared to be cooler than the other side of the pillow on a hot, steamy night. No real celebrations after he won gold, to the contrary, Mark was emotionless, the same as he still is today as a trainer of champions.

“I’ve always been really laid back,” he explained. “I just remember raising my hands. At an Olympic press conference, I was asked if I was happy, and I just said I was glad it was over. I guess I didn’t seem excited. I was happy but calm. It’s the same way now (as a trainer); it’s just me. I’m happy to win and happy to be doing what I do.”

“Mark’s dominance over his competition throughout his USA Boxing career cements him as a legend,” commentedChris Cugliari, Executive Director for USA Boxing Alumni Association. “His ring intelligence, commitment to his craft, and ability to fight at any pace against any style makes him a tremendous example for today’s group of amateur champions. It has been a long time coming, but the Alumni Association looks forward to reflecting on his accomplishments and honoring Mark in Louisiana.”

Confirmed special guests include 1988 OL-gullvinnerAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Tateog hans brorThomas, 1972 OlympianTim Dement, 2002 National Golden Gloves mesterJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championEric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championJohn Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ogStephensbrothers –Donald, Anthony ogJerry.

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Laget for å forkjempe en livslang, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, inkludert mottakelsen i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.

Breland made his much-anticipated pro debut November 15, 1984, at the famed Madison Square Garden, defeating Dwight Williams by way of a six-round unanimous decision. During his illustrious pro career (1984-1997), Breland compiled a sterling 35-3-1 (35 KOs) record and he was a two-time World welterweight champion.

The 56-year-old Breland, who once trained the late, stor 1992 US OlympianVernon Forrest, currently trains another great USA Boxing alumni and 2008 Olympisk bronsemedalje, Deontay Wilder, the reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion.

“Once I started boxing in the amateurs,” Breland concluded, “I started progressing. I learned a lot from other amateurs like different styles. Boxers from New York/New Jersey had different styles than boxers from Georgia/Florida, and fighting Cubans was completely different. I was beating up a Cuban fighter, but every time I hit him, somehow, they took away a point from me. I knew right away that I had to knock him out to win, and they did end up stopping the fight.”

KLASSE FOR 2017: The charter class was headed byMuhammad Ali ogEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders ogTom Coulter.

KLASSE FOR 2018: US-. Olympic Team medalists and world (profesjonell) mestereRoy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ogClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingEmanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.

INFORMASJON:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

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Closing cuts & controlling blood flow leads 83-year-old Ray Rodgers into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame

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Klasse av 2019 ceremony Dec. 13 at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 25, 2019) – Arkansas boxing icon Ray Rodgershas successfully dealt with more cuts than most surgeons, all the way into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, in which he’ll be inducted on Friday night, Desember 13, during a special Class of 2019 ceremony, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 US-. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 NM, Desember. 7-15, at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Desember. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes three Olympic gold-medalists, “Stor” George Foreman, “Smokin'” Joe Frazier og Mark Breland, as well as legendary coach Al Mitchell.

Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport.

There isn’t much in boxing, if anything, that Rodgers hasn’t done: boxer, offisiell, trener, administrator and, Selvfølgelig, cut mann. “I’m a boxing guy,” Rodgers said in his Southern twang. “I’ve been around the block, several times. But I don’t say I’m a cut man, I’m a laceration management specialist.”

Rodgers first got into boxing when he was in the fifth grade, back in Oklahoma, where he was born. A memo was sent around that there would be a tryout for boxing held the next day at the local high school gym. His parents gave their permission to let him tryout, the first chapter of his incredible boxing career.

“From the first moment,” the charming boxing character remembered, “Jeg ble hektet. I still have the letter I received in boxing. That was in 1947 and I’m still in boxing. I’m very proud of that.”

Rodgers has worked 39 world championship fights in professional boxing, as a cut man (he only trains amateur boxers) for the likes of world champions Jermaine Taylor, Wayne McCollough og Tommy Morrison.

“It’s been beyond belief for a regular old boxing guy like me,” Rodgers said about his life in boxing. “I’ve traveled all over the world, many times, as a cut man.”

He was the first national official of both the Golden Gloves and Silver Gloves. Mer, he’s already been inducted in three Hall of Fames: Silver Gloves, Golden Gloves and Arkansas Sports HOF.

“Ray’s sacrifice to countless youth as a coach, mentor, cut mann, and leader throughout the amateur boxing community is inspirational,” kommen Chris Cugliari, Executive Director for USA Boxing Alumni Association. “His years of service and the knowledge he has passed on to other generations is what makes him a Hall of Famer, and we look forward to honoring him in December.”

Rodgers hasn’t slowed down, despite recently celebrating his 83rd bursdag. He still owns and operates Ray Rodgers Boxing Club in West Little Rock, Arkansas, in addition to serving as director of the Arkansas Golden Gloves and Mid-South Tournament, which includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Western Tennessee and Arkansas. And he’s also the vice-president of the National Golden Gloves and chairman of the National Silver Gloves.

“At my age, I’m happy to have any birthday,” Rodgers joked. “I’m hoping to live another 10-12 år, Lord willing. It’s all in the Lord’s hands; controlling the flow of blood, skjønt, is in my hands.”

Confirmed special guests include 1988 OL-gullvinner Andrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 OL-gullvinner Frank Tate og hans bror Thomas, 1972 Olympian Tim Dement, 2002 National Golden Gloves mester Jaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic Qualifier Jackie Beard, 1981 Junior Olympics Glen Modicue, four-time National champion Eric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier champion John Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ogStephens brothers – Donald, Anthony og Jerry.


HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Laget for å forkjempe en livslang, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association er åpent for alle som elsker boksing og ønsker å holde kontakten med amatørboksing. Medlemmer får tilgang til et bredt utvalg av spesielle arrangementer som Alumniforeningen arrangerer, inkludert mottakelsen i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg på alumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.




KLASSE FOR 2017: The charter class was headed by Muhammad Ali og Evander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders og Tom Coulter.

KLASSE FOR 2018: US-. Olympic Team medalists and world (profesjonell) mestere Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward og Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary.
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“Smokin’”Joe Frazier punched way into USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame

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Klasse av 2019 ceremony Dec. 13 at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 21, 2019) – One of boxing’s all-time greatest, sent, stor“Smokin’” Joe Frazier, will be inducted posthumously into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, Fredag ​​kveld, Desember 13, during a special Class of 2019 ceremony, at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 Olympic Trials and 2019 National Championships Dec. 7-15, at Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals of the Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Desember. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hall of Fame broadcasterAl Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third HOF class also includes two other Olympic gold-medalists, “Big” George ForemanogMark Breland, in addition to a pair of decorated coaches, Al Mitchell ogRay Rodgers. 

Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his tireless work to protect boxers and elevate the sport.

“On behalf of our family,” Joe’s sonMarvis Frazier sa, “we’d like to thank the USA Boxing Alumni Association for remembering Joe Frazier. Honoring him like this will introduce to him to new generations of boxing fans.

“My father learned discipline he needed to go on and win Olympic gold and do what he need to be world champion. He took that to the pros and beatMuhammad Ali in the best fight in the world. They were two great champions who worked together to show people what boxing is really all about.”

Born in South Carolina, Frazier was well known as an elite Philadelphia boxing product, sammenstille en 38-2 amateur record. He was a three-time National Golden Gloves champion whose only two losses were both toBuster Mathis, who was the only opponent to defeat Frazier, including a loss by decision – questionable according to Frazier – in the Olympic Trials.

When U.S. Olympic Team heavyweight qualifierBuster Mathis was unable to compete at the 1964 Olympic Games due to injury, Frazier took full advantage of this opportunity as a replacement.

Frazier went on to become one of only four American boxers to medal in Tokyo, Joe the lone gold medalist, despite breaking a thumb in the semifinals. I åpningsrunden, Frazier knocked outGeorge Olynello (Uganda), followed by a third-round stoppage ofAthol McQueen (Australia) in the quarterfinals. AgainstVadim Yemelyanov (Russland) i semifinalen runde, Frazier won by way of a second round KO, even though he broke his left thumb.

Unwilling to tell anybody that he had broken his thumb, fearing that he wouldn’t be allowed to fight, Frazier showed the tremendous grit he became famous for by winning a close decision, 3-2, versusHans Huber (United Team of Germany) in the championship final to capture a gold medal.

“Winning an Olympic gold medal was the highlight of his amateur career,” Marvis noted. “It meant that he was the best in the world, and it also made things easier for his next step into the pros. I think he felt it helped made him a real man, the best in the world, and not many people can say that. Winning Olympic gold with a broken thumb showed our father what he could do and proved that he was the man. He wasn’t afraid to get the job done. No excuses, get the jog done, was what my father said all the time. And you better had gotten the job done.”

Frazier (32-4-1, 27 KOs) went on to become a three-time world heavyweight champion, defeating the likes ofMuhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis (to ganger), Bob Foster, Oscar Bonavena(to ganger), Jerry Quarry, Mathis, Doug Jones, Eddie Machen ogGeorge Chuvalo during his 16-year professional career.

Listed at only 5-11 ½, Frazier was best known for his bobby, weaving, relentless pressure and liver-damaging left hook. He passed away November 7, 2011 due to complications from liver cancer at the age of 67.

“Joe’s legacy will live on forever throughout USA Boxing,” addedChris Cugliari, Executive Director for USA Boxing Alumni Association. “His toughness and heart were second to none, and today’s USA Boxing champions can look to Joe for the definition of a champion in and out of the ring. We look forward to honoring his legacy as a Hall of Famer on December 13th."

Confirmed special guests include 1988 OL-gullvinnerAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 OL-gullvinnerFrank Tateog hans brorThomas, 1972 OlympianTim Dement, 2002 National Golden Gloves mesterJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championEric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championJohn Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ogStephens brothers –Donald, Anthony ogJerry.

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Laget for å forkjempe en livslang, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, inkludert mottakelsen i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.

KLASSE FOR 2017: The charter class was headed byMuhammad Ali ogEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders ogTom Coulter.

KLASSE FOR 2018: US-. Olympic Team medalists and world (profesjonell) mestereRoy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ogClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingEmanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary.  

INFORMASJON:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

OM USA-BOKSING:  Oppdraget til USA Boxing skal være å gjøre det mulig for USAs idrettsutøvere og trenere å oppnå vedvarende konkurransedyktighet, utvikle karakter, støtte boksesporten, og fremme og utvikle boksing i olympisk stil i USA. Ansvaret til USA Boxing er ikke bare å produsere OL-gull, men også overvåke og styre alle aspekter av amatørboksing i USA.

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USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2019

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George Foreman, Mark Breland, Joe Frazier, Al Mitchell & Ray Rodgers

Lifetime Achievement Award to Sen. John McCain

Desember. 13 reception at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 4, 2019) – Olympic gold-medalists“Big” George Foreman, Mark Breland og“Smokin’” Joe Frazier head the Class of 2019 into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, Fredag ​​kveld, Desember 13, at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 Olympic Trials and 2019 NM. Desember. 7-15, at Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, Desember. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hall of Fame broadcasterAl Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.

USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third class also includes decorated coachesAl MitchellogRay Rodgers. 

Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award. A fearless boxer for three years at the U.S. Naval Academy, Sen. McCain managed his battalion’s boxing team to the brigade championship.

Sen. McCain was the architect of the ground-breaking Muhammad Ali Act, pushed for the pardoning ofJack Johnson, and worked with the Cleveland Clinic on the forefront of brain trauma studies leading to more safety measures for boxers.

“My father had a passion for boxing,” his daughterMegan McCain said. “He loved it for the thrill of achievement, the nobility of struggle, and the dignity of men bloodied but unbowed. His love for boxing and his love for America had a lot in common. That’s why he worked tirelessly to protect and elevate the sport – making it an arena of integrity for fans and fighters alike.

“That’s also why I am honored to join the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame to accept their Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf.”

Foreman (for: 76-5, 68 KOs, amatør: 22-4) was also a three-time World Heavyweight Champion as a pro, in addition to famously winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, as well as at the National AAU Championships. A resident of Houston, Texas, his victims included Frazier (to ganger), Ken Norton, Dwight Muhammad Qawi ogMichael Moorer.

Considered one of the greatest amateur boxers of all-time, Breland (for: 35-3-1, 25 KOs), amatør: 110-1) var en gullmedaljevinner ved 1984 Olympic Games in Las Angeles and 1982 World Championships. The Brooklyn native was a two-time World Welterweight Champion as a pro. His most notable victories were versusSteve Little, Rafael Pineda ogLloyd Honeyghan.

The late Frazier (for: 32-4-1, 27 KOs, amatør: 38-2), representing Philadelphia, captured a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Japan and he was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion as a professional. Frazier’s hit list includedMuhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis (to ganger),Bob Foster ogOscar Bonavena (to ganger).

Mitchell has been in boxing for more than 60 år, first as a boxer, but he’s much better known as a world-class boxing coach. He has been the boxing coach at N. Michigan University for decades, in addition to being head coach of the 1996 US-. OL-laget, and technical advisor for the 2004 og 2012 US-. Olympic squads. He was selected as the 1994 USA Boxing Coach of the Year and among the 800-plus national amateur champions he has worked with areMike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather ogVernon Forrest.  He currently trains 2016 US-. Olympian and world title contenderMikaela Mayer, who will be in attendance supporting her coach.

A legend in Arkansas boxing, Rodgers has been an outstanding coach and extraordinary cut-man, who has been in the corner of world champions such asWayne McCullough, Jermain Taylor, Iran Barkley ogTommy Morrison.  Ray’s decades of service through coaching and mentorship for the youth of Arkansas have established him as a role model and inspiration for amateur boxing coaches everywhere.

“This year’s USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame class, as well as Senator McCain, represent the very best of Olympic style boxing, både inn og ut av ringen,"kommenChris Cugliari, Executive Director for USA Boxing Alumni Association. “Their decades worth of service representing themselves inspire us to give back and support current and future generations of champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to an exciting and memorable evening as we honor these champions of our sport.”

Confirmed special guests include 1988 OL-gullvinnerAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 OL-gullvinnerFrank Tateog hans brorThomas, 1972 OlympianTim Dement, 2002 National Golden Gloves mesterJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championEric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championJohn Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ogStephens brothers –Donald, Anthony ogJerry.

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Laget for å forkjempe en livslang, gjensidig fordelaktige forhold mellom USA Boxing og dets alumni, –boksere, tjenestemenn, trenere og boksefans — Alumniforeningen knytter generasjoner av mestere sammen, inspirerende og gi tilbake til USA Boxings fremtidige boksemestere, inn og ut av ringen.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, inkludert mottakelsen i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

For å bli medlem av Alumniforeningen, bare registrere deg påalumni@usaboxing.org for en $40.00 medlemskontingent per år. Nye medlemmer får en t-skjorte, nøkkelring og e-lommebok.

KLASSE FOR 2017: The charter class was headed byMuhammad Ali ogEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders ogTom Coulter.

KLASSE FOR 2018: US-. Olympic Team medalists and world (profesjonell) mestereRoy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ogClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingEmanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary. 

INFORMASJON:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

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Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring Patriot, Olympian & now World Champ

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USA Boxing Alumni: (L) Jamel Herring and his stablemate, Terence “Bud” Crawford
(picture courtesy of Mikey Williams / Top Rank)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Juni 13, 2019) – Newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight champion Jamel “Semper Fi” Sild has been a fighter practically all his life as a U.S. Marine and elite boxer.

The 33-year-old Herring (20-2, 10 KOs), fighting out of Cincinnati, has come full circle since he started boxing at the age of 15. “I started because I was doing poorly in school, cut from the basketball team,” he explained on why he chose the Sweet Science. “I didn’t want to be in the streets. It was not my character, so I had to find something else to do. A friend introduced me to boxing and I stuck with it. I eventually got my grades back up and made high honor roll.”


Herring also developed into an Olympic boxer, mostly while he was serving nine years in the U.S. Marines, and even when he was deployed twice in Iraq. He compiled an 81-15 amatør rekord, including top honors at the 2011 & 2012 Armed Forces Championships, 2011 US-. Olympic Trials and 2012 US Nationals gold medalist, along with a silver medal at the 2010 World Military Games. He was the first active duty U.S. Marine to qualify for the US Boxing Team since 1992, as well as the first U.S. Marine to compete in the 2012 OL.

“I boxed a little during my second deployment during free time,” he noted. “I came back from my second deployment toward the end of 2007 and began boxing for the Marine Corps in 2008. Most of my amateur career came under the Marine Corps. I learned a lot traveling with the Marine Corps. I got to see more styles and competed in national tournaments as a Marine. They also had the funding to send me.”

The highlight of his amateur career was representing his country at the 2012 Olympics in London as captain of Team USA. Although he lost (19-9) in the opening round to two-time Kazakh boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov, who won gold at the 2013 World Championships and later at the 2016 OL, the opening Olympic ceremonies was the most memorable moment of his entire amateur boxing career for a special reason.

“That was the anniversary of my daughter’s passing,” Herring said. “It let me know that no matter what, you can still accomplish anything, even through ups and downs.”

Other members of the 2012 USA Olympic Team Herring captained included present day world champions in the pro ranks such as Errol Spence, Jr., Claressa Shields og Marcus Browne, tidligere verdensmester Rau’Shee Warren, and world title challengers Terrell Gausha, Michael Hunter og Dominic Breazeale.


Herring remains close to USA Boxing, sier: “USA Boxing helped me because of the relationships I created, many of which still remain today. I met other fighters from around the world that I kept good relationships with. It also helped me become more of the people-person I am today. Being team captain taught me patience, because I had to deal with a lot of personalities, I still use those traits today. And I’m still close to my Olympic teammates today.”


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“Jamel is the perfect example of resiliency and persistence,” nevnt Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His hard work, offer, and inability to quit no matter what obstacles he encounters will continue to inspire the next generation of champions for many years. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank him for all that he has given to others, både inn og ut av ringen.”

Nothing has ever come easy for Jamel Herring, especially his remarkable turnaround after the tragic loss of his infant daughter, Ariyanah, which happened three years to the day prior to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

“My road wasn’t easy,” Herring added, “I had my ups and downs. I’m an Olympian, but nothing was ever handed to me. I had to fight for everything I’ve gotten. Dette er min tid!”

It certainly is, particularly after he defeated defending WBO super featherweight champion Masayuki Ito, dette forbi mai 25, å bli verdensmester. Proof that good things do indeed happen to good people.


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