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USA Boxing Alumni Association tribute & fundraiser for N.E. greats Vinny Paz & Micky Ward a major success

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(L-R) – CES Boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield, Micky Ward, former N.E. amateur standout Calvin Brown, Vinny Paz and Al Valenti, USA Boxing Alumni Association, Special Projects Consultant


COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Februari 26, 2019) – USA Boxing Alumni Association’s tribute this past weekend to two of New England’s all-time greatest amateur boxers, Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz och “Irländsk” Micky Ward, was a major success at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

A sold-out fundraiser to benefit the USA Boxing Alumni Association was held at Fred & Steve’s Steakhouse on Friday evening, honoring Paz and Ward, in addition to Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger, who officiated numerous fights for both fighters.

Paz and Ward held a meet-and-greet Saturday night, prior to a CES Boxing event, as the popular boxers signed autographs and posed for pictures. They were brought into the ring, along with Smoger, and received a standing applause from the large crowd in attendance.



USA Boxing Alumni Association’s back-to-back nights at Twin River raised $3,000 (including proceeds from Sportsworld’s memorabilia auction) and added 20 new alumni members, including Paz, to its growing ranks.

“We were part of a magical weekend,” sa Al Valenti, USA Boxing Special Projects Consultant. “Vinny and Micky greeted so many of their fans. It is without question that these two warriors define what the USA Boxing Alumni Association is all about: bringing together so many members from so many years past that built the future for so many young boxers. It was especially rewarding to see past boxers, coaches and officials flock to Vinny and Micky. The entire two-day experience at Twin River Casino was packed with memories that we will all hold onto for years to come. We’d like to thank Jimmy Burchfield (CES Boxing) for his hospitality and hosting Saturday evening’s event.”



USA Boxing Alumni Association

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.

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 Alumni Association, inklusive dess årliga 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.


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Graham och Torrez Jr. Win Gold; Coe Tar Silver i finalen av 2019 Strandja Tournament

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Team USA Löv Sofia, Bulgarien med åtta medaljer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap (Februari. 19, 2019) — Den 70 upplagan av Strandja Tournament avslutades i dag med Team USA vinna två guld och ett silver att lägga till de fem bronsmedaljer de vann i gårdagens semifinal i Sofia, bulgarien.

2018 Elite Kvinnors VM bronsmedaljör Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) lagt till en annan medalj till sin imponerande internationell återupptas efter att ha besegrat Sveriges kärlek Holgersson med delad beslut. Detta markerar middle fjärde internationella medalj sedan början av 2018.

Super tungvikt Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Calif.) closed out the tournament in spectacular fashion to take another international gold medal. Torrez took all five judges’ cards over the host countries Petar Belberov to earn his second elite international gold medal. At the conclusion of the tournament, Torrez was named on the Boxers of the Tournament.

2018 breakout star Khalil Coe (Jersey City, N.J.) picked up a silver medal following a walkover win by Russia’s Imam Khataev.

Troy Isley (Alexandria, Va.), delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio) Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio), Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) och Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) earned bronze for Team USA in yesterday’s semifinal bouts.

Team USA began the tournament with 25 boxers with Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.) leading the American delegation throughout the tournament, along with USA Boxing National Assistant Coach Kay Koroma (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Rasheen Ali (Cleveland, Ohio), Tim Back (Cincinnati, Ohio), Kevin Benford (Cincinnati, Ohio), Joe Guzman (Fontän, Calif.) and Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Texas) served on the coaching staff during the tournament. Årets turnering såg över 300 boxare från över 30 olika länder steg in i ringen.

Delegationen kommer att återvända till USA i morgon.

Du kan se tillbaka på USA: s föreställningar hela turneringen genom klicka här.

final Resultat

75 kg: Naomi Graham, Colorado Springs, Colo./USA, december. över Kärlek Holgersson / SWE, 3-2
81 kg: Imam Khataev / RUS vann med walkover över Khalil Coe, Jersey City, N.J./USA, WO
91+ kg: Richard Torrez Jr., Tulare, Calif./USA, december. över Petar Belberov / BUL, 5-0

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CLARESSA SHIELDS INDUCTED INTO USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

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Paving the way for female boxers…..
Claressa Shields
“USA Boxing is family!”
USA Boxing Alumni Association, Klass av 2018 inductee

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (December 3, 2018) – Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields not only is spearheading a new wave in women’s boxing, she has developed into a true role model for countless youths.

 

 

 

Shields will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame this Friday night in Salt Lake City, along with Class of 2018 medlemmar Roy Jones Jr.. och, Andre Ward, as well as the late Emanuel Stewartoch Tom Cleary.

 

 

 

Den andra årliga USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, hålls i samband med 2018 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December 2-8, kommer att hållas December 7, på Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

“I feel honored,” Shields spoke about being inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame,” I am only 23 years old and to be inducted into the USA Boxing Hall of Fame is a great honor, but also a shock to me. I believe I am worthy of any honor, but I know things take time, and I always thought I would put in the Hall of Fame at the age 40 eller 50. This is a big deal to me and I feel so honored. Just to have my name mentioned alongside names of greats like Andre Ward and Roy Jones just really motivates me. I feel privileged!”

 

 

 

The pride of Flint, Michigan, Shields has already successfully parlayed her amateur success to the professional ranks, in which she is 7-0 (2), and the reigning unified (IBF, WBA & WBC) värld mästare i mellanvikt.

 

 

 

Shields finished her amateur career with an incredible 77-1 (18 Kos) post, highlighted by her Olympic gold-medal-performances in 2012 och 2016. She hasn’t lost in the ring since 2012, när Savannah Marshall (England) won on points, 14-8, at the World Championships in China.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing came into my life as a two-time Junior Olympic champion,” Claressa explained her USA Boxing relationship. “The help from USA Boxing was so important: just noticing me as a young athlete and knowing I would be a strong young woman to represent the USA in the future; möte Julie Goldsticker, who was a blessing for me as she helped me with a lot as a teenager, and just having Coach Abdullah, tränare Al Mitchell, and coach Gloria Peek teach me different styles and how to use all my attributes. USA Boxing blessed me with a lot of knowledge and life-long friendships with all my Olympic teammates and Olympic coaches. My favorite coach, Koroma, literally was with me the whole way through 2015-2016, helping me outside the ring with advice and inside the ring.”

 

 

 

Shields is one of the driving forces in women’s boxing today, carrying the torch handed off by American female boxing pioneers such as Christy Martin, Laila Ali and a few others.

 

 

 

“There is great change going on right now — mig, Mikaela Mayer, Franchon Crews, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and a few other women are carrying the torch for women’s boxing right now,” Shields explained. “Progress has been fast, every network has had a women’s fight on television this year, especially Showtime, on which I have boxed the main event four times. Women’s boxing can go far. I believe the day will come when we can be paid millions just like men.”

 

 

 

By opening doors and breaking down obstacles, Claressa has become a true role model for youngsters all over, in and out of boxing.

 

 

 

“It feels good to be a role model for them (females), and also for so many male boxers,” Shields noted. “Boxing is in a different era and I just want to make it easier for girls coming up, so when they turn pro, boxing will be closer to equality.”

 

 

 

“Claressa has one of the greatest stories in the history of amateur boxing,” sa Chris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association verkställande direktör. “Her drive, commitment, talent, and character made her a USA Boxing and Olympic champion, leaving a legacy that will last for a very long time. She is a trailblazer for women’s boxing and has established her place as one of the most influential USA Boxing Alumni members of all time. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank her for inspiring the amateur boxing community and serving as a great role model for the next generation of champions.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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, inklusive USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottagning.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Despite all the honors and accolades, she has so richly received, Shields hasn’t forgotten where it all started, and she’s still actively involved in USA Boxing.

 

 

 

“I keep in contact with a lot of the female athletes and give them advice if they ask me,” Claressa added. “I also went to Colorado for five days to be a motivator and keynote speaker for the Next Olympic Hopeful. After my career is over in about 15 år, I want to be a boxing trainer and lead the women’s team to more Olympic gold medals, if given the opportunity. I also want to be a school teacher and a counselor for youth.”

 

 

 

Shields, tyvärr, is unable to attend this Friday night’s Hall of Fame reception because she’s in deep training for her titles defense this Saturday evening on HBO, live from the StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornien, mot Fenmke Hermans (9-1).

 

 

 

“Tyvärr,” Shields concluded, “I can’t be there but, if I was there, I would say: Thank you to USA Boxing for believing in me at the age of 16. It was an honor to represent America, not only once but two times in the Olympics! I thank Coach Billy (Walsh) for making me dig deep, by having to deal with his Irish ways and jokes, also for changing the culture of USA Boxing. A special thank you to coach Kay, also, I can’t count on my hands how many days we trained at 1 A.M., how many times I knocked on his room door and ran, how many times he has had to take my phone from me because I was crying or having a family problem. He is the coach I could tell everything to, and he also blessed me with his boxing knowledge and made me always feel secure in myself when he was in the corner. USA Boxing isn’t just staff – USA Boxing is family! Even though I’ve had a few words with Matthew Johnson and other staff, I thank them for being hard on me and making sure I handled my responsibilities. Love to all USA Boxing staff, I’m truly thankful.”

 

 

 

Claressa Shields is much more than world and Olympian champion, she’s a class act as well, exactly what’s so desperately needed today.

 

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USA Boxing National Championships return to Salt Lake City Next Week

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Mer än 700 of the top amateur boxers in the United States will box for National Titles
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November. 27, 2018) — USA Boxing’s Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open returns to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah for the second consecutive year, December. 1-8.

 

 

 

Mer än 700 of the nation’s best boxers, aged 8 till 40, will step into the ring beginning Dec. 4 looking for their chance to win a national title. This year’s tournament will also serve as the first qualifier to the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing for those boxers in the elite division (19-40).

 

 

 

Winners in the junior (15-16), youth (17-18) and elite division will earn spots on USA Boxing’s High Performance Squad, which will give them the opportunity to attend training camps at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., as well as represent Team USA in international competition in 2019. Boxers in the prep divisions (8-14) will earn valuable ranking points for the next year.

 

 

 

“We are looking forward to returning to Salt Lake City for another year of amazing boxing,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee. “These championships are an important step towards qualifying to Team USA and their chance to try and qualify to the Tokyo 2020 OS, as well as earn a place on our high-performance squad for our younger boxers.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing will kick off the week-long tournament with a press conference on Monday, December. 3 in Room 155 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Local Utah boxers, World Championship medalists, as well as alumni of USA Boxing are expected to speak. A list of speakers will be announced closer to the day of the press conference.

 

 

 

Boxing will begin on Tuesday, December. 4 with two sessions, noon and 6:00 p.m., and will be free to the public until finals. Two sessions will continue through Thursday, December. 6, with Friday, December. 7 having just one noon session. The championships will conclude with the junior and youth finals beginning at 3:00 p.m., followed by the elite championship bouts starting at 6:00 p.m. Tickets will be available for purchase throughout the week at the venue or at the door prior to the start of the finals.

 

 

 

USA Boxing and the USA Boxing Alumni Association will also host its second annual Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) på fredag, December 7. Besök teamusa.org/usa-boxing/alumni för mer information.

 

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The GOAT boxing trainer….. Emanuel Steward

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USA Boxing Alumni Association, Klass av 2018 inductee
(L-R) – The great Tommy Hearns & the late Manny Steward

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 19, 2018) – Den sena Emanuel Steward, arguably the greatest boxing trainer of all-time, is a member of the Class of 2018 få invald i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

Den andra årliga USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, hålls i samband med 2018 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December 2-8, kommer att hållas December 7, på Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

 

Steward was a boxer, trainer extraordinaire, and HBO commentator until his untimely death in 2012 vid en ålder av 68. His boxing career culminated with his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.

 

 

 

Vid en ålder av 12, Manny moved with his mother from West Virginia to Detroit, where his life soon turned to boxing. Som amatör boxare, he compiled a 94-3 post, markeras med en guldmedalj prestanda vid 1963 National Golden Gloves Tournament as a bantamweight, but he decided against trying out for the US Olympic Boxing Team.

 

 

 

I 1971, Steward became a part-time trainer at Kronk Gym, where he eventually guided many of the country’s top amateur boxers. Kronk Gym later became a property of Steward’s and he developed it into one of the most successful and famous boxing gyms in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

Steward also served as National Director of Coaching for USA Boxing in the early 2000’s.

 

 

 

Throughout his incredible career, Steward reportedly trained 41 världsmästare, kanske, the most noteworthy were Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis och Wladimir Klitschko. He also trained Julio César Chávez, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, Naseem Hamed, Evander Holyfield, och Mike McCallum. Manny also trained a young Detroit rapper, Eminem, how to box at Kronk Gym.

 

 

 

The last world champion Manny trained was Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, who remains the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) World light heavyweight champion since 2013.

 

 

 

“Emanuel would always say, knockouts säljer!” Stevenson fondly remembered. “He was also the first to tell me, ‘You will be a superstar and a world champion. Just make sure you don’t listen to people with bad intentions because you’ve got natural talent.’ He believed in me even if some people did not think I would ever become a world champion.”

 

 

 

“Emanuel Steward impacted the lives of so many who walked through the doors of Kronk Gym,” sa Chris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association verkställande direktör. “While he’s most recognized for his achievement at the professional level, his impact was significant in the amateurs. Manny serves as a model coach for USA Boxing today, and his impact will be felt for a long time. The USA Boxing Alumni Association overwhelmingly supports his induction and looks forward to honoring him as part of this year’s Hall of Fame class.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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, inklusive USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottagning.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

“For years he would come to my National Silver Gloves Tournament that I sponsored and put on in Kansa City just to show his support of the youth program,” added USA Boxing president John Brun tillsatt. “Every year I would tell him to let me know if he was coming, so I could VIP him, and every year he would ignore me and just quietly show up. I would notice him in the crowd. I would ball him out and then we did the same thing the following year.

 

 

 

“I also used to see him at big fights and he would always make me feel special by saying my company saved boxing in the seventies and eighties by providing safe, well-made, fair priced boxing equipment for the sport. No one else ever gave me that recognition. He was humble and not a blowhard, my kind of guy.”

 

 

 

Emanuel Steward left his mark on earth, not only as a multi-faceted personality in boxing, but he’s also remembered for his magnanimous charity work in Detroit, in which he helped youths in their pursuit of education.

 

 

 

Kortfattat, fast, he taught boxing, and nobody has ever done it any better.

 

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Large turnout for recent 1st USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering on West Coast

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A good time was had by all who attended the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association on the West Coast

 

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Oktober 9, 2018) – A large group of past and present amateur boxers, as well as others involved in the sport, recently turned out in force for the first USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering on the West Coast.

 

The inaugural West Coast gathering of the USA Boxing Alumni Association, held at Fortune Gym in Hollywood (Los Angeles), resulted in memorable storytelling, welcome reunions, even between past foes, in addition to a substantial increase in membership ranks.

 

In addition to longtime amateur boxing supporter, actor/singer Frank Stallone, along with the Godmother of amateur boxing, Melanie Ley, attending past and present boxers and trainers included Musse Bey, Alex Ramos, Maureen Shea, Ronnie Essett, Paul Banke, Jorge Hawley, Les Fabri, Frank Vassar, Don Deverges, Michael and Anna Keopuhiwa, Zachary Padilla, Lenny Gargaliano, Tony Lesbeur, Felix Nance, Derrickoch Vince Hudson, Rudy Garza, Justine Fortune, Alan Santana, Willie Tubbs, Randy Crippen, Alan Santana, Jacquie Richardson, Steven Stokes, Manny Salcido, Jason and Jeremy Williams, Mike Simms, Jeff Bumpus, current Team USA heavyweight Richard Torres (Tulare, SÅSOM), och 2018 Youth World Champion and Los Angeles local Iyana Verduzco. 1984 OS-guldmedaljör Henry Tilman was also in attendance and registered as a new Alumni Association member.

 

 

 

USA Boxing board advisor and fighter liaison, “Iceman” John Scully, was responsible for recruiting most of the attendees.

 

 

 

“The USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering in Hollywood fully demonstrated our mission: Connecting Generations of Champions,” said attendee Chris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association verkställande direktör. “While former opponents reunited after exiting the ring decades ago, two of today’s champions and Team USA members, Richard Torres and Roxy Verduzco, were proudly recognized for their recent success. The Alumni Association wants to thank Fortune Gym for hosting this gathering, and we look forward to connecting with our West Coast members at future events.”

 

 

 

Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — the Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

To join the USA Boxing 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:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing

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Facebook: /USABoxing

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Houston featherweight Roma Martinez represents next wave of USA female boxers

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Out to make statement at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

Oktober. 6-18 i Argentina

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Oktober 8, 2018) — Houston featherweight Roma Martinez, who represents the next wave of USA female boxers, is currently In Argentina to make a statement at the ongoing Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.

 

 

The Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 continues through Oct. 18 at Parque Polidesportivo Roca in Argentina.

 

 

 

The 18-year-old Martinez started boxing six years ago, when her step-father came into her life, taking her to a local boxing gym to help keep her out of potential trouble, as well to defend herself.

 

 

 

She is an online student at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, planning to major in business, and Roma has been able to balance her busy schedule for a simple reason. “I don’t have much of a social life,” she admitted, “so it’s easy for me to train and study.”
 

 

Argentina is the second foreign country she’s traveled to having competed last November in India. Although she has a relatively limited amateur career, Martinez has managed to capture top honors at six national events: 2016 USA Boxing Nationals, 2014 & 2015 Batte lf the Universe, 20-15 Women’s Golden Glove, 2-15 Junior Olympics Nationals, och 2014 Brown Gloves.

 

 

 

Like many of her Team USA teammates, in addition to opponents from all over the world, Roma hopes she can parlay an impressive performance in Buenos Aires to improve her chances to eventually qualify for the 2020 OS i Japan.

 

 

 

“The Youth Olympics is the biggest thing in my career because I hope to compete in the 2020 OS,” Martinez said. “The Youth Olympics is almost as big as the Olympics, only younger athletes compete. I take things one day at a time, but I do have goals to make the Olympics, win a gold medal, and then turn pro and win a world title.

 

 

“This is my last youth competition. This December I will move up to Elite Division. There will be a difference in age (of her opponents) and more international competition, but I need that experience to reach my goals.”

 

 

 

Roma, she says, is a technical boxer who occasionally brings pressure. Her favorite boxer is the great “Socker” Ray Leonard and she looks up to Nicola Adams (2012 & 2016 Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain) och Mikaela Mayer (2016 USA Olympian). Roma has taken advantage of sparring sessions with Adams and Mayer, respektive, in Houston and Colorado Springs.

 

 

 

Martinez believes female boxing is on the upswing and she looks forward to its future. “The more top female boxers will mean bigger things for us,” Martinez added, “We’ll get more TV time and make more money.”

 

 

 

Roma credits USA Boxing for her learning how to be disciplined and she’s grateful for the outstanding coaching she’s received. Martinez plans to travel a lot in the future and when she earns her business degree, Roma is determined to use it to her advantage, owning a restaurant and, eventuellt, a gym so that she can remain in boxing after she hangs up her gloves way down the road.

INFORMATION:

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2018 Östra Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships has Largest Turnout in USA Boxing History

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Oktober. 8, 2018) — Den 2018 Östra Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. will begin tonight with the largest turnout in USA Boxing national tournament history.

 

 

 

After check-in and general weigh-in, a total of 834 boxers and 550 boxers will take part in the weeklong national tournament at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

 

 

 

“We have seen our national tournaments continually grow each event,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee. “Eftersom 2017, USA Boxing has been providing extra opportunities with our regional qualifying tournaments for all boxers, aged 8-40, to step onto the national stage and box the best in the nation.”

 

 

 

This marks the second year the Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open has been held in Chattanooga, which saw a total of 645 boxers and 307 coaches participate last year. The first regional qualifying tournament, den 2017 Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open in Albuquerque, N.M., had 302 boxers and 102 coaches and the 2018 edition had 719 boxers and 482 coaches attend.

 

 

 

With the large turnout in Chattanooga, the opening days of the event will include the addition of a fifth ring to hold the increased number of bouts.

 

 

 

USA Boxing will be providing a free live stream throughout the tournament, which can be found här.

 

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Otha Jones III konkurrerar på sommaren ungdoms-OS Buenos Aires 2018

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Straight outta Toledo….
Oktober. 6-18 i Argentina

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Oktober 4, 2018) – Två-time USA National Champion Otha Jones III är på väg till Argentina i morgon för att göra ett uttalande på sommaren ungdoms-OS Buenos Aires, Oktober 6-18 Park Sports Center i Roca.

 

 

 

Jones är från det nya hemmet av amatörboxning mästare, Toledo, Ohio, där 18-åriga Jones gör också en skillnad i sitt samhälle, särskilt efter hans bror sköts och dödades för några veckor sedan när han cykla.

 

 

 

Otha först fick intresserade av boxning efter att ha sett en YouTube boxning sensation. “Jag trodde det var kallt,” ljus weltervikt Jones förklarade, “så jag frågade min far att ta mig till ett gym. Jag lärde mig snart att jag var bra på det, jobbade hårt, och nu är jag på väg till OS i ungdoms.

 

 

 

“Kämpar på alla gym i Toledo hjälpa varandra. (2017 USA Nationals tungvikt) jared Anderson är min bästa vän. Det första året tränade vi på samma gym, men jag har aldrig sparred med honom (skrattar), eftersom han är för stor för mig. Vi är på olika gym nu. Sex Toledo boxare, fem av mina lagkamrater, är i USA Boxing program, inklusive min syster, (weltervikt) Oshae Jones, som är på damernas elitstyrka tävlar just nu i Spanien. Vi driva varandra till det yttersta.”

 

 

 

Förutom att fånga guld i de två senaste USA SM, Han vann också toppriser på 2018 Ungdoms Kontinentala mästerskap, plus en silvermedalj vid 2018 Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament.

 

 

 

Beskriver sig själv som en oortodox boxare lagare, Jones säger att han, “Kastar slag från alla vinklar. Jag kan rutan bra eller sitta och slåss om jag måste.”

 

 

 

Jones, som har en 267-11 amatör rekord, har redan rest och tävlade i Bulgarien, Ungern och Ryssland. Han ser fram emot att uppleva Argentina, där han kommer att leva och träna under två veckor i en olympisk by atmosfär.

 

 

 

“Att göra det här långt till Youth Olympic, än så länge, är höjdpunkten i min karriär,” sa han. “Jag älskar att resa till olika länder för att uppleva och lära sig om nya kulturer. Mitt mål är att kämpa på 2020 OS i Japan och vinna en guldmedalj. Jag behöver förbättra mina kunskaper; punch hårdare och placera mina slag bättre.

 

 

 

“Efter OS, Jag planerar att bli proffs. Jag vill flytta min familj ut ur gettot och få bättre kläder och måltider för alla.

 

 

 

“Jag äger Soul City Gym med min bror och pappa. En hel del barn i Toledo har ingenting att göra. Vi går på sociala medier för att berätta dessa barn att komma med gymmet för att komma i form. Vi är en del av ett program som matar dessa barn. Vi anser att, mindre tid på gatan, Vi kan hjälpa till att stoppa våldet, som min bror dödas. Vi försöker få barnen från gatorna och i gymmet.”

 

 

Otha Jones III (blå)

 

 

 

 

Jones noterade också att han verkligen har utbildning i Colorado Springs, inte bara på grund av de utestående anläggningar och coaching, men för hans sinnesfrid.

 

 

 

“Jag trodde jag var i toppform utbildning i Toledo,” jones tillsatt, “men du kommer hit, och luften är annorlunda. Efter utbildning vid havsnivå, du trött utbildning här. Jag älskar det här. Det finns så många fina byggnader och anläggningar, det är som en liten stad, bara utan brott. Jag kan vara mig själv här.”

 

 

 

Otha Jones, III gör genomslag i och ut ur ringen, om han är hemma i Toledo, utbildning i Colorado Springs, eller konkurrerande runt om i världen.

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Los Angeles flyweight Heaven Garcia Fighting for another gold medal at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

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Heaven can’t wait….
Oktober. 6-18 i Argentina
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Oktober 2, 2018) — Los Angeles flyweight Heaven Garcia is on a mission to become only the third American boxer, second female, to capture gold medals at the Youth World Championships and upcoming Youth Olympics during the same year, joining Shakur Stevenson och Jajairia Gonzales, who both accomplished this rare feat in 2014.
 

 

The Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 will be held Oct. 6-18 at Parque Polidesportivo Roca in Argentina.

 

 

Garcia explained that her unusual first name is the result of her father being told he could never have children and upon her birth, he felt it was a miracle, aptly naming her, Heaven.

 

 

 

 

Heaven started boxing when she was eight. “After a week,” Garcia said, “I fell in love with boxing. I never played any other sports.

 

 

 

“My short-range goal in boxing is to win my second gold medal at the Youth Olympics. Long-range is to qualify and win a gold medal at the 2020 OS, and then turn pro and become world champion.”

 

 

 

The 18-year-old Garcia, som var en 2015 Junior World Champion, avenged her quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdraimova at last year’s Youth World Championships, winning the rematch with a 3-2 decision in the semifinals of the 2018 Youth World Championships final. Garcia picked up her second World title with her 4-1 split decision victory over India’s Anamika

 

 

 

Garcia doesn’t consider herself a pure boxer or devastating puncher, at least at this stage of her relatively young boxing career. “I’m a fighter who goes forward,” she noted. “I pressure my opponent, go to the body a lot, and hit her when the right spot is there.”

 

 

 

Garcia will be ending her youth career at this month’s Youth Olympics, after which she will move up to become an Elite boxer. “I feel I’m ready for the Elites,” Heaven remarked. “Every step I take is to progress.

 

 

 

“I’ve had a good year,” she admitted. (she also won a gold medal at this year’s Youth Continental Championships) “I’ve also traveled to Taiwan, Hungary and now Argentina.”

 

 

 

Heaven can’t wait to capture her third gold medal at a 2018 International tournament.

 

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