Архівы: ЗША БОКС

(Ray Seales is in the front row, second in from the left)

Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Красавіка 9, 2020) — Imagine being the lone boxer from your country to capture an Olympic gold medal, only days after the infamous Munich massacre. Now imagine also having won a remarkable 338 з 350 аматарскія матчы, having fought a trilogy as a professional with **“Цудоўны” Марвін Хаглер**, being declared legally blind in both eyes (having entertainer **Sammy Davis, Малодшы.** pickup a six-figure medical bill), regaining sight in one eye, then working as a teacher of autistic students for 17 гады.

**“Цукар” Ray Seales** has truly lived a surreal life, to say the least, and he’s still involved in boxing at the age of 67, as a successful coach of amateur boxers in Indianapolis.

Born in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Island as one of eight children in a family whose father was a boxer there as a member of the U.S. Army team, Seales started boxing at the age of nine. “I have three brothers and we always beat the crap out of each other,” he spoke about his start in boxing. “Learning how to box, for me, was all about fighting to be the first to eat. I had gotten hit in my left eye playing dodgeball and my uncle, who was stationed at Ft. Люіс (у горадзе такім, Вашынгтон), told my mother there was a special doctor there who could help with my eye. My father was stationed all over and in 1964, калі я быў 12, my mother moved us to Tacoma, Вашынгтон.

“I had boxing in my system. I went with my brothers to the Downtown Tacoma Boys Club, which was only one block from our home, and my mother could watch me walk from our house to the gym and back. I was the first from there to win a Golden Gloves title. I wanted to be a winner and finished with 14 (чэмпіён) jackets. I couldn’t speak English. I knew Spanish and spoke Spanish and English together. The first word I said in English was box. We used to fight three or four times a day and we built the Tacoma Boxing Club. I went on to have a 338-12 amateur record and I’ve been in boxing ever since.”

Seales developed into a champion, taking top honors at the 1971 National AAU and 1972 National Golden Gloves championships. Ва ўзросце 19, Seales enlisted in the U.S. ВПС, but his mother made some calls so Ray would be able to compete in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Германія.

She succeeded and the rest, як яны кажуць, is history. And when he came home from the Olympics, he was told that there was no need for him to report to the U.S. ВПС, because he had done enough in terms of service as the only American boxer to win a gold medal.

The 1972 Алімпійскія гульні, аднак, was overshadowed by the killing of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, as well as a West German police officer at the Olympic Village by terrorists on Black September.

“I had just turned 20,” Seales remembered. “Boxing was heavy when we went there. Some of my family, my coach from Tacoma, and Tacoma teammate (and 2-time U.S. Алімпіец)**Дэйві Армстронг** were in Germany. I didn’t know anything at first. I had to get the attention of my parents to let them know not to go there, because there were terrorists with sub-machine guns in the Olympic Village. I was the only American boxer left to fight.”

Seales defeated Bulgarian **Angjei Anghhelov**, 5-0, in the light welterweight championship to capture an Olympic gold medal, the only member of the U.S. team to do so. His teammates included Armstrong, **Duane Bobick**, and Olympic bronze medalists **Jesse Valdez**, **Марвін Джонсан** і **Ricardo Carreras**.

Sugar Ray Seales’s dedication to USA Boxing is second to none,” сказаў **Крыс Кульяры**, Дырэктар баксёрскіх выпускнікоў ЗША. “His pride, patriotism, and devotion to helping our next generation of champions is what makes him such an inspiring figure.”

**Асацыяцыя выпускнікоў бокса ЗША**

Створана для чэмпіёна на працягу ўсяго жыцця, узаемавыгадныя адносіны паміж USA Boxing і яго выпускнікамі, –баксёры, чыноўнікі, трэнеры і балельшчыкі — Асацыяцыя выпускнікоў аб'ядноўвае пакаленні чэмпіёнаў, натхняе і аддае будучым чэмпіёнам па боксе ЗША, ў і з кальца.

Асацыяцыя выпускнікоў бокса ЗША адкрыта для ўсіх, хто мае любоў да бокса і хацеў бы заставацца на сувязі з аматарскім боксам.. Удзельнікі атрымліваюць доступ да самых розных спецыяльных мерапрыемстваў, якія праводзяцца Асацыяцыяй выпускнікоў, у тым ліку яго штогадовы ЗША бокса Асацыяцыі выпускнікоў Зала славы прыёму.

Для таго, каб уступіць у Асацыяцыю выпускнікоў, проста зарэгістравацца на alumni@usaboxing.org дзеля $40.00 у год членскі ўзнос. Новыя ўдзельнікі атрымаюць футболку, брелок для ключоў і электронны кашалёк.

Seales turned pro in 1973, winning an 8-round unanimous decision over **Gonzalo Rodriguez** у горадзе такім. “Sugarman” выйграў свой першы 21 пра баі, until he lost a 10-round decision to 14-0 middleweight prospect and future Hall of Famer Marvin Hagler. Дзве бойкі пазней, Seales fought Hagler in Tacoma to a 10-round draw (99-99, 99-99, 98-96).

“Everybody wanted a shot at the Olympic gold medalist,” Seales explained.” I went to Boston and we fought in a TV studio (WNAC). It was freezing in there. I was shivering when I went into the ring, Marvin came out dripping sweat. I knew I was losing after seeing that, but I hung with him and went the distance (10 раўндаў). I was having management problems and three months later I fought Hagler again, only this time at home in Tacoma. I beat him but it ended in a 10-round draw. He knows I beat him!”

Seales completed his trilogy with Hagler, but it was five years later, when Hagler was 42-2-1 and avoided by most of the world’s top middleweights. “I was the USBA (United States Boxing Association) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight champion and Hagler needed to win a title to get a world title shot,” Seales noted. “I lost our third fight in the first round, but that’s the only thing shown on television in our three fights. We were two left-handers, but he switched to right-handed, and he caught me with a hook. I got paid and they bought him a world title fight.”

Seales has coached two different amateur teams in Indianapolis during the past 11 гады, выйгрыш 10 Golden Gloves team championships, and he’s still in charge in Indy of Team IBG.

After he retired in 1984 after suffering detached retinas in both eyes, Seales was introduced in Las Vegas to Sammy Davis, Малодшы. (pictured below), who paid Seales’ $100,000 medical bill for his damaged eyes. Davis had lost his left eye in a 1952 car accident

“I’m a teacher,” Seales concluded. “I see the way that so many boxers want to fight likeФлойд Мэйвезер. Their head is tilted, they can’t throw a jab. I teach them to have the right foot behind the left (for a right-handed boxer), and to walk in straight, not tilted or peaking. Heel toe, heel toe every time you pivot is your stance.

“My advice for the boxers who hope to compete in the 2020 Olympics is to focus on what you’re doing and listen to how to get it done. What I really want to do is to coach the USA Olympic Boxing Team 2024.”

**ІНФАРМАЦЫЯ:**
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RIP – NEVER FORGET!

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40^й anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland

22 members of Team USA Boxing perished

Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Сакавіка 14, 2020) – One of the darkest days in American sports history occurred 40 years ago today, when Polish Airlines flight #7 that had departed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City crashed a half-mile from Okecie Airport in Warsaw, Польшча.

Усе 87 passengers died, у тым ліку 14 boxers and eight officials on the USA Boxing team, due to a disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane’s engines that ultimately failed.

Team USA was traveling to Poland to compete in two international amateur boxing dual events. The average age of the 14 boxers was only 20 ½, ranging from 27-year-old Walter Harris to 16-year-old Byron Payton.

The potential Olympic dreams of the 14 boxers were destroyed in the horrific accident. Although most of the boxers were still in their developmental stage, outside of prospective medal challenger Lemuel Steeples, each member aspired to represent the United States in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. (The United States eventually led a boycott of the 1980 Olympics because of the Soviet-Afghan War.)

“I remember coming home from my boxing gym on March 14, 1980 and hearing the news of the plane crash on the evening news,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee.

“As an aspiring Olympic-style boxer I was shocked and felt a sense of loss like every American boxer, coach and official. Today we are reminded that life is precious, and every day is a blessing. On behalf of USA Boxing’s Board of Directors, 48,000 баксёры, coaches and officials and the national office staff we remember the 1980 USA Boxing Team Members and Staff. Please keep them, their families and the worldwide Olympic-style boxing family in your thoughts and prayers.”

**“Down But Not Out… Lost But Not Forgotten”**

USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh remembers the crash to this day. “I remember it well, as I was a 16-year-old dreaming of the Olympics,” said Walsh. “It was massive news in Europe, a big tragedy with some of the world’s best boxers and staff wiped out. We lost a generation of great fighters, and most importantly loved ones.”

Patricia Chavis was only seven years old when she learned her father, Sgt. Elliott Chavis, had perished in the crash. She was playing outdoors with friends when she noticed a lot of people crying as they entered and left her home. Her mother called her inside, sat her down with people watching, and said that her father wasn’t coming back because he had been killed in a plane crash.

“She asked me if I understood and I did, because we had recently lost my great grandmother and paternal grandfather,” an emotional Patricia explained. “I went back outside and told my friends. They were a little older and they didn’t understand why I hadn’t stayed inside with family. It didn’t really hit me that my dad wasn’t coming home until my teenage years. I remember sitting in bed and writing letters to him.

“Every year still affects me every March. We usually have a family dinner with my mom and grandchildren. They listen to stories about a man they never met. He’s buried in South Carolina and we’ve laid flowers on his grave. Every year on March 14^й it brings back memories and we celebrate his life.”

Sgt. Chavis, who died at the age of 25, was stationed at Ft. Bragg (Н.З.), where he learned to box. Ён быў членам 118^й Military Police Company and during his boxing career, the light heavyweight was All-Army and All-Southeastern.

“My parents married young,” Patricia continued. “My mom told me he was always athletic. He played football and was a pole vaulter on the track team in high school. But I didn’t know anything about his boxing until we went to a reunion at Ft. Bragg. Around the 30^й anniversary I got in touch with some of his Army buddies when I saw on Facebook that they were having a reunion. I went there with my mom and listened to stories they told me about his boxing career. I found it so interesting because I hadn’t known about that. There are quite a few memorials I’ve seen on Facebook and I try to get in touch with other family members (of her father’s teammates who died in the crash). We’ll never forget!”

Below is a complete list of the 1980 U.S. Boxing Delegation who died in the aforementioned plane crash in Warsaw:

**The 1980 United States Boxing Delegation to Warsaw, Польшча, Сакавіка 14, 1980**

**BOXERS**

**Kelvin Anderson**
        Heavyweight Hartford, Канэктыкут
**Elliott Chavis**Light Heavyweight U.S. Армія / Ft. Bragg, Паўночная Караліна
**Walter Harris**Light Heavyweight San Francisco, ТАКОЙ ЯК
**Andrea McCoy**У сярэднім
         New Bedford, Масачусэтс
**Byron Payton**Light Middleweight Troup, Тэхас
**Chuck Robinson**Light Middleweight Port Townsend, Вашынгтон
**Paul Palomino**Сярэдні вага
         Westminster, ТАКОЙ ЯК
**Lemuel Steeples**Light Welterweight St. Луіс, Місуры
**Byron Linsay**
             Light Welterweight San Diego, ТАКОЙ ЯК
**Gary Tyrone Clayton**Лёгкі
          Філадэльфія, Пэнсыльванія
**Jerome Stewart**Найлёгкія вага
      U.S. Ваенна-марскі флот / Норфолк, В.А.
**George Pimentel**Лёгкі вага
           Elmhurst, Нью-Ёрк
**Lonnie Young**Лёгкі вага
            Філадэльфія, Пэнсыльванія
**David Rodriguez**Light Flyweight
   Pomona, ТАКОЙ ЯК

**OFFICIALS**

**Joseph F. Bland**
       Team Manager High Point, Паўночная Караліна
**Col. Bernard Callahan**Referee/Judge
      Carlisle, Пэнсыльванія
**Томас “Sarge” Джонсан**Галоўны трэнер
  Indianapolis, IN
**John Radison**
             Referee/Judge
      Вуліца. Луіс, Місуры
**Junior Robles**
           Assistant Coach National City, ТАКОЙ ЯК
**Steve Smigiel**
             Interpreter
           Boca Raton, Фларыда
**Delores Wesson**
       Team Assistant
  Ocean Springs, СПАДАРЫНЯ
**Доктар. Ray Wesson**
        Team Physician Ocean Springs, СПАДАРЫНЯ


***Go towww.USABoxing.org to watch a short video tribute***

Memorial messages and letters of condolence were sent from friends and boxing organizations from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Executive Director Col. F. Don Miller, Montana AAU, Oklahoma Boxing Association, Amateur Basketball Association of the USA, Salina Boxing Team, South Texas AAU, U.S. ВПС, U.S. Diving, U.S. Swimming, Wisconsin AAU, Wrestling Division of AAU, National AAU Boxing Committee, National AAU, Florida Boxing Commission, Hawaii AAU, U.S. Soccer Federation, Jacksonville (Фларыда) Sports and Entertainment Commission, Georgia Amateur Boxing Association, WSOC Television, Alleghany Mountain Association, U.S. Olympic Training Center, Mack Truck, Inc., Southwestern AAU Boxing Commission, U.S. Olympic Committee, West Nally Group, Charlotte Motor Speedway, AAU Regional Coordinator, Council of Social Work Education, National Rifle Association of America, and Davidson County Department Boxing Team,

Also from the Greek Boxing Federation, Mexican Boxing Federation, New Zealand Boxing Association, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Nova Scotia Branch of Canadian Amateur Boxing Commission, Ontario Boxing Association, Ambassador of Poland, Polish Boxing Association, AIPS Boxing Commission, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Heretaunga Boxing Club of New Zealand, International Bobsled and Tobogganing Federation, Italian Boxing Federation, LOT Polish Airlines, La Crosse Amateur Boxing Club, Polish Olympic Committee, АИБА, Champion D’Afrique Magazine, African AIBA Board and Tunisian Boxing Federation, Venezuelan Boxing Federation, German Amateur Boxing Federation, Amateur Boxing Federation of England, Israel Sports Federation, Portuguese Amateur Boxing Federation, Romanian Boxing Federation, Rotunda A.B.C., Amateur Boxing Federation of Thailand, National Advertising Benevolent Society, Turkey Boxing Federation, AIBA France, El Salvador Boxing Federation, German Democratic Republic Boxing Association, Danish Amateur Boxing Union, Guatemalan Amateur Sports Federtion, Israel Olympic Committee, Oceana Boxing Federation, Nigeria Boxing Association, Old Actonian Association Amateur Boxing Club, Seychelles Amateur Boxing Federation, Council of Ministers of Cuba, Hungarian Boxing Federation, Norwegian Amateur Boxing Association, International Amateur Boxing Association, Claridad, Peru Amateur Boxing Association, Dominican Republic Department of Education, Health and Recreation, Panamanian Boxing Federation, Head of the Cuban Interests Section.

У 1984 a statue was dedicated to the USA Boxing Team members who died in Warsaw was placed on the training grounds in Colorado Springs. Names of the 23 members of Team USA are inscribed on the memorial.

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One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe

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Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Сакавіка 9, 2020) – By any standards, U.S. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, аматарскія і прафесійныя.

Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Нью-Ёрк, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsМайк Тайсан іШэнан Брыгс, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.

“I wanted to do everythingМухамед Алі 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, кампіляцыі 104-18 аматарскія запісы, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Паўднёвая Карэя.

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 Панамерыканскія гульні, 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, ў ЗША. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedРой Джонс, Малодшы., Рэй Мерсер, Kennedy McKinney іAndrew Maynard.

Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Ленакс Льюіс, 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,"СказаўКрыс Кульяры, 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.”

Асацыяцыя выпускнікоў бокса ЗША

Створана для чэмпіёна на працягу ўсяго жыцця, узаемавыгадныя адносіны паміж USA Boxing і яго выпускнікамі, –баксёры, чыноўнікі, трэнеры і балельшчыкі — Асацыяцыя выпускнікоў аб'ядноўвае пакаленні чэмпіёнаў, натхняе і аддае будучым чэмпіёнам па боксе ЗША, ў і з кальца.

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 hosted by the Alumni Association, у тым ліку яго штогадовы ЗША бокса Асацыяцыі выпускнікоў Зала славы прыёму.

Для таго, каб уступіць у Асацыяцыю выпускнікоў, проста зарэгістравацца наalumni@usaboxing.org дзеля $40.00 за членскі ўзнос года. Новыя ўдзельнікі атрымаюць футболку, брелок для ключоў і электронны кашалёк.

With legendary trainerЭдзі Futch у сваім куце, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF і WBO.

Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 КО) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 КО) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 КО) versus past world heavyweight champions such asЭвандер Холіфілд (двойчы), Пинклон Томас, Тоні Таббс, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes іHerbie 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.”

Зараз 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.

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Аб ЗША БОКС: Місія ЗША бокса павінен быць для таго, каб спартсмены і трэнеры Злучаных Штатаў для дасягнення ўстойлівага канкурэнтнага перавагі, развіваць характар, падтрымка спорту па боксе, і заахвочваць і развіваць Алімпійскі стыль бокса ў Злучаных Штатах. Адказнасць бокса ЗША не толькі вырабляць алімпійскае золата, але таксама кантраляваць і кіраваць усімі аспектамі аматарскага бокса ў Злучаных Штатах.

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1988 Алімпійская чэмпіёнка «Бязлітасны» Рэй Мерсер глядзіць на сваім алімпійскім вопыце

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Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Лютага 11, 2020) - Трыццаць два гады пасля таго, як ён захапіў алімпійскую залаты медаль, «Бязлітасны» Рэй Мерсер пяшчотна успамінае яго алімпійскі вопыт, як гэта было ў мінулым месяцы. гандляр шоўк і аксаміт, які з'яўляецца адзіным амерыканскім суперцяжкай вагой, каб выбіць усе свае алімпійскія супернік, пайшоў далей, каб стаць чэмпіёнам свету ў суперцяжкай як прафесіянал для нашага «цяжкавагавіка ў два разы.»

для Mercer, усё гэта пачалося ў Германіі, дзе яго U.S. Блок арміі быў заснаваны. Прапануецца магчымасць пазбегнуць палявых вучэнняў у 30-дзённы, Mercer прыняў прапанову служыць у якасці спарынгу-партнёра для суперцяжкай вагі Пошты бокса. Нягледзячы ніколі не надзеўшы пару пальчатак перад, Мерсер хутка навучэнец, які быў натуральным моцным, і ён хутка ператварыўся ў 1985 U.S. Армія і Інтэр-сэрвіс у суперцяжкай вазе.

Праграма сусветнага класа спартсмена (WCAP), у якім кваліфікаваныя спартсмены маюць магчымасць трэніравацца поўны працоўны дзень на Алімпійскіх гульнях, не існавала тады, ні на Алімпійскіх Класіфікатар правілы сёння. Мерсер перамог будучы чэмпіён свету ў суперцяжкайТомі Морысан у першым раўндзе 1988 Алімпійскія гульні і іншае будучыню свету ў суперцяжкай вазе, Бентт (5-0) у фінале чэмпіянату. на 1988 ЗША Olympic Box-оф ў знакамітым Caesars Pala

Чаму ў Лас-Вегас, Мерсер выйграў падзеленым рашэннем суддзяў (3-2) аб Bentt, але Мерсер ўжо кваліфікаваны, каб змагацца ў Алімпійскіх гульнях, быўшы U.S. чэмпіён узброеных сіл.

«Калі я быў у войску, Я павінен быў выйграць у службе, падтрымліваць рэчы, і перайсці да наступнага кроку,»Мерсер ўспомніў. «Я павінен быў біць некалькі добрых байцоў на шляху да Алімпіяды, і я быў у лепшай форме ў сваім жыцці. Была больш дысцыпліны ў аматарах, чым прафесійныя звання. Заключны год да Алімпіяды, Я пакінуў свой хатні блок, шмат падарожнічаў, каб змагацца, і застаўся ў доме майго трэнера замест таго каб жыць у казарме.

Мерсер зрабіў гісторыю на 1988 Алімпіяда ў Сеуле, Паўднёвая Карэя, калі ён стаў і застаецца адзіным алімпійскім чэмпіёнам з ЗША ў накаўт ўсіх чатырох сваіх праціўнікаў: Рудольф Gavenciak (Чэхаславакія - RSC3), Луіджы Гаўдзіян(Італія - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Нідэрланды - RSC2) іДобра Hyun-Man (Паўднёвая Карэя - KO1).

«Я ведаў, што павінен быў накаўтаваць паўднёвакарэйскага ў фінале,»Прызнаўся Mercer. «Я проста хацеў, каб зрабіць тое, што я мог быць алімпійскім залатым медалістам. Я не думаю, што я выкарыстаў Джеб.

«Перамога алімпійскага золата прывяло да некаторых зменаў вялікага часу для мяне. Я стаў знакамітасцю, намінальным, і гэта дазволіла мне зрабіць грошы як прафесіянал. Самае лепшае, што калі-небудзь здаралася са мной было выйграць залаты алімпійскі медаль, нават больш, чым выйграць тытул чэмпіёна свету ў прафесіяналах. Нішто не магло параўнацца, каб стаць залатым медалістам Алімпійскі. Я выканаў сваю мару. Я ніколі не марыў стаць прафесіяналам, пакуль пасля таго, як я выйграў залаты медаль.

«Гэта было вельмі важна, каб выйграць гэтую залаты медаль. Я змагаўся з маім сэрцам; няма грошай былі ўцягнутыя, святкаваў так моцна, што ноч (пасля перамогі залатога медаля) што я страціў сваю медаль на працягу некалькіх гадзін. Мая мара спраўдзілася, мае рукі дрыжалі, і я страціў сваю медаль. якая ноч!"

Mercer прапановы членаў з 2020 ЗША бокса алімпійскай кваліфікацыі каманды адзін невялікі савет, "Працягваць барацьбу, прытрымлівацца вашай мары і зрабіць гэты апошні крок «.

гандляр шоўк і аксаміт, нарадзіўся ў Джексонвилле, Фларыда, зрабіў яго доўгачаканага пра дэбют у 1989, прыпынакДжэсі Макгіл у трэцім раундзе іх бой у Атлантыка-Сіці. «Бязлітасны» выйграў свой першы 18 пра баі, у тым ліку дзевятага раўнда накаўтуФранцыска Damiani, затым паспяховая абарона супраць Морысана, які быў спынены ў пятым раўндзе.

Падчас сваёй 19-гадовай прафесійнай кар'еры, Mercer складзены 36-7-1 (26 КО) запіс, перамогшы чатырох чэмпіёнаў свету ў Damiani, Морысан, Цім Уізерспун іОсі Окасио. Пяць з васьмі страт кар'еры былі чэмпіёнамі свету: Ленакс Льюіс, Уладзімір Клічко,Лары Холмс, Эвандер Холіфілд іШэнан Брыгс.

«Прамень ўяўляе сабой усё, што робіць ЗША бокса ганарыцца,"СказаўКрыс Кульяры, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “As an Army veteran, Алімпійскі чэмпіён, and heavyweight champion of the world, he has demonstrated excellence and professionalism that reflects the best of what USA Boxing has to offer.”

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выбітны аматарскі бокс кар'ер Мэрсэра таксама уключаў у сябе класічны матч-апе супраць кубінскага вялікага і трохразовы алімпійскіх залатога медаліста, Фелікс Савона, у ЗША супраць. Куба двайны матч, у якім Mercer двойчы ў шахматным парадку Савона, хто выжыў без пакут дадатковага ўрону толькі таму, што кубінскі арбітр зрабіў спрэчнае ўмяшанне, якое дало свае калега час земляка, каб аднавіцца і супярэчлівае 2-1 перамога.

«І ён даў мне з месцамі восем падліку без прычыны,»Дадаў Мерсер. «Я біў гэты хлопец, і ён гэта ведае. Мы ўсё яшчэ на сувязі, нават калі ён не размаўляе па-ангельску. Ён адзін перавесці, і мы ў кантакце на Facebook. Мы любім адзін аднаго «.

Сёння, Mercer засноўвае дабрачыннасць дома ў Паўночнай Караліне, які будзе ўключаць у сябе бясплатны бокс клінікі, але, што яшчэ больш важна, вярнуць супольнасці і навучаць маладых людзей,, асабліва тых, хто здзекуюцца, навыкі яны павінны выйсці ў рэальны свет.

Рэй Мерсер дасягнуў зеніту двойчы ў боксе, як алімпійскі залаты медаліст і свету ў суперцяжкай вазе, як прафесіянал. Ня кволыя для каго-небудзь, хто ніколі не хацеў баксаваць.

«Бокс выратаваў мне жыццё,»Заключыў Mercer. «Я не магу ўявіць сваё жыццё без бокса, гэта, вядома, не было б тое ж самае.

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USA Boxing featherweight Andrea Medina closing in on 2020 Olympic spot in Tokyo

Лютага 11, 2020 FNU47 Пакінуць каментар

Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Лютага 10, 2020) – Coming off consecutive runner-up finishes in major tournaments, USA Boxing featherweightAndrea Medina is within one tournament of representing her country in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

У снежні, the 20-year-old Medina lost a split decision toLupe Gutierrez на 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, і 4-1 дляIulia Tsyplakova (Украіна) last month at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria. The Chula Vista, California boxer was recently named to USA Boxing’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Boxing Qualification Team.

“Placing second at the trials only made me more eager to get that Olympic Qualification spot,” Medina said. “I just wanted to show USA Boxing that I was the one to represent at 57 kilograms. I am only going to get better and I cannot wait to show the world everything that I got.

“For it (Strandja) being my first ever international tournament, I was very proud of how far I got in the tournament and getting that silver medal. I was very happy with all my performances and I am excited to get back to work on things I need to improve on. Aside from all that, going to a different country was awesome and I can’t wait to travel more doing what I love the most.”

Medina and her Team USA stablemates are currently training in Colorado Springs at the state-of-the-art United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. To qualify for participation in this year’s Olympic Games, Medina needs to finish among the top three in the 57-kilogram (125 кг.) division at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Францыя, in which she could qualify for the Olympics by placing among the top five.

“It means the world to me to be on the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team,” Medina added. “It is everything I have been working for since I started competing at eight years old and I cannot believe the Olympic Games are only in a few months. Making history in San Diego by being the first person to make the Olympic Team for boxing is a big deal for my family, my city and myself. I cannot express how excited I am to have come this far, but there is still so much to do, and I am ready.

“I feel that I work better under pressure and I truly believe that I will qualify for Tokyo, whether it be in Argentina or France, but my main goal, прама зараз, is to train hard to get that gold in Argentina.”

Medina believes her major strength inside the ring is her ability to adjust during a fight. She prefers fighting on the outside, but she can brawl if needed, because she enjoys throwing a lot of power punches.

Medina also realizes that she’s in a prime place regarding the rising popularity of female boxing, following in the USA Boxing footsteps of two-time Olympic gold medalistClaressa Shields and Olympic bronze medalistMarlen Esparza, along with past USA Olympians such asQueen Underwood іМікаела Майер.

“Female boxing is only going to get bigger,” Medina predicted. “Being a female fighter today means a lot to me, because I have been doing this for 15 гадоў зараз, and seeing it grow year after year only shows how strong females are and what we can accomplish. I predict that, in the future, boxing will not be seen as a man’s sport, but will be neutral for both men and women.”

Competing at the Olympics has been a life-long dream for Medina, but she also has plans for her immediate future.

“Reaching the Olympics has been my main goal throughout my boxing career,” Andrea remarked, “so now that it is so close makes me want to work even harder. Other goals of mine are to graduate from college and get my own condominium, which I will do after all this is over.

“I plan on turning pro after the Olympics, most likely at the beginning or middle of 2021, so I can finish school and give my body some rest and recovery.”

Andrea Medina is so close to being an Olympian and everything associated with that accomplishment that she can practically reach out and feel it. Just one more step, whether in Buenos Aires or Paris, and it’ll be mission accomplished for her.

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Аб ЗША БОКС: Прасоўваць і развіваць аматарскі бокс у алімпійскім стылі ў ЗША, а таксама натхняць на нястомную імкненне да алімпійскага золата і даваць магчымасць спартсменам і трэнерам дасягаць устойлівых спаборніцкіх дасягненняў. Дадаткова, USA Boxing імкнецца навучыць усіх удзельнікаў характару, упэўненасць і засяроджанасць яны павінны стаць пругкімі і разнастайнымі чэмпіёнамі, як на рынгу, так і з яго. ЗША па боксе - гэта адна каманда, адзін народ, збіраюцца на золата!

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USA Boxing Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Team

Лютага 2, 2020 FNU47 Пакінуць каментар

Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Студзеня 29, 2020) — USA Boxing announced today the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo Boxing Qualification Events, так жа добра як 13 alternates. A full list can be seen below.

The team was announced following the two-stage qualification process that began in December at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles and concluded at the recent 2020 Strandja Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. The full athlete selection procedure can be seenвось.

“First of all, this was a very difficult decision,” stated USA Boxing Head CoachБілі Уолш. “Some of these boxers were neck and neck between training camp and the 2020 Standja Tournament.”

“We feel the 13 boxers that earned their place on the Olympic Qualification Team will be the best team to represent Team USA at the upcoming qualifiers, as well as have the best opportunity to qualify a full team to the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo.”

Усе 13 boxers will have two chances to punch their ticket to Tokyo. The first will take place at the America’s Qualification tournament in Buenos Aires, Аргенціна, Сакавіка 26 – April 3. Boxers who do not qualify in Argentina will have one final opportunity at the World Qualifier in Paris, Францыя, May 13-24.Click here for more information on how boxers qualify.

The boxers, as well as several training partners, will return to the United States Olympics and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Круг. лютага. 5 for their next training camp.

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USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team
51 кг: Вірджынія Фукс, Х'юстан, Тэхас
52 кг: Anthony Herrera, Лос-Анджэлес, Халіф.
57 кг: Andrea Medina, Сан - Дыега, Халіф.
57 кг: Bruce Carrington, Brooklyn, N.Y..
60 кг: Рашыда Эліс, Лін, Маса.
63 кг: Кішаун Дэвіс, Норфолк, Уіл.
69 кг: Ошай Джонс, Таледа, Агаё
69 кг: Delante Джонсан, Кліўленд, Агаё
75 кг: Наомі Грэм, Фаетвіль, N.C.
75 кг: Джозэф Хікс, Гранд-Рэпідс, мне.
81 кг: Rahim Gonzales, Лас-Вегас, Невада.
91 кг: Darius Fulghum, Х'юстан, Тэхас
91+ кг: Richard Torrez Jr., Тулар, Calf.

USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team Alternates
51 кг: Christina Cruz, Кухня Ада, N.Y..
52 кг: Abraham Perez, Альбукерке, N.m.
57 кг: Lupe Gutierrez, Sacramento, Халіф.
57 кг: David Navarro, Лос-Анджэлес, Халіф.
60 кг: Amelia Moore, Александрыя, Уіл.
63 кг: Ernesto Mercado, Pomona, Халіф.
69 кг: Briana Che, Мэдысан, Wisc.
69 кг: Freudis Rojas Jr., Далас, Тэхас
75 кг: Morelle McCane, Кліўленд, Агаё
75 кг: Хаўер Марцінес, Мілўокі, Wisc.
81 кг: Atif Oberlton, Філадэльфія, Пэнсыльванія.
91 кг: Jamar Talley, Camden, N.J.
91+ кг: Antonio Mireles, Des Moines, Аёва

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Men’s Field for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing Set

Лістапада 29, 2019 FNU47 Пакінуць каментар

Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Лістапада 26, 2019) – Sixty-four of the nation’s top male amateur boxers will compete at the upcoming 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles, Луізіяна, Снежні 9-16.

A total of 479 boxers competed in the four qualifying tournaments with hopes of advancing to Lake Charles. The top two boxers in each weight division will advance to the next stage of the selection procedures this January in Colorado Springs and compete for a chance to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Here is a closer look at the boxers stepping into the ring in the eight men’s weight divisions.

Flyweight/114 lbs./52 kg

The flyweight division will feature multiple exciting matchups, as all eight boxers will be looking to represent Team USA next year and follow in 2016 Olympic bronze medalists Nico Hernandez’ footsteps. 2019 World Championships team member and 2018 Elite National ChampionMichael Angeletti (Вясна, Тэхас) has hopes of using his great deal of international experience he gained this year to lead the pack, while two-time flyweight national champion (’16 and ’17) Fernando Martinez (Фінікс, Штат Арызона.) will want to return to the top of the podium. 2018 Elite National Championships runner-upAbraham Perez (Альбукерке, N.m) has hopes of redemption to take the title. YoungsterRay Ray Robinson(Цынцынаці, Агаё) punched his ticket to Lake Charles by winning the Eastern Elite Qualifier in his home state and his elite debut, іJose Nieves (Avenel, N.J.) grabbed the title at the Last Chance Qualifier in Oxnard over an impressive field.Roscoe Hill is the second boxer from Spring, Texas to qualify in this division following his silver medal-effort at the Western Elite Qualifier in Reno. Los Angeles duoAnthony Herrera іAnthony Olascuaga round out the field. Herrera was victorious in Reno and Olascuaga finished second in Oxnard.

Bantamweight/125 lbs./57 kg

After falling short on his Olympic-qualification run in 2016,Герцаг Раган (Цынцынаці, Агаё) has been one of Team USA’s most successful boxers leading into the tournament, winning multiple international medals including a silver at the 2017 Elite World Championships and 2019 Панамерыканскія гульні. Аднак, a mix of youth and veterans will make this division one to watch.David Navarro (Лос-Анджэлес, Каліфорнія.) finished third at the 2018 Элітны чэмпіянат краіны, but punched his ticket following Raymond Ford’s move to the professional ranks.Japhethlee Llamido(Norwalk, Каліфорнія.) іRashiem Jefferson (Філадэльфія, Па.) had impressive runs at the Western and Eastern Qualifiers to earn the championship at those events, у той час якJonathan Mansour (La Mesa, Каліфорнія.) defeated an impressive field in Oxnard, Халіф. to head to Lake Charles with momentum on his side.Bruce Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a competitor in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, іKevin Montano(Concord, Каліфорнія.), have a great deal of experience on the national and international stage to make things interesting, у той час якXavian Ramirez (Чытанне, Па.) qualified for the trials after just recently moving up to the elite division.

Lightweight/138 lbs./63 kg

Arguably the deepest male division at the trials, the competition for the top two spots will be one of the toughest and most exciting of the week. 2019 Pan American Games and World Championships silver medalistКішаун Дэвіс(Норфолк, Вірджынія.) has dominated on the national stage the previous two years, and will hope to continue his run, but will have stiff competition from the other seven boxers in this bracket. 2018 USA Boxing Elite National Championships silver medalistsDalis Kaleiopu(Ваяна, Гаваі) will be looking for redemption after his close bout in the finals last year against Davis. 2015 Junior World Championships silver medalistsHarley Mederos (Нью-Ёрк, N.Y.) hopes to repeat his impressive performance from the 2019 Кваліфікатар Усходняй Эліты, у той час як 2019 Western Elite Qualifier ChampionCharlie Sheehy (Brisbane, Каліфорнія.) looks to return to the USA Boxing High Performance squad after being a member in 2018. 2019 Last Chance Qualifier ChampionErnesto Mercado (Pomona, Каліфорнія.) made the transition to the elite division easily after dominating throughout this year on the youth stage, including an international gold medal in March.Israel Rodriguez (Humble, Тэхас) surprised many when he took the second spot at the 2019 Eastern Qualifier, which will be a huge confidence booster in Lake Charles, іMarcell Davidson (Shawnee, Травень.) has the goods to reach the finals. Another boxer making the transition to elite this year, Daniel Garcia(Westminster, Кала.), secured the final spot after a strong performance in Oxnard, including a close matchup against Mercado in the finals.

Welterweight/152 lbs./69 kg

2017 Чэмпіянат свету бронзавы прызёрFreudis Rojas Jr. (Лас-Вегас, Невада.) і 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalistDelante Джонсан (Кліўленд, Агаё) headline a strong welterweight division.Marques Valle (Wesley Chapel, Штат Фларыда.) surprised many at last year’s Elite National Championships, defeating some of Team USA’s top competitors, to secure his spot.кельвін Дэвіс(Норфолк, Вірджынія.), the older brother of Keyshawn Davis, will be looking to pick up where he left off in Ohio, у той час якVictor Aranda (Крок, Тэхас) enters as the Western Elite Qualifier Champion. Lavars Carter (Цынцынаці, Агаё) earned the final spot, and could see a potential third matchup against Johnson, as they met in Salt Lake last year and the finals of the Last Chance Qualifier, with Carter winning in Salt Lake and Johnson in Oxnard.Wayne Bourdreaux (Марэра, .) will be looking for a strong performance, as he is one of the few Louisiana natives in the field, іMorris Young (Chesaning, Мічыган.) will be hoping to improve on his silver medal performance in Reno.

Middleweight/165 lbs./75 kg

Expected to be another weight division with exciting matchups, the middleweight division has the potential to see a fourth finals matchup between 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalistТрой Айли (Alexandra, Вірджынія.) і 2018 Elite National ChampionХаўер Марцінес(Мілўокі, Wisc.). Isley took the national title in 2016 і 2017 over Martinez, while Martinez was victorious in 2018. Аднак, both boxers will have to get through six talented boxers that will be hungry to end their finals runs.Kahshad Elliot(Plainfield, N.J.), Джозэф Хікс (Гранд-Рэпідс, Мічыган.) іAntonio Garcia (Anaheim, Каліфорнія.) were crowned champions at the three qualifiers, and will look to continue their winning ways in Louisiana.Alexis Chaparro (Нью-Ёрк, N.Y.), Francis Hogan (Weymouth, Маса.) іAlex Chisholm (Hialeah Gardens, Штат Фларыда.) showed why they should not be underestimated with their qualifying performances and will be tough to get through in this bracket.

Light Heavyweight/178 lbs./81 kg

2018 Elite National ChampionRahim Gonzales (Лас-Вегас, Невада.) has the heart and determination to succeed in Lake Charles after falling short at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing, у той час як Atif Oberlton (Філадэльфія, Па.) has been on the rise following his silver medal performance at last year’s National Championships. Following the shuffling around of boxers who qualified in multiple divisions, Francis Oran (Аллентаун, Па.) is the lone regional qualifier champion, taking the title in Oxnard at the Last Chance Qualifier.Orville Crooks (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Amir Ghaffari Nikou (Charlotte, Н.З.) іNasheed Smith(Вашынгтон, D.C.) qualified to these trials after finishing second at the Eastern, Last Chance and Western Qualifiers, respectively.Chavon Davis (Mansfield, Агаё) іRobert Magee(Byrnes Mill, Мо) were added to the field following Javier Martinez and Adrian Tillman, the Eastern and Western Qualifier Champions in this division selected to compete in the other weight class they are qualified in.

Heavyweight/201 lbs./91 kg

After qualifying in two different weight classes, Adrian Tillman (Каларада-Спрынгс, Кала.) chose to compete in the heavyweight division with hopes of being one of the two boxers in this division, аднак, the 2018 Elite National Championships heavyweight silver medalists will have to fend off a tough bracket to advance.Najee Lopez (Ellenwood, Ga.), Brandon Moore(Азёрны край, Штат Фларыда.) іDevon Young(Aiken, S.C.) were crowned champions in the three regional qualifying tournaments and all three will be looking to continue their winning ways in a few weeks, у той час якJoshua Edwards (Х'юстан, Тэхас), Darius Fulghum (Rosharon, Тэхас) іJamar Talley (Camden, N.J.) finished second in the regional qualifiers but could make it an interesting week in Louisiana. 2016 Elite National Champion and 2018 bronze medalistsCymone Kearney (Beaumont, Тэхас) was a late addition to the field after Jared Anderson moved to the professional ranks and could surprise many.

Super Heavyweight/201+ lbs./ 91+ кг

With the medical exemption of two-time USA Boxing Elite National Champion and 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalistRichard Torrez Jr.(Тулар, Каліфорнія.)** being accepted by USA Boxing, the super heavyweight division is wide open for the eight boxers competing in Lake Charles. 2019 Eastern and Western Qualifier ChampionsJeremiah Milton (Талса, Аклахома.) іAntonio Mireles (Des Moines, Аёва) will look to be victorious once more after they stood atop the podium at their respective events to qualify, у той час якDominic Okopie (Х'юстан, Тэхас) grabbed the Last Chance Qualifier title to secure his spot in the tournament.Luis Alvarado (Keonsha, Wisc.) made an impressive international debut earlier this year and will look to use that valuable experience over the other boxers in this division.Dacarree Scott(Decatur, Ga.), Pryce Taylor (Brooklyn, N.Y.) іKenyon Walker (Сан - Антоніо, Тэхас) punched their tickets to Louisiana by placing second at their respective qualifying event, while Deandre Savage (Лас-Вегас, Невада.) will return to the national stage after qualifying to last year’s Elite National Championships.

Boxing will begin on Monday, Снежні. 9 at the Lake Charles Civic Center, with the finals taking place Sunday, Снежні. 15 at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Казіно.

**Boxers who receive medical exemption from the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing will compete on Jan. 4, 2020 in a box-off against the runner-up of their weight division in Colorado Springs, Круг. for the opportunity to advance to the next stage of the athlete selection procedures**

About USA Boxing

The mission of USA Boxing is to promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Additionally, USA Boxing імкнецца навучыць усіх удзельнікаў характару, упэўненасць і засяроджанасць яны павінны стаць пругкімі і разнастайнымі чэмпіёнамі, both in and out of the ring. USA Boxing is one team, адзін народ, збіраюцца на золата!

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2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing Women’s Field Finalized

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**Каларада-Спрынгс, Круг. (Лістапада 22, 2019)** — Following four qualifying tournaments that began in December 2018, the field of 40 elite female boxers who will compete next month at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles, La. is final. A total of 117 elite female boxers competed throughout the year for the 40 available spots. Only ten will advance from the trials competition to the next stage of the selection process and the opportunity to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Here is a closer look at the field in the five weight classes.

**Flyweight/112 lbs./51 kg**

2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing champion **Вірджынія Фукс** (Х'юстан, Тэхас) fell short of advancing to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games during the international qualification but has dominated the flyweight division ever since. Having won eight international medals since those trials, Fuchs could face her biggest competition from the young talent of **Heaven Garcia** (El Monte, Каліфорнія.). Гарсія, a two-time World Champion in the junior and youth divisions, has been the one to watch for many years, and these trials could be her coming out party in the elite division. Аднак, **Christina Cruz** (Кухня Ада, N.Y.), two-time Elite World Championship bronze medalist, will bring experience to her third U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing that will be tough for any boxer that she faces. **Mariana Gonzalez** (Sunnyvale, Каліфорнія.) stood atop the podium at the Western Elite Qualifier, while runner-up **Jazzelle Bobadilla** (Ewa Beach, Гаваі) has international experience on her side that can help her to upset this division. **Jasmine Hampton** (Ann Arbor, Мічыган.) was victorious at the Last Chance Qualifier to punch her ticket to Lake Charles, з **Lina Vezzani** (Brooklyn, N.Y.) і **Stephanie Chavez** (Orange, Каліфорнія.) rounding out the flyweight division.

**Featherweight/125 lbs./57 kg**

Expected to be the most competitive weight class in the women’s field, the featherweight division has numerous boxers looking to advance to the next stage of the selection process. Five of the eight boxers have World Championship medals, with the last three boxers having impressive performances at their qualifiers. **Ярысель Рамірэс** (Лас-Вегас, Невада.) won a silver at the 2015 Junior World Championships, as well as a bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in her first year in the elite division. Two-time Youth World Championships bronze medalists **Isamary Aquino** (Universal City, Тэхас) leads the way in the medal count and will look to continue making a name for herself. **Lupe Gutierrez**(Sacramento, Каліфорнія.) і **Iyana Verduzco** (Лос-Анджэлес, Каліфорнія.) won gold medals in their World Championship debuts, with Gutierrez winning at the 2015 Junior World Championships and Verduzco at the 2018 Чэмпіянат свету сярод моладзі. **Mikiah Kreps**(Ніягарскі Вадаспад, N.Y.) won the bronze medal at this October’s Elite World Championships in her international debut, and will be using the confidence from that performance in Lake Charles. **Andrea Medina** (Сан - Дыега, Каліфорнія.) impressed many in Reno, defeating numerous World Championship medalists on her way to the title, у той час як **Destiny Jasso**(Далас, Тэхас) і **Melanie Costa** (Norton, Маса.) survived a tough bracket out of the Eastern Elite Qualifier to advance to these trials.

**Lightweight/132 lbs./60 kg**

**Рашыда Эліс** (Лін, Маса.) enters the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials with confidence on her side, after an impressive 2019 run that included bronze medals at the 2019 Pan American Games and World Championships. **Amelia Moore** (Александрыя, Вірджынія.) і **Stacia Suttles**(Бронкс, N.Y.) both have World Championship experience, as well as winning international performances to be strong contenders to take the title and advance to the next stage of the qualification to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. **Ravven Brown** (Сан - Антоніо, Тэхас) recently made her international debut at the 2019 Elite World Championships and had a quick rise to success in her short boxing career. **Kimberly Carlson** (Чыкага, Жорсткае.) і**Whitney Gomez** (Bend, Гадзіннік.) left the Western and Last Chance Qualifiers golden, у той час як**Jennifer Lopez** (Джэрсі-Сіці, N.J.) і **Rebecca Maine** (Pittsburg, Па.) round out the field following their silver medal performances in Ohio and California.

**Welterweight/152 lbs./69 kg**

**Ошай Джонс** (Таледа, Агаё) made history this year with her gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games and looks to be one of the favorites for the welterweight division. The comeback of a few boxers and the rise of some up and comers will make this another exiting weight class to watch. Two boxers who recently came back to the sport and looking to shake things up are **Danyelle Wolf** (Сан - Дыега, Каліфорнія.) і **Mary Spencer** (Boulder, Кала.). Воўк, a three-time USA Boxing National Champion and two-time Continental Champion made her return to the ring in impressive fashion in Reno this year, while Spencer, who is a dual-citizen, represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games and won three World Championships under the Canadian flag, won the Eastern Qualifier to punch her ticket to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing. **Sharahya Moreu** (Альбукерке, Н.М.) may be the youngest in the division at 20-years-old but has a great deal of experience and will use that against her elder opponents. **Briana Che** (Мэдысан, Wisc.), **Arika Skoog**(Бостан, Маса.) і **Jill Stafford** (La Mesa, Каліфорнія.) all won silver medals in their respective qualifying competitions and could easily surprise many in Lake Charles, у той час як **Liz Flores**(Woodland Hills, Каліфорнія.) grabbed the last spot to compete after Morelle McCain decided to compete in the middleweight division following her qualifying in both weight classes.

**Middleweight/165 lbs./75 kg**

Since the departure of two-time Olympic Champion Claressa Shields to the professional ranks, **Наомі Грэм** (Фаетвіль, Н.З.) has been the leader for Team USA in the middleweight division, winning multiple international medals including a silver at the 2019 Pan American Games and a bronze at the 2018 Чэмпіянат свету. 2017 Моладзевы Чэмпіён Свету **Citlalli Ortiz** (Coachella, Каліфорнія.) put on a dominating performance at the recent Last Chance Qualifier, including two wins by RSC, and will be looking to continue her winning ways into Lake Charles, у той час як **Morelle McCane** (Кліўленд, Агаё) had an impressive 2019, taking a bronze in her international debut earlier this year. **Alexis Gomez**(South San Francisco, Каліфорнія.) і **Kendra Reeves** (Twin Falls, Айдаха) picked up titles at the Western and Eastern Qualifiers to punch their tickets to Louisiana and will be looking to have another victorious tournament, у той час як **Fallon Farrar** (Каларада-Спрынгс, Кала.),**Melody Popravak** (Brooklyn, N.Y.) і **Rachael Washington** (Нью-Ёрк, N.Y.) took the silver medals at the three qualifying tournaments and will hope to improve their performances in Lake Charles.
Follow USA Boxing on social media, так жа добра як 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 USA Boxing National Championships website for news, вынікі, selection procedures and updates of the tournament by clicking here: HTTP://bit.ly/BoxingTrials20

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West Point Boxing Fall Classic Winchester’s Cadet Luca LoConte Botis Returns home Nov. 10

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Anthony’s in Malden, Маса.

Бостан, Маса. (Кастрычнік 14, 2019) – The National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) will present the “West Point Fall Classic” on Sunday, Лістапада 10, на Энтані ў Malden, Масачусэтс.

Members of the West Point boxing team will compete against amateur boxers from USA Boxing New England, University of Connecticut, Trinity College, Hartford College, and the University of Massachusetts.

“We are excited for this upcoming event featuring the best college athletes in the Northeast,"СказаўEric Buller, President of the National Collegiate Boxing Association and member of the USA Boxing Board of Directors. “We are also happy to include some of the most impressive local athletes as well. This is a win for everyone who attends: local athletes, future leaders of America, dedicated coaches and officials, boxing legends, great venue and outstanding ring action. Thanks to Anthony’s for hosting us and to all that are working hard to make this event the great success it will be.”

United States Military Academy Senior CadetLuca LoConte Botis, who hails from nearby Winchester (Масачусэтс), will be showcased in what will likely be his final local boxing competition.

A 2015 graduate of Winchester High School, where he captained the school’s cross country, swimming and outdoor track teams. Botis will be supported by a large contingent of family and friends.

A tribute to the USA Boxing Alumni Association will also be on tap, including appearances by 1988 Алімпійскі чэмпіёнРэй Мерсер, International Boxing Hall of Fame refereeSteve Smoger, three-time Fight of the Year participant“Irish” Micky Ward (Лоуэлл, Масачусэтс), three-time two division world champion“El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera(Вустер, Масачусэтс), and former New England amateur champion and reigning IBA super welterweight championGreg “The Villain” Vendetti (Stoneham, Масачусэтс).

Дзверы адкрываюцца ў 2 p.m. І, першы бой запланаваны на 3 p.m. ET.

Limited tickets are available for purchase by calling Seacoast Ticket Agency at 1.800.382.5242.

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Wise decision 4 years ago finds “Цудоўны” Mykquan Williams 15-0 as pro today instead of elite amateur

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A remarkable boxing journey like no other 1972 Алімпійскі чэмпіён “Цукар” Ray Seales

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One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe

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West Point Boxing Fall Classic Winchester’s Cadet Luca LoConte Botis Returns home Nov. 10

Wise decision 4 years ago finds “Цудоўны” Mykquan Williams 15-0 as pro today instead of elite amateur

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