Tag Archives: USA BOXNING

boxning

Attention USA Boxing Alumni

Lämna en kommentar
Attention USA Boxing Alumni:
Help support our boxers.

På November 1, 2017, USA Boxing launched the USA Boxing Alumni Association as a way of connecting former and current boxers, coaches and fans with the goal to raise money for current and future boxers.

As a local gym that is the home to many USA Boxing members we are requesting that if you are a USA Boxing Alumni, please join the Alumni Association for the annual donation of $40.00 to support the 31,924 boxare.

Not only will you support boxers from grassroots level to World Class competition, you will receive:

· Opportunities to attend national, regional and local events
· December 8: Inaugural Alumni Association Hall-of-Fame Reception in Salt Lake City, UT
· USA Boxing Alumni Association T- Shirt, Key Chain and E-Wallet
· Subscription to USA Boxing Alumni Association quarterly newsletter
· Opportunity to sponsor a USA Boxing boxers
· Select discounts on USA Boxing merchandise

It takes less than three minutes and you can make a huge impact on the lives of our young boxers just click the link below:

USA Boxning – Alumni Association

As a recently appointed member of the USA Boxing advisory board, this is a cause close to my heart and I hope you can help spread the word.

Med vänliga hälsningar,

Joe Hand Jr.
Direktör
Joe Hand Boxing Gym & Computer Lab
amatör boxning, boxning

Är & Holyfield to be inducted this Friday into USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame inaugural class

Lämna en kommentar
USA Boxing stars out to support and celebrate
USA Boxing Elite National Championships
December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (December 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception denna fredag natt (Dec.) 8, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of the USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.
The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2017 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December. 5-9, also held in Salt Lake City.
Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.
“The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and official who have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have all over for Olympic-style boxing,” förklarade Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.”
“Den Bästa” och “The Real Deal”, respektive, Muhammad Ali och Evander Holyfield, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders och Tom Coulter, also being inducted as charter members.
The late Ali is the lone three-time lineal world heavyweight champion of all-time, who as an amateur (known then as Cassius Clay), fångade en guldmedalj på 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. På 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Holyfield won a bronze medal as a light heavyweight, after a he suffered a questionable disqualification in his semifinals match. Tidigare i år, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.
EN 1993 USA Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Roosevelt coached the U.S. Marines boxing team in 1975-1978 och 1988-2000. He also served as assistant coach on the USA Olympic boxing teams in 1984 och 1992.
Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 år, continuing to conduct boxing clinics today around the glove. In addition to coaching the iconic 1988 USA Olympic boxing team, which captured eight individual medals, he was a consultant for the 1996 squad that won 14 meals. A national boxing champion at Syracuse University, Coulter also coaches the U.S. Army Boxing Team.
International Boxing Hall of Fame Al Bernstein will serve as Master of ceremonies for Fredagens händelse. “USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people ion a daily basis,” the voice of Showtime Boxing said,” and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization. I look forward to it.”.
Four Olympic medalists from Team USA will be in attendance: 1984 gold medalist Paul Gonzales, 1984 och 1988 silver medalists, respektive, Virgil Hill och Michael Carbajal, och 1972 bronze medalist Jessie Valdez.
Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 Olympian Raul Marquez, Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. Blommor, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“Irländsk” Micky Ward, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer and others.
USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppet för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar får tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang värd av Alumni Association, including Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vid alumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
amatör boxning, boxning, kvinnors boxning

Field set for 2017 USA Boxing Women’s Elite National Championships

Lämna en kommentar
December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO (November 30, 2017) – Team USA women’s boxing hopefuls will be competing in the prestigious USA Women’s Elite National Championships, December 5-9, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This year’s field is stacked with talent, Inklusive 2016 Olympic Trials Champion Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas), who will be looking to close out an impressive 2017 year that included four international titles and an undefeated 16-0 post, and two-time World Champion and 2014 Youth Olympic Champion Jajaira Gonzalez (Fontän, Colo.)
Other top contenders include featherweight Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.), lätta Rashida Ellis (Lynn, MA), as well as middleweight Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, CO) och weltervikt Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio)
Following a year of highly-competitive national events, the best U.S. female amateur boxers are set to compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite National Championship. With up to six spots in each division already secured, based on the results of the 2016 Elite SM, 2017 Elite Western Qualifier and 2017 Elite Eastern Qualifier, the remaining spots have been filled based on the wild-card application process to complete the field of elite boxers.
En summa av 88 boxers applied for a wild card qualification with 35 allocations awarded to finalize the Elite National Championships brackets.
“With this being the first year of the new elite athlete selection process, we are excited to see the top talent in the country compete to represent Team USA in 2018,” sa Matt Johnson, USA Boxing High Performance Director. “We are looking forward to a high level of competition during these championships, and are confident that the increased competitiveness at the national stage will translate to further improvement of USA’s performance internationally on the road to Tokyo in 2020.”
Below is the final list of elite boxers, in order of ranking, who will contend for the title of national champion:
USA BOXING ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS (106 Ibs.)
Jacquelyn Cuddleback – 2016 SM
Hillary Perez – 2016 SM
Mia Valdez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jazzelle Bobadilla – 2017 östra Qualifier
Veronica Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Elimarie Torres – 2017 östra Qualifier
Monica Lazadale – Wild Card Selection
Sabrina Slattery – Wild Card Selection
FLYVIKTAR (112 Ibs.)
Virginia Fuchs – 2016 SM
Kristyn Juarez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Maryquenn Vellinga – 2017 östra Qualifier
Indeya Smith – 2017 östra Qualifier
Leslis Rosas – Wild Card Selection
FJÄDERVIKT (119 Ibs.)
Christina Cruz – 2016 SM
Dacia Jacquez – 2016 SM
Mikiah Kreps – 2017 östra Qualifier
Mariana Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Kristen McMurtree – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jayda Davis – 2017 östra Qualifier
Melanie Costa – Wild Card Selection
Bantamweights (125 Ibs.)
Trudy Li – 2016 SM
Carmen Vargas – 2016 SM
Eliza Peralta – 2017 Western Qualifier
Nephateria Miller – 2017 östra Qualifier
Brittany Sims – 2017 Western Qualifier
Clarice Morales – 2017 östra Qualifier
Rianna Rios – Wild Card Selection
Leslie Soto – Wild Card Selection
Lättviktare (132 Ibs.)
Rashida Ellis – 2016 SM
Jajaira Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Lupe Gutierrez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Stacia Suttles – Wild Card Selection
Diana Estrada – Wild Card Selection
Wendy Casey – Wild Card Selection
Lätta VÄGVÄGTER (141 Ibs.)
Amelia Moore – 2016 SM
Whitney Gomez – 2016 SM
Annalicia Sustaita – 2017 Western Qualifier
Destiny Jones – 2017 östra Qualifier
Nargis Shanghais – 2017 östra Qualifier
Raven Brown – Wild Card Selection
Ashleigh Moore – Wild Card Selection
Welterweights (152 Ibs.)
Stephanie Malone – 2016 SM
Oshae Jones – 2017 östra Qualifier
Deseree Jamison – 2017 östra Qualifier
Middle (165 Ibs.)
Naomi Graham – 2016 SM
Leah Cooper – 2016 SM
Brooke Mullen – 2017 östra Qualifier
LÄTT TUNGVIKT (178 Ibs.)
Krystal Dixon – 2016 SM
Amber Montoya – 2017 östra Qualifier
Kristen Leija – 2017 östra Qualifier
Fallon Farrar – Wild Card Selection
Tungviktare (178+ Ibs.)
Danielle Perkins – 2016 SM
Shadasia Green – Wild Card Selection
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
amatör boxning, boxning

Field set for 2017 USA Boxing Men’s Elite National Championships

Lämna en kommentar
December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO (November 28, 2017) – Following a year of highly-competitive national events, US amateur boxers are set to compete in the 2017 USA Boxing Elite National Championship, December 5-9, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
With up to six spots in each division already secured, based on the results of the 2016 Elite SM, 2017 Elite Western Qualifier and 2017 Elite Eastern Qualifier, the remaining spots have been filled based on the wild-card application process to complete the field of elite boxers.
En summa av 88 boxers applied for a wild card qualification with 35 allocations awarded to finalize the Elite National Championships brackets.
“With this being the first year of the new elite athlete selection process, we are excited to see the top talent in the country compete to represent Team USA in 2018,” sa Matt Johnson, USA Boxing High Performance Director. “We are looking forward to a high level of competition during these championships, and are confident that the increased competitiveness at the national stage will translate to further improvement of USA’s performance internationally on the road to Tokyo in 2020.”
Leading contenders include bantamweight Marc Castro (Fresno, Calif.), lätt weltervikt Framför “Tiger” Johnson (Cleveland, OH), weltervikt Quinton Randall (Katy, TX), bantamvikt Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, OH), tungviktare Cam F. Grymt bra (Lenexa, KS) och jared Anderson(Toledo, OH), mellanvikt Troy Isley (Alexandria, VA), lätt weltervikt Freudis Rojas, Jr. (Las Vegas, NV), super heavyweights) Nkosi Solomon (Brooklyn, NY) och Richard Torrez (Tulare, SÅSOM.
Below is the final list of elite boxers, in order of ranking, who will contend for the title of national champion:
USA BOXING ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS (108 Ibs.)
Nicholas Scaturchio – 2016 SM
Efrain Sanchez – 2016 SM
Xavier Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Timothy Jarman – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jordon Aguilar-Sanchez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Salaam Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Stephen Acosta – Wild Card Selection
Jonathan Rodriguez – Wild Card Selection
FLYVIKTAR (114 Ibs.)
Fernando Martinez – 2016 SM
Guillermo Gutierrez – 2016 SM
Michael Angeletti – 2017 Western Qualifier
Saleto Henderson – 2017 östra Qualifier
John Atiles – 2017 Western Qualifier
Charles Williams – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jonas Persaud – Wild Card Selection
Timothy Longoria- Wild Card Selection
Bantamweights (123 Ibs.)
Duke Ragan – 2016 SM
Shon Mondragon – 2016 SM
Dominique Crowder – 2017 Western Qualifier
Marc Castro – 2017 östra Qualifier
Isaac Martinez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Raymond Ford – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jesus Vasquez – Wild Card Selection
Daniel Bailey – Wild Card Selection
Lättviktare (132 Ibs.)
Aaron Perez – 2016 SM
Bruce Carrington – 2016 SM
Jemiah Richards – 2017 Western Qualifier
Keyshawn Davis – 2017 östra Qualifier
Tyler Herberger – 2017 Western Qualifier
Kevin Montano – 2017 östra Qualifier
Joseph Macedo – Wild Card Selection
James Browning – Wild Card Selection
Lätta VÄGVÄGTER (141 Ibs.)
Freudis Rojas – 2016 SM
Charlie Sheehy – 2016 SM
Israel Rodriguez – 2017 Western Qualifier
delante Johnson – 2017 östra Qualifier
Ismael Gutierrez – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jeremy Hill – 2017 östra Qualifier
Bryson Nuckles – Wild Card Selection
Cristian Roman – Wild Card Selection
Welterweights (152 Ibs.)
Quinton Randall – 2016 SM
Brian Ceballo -2016 SM
Marcus Davidson – 2017 Western Qualifier
Jaquan McElroy – 2017 östra Qualifier
Anthony Franco – 2017 Western Qualifier
Sean Charleston – 2017 östra Qualifier
Josniel Castro – Wild Card Selection
Azeez Muhammad – Wild Card Selection
MIDDELEWEIGHTS (165 Ibs.)
Troy Isley – 2016 SM
Javier Martinez – 2016 SM
Austin Williams – 2017 Western Qualifier
Rahim Gonzalez – 2017 östra Qualifier
Joeshon James – 2017 Western Qualifier
Nikita Ababiy – 2017 östra Qualifier
Kiante Irving – Wild Card Selection
Miguel Hernandez – Wild Card Selection
LÄTT TUNGVIKT (178 Ibs.)
Sean Hemphill – 2016 SM
Antwan Jones – 2016 SM
Khlalil Coe – 2017 östra Qualifier
Jorge Tovar – 2017 östra Qualifier
Atif Oberlton – 2017 östra Qualifier
Darius Fulghum – 2017 östra Qualifier
Miguel Teo – Wild Card Selection
Abel Gonzalez – Wild Card Selection
Tungviktare (201 Ibs.)
Cam Awesome – 2016 SM
Jesus Flores – 2016 SM
Adrian Tillman – 2017 Western Qualifier
Marquise Williams – 2017 östra Qualifier
Gaspard Pierre – 2017 östra Qualifier
Deangelo Leachmen – 2017 östra Qualifier
jared Anderson – Wild Card Selection
Demek Edmonds – Wild Card Selection
SUPER HEAVY WEIGHTS (201+ Ibs).
Nkosi Solomon – 2016 SM
Daniel Bean -2016 SM
Michael Graves – 2017 Western Qualifier
Ramel Clasablanca – 2017 östra Qualifier
Eric Brigs – 2017 Western Qualifier
Leonid Grachiv – 2017 östra Qualifier
Richard Torres – Wild Card Selection
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
amatör boxning, boxning, kvinnors boxning

Citlalli Ortiz vinner weltervikt Youth VM titel

Lämna en kommentar
Isamary Aquino tar hem Bronsmedalj

Guwahati, Indien (November 26, 2017) — Coachella, California-native Citlalli Ortiz avvecklas hennes imponerande 2017 Kvinnor ungdom VM kampanj med en seger delad beslut över Rysslands Nataliya Sychugova att ta sin första stora internationella titel i Guwahati, Indien.
“Idag känns som en av de bästa dagarna i mitt liv,” uppgav Ortiz efter hennes seger. “Efter kampen, Jag tvivlade själv, men jag är väldigt glad att jag drog ut vinsten och det känns fantastiskt att vara världsmästare.”
Ortiz guld stänger en stark visning från den unga amerikanska delegationen. Team USA: s andra medalj, en brons, vanns i går genom Isamary Aquino av Universal City, Texas.
“Jag är oerhört stolt över min prestation på min första internationella turnering,” sade Aquino efter hennes medaljceremoni. “Det var en ära att få representera Team USA och ta hem en VM-medalj.”
De kvarvarande medlemmarna i teamet ingår: Aidyl Cardenas (Calexico, Calif.),Diana Estrada (Hillsboro, Oregon), Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.), Roma Martinez (Ödmjuka, Texas), Sharahaya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.) och Amy Salinas(Las Cruces, N.M).
Årets ungdoms VM fört 160 av världens främsta ungdom kvinnliga boxare från 36 olika länder tävlar om en av de 10 världen titlar står på spel. Huvudtränare billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) och assisterande tränare Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.) och Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas) guidad Team USA under dessa mästerskap. Boxare och personal USA Boxing börjar sin resa tillbaka hem till USA i morgon.
Team USA Resultat:
69 kg: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif./USA, december. över Nataliy Sychugova / RUS, 3-2
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing
amatör boxning, boxning, kvinnors boxning

Citlalli Ortiz Grabs First Win of Women’s Youth World Championships

Lämna en kommentar
Team USA finishes 1-1 on second day; six Americans to enter ring today
Guwahati, Indien (November. 21, 2017) — Day two of the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships in Guwahati, India brought two members of Team USA into the ring looking to advance one step closer to a world title.
Weltervikt Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, Calif.) grabbed Team USA’s first win of the championships with a split decision victory over Nadezhda Ryabets of Kazakhstan. She will return to the ring on Onsdag, November. 22 for a quarterfinals match-up against
The second American in today’s field, mellanvikt Sharahya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.), fell short of taking the judges card over Russian Anastasiia Shamonova.
I morgon the remaining six members of Team USA will make their tournament debut, Inklusive 2015 Junior World Champion Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.) The other five boxers will all be making their international debuts.
Huvudtränare billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.) och Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas) are guiding the American delegation in India. This year’s tournament has brought 160 boxare från 31 different countries looking to take one of the ten World titles up for grabs.
Continue to follow USA Boxing on social media for more coverage of the tournament.
Team USA Resultat:
69 kg: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif./USA december. over Nadezhda Ryabets/KAZ, 4-1
75 kg: Anastasiia Shamonova/RUS dec. över Sharahaya Moreu, Albuquerque, N.M./USA, 5-0
Tomorrow’s Schema
48 kg: Amy Salinas, Las Cruces, N.M./USA vs.Gloria D’almeida/FRA
51 kg: Heaven Garcia, Mt., Calif./USA vs. Chaewon Kim/KOR
54 kg: Isamary Aquino, Universal City, Texas/USA vs. Kateryna Rohova/UKR
57 kg: Roma Martinez, Ödmjuka, Texas/USA vs. Emily Mauermann/GER
60 kg: Diana Estrada, Hillsboro, Oregon/USA vs. Fatia Benmessahel/FRA
64 kg: Aidyl Cardenas, Calexico, Calif./USA vs. Khongorzul Batbold/MGL
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing
amatör boxning, boxning

USA Boxing Alumni Association Open for Registration

Lämna en kommentar
PRESSMEDDELANDE
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 2, 2017). – The newly created USA Boxing Alumni Association registration is officially open for those interested in becoming members.
The Alumni Association, which was created to champion a lifelong, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, including boxers, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans, will help connect generations of champions, as well as help inspire and give back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions inside and outside the ring.
“The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and officials that have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have a love for Olympic-style boxing,” kommenterade Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and help create the future champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.”
Open to anyone possessing a love for the sport and looking to stay connected with amateur boxing, the Alumni Association members are granted access to a variety of special events that will be hosted by the Alumni Association, including the first annual USA boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
The reception, which will honor and celebrate the five inaugural members of the Alumni Association Hall of Fame, will be held on December 8 in Salt Lake City in conjunction with the 2017 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open. The five inductees include:
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Tom Coulter
  • Buddy Davis
  • Evander Holyfield
  • Roosevelt Sanders
World-renowned CBS and Showtime announcer Al Bernstein will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event.
“USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people on a daily basis, and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization,” Bernstein sa. “I look forward to a great week.”
In addition to Bernstein’s role as emcee, many esteemed members of the USA Boxing alumni community are scheduled to attend the inaugural event, Inklusive: Michael Carbajal, BJ Flores, Larry Fullmer, Virgil Hill, Raul Marquez, Steve Smoger,Jesse Valdez, Micky Ward och Eddie Weichers.
When joining, which cost $40/year, new members will be given a t-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok. For more information on the USA Boxing Alumni Association, Vänligen kontakta alumni@usaboxing.org eller besök USABoxing.org
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
Inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association

Hall of Fame Reception to be held December. 8 in Salt Lake City
OM USA BOXING: The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United States’ athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, utveckla karaktär, stödja boxningssporten, och främja och växa olympisk boxning i USA. USA Boxings ansvar är inte bara att producera OS-guld, but also oversee every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
amatör boxning, boxning, Golden Gloves

Specialtillägg – Golden Glove Quarter Finals Show lades till tisdag 21 mars på Gleason's Gym

Lämna en kommentar
Gleason's Gym kommer att vara värd för kvartsfinalerna i Daily News Golden Gloves på tisdag, Mars 21st.
Dörrarna öppnas klockan 6:30 PM.
Den första skjutningen kommer att vara på 7:30 PM.
Alla biljetter är $25
(amatörboxare med bok i handen $15)
Denna show är sanktionerad av USABoxing.
Kom och stötta gymmet.

 
amatör boxning, boxning

Houston’s Historic George Foreman Youth and Community Center to Host 2016 Gulf Boxing Association Regional Championships

Lämna en kommentar

Premier event – Gulf LBC selects team to travel to USA BOXING Elite National Championships in conjunction with the Selection and Announcement of the First Inaugural George Foreman Youth and Community Center Elite International Travel Team!!
HOUSTON, TX (Oktober 10, 2016) -Starting with the ring of the bell on 22 oktober, local area boxers will be fighting for a spot to represent the Gulf Coast Region vid USA Boxning SM & i International Travel.
Weight categories will include: Pee Wee 8-9, Bantam 10-11, Intermediate 12-13, Juniors 14-15, Youth 15-16, & Elite 18-40 in both Open and Novice divisions. Winners will represent the Gulf area at the 2016 USA Boxing Elite, Youth and Junior National Championships to be held in Kansas City Missouri December 4-10, 2016. This tournament is a sanctioned event through USA Boxing the National Governing Body of Amateur Boxing and is a feeder to National and Olympic recognition.
Den George Foreman Youth and Community Center was founded 32 years ago in 1984 by Olympic Gold Medalist and 2-time heavy weight champion George Foreman. The GFYCC is dedicated to providing a safe and secure location for youth to participate in sports and after school activities.
“This year for the first time in Houston boxing history, we are developing an elite international youth boxing team,” said George Foreman, IV. “The team will be selected for the sole purpose of training and traveling to other countries to gain experience on an international platform and promote cultural diplomacy! Utilizing grant and donor funding this team will be representing the George Foreman Youth and Community Center and will be announced Saturday October 22, at the Gulf Region’s Boxing Championship. The team will be reviewed by my father, 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2-Time Heavyweight Champion, George Foreman Sr. The first international trip for this new Houston team is scheduled for Jan. 2017.”
Doors open for the Gulf Gloves Championships on Saturday October 22nd at 11:00 är with announcements and the presentation of the colors by the United States Army Houston Recruiting Command Baytown Beaumont Company at 12:45 pm. The national anthem will be performed by the internationally acclaimed Houston Brass Quintet! Boxning börjar kl 1:00 pm. Championship finals will begin at 1:00 pm på Sunday October 23rd.
Media open workouts for Houston amateur standout boxers will be held Wednesday October 19th at the George Foreman Youth and Community Center at 2202 Lone Oak Road Houston, Texas 77093 vid 4:00 pm.
Confirmed attendees for interviews will be:

George Edward Foreman IV: Son of 2 Time Heavy Weight Champion, President of Foreman Public Relations

Marlen Esparza: 2012 Olympiska spelen bronsmedaljör, 2014 Amateur World Champion, 2006 & 2016 Amateur World Championships Bronze Medalist, Nine-Time USA Boxing National Champion.

Rocky Juarez: 2000 Olympic Games Silver Medalist, 1999 Amateur World Champion, WBC Silver Featherweight World Champion.

Raul Marquez: 1988 Amateur World Championships Bronze Medalist, 1992 Olympic Games Quarter-finalist, IBF Light Middleweight World Champion.

Frank Tate: 1984 Olympic Games Gold Medalist, IBF Middleweight World Champion, NABF Light Heavyweight Champion.

Juan “Behandla Bull” Diaz: WBA Lightweight World Champion, WBO Lightweight World Champion, WBA Super-Lightweight World Champion, IBF Lightweight World Champion.

“Ljuv” Reggie Johnson: WBA Mellanvikt världsmästare, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion.

In addition to many Houston area professional boxers and Gulf Boxing Association alumni. Event is sanctioned by USA Boxing – Gulf LBC: 16-25-14268

boxning

USA BOXNING New England till HEDER 5 PENSIONERAD N.E. PRO BOXNINGSMÄSTARE beste middag november. 8 i Malden, Mäss.

Lämna en kommentar
Vinny Paz, Micky Ward, Joey Gamache, Jose Antonio Rivera & John Ruiz
BOSTON (Oktober. 21, 2015) — USA Boxing New England, etablerad i 1880 som av fi ciella styrande organ för amatörboxning i regionen, kommer att hedra fem tidigare amatör standouts, som gick på att bli världsmästare som proffsboxare, Söndag, November 8 på Anthonys i Malden.
Vinny Paz (Cranston, RI), Micky Ward (Lowell, MA), Joey Gamache (Lewiston, MIG), Jose Antonio Rivera (Worcester, MA) och John Ruiz (Chelsea, MA) kommer att få utmärkelser för sina enastående prestationer i en värld av boxning.
USA Boxing New England kommer också att presentera sitt konstituerande Skeets Scioli Lifetime Achievement Award. Scioli tjänstgjorde som VD för USA Boxing New England, av och på, under en ikonisk 70-årsperioden. Han avled 2010 vid en ålder av 97.
Den Skeets Scioli Priset delas ut till domare / domare Mike Ryan (Tyngsboro, MA) and coach Carlos Garcia (Worcester, MA) för sin långa tid bidrag till sporten amatörboxning.
Al Bernstein, Showtime Championship Boxing kommentator och International Boxing Hall of Fame, kommer att fungera som händelse emcee. “Detta är en hyllning till några av boxning bästa,” Bernstein sa. “New England har spelat en viktig roll i boxning, inte bara här i Amerika, men globalt. Jag är stolta över att delta i denna händelse och jag ser fram emot att ansluta med boxning fans i regionen.”
USA Boxing kommer också att hylla nuvarande idrottare och medlemmar. Evenemanget är en insamling för att hjälpa unga amatöridrottare med resekostnader till regionala och nationella tävlingar.
Evenemanget börjar med cocktails på 2 p.m., följt av middag på 3 p.m. Live och tysta auktioner tillsammans med raf fl es kommer att äga rum.
Begränsade biljetter finns fortfarande tillgängliga att köpa genom att ringa USA Boxning New England på 781-329-9577.