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USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward, Claressa Shields,
Emanuel Steward & Tom Cleary
December. 7 reception in Salt Lake City, Utah

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Augustus 6, 2018) – The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, December 7, in het Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite en jeugd Nationale Kampioenschappen en Junior en Prep Open, December. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake City.

 

 

 

The Class of 2018 includes U.S. Olympisch Team medaillewinnaars en de wereld (professioneel) kampioenen Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward en Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.

 

 

 

This year’s inductees were selected amongst a group of 17 nominees by the hundreds of registered USA Boxing Alumni Association members during the months of June and July.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor this year’s Hall of Fame class, as each inductee represents everything good that amateur boxing has to offer,” zei Chris Tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association uitvoerend directeur. “Last year’s class contributed to a fantastic inaugural Hall of Fame reception and we’re looking forward to recognizing this year’s class with an even better event.”

 

 

 

Gemaakt om kampioen een levenslange, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — De Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

 

 

Het handvest klasse ingewijd vorig jaar opgenomen Muhammad Ali en Evander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders en Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

“Each inductee has given so much to Olympic-style amateur boxing and the alumni community wants to thank them, for doing so,” Cugliari added. “We look forward to seeing USA Boxing Alumni members come out in droves to support this year’s Hall of Fame class in December.”

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang tot een breed scala aan speciale evenementen gastheer verleend door de Alumni Association, waaronder de Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, kunt u zich registreren op alumni@usaboxing.org voor een $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en e-wallet.

 

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USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: JASON “Big Six” ESTRADA

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juli 30, 2018) – 2004 U.S. Olympiër Jason “Big Six” Weg fully believes that boxing saved his life, preventing him from running the streets of Providence, Rhode Island, and molding him into the man he is today.

 

 

 

“I didn’t have any money growing up and could have easily gone the other way in the streets,” Estrada explained. “A lot of my friends from back then were selling drugs are many are either dead or in jail. I knew them all, they knew me. Instead of becoming a drug dealer, I beat them up and took their money. I could have easily ended up seller drugs on a bigger scale, shot them, or gotten shot by them. I was broke, but boxing saved me!”

 

 

 

Estrada’s first amateur match was in 1987, when he was only seven years old, and he developed into one of the most dominant amateur boxers in the world between 2001-2003, in which he was a “three-peat” champion at the USA National Championships, PAL National Championships and U.S. Uitdaging. “Big Six” also remains the only American boxer to capture a gold medal in the super heavyweight division of the Pan-American Games (2003), in addition to representing the U.S. in de 2004 Olympische Spelen in Athene, Griekenland.

 

 

 

After qualifying for the 2004 U.S. Olympisch Boksen Team, much of the pre-Olympic Games boxing interest surrounded an expected showdown between the top two super heavyweights in the world, Estrada and Russia’s Alexander Povetin. Helaas, Estrada was hampered by a severe case of planta faucitis, which left Jason in an air cast and unable to train other than swimming throughout the entire pre-Olympics camp. Estrada won in the opening round, but he was eliminated in the second by Cuban Michel Lopes, who Estrada had fairly easily defeated in the championship final of the 2003 Pan-Amerikaanse Spelen. Povetkin went on to capture the gold medal.

 

 

 

“I would have loved to fight him” Estrada said. “I was super sharp, geestelijk, but physically I couldn’t bounce and move. I just had to deal with it. I found out that it was amazing how quickly people forget in boxing.”

 

 

 

Not only does Estrada credit his father, optometrist Dr. Roland Estrada, for helping to keep him on the straight and narrow, he also taught him to box. “My father didn’t have any boxing experience when we started,” Jason noted. “We went from gym to gym, sparring guys, and picking up things from other coaches. I appreciated my father so much because he always knew that his style wasn’t the only style. We experienced different styles and met some great coaches. Two of my favorite coaches are Barry Hunter (Washington DC.) en Mike Stafford (Cincinnati). I’m cool with fighters I met in the amateurs like Andre Dirrell. The guy I’m closest with is George Garcia, who I fought and beat nine times. He’s one of my coolest friends, hoewel. His son is a good prospect coming up, but he’s the opposite of his father, who was short and stocky. His son is a tall, lanky boxer.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Gemaakt om kampioen een levenslange, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — De Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang verleend aan een breed scala aan speciale evenementen georganiseerd door de Alumni Association, met inbegrip van de jaarlijkse USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, kunt u zich registreren op alumni@usaboxing.org voor een $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en e-wallet.

 

 

 

 

Estrada fought professionally for more than a decade, opstellen van een 20-6 (6 KO) record, as an unusually quick-handed, slick-moving heavyweight. Vandaag, Estrada and his father own and operate Big Six Academy in Providence, coaching amateur and pro boxers.

 

 

 

“Boxing is like a marriage,” commented Estrada, who retired from the ring 3 ½ jaar geleden. “Ik hou ervan, but we’re not together anymore. We’re still good friends. I still love boxing as a friend. I get my boxing fix by coaching, it’s still a part of my life. I spar with some of the fighters. I can do what I want for four rounds. There’s no challenge, no pressure. I could still fight, if not for the rigorous training. Physical problems I had when I fought – terug, knee and feet – no longer hurt.

 

 

 

“My dad understands the knowledge I have – he never fought – and a lot of times in the gym we’ll say to each other, ‘I was just thinking that.’ He has no experience (fighting in the ring) en nu, he lets me handle all the pads work. He’s putting more and more on me, work wise, but he closely watches us and takes care of the business end.

 

 

 

“I really enjoy helping our fighters prepare for media interviews. I’m thankful to USA Boxing for that, because we were trained to be in the right state of mind for interviews.”

 

 

 

Estrada had an opportunity to travel the world as a member of USA Boxing’s elite teams, boxing in Cuba, Dominican Republic Kazakhstan, Ierland (3 tijden), Germany and Brazil.

 

 

 

Now giving back to young boxers what he learned in USA Boxing ranks, the 37-year-old Estrada has one boxing goal left on his wish list.

 

 

 

“I’d love to work with somebody who becomes world champion and makes money to support their family,” Estrada concluded, “but more than anything, I’d love to work with a boxer who becomes a U.S. Olympian because I was a U.S. Olympian.”

 

 

 

And nobody can ever take that away from Jason “Big Six” Weg, one of America’s most decorated amateur boxers of all-time, and a proud USA Boxing Alumni Association member.

 

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Team USA's nieuwste boksster Licht zwaargewicht Khalil Coe

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(L-R) – USA hoofdtrainer Billy Walsh, USA Nationale assistent-coach Kay Koroma, Khalil Coe en coach Jeff Mays

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Juli 9, 2018) – Een ster werd vorige maand geboren op de 45th Chemistry Cup in Halle, Duitsland, wanneer Amerikaans licht zwaargewicht Khalil Coe schokte de amateur-bokswereld, het stoppen van de meervoudige wereldkampioen van Cuba Julio Cesar La Cruz in de openingsronde van de finale van het kampioenschap.

 

 

 

Bijna 100 boksers vertegenwoordigd 16 verschillende landen bij de Chemistry Cup, inclusief, Rusland, Oekraïne, Ierland, India en gastland Duitsland, naast de Verenigde Staten en Cuba.

 

 

 

De 21-jarige Coe, die alleen de zijne bokste 25th wedstrijd, zijn eerste op de internationale scène, stal de show en hij werd uitgeroepen tot Most Outstanding Boxer van het toernooi. In de halve finales, Coe viel uit Matus Strnisko, Slowakije, in de eerste ronde.

 

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Khalil Coe is kandidaat voor de USOC Beste mannelijke atleet van de maand voor juni. De stemming eindigt vanavond om https://awards.teamusa.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coe respecteerde maar hij werd niet geïntimideerd door zijn veel meer ervaren tegenstander, 2016 Olympisch gouden medaillewinnaar en viervoudig wereldkampioen La Cruz, die één gevecht minder had in de World Boxing Series dan Cue tijdens zijn hele amateurcarrière.

 

 

 

“Mijn eerste gevecht in het toernooi was het moeilijkste dat ik had gehad,” Legde Coe uit. “Ik heb hem bestudeerd (Het kruis) veel en zag hem vechten in de halve finales (het verslaan van drievoudig Europees kampioen Joseph Ward (Ierland), dat was direct na mijn halve finales gevecht. Hij (Het kruis) is erg ongrijpbaar en opzichtig, maar hij houdt er niet van om in het lichaam geslagen te worden. Hij beweegt zijn lichaam, maar hij vergeet zijn hoofd. Ik trok hem, op hem, bewegen met mijn voetenwerk en schuifelen. Hij gooide een luie prik en ik sloeg hem rechts op zijn kin.”

 

 

 

Coe is kort, compacte rechterhandpons landde precies op de knop, La Cruz iets minder dan twee minuten in de eerste ronde laten vallen. De Cubaan versloeg de graaf, maar de scheidsrechter oordeelde dat hij niet verder kon. La Cruz was stil “De Man” in de lichte zwaargewicht divisie en door hem knock-out te slaan, Coe bewees dat hij echt bij de elite hoort, en dat de nr. 1-Rated American is de te verslaan vechter in termen van kwalificatie voor de 2020 U.S. Olympisch Team.

 

 

 

“Ik laat iedereen weten dat ik hier ben,” Coe toegevoegd. “Ik moet nog aan veel verschillende dingen werken. Ik moet meer combinaties gooien, houd door uithoudingsvermogen, en alles verbeteren om beter te worden. Ik ben meer een pure bokser, maar ik heb kracht en slagkracht. Trainer (Billy)Walsh verandert zijn vechters niet, hij voegt toe aan wat ze hebben. De coaches stelden een gevechtsplan op en ik voerde het uit.”

 

 

 

“Khalils optredens in Duitsland waren van wereldklasse,” Hoofdcoach Walsh van Team USA zei, “Om echt van wereldklasse te zijn, we moeten die uitvoeringen nu regelmatig herhalen, en dat is waar de uitdaging ligt.”

 

 

 

Op de VS vs. Noordoostelijke tour door Ierland, Coe was 2-0 tegen zijn Ierse tegenhangers in Boston en Springfield

 

 

 

Coe kreeg vaak ruzie op school, totdat zijn moeder hem naar een plaatselijke sportschool stuurde, en zijn eerste amateurgevecht was toen hij dat was 12. Als hij nu niet aan het boksen was, de 6′ 1″ Coe denkt dat hij waarschijnlijk college football gaat spelen, als vleugelverdediger of verdedigend einde.

 

 

 

Sluit af met zijn Amerikaanse teamgenoten, in het bijzonder Keyshawn Davis, Coe woont en traint bij hen in Colorado Springs. “We zijn meer dan een team,” de Jersey City, New Jersey-bokser concludeerde, “we zijn als een gezin – jongens, meiden en coaches — in Colorado Springs.

 

 

 

“Ik word prof na de Olympische Spelen, op welke manier dan ook, Als God het wil, nadat ik een gouden medaille heb gewonnen.”

 

 

 

Tokio is legitiem in het vizier van Khalil Coe!

 

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Mohegan Sun & Star Boxing supporting USA Boxing Alumni Association this Saturday

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juni 25, 2018) – USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” concludes this Saturday with another gathering as Mohegan Sun and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing support the first-year group’s efforts to connect USA Boxing’s alumni.

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association (USABAA) is asking present members from New England and New York to bring a guest to register as new member ($40.00 registration). Both the current and new members will receive complimentary tickets, Terwijl de 40 donated tickets last, to that evening’s “Slugfest at The Sun” pro boxing card, presented at Mohegan Sun Arena by Star Boxing.

 

 

 

Headliner Joe “Het Beest” Smid, Jr. (23-2, 19 KO) is a former amateur standout from Long Island, NY, die de No is. 3 en nr. 7-ranked light heavyweight in the world, respectievelijk, by the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association.

 

 

 

All USABAA members are invited to attend a gathering prior to the fights at Bow & Arrow Sports Bar at Mohegan Sun, tussen 5 naar 6:30 p.m. EN, to enjoy food, conversation and reunite to friends in boxing.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank Joe DeGuardia, Star Boxing, and Mohegan Sun for supporting our mission,” said Christopher Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association uitvoerend directeur. “As part of our June membership drive, we look forward to connecting with current and new members of the Alumni Association this Saturday night for a great evening of camaraderie and competition. We also want to thank our members for the support they’ve provided throughout this month-long membership drive and ask for this continued support from our New England and New York members this weekend. You won’t want to miss it!”

 

 

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Gemaakt om kampioen een levenslange, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — De Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang verleend aan een breed scala aan speciale evenementen georganiseerd door de Alumni Association, met inbegrip van de jaarlijkse USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en e-wallet.

 

 

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Tjilpen: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

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OVER USA BOKSEN: De missie van USA Boxing is het mogelijk maken van de Verenigde Staten’ atleten en coaches om duurzame competitieve excellentie te bereiken, karakter ontwikkelen, steun de bokssport, en boksen in olympische stijl promoten en laten groeien in de Verenigde Staten. De verantwoordelijkheid van USA Boxing is niet alleen het produceren van Olympisch goud, maar ook toezicht houden op elk aspect van het boksen in de Verenigde Staten.

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USA Boxing Announces Four Boxers to Compete at Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018

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Boxing at Youth Olympics set to begin Oktober. 14

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juni 2, 2018 – USA Boxing announced today the four boxers who were nominated to represent the United States at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018, pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee. The Youth Olympic Games will be held Oct. 6-8, with the boxing competition to take place Oct. 14-18 in Argentinië.

 

 

 

Following the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships and 2018 Youth Continentale Kampioenschappen, two men and two women have been nominated for the prestigious competition. The team will be comprised of Heaven Garcia (Mt., Calif.), Otha Jones III (Toledo, Ohio), Roma Martinez (Vernederen, Texas) en Harley Mederos (New York, N.Y.).

 

 

 

“We’ve got a great group of young talent representing Team USA at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires,” said USA Boxing High Performance Director Matt Johnson on the nominated boxers. “Each one has good international experience, having participated in a junior or youth world championships over the past few years. That experience will be key as they face some of the world’s best up and coming boxers this October.”

 

 

 

Garcia has been on the international scene since her impressive World Championships debut in 2015, where she became the Junior World Champion. The bantamweight represented Team USA at the 2017 Youth World Championships in Guwahati, India before clinching her spot to Argentina with her winning performance at the 2018 Youth Continental Championships this May. She is a two-time USA Boxing Youth National Champion, and currently has a record of 53-7.

 

 

 

Garcia described being able to represent the United States at the Youth Olympics as “amazing.” “Knowing that only four boxers are nominated, and I was one of them is a very huge accomplishment for me,” she stated.

 

 

 

“Being able to represent my country at the Youth Olympics is something I have worked hard for and now that I get the opportunity, I will be sure to work even harder to bring home that gold medal.”

 

 

 

Light welterweight Jones III solidified his position on Team USA by winning gold at the 2018 Youth Continentale Kampioenschappen. Jones III will be looking to add his third international medal in 2018 at these Games, after his silver medal performance earlier this year at the Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria. Jones, who has a record of 267-11, is also the 2017 USA Boxing Youth National Champion, as well as a member of the 2015 Junior World Championships team.

 

 

 

“Not only is it an honor to represent Team USA in a huge tournament such as the Youth Olympics, I am pleased to represent my family as well,” stated Jones III.

 

 

 

“I grew up in the boxing gym. My family owns a gym, Soul City Gym, and all my brothers and sisters were brought up in the gym to show kids a better way to live than violence and making it this far will help me show that even more.”

 

 

 

Martinez was the sole American to qualify from the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships last November. The featherweight was the 2016 USA Boxing Youth National Champion and 2017 USA Boxing Youth National Championship silver medalist. The Youth Olympic Games will be Martinez’s first international tournament of 2018, where she will be looking for her first international medal.

 

 

 

“When I received the notification that I was nominated for the Youth Olympic Games, I felt resurrected,” Said Martinez. “I have experienced a few devastating life losses in the past six months, and was feeling confused about my future in the sport,” she explained.

 

 

 

“Echter, when I was contacted about this amazing opportunity, my vision became clear, my mind focused and my heart determined to take this opportunity not only for myself, but for every person who hoped and dreamed for a chance like this. I plan to take on this journey to Argentina with me; my faith, my boxing skills and a quote from my late teammate: ‘a boxers favorite scripture – it is better to give than to receive.”

 

 

 

Mederos is the final member of Team USA to be nominated for the Youth Olympic Games. The lightweight won bronze at the 2015 Junior World Championships prior to his transition to the youth division. Mederos is the 2017 Youth National Champion and earned his place to Buenos Aires following his impressive gold medal winning performance at the 2018 Youth Continentale Kampioenschappen.

 

 

 

“It feels amazing to be able to go to Argentina and represent my country in what I love to do most and get the chance to showcase my talent in front of everyone,” stated Mederos.

 

 

 

“I can guarantee you, the best Harley you’ve ever seen, both physically and mentally, will go out there and do the best that I can do and make everyone proud.”

 

 

 

All four boxers will return to Colorado Springs in July to begin training for the Youth Olympics. Garcia, Jones and Mederos will use the 2018 Wereldkampioenschappen jeugd in Boedapest, Hungary in August as a tuneup leading to the event before heading to Argentina in late September.

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Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger successfully transitioned from amateur to pro boxing

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juni 13, 2018) — Hall of Fame scheidsrechter Steve “Double S” Smoger, arguably the most recognizable and respected official in boxing history, holds the unique distinction of officiating in more states and countries than any of his peers.

 

 

 

Smoger ranks among the top six all-time, Niet Doen. 2 Amerikaans, in terms of most pro boxing matches officiated (1015), including an incredible 220 world time matches. He has been a referee in some of the greatest boxing matches ever – Vernon Forrest-Shane Mosley, Bernard Forrest-Felix Trinidad, Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor, Roy Jones, Jr.-Hopkins, Micky Ward-Emanuel Burton, Andre Ward-Carl Froch and Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II among the most notable.

 

 

 

Ook, Smoger has refereed matches featuring a Who’s Who of Boxing: Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield. Roberto Duran, Hector Camacho Sr., James Toney, Mike McCallum, Vinny Paz, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Arturo Gatti, Felix Trinidad, Diego Corrales, Gennady Golovkin, Lucia Rijker, Christy Martin and so many others..

 

 

 

In addition to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Smoger has also been inducted into four other Hall of Fames in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

 

 

 

As a youngster, Smoger got hooked on boxing, primarily because his father was an “awesome fan”, who religiously watched the popular Friday night boxing series, Gillette Cavalcade of Sports, with his son. Steve’s father told him that boxing was the last version of will and skill, one-on-one, to determine the better man that night.

 

 

 

Smoger said he was too small to play football, too short for basketball, so he became a cross-country runner in high school. A friend invited Smoger to the local YMCA in New Jersey to get checkout its boxing program. Only one day working with a pro boxer was enough for Steve to realize that being a boxer wasn’t for him. But he still loved boxing.

 

 

 

After he started refereeing amateur matches in southern New Jersey and Delaware, Smoger got the break of his life that dramatically changed his life. “Everything in life is timing,” Smoger explained. “The gentleman who gave George Foreman the small American that he proudly waved after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympische Spelen, Pat Duffy, opened a gym in southern Jersey. I told him that I wanted to train as a referee. I trained under the great Frank Cappuccino and then had to honor to train with Zach Clayton. He trained to music so referees moved without being herky-jerky. In 1978, I started officiating then-AAU boxing and worked out of the Atlantic City PAL gym, which remains a vibrant amateur boxing club. I’m still there 40 jaren later, serving on its Board of Directors, and I’m also its legal counsel.

 

 

 

“Vervolgens, the boxing gods shined on me. Casinos were coming to Atlantic City in 1978 and boxing was involved at all the casinos there. I was the district attorney in Atlantic City, dus na het werk ging ik naar de PAL sportschool om te trainen met de kinderen. Op een dag, de telefoon ging in de sportschool. Niemand anders was er, dus ik antwoordde. Het was de New Jersey Boxing commissaris, 'Jersey’ Joe Walcott, die vroeg me wie de leiding had. ik zei dat, op dat tijdstip, ik had de leiding. Hij zei dat er een pro laten zien dat 's nachts en ze waren kort van de inspecteurs. Hij zei dat ze iemand nodig om de hand te wikkelen kijken. Ik vertelde hem dat ik was goed thuis in de hand verpakking en dat was het, Ik was ingehuurd om die show te werken en ze gaf me de koninklijke behandeling.”

 

 

 

“Walcott Chief tweede was Chief Roy Johnson, die Walcott bracht in de staatscommissie. Hij huurde me in 1982 op proef scheidsrechter. Twee jaar later, Ik was een licentie scheidsrechter en, zoals men zegt, de rest is geschiedenis.”

 

 

 

Vandaag, Smoger is nog steeds een zeer actieve scheidsrechter, reizen rond de wereld voor te gaan, as well as co-chairman of the International Boxing Association (IBA) ambtenaren, and a valued USA Boxing Alumni Association advisor. Steve has made several appearances at Alumni Association gatherings across the country.

 

 

 

“I am honored to be the ‘unofficial’ representative of all officials who’ve made the transition from amateur to pro boxing,” Smoger commented. “I’m the only active referee (Alumni Association advisor) who made the transition from the amateur to the pro level.

 

 

 

“The accent has always been No. 1, on boxers, en nr. 2, coaches. USA Boxing is the best group I’ve ever been associated with and, for me personally, I’ve seen what amateur boxing does for kids in this country. They learn under difficult circumstances, through boxing, to successfully reach different levels in life. Ik geniet van het kijken naar de ontwikkeling van jongeren die gaan door de Verenigde Staten Boxing programma en zeer goed doen.

 

 

 

“Boxing maakt boxers. Mijn accent ligt op jongeren, om ze te zien groeien en te ontwikkelen, niet aan pro, om hun leven te verbeteren.”

 

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USA Boxing declares June “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month”

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Miguel Cotto Gerry Cooney
Jesse Vargas
Kevin McBride Reggie Johnson
Junior Jones
Michael Spinks Antonio Tarver
James Toney

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juni 11, 2018) – USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” got off to a knockout start this past weekend in Canastota, New York, at the annual International Boxing Hall of Fame Class induction ceremonies, as nine high-profile boxers, featuring an incredible accumulate pro record of 365-51-7 (239 KO) en 24 major world titles, joined the growing USABAA ranks as proud, new members.

 

Chris Tofflemire en John Scully represented USA Boxing Alumni Association, manning tables at the IBHOF golf tournament and Memorabilia Show, to increase USABAA awareness and recruit new members.

 

 

 

“The spirit of amateur boxing was alive and well throughout the International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend,” explained Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association uitvoerend directeur. “Information about the new USA Boxing Alumni Association was well received by the weekend’s guests, and esteemed alumni such as Jesse Vargas and Reggie Johnson mentioned that they are excited to become more involved. The Alumni Association thanks the support provided by many this weekend, particularly Micky Ward and Antonio Tarver, who continue to spread our mission.”

 

 

 

“The fact is that the vast majority of professional boxers who attend the Hall of Fame weekend at Canastota each year were at one time amateur boxers and knew each other well before they ever even turned professional,” added invaluable USABAA advisor Scully, who recruits boxers for group-sponsored events like this. “At some point in the conversations between boxers across the grounds, the topics frequently will eventually turn to their amateur days together.”

 

 

 

“The amateurs, voor mij, was about fighting for respect,” twee-divisie wereldkampioen Junior Jones (50-6, 28 KO); bekend. “To go to different places and make it very far (als amateur), you have to learn how to conduct yourself and transact with others.”

 

 

 

Other new USABAA members are six-time, twee divisie wereldkampioen Miguel Cotto(41-6, 33 KO); four-time, twee divisie wereldkampioen, evenals 1976 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer, Michael Spinks (31-1, 21 KO); Irish heavyweight who retired Mike Tyson, Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 KO); two-time, twee divisie wereldkampioenJesse Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KO); five time world champion and 1996 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KO); two-time, twee divisie wereldkampioen Reggie Johnson (44-7-1, 25 KO), drie keer, drie divisie wereldkampioen James Toney (77-10-3, 47 KO); and world heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney (38-3, 24 KO).

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Gemaakt om kampioen een levenslange, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — De Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang verleend aan een breed scala aan speciale evenementen georganiseerd door de Alumni Association, met inbegrip van de jaarlijkse USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame receptie.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en e-wallet.

 

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“I think this is great,” Jones talked about the formation of the USA Boxing Alumni Association. “Fighters who turned pro were great amateurs, but there are also a lot of amateurs who didn’t turn pro. Everybody doesn’t become champion, but they tried and gave their best, and that’s why this organization is good because all boxers are appreciated.”

 

 

 

“Although Hall of Fame weekend tends to focus on the professional careers of many fighters,” Cugliari concluded, “it was hard not to notice the effect that amateur boxing has had on the lives of many of these great champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank Ed Brophy for his generosity and support for boxing, and we look forward to a long partnership with the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”

 

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Keyshawn Davis is duwen zijn weg naar de top Norfolk, Wil. inheemse is 2020 Olympische hoopvol voor Team USA

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Juni 8, 2018) Het overwinnen van tegenspoed is iets wat veel mensen omgaan met hun hele leven, en het maakt die persoon wie ze zijn. Voor Keyshawn Davis, hij is het overwinnen van tegenspoed vanaf het begin, en hij is nu op weg naar de top van de bokswereld.

 

 

 

Davis begon boksen toen hij slechts negen jaar oud was, nadat zijn moeder hem en twee van zijn broers naar de sportschool. Ze waren constant met elkaar vechten en vechten op school. After about an hour of watching two kids around his age spar his mother asked if they wanted to sign up. The next day Keyshawn and his two brothers were in the gym training.

 

 

 

Sindsdien, Davis has won numerous titles and is now on his first elite high-performance squad following his win at the 2017 USA Boxing Nationale Kampioenschappen. Following that win, he has made Colorado Springs, Ronde. a second home, as he spends a great deal of his time training at the United States Olympic Training Center.

 

 

 

Training for his first year at the elite level began with one of the largest multi-nation training camps USA Boxing has ever hosted. Davis got the opportunity to spar with not only his American teammates, but boxers from Great Britain, New Zealand and Poland. The preparation led to one of his proudest moments of his young career, his first elite international tournament and title at the Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria.

 

 

 

“It was a very different experience, being that it was my first time out of the country,” stated Davis. “I really had to get used to the different environment, especially the time difference, as it threw off my sleep schedule at first.”

 

 

 

Echter, he did not let anything distract him from reaching the top of the podium.

 

 

 

“The feeling was just so unreal,” said Davis about his gold medal performance in Bulgaria. “I told myself that this is just one gold and I need to be standing here after every tournament. It was just a great feeling.”

 

 

 

Shortly after his winning performance in Bulgaria, Davis was back in the ring representing Team USA on the USA vs. IRL Noordoost-bokstour. Alleen gevechten in één van de drie stops van de tour, Davis maakte elke minuut van het tellen, zoals hij trok een andere indrukwekkende overwinning in de voorkant van een groot aantal Amerikaanse fans.

 

 

 

Echter, voor het succes kwam strijd.

 

 

 

“Ik ben een jongen uit Norfolk, Wil. die begon met niets; Alleen mijn moeder en haar vijf kinderen,” stated Davis.

 

 

 

“Naarmate het leven ging verder, Ik bleef steeds beter in de ring, maar buiten de ring was verschrikkelijk, van woede problemen te krijgen naar een psychiatrische inrichting,” voortgezette Davis. “Ik heb nooit gedacht dat ik zou in de positie ben ik vandaag, dus ik dank God dat hij mij gezegend met al mijn supporters; van mijn zussen, Shanice en Shantel Davis, ook mijn broers, Keon en Kelvin Davis, en natuurlijk mijn moeder, Wanda Davis. Zonder hen zou ik hier vandaag. Ik ben een wandelende wonder en ik wil gewoon de wereld laten zien wat Keyshawn Davis werkelijk kan doen laten zien.”

 

 

 

Helpen Keyshawn voorbij zijn strijd heeft zijn coach die er al vanaf het begin is geweest, met Korma, evenals 2016 Olympisch zilveren medaillewinnaar Shakur Stevenson.

“Vorig jaar toen ik in de psychiatrische inrichting werd gezet, ze waren beiden daar me pushen om weer op de rails,” Davis verklaarde. “Ze hebben nooit gaf op mij of twijfelde me. Ze wist altijd wat ik in staat was, ook al was ik in een slechte plek.”

 

 

 

Een andere bron van motivatie en hulp kwam van een andere teamgenoot, Troy Isley, die daar is geweest aan zijn zijde om naar Keyshawn eerste jaar ervaring als een elite met hem.

 

 

 

“Troy heeft een enorme hulp voor mij tijdens mijn eerste jaar op de elite high-performance squad,” genoemde Davis. “Hij heeft me verteld welk voedsel ik nodig zou kunnen hebben op een reis om me te helpen handhaven gewicht.”

 

 

 

Toen Davis ging naar Bulgarije voor zijn eerste internationale toernooi, Troy was er wat neerkomt op Team USA met hem. “Hij vertelde me hoe hij zich voelde zijn eerste keer internationaal vechten, en ik nam al zijn informatie en gebruikte het om mijn voordeel.”

 

 

 

Nu het doel is om door te gaan trainen en succesvol op internationaal niveau. Hij heeft de hoop van het worden een Olympisch Kampioen in 2020 en de mogelijkheid om terug te geven aan zijn familie.

 

 

 

“Mijn grootste motivatie is gewoon om mijn familie een beter leven te geven.”

 

 

 

Met één goud onder zijn riem, Davis gaat op zoek naar zijn tweede internationale titel bij de 2018 Chemie Cup later deze maand. U kunt doorgaan met zijn reis naar de te volgen 2020 Olympische Spelen in Tokyo via social media via Instagram (@ keyshawndavis1) of Snapchat (@ Key4999).

 

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USA Boxing declares June “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month”

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PAST & PRESENT of USA Boxing: (L-R) 1972 Olympic bronze medalist Jesse Valdez, 2004 U.S. Nationals champion Austin Trout, future Olympic hopeful Sharaha-Taina Moreu, 2-time world (voor) champion Danny Romero, en 1984 Olympic silver medalist Virgil Hill.

 

 

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO (Mei 31, 2018) – USA Boxing has declared June as its “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month”.

 

 

 

“I have been involved in boxing my entire life,” USA Boxing president John Brown zei. “I’m a strong believer in USA Boxing and The Grass Roots Program; that truly makes up everything that IS boxing in America. The USA Boxing Alumni Association was started to keep this FAMILY together. I’m hoping that each of our current members will reach out to ONE other potential new member. I look forward to a busy month of June. ”

 

 

 

Gemaakt om kampioen levenslang, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — De Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.

 

Chris Tofflemire en John Scully will oversee two USA Boxing Alumni Association tables at the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, Juni 7- 10 Canastota, New York, during the its golf tournament and Memorabilia Show.

 

 

 

USA Boxing product Winky Wright (51-6-1, 25 KO), a two-time junior middleweight world champion, is one of only three boxers being inducted into the IBHOF Class of 2018.

 

 

 

Multiple world champion as a pro and 1984 Olympisch zilveren medaillewinnaar, Virgil “Quicksilver” Heuvel, drievoudig deelnemer aan Fight of the Year “Iers” Micky Ward, wereldkampioenen Riddick Bowe, Junior Jones and other “Alumni Association” members are expected to make supportive appearances.

 

 

 

 

 

“USA Boxing Alumni Association has enabled countless alumni to congregate at various events throughout the country since its inception last November,” added Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association uitvoerend directeur. “By expanding our membership through a strong June campaign, we will build on our successful infancy and strengthen our ability to support the Alumni Association’s mission statement. We are very thankful for the support provided by our members and look forward to even better times to come.”

 

 

 

The Alumni Association drive will continue June 24-30 in Charleston, West Virginia during the 2018 Junior Olympics, Prep Nationals and Youth Open.

 

 

 

De Verenigde Staten Boxing Alumni Association staat open voor iedereen die een liefde heeft voor het boksen en wil graag contact houden met amateur-boksen. Leden krijgen toegang tot een breed scala aan speciale evenementen gastheer verleend door de Alumni Association.

 

 

 

Om lid te worden van de Alumnivereniging, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per jaar contributie. Nieuwe leden krijgen een T-shirt te ontvangen, sleutelhanger en e-wallet.

 

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Anthony “The Magic Man” Tarver Credits USA Boxing for giving him Structure that carried him to top

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ronde. (Mei 21, 2018) – Future Hall of Famer Anthony “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 1 NC, 22 KO) has just about done it all as a boxer having been an Olympic medal winner and world champion as an amateur, along with capturing five major light heavyweight world titles as a professional, as well as a pair of De Ring magazine’s top honors, and four other world championships in two different divisions.
“I credit USA Boxing for giving me structure for the first time in my life,” Tarver verklaard. “Everything was scheduled; curfew, eating, opleiding, slaap….alles! I then understood that I had to be accountable for everything I did. I had talent, but I wasn’t structured, and that was bigger than me. I had to adjust to authority. My determination took off, giving me support I never had before. I went on to make speaking engagements and get sponsors. I broke barriers. I’ve been the best at every level that I fought at in the world.”
Tarver was a highly decorated amateur who had an amazing 158-12 record. He is the only boxer to capture gold medals at World Amateur Championships, U.S. National Championships and Pan-American Games in the same year (1995). The Orlando, Florida-born southpaw won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, losing in the quarterfinals to future world champion Vassiliy Jirov, who Tarver had defeated in the semifinals of the 1995 World Amateur Championships. Tarver also won top honors at the 1994 National Golden Gloves Tournament and 1995 World Championships Challenge.
“I went on a winning roll in 1995 and went into the Olympics in rare form,” Tarver zei. “And that’s why I was favored to win a gold medal. I was hitting him (Jirov), the same guy I’d beaten in the World Championships, but no points were registering for me. I had a good second round, but I was down three points, so I threw my game plan away in the third round. I felt I had to do more and got away from my style: counter punching, not getting hit, and being patient. I thought I had won and so did a lot of people. I made up for that, hoewel, with a gold-medal professional career.
“I had been faced with a decision about going pro after I was beaten in the ’92 Olympic Trials. I decided to stay in the amateurs, despite not having any guarantees about making the 1996 U.S. Olympisch Team. I sacrificed four years of my pro career, which is why I turned pro at a relatively late age (27). I was determined when I found out the 1996 Olympics were in Atlanta. I think I made the right decision and I have no regrets.
“I had always dreamed of going to the Olympics. I saw Roy Jones, Jr – we first fought each other at 13 – get robbed of gold. I was watching that on television, jumped up, and knew where I was heading: The Olympics! We both suffered horrible decisions in the Olympics and I knew then that our careers would be parallel.
Tarver made his pro debut February 18, 1997 in Philadelphia, stoppen Joaquin Garcia (4-0) in de tweede ronde.
“I was an Olympic bronze medal winner but when I first turned pro,” Tarver added, “I didn’t have a promoter or manager. Nobody was willing to take a chance on me until I was 4-0, when I signed by first contract with Russell Peltz. I felt nobody could beat me.”
Nobody was able to beat Tarver, at least until his 17th pro strijd, wanneer Eric Hardingdefeated Tarver by way of a 12-round unanimous decision.
Twee jaar later, Tarver embarked on a 12-fight murderer’s row stretch during the next seven years, arguably establishing him as the No. 1 pound-for-pound vechter in de wereld. It all started with a successful rematch with Harding (21-1-1) in Indianapolis, when Tarver dropped Harding in the fourth round, plus twice more in the fifth, on his way to a fifth-round technical knockout to avenge his lone pro loss to that date.

Next up for Tarver was a showdown with 44-3 Montell Griffin for the WBC and IBF 175-pound division titles, which were vacated by Roy Jones Jr., April 26, 2003 bij Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. In his first world title shot as a pro, Tarver pitched a complete shutout, decking Griffin in the first and last rounds to shut out his opponent by scores of 120-103 van alle drie de juryleden.
Zeven maanden later, echter, Tarver lost a controversial 12-round majority decision and his WBC crown (he was stripped of his IBF belt) to WBA Super and IBO champion Jones in Las Vegas. The following May at the venue, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, hoewel, Tarver became the first to knockout Jones, putting him to sleep in the second round.
Tarver then became a mainstream celebrity, appearing on late-night shows and covers ofDe Ring magazine and KO Magazine, and co-hosting an ESPN Vrijdag Night Fights uitzending.
“I was robbed in my first fight with Roy,” Tarver insisted. “They called my knockout of Roy the greatest upset in light heavyweight history. Why didn’t they see me coming? I had beaten everybody ranked ahead of me. Roy was the pound-4-pound king, but he knew. I may not be the fastest, the quickest, or the strongest, but I doubt that there’s ever been a pro fighter to enter the ring with a higher IQ than me. Even at my age, I still feel that way today.”
The WBC stripped Tarver of his title in 2004 for fighting IBF champion Glen Johnson (41-9-2) instead of the WBC mandatory challenger. Johnson, ironisch, was stripped of his IBF title for the same reason right before his fight in Los Angeles with Tarver. Tarver and Johnson fought for De Ring and IBO titles and Johnson won a 12-round split decision.
In their rematch six months later in Memphis, Tarver won a unanimous 12-round decision over Johnson to capture the IBO strap. Tarver completed his trilogy with Jones, retaining his IBO title with a unanimous 12-round decision (117-111, 116-112, 116-112).
Tarver lost a 12-round decision June 10, 2006 in Atlantic City to Bernard Hopkins for the IBO championship, which was soon vacated and recaptured by Tarver with a 12-round majority decision over Elvir Muriqi (34-3).
Tarver traveled to Australia in 2011 to challenge IBO cruiserweight champion and local hero Danny Green, who retired after nine rounds, as Tarver added another title belt to his display case.
In december van 2013 in Temecula, Californië, Tarver knocked out Jonathon Banks (29-2-1) in de zevende ronde, and Tarver’s last fight was a 12-round split decision draw with former world champion Steve Cunningham (28-7) in Newark, New Jersey.
In 2006, Tarver starred as Mason “The Line” Dixon, the heavyweight champion in the film,Rocky Balboa.
Tarver, as he marches towards his planned history-making performance by becoming the oldest heavyweight world champion of all-time, also has served as a color commentator in boxing for Spike TV and Showtime.
Vandaag, op de leeftijd van 49, Tarver is still technically active, and he also trains his son and undefeated middleweight prospect, Antonio Tarver, Jr. (5-0 (4 KO), where they live in Tampa, Florida.
“I was older than the rest of the boxers on the U.S. Olympic Team and the U.S. National Team,” Tarver merkte. “What a team! Guys like Diego Corrales en Zab Judah didn’t make that Olympic Team. I gave Floyd Mayweather, Jr. his first moniker, ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’, until he changed it years later to ‘Money’. We had a bond on that Olympic team with Floyd, Fernando Vargas, David Reid, Zarim Raheem and the others.”
Although at the age of 49 he is still an active fighter, Tarver occassionally does some color commentating and he trains pro and amateur boxers at a gym in Tampa, Florida. “I’m not retired as a fighter,” Tarver commented. “I started a program, ‘Train with The Champ’, and it includes room rent and training. I like to say it’s an AirB&B for boxing. I train my son (5-0 middengewicht Antonio Tarver, Jr. er. I learned a lot from my early days, training in Orlando with my coach, Lou Harris, and I reunited with Jimmy Williams, wie is 90 nu, training my son together in Tampa.
Tarver also is an advocate of the relatively new “USA Boxing Alumni Association,” which was created to champion a lifelong, wederzijds voordelige relaties tussen de VS in dozen en haar alumni, –boksers, ambtenaren, coaches en boxing fans — de Alumnivereniging verbindt generaties kampioenen, inspirerende en terug te geven aan de VS Boxing toekomstige kampioenen boksen, in en uit de ring.
“I’m going online to join,” Tarver zei. “I’m looking forward to attending an Alumni Association meeting, Juni 24-30 during the Junior Olympics in Charleston, West Virginia.
Everything that goes around, komt rond, in USA Boxing. Just ask future Hall of Fame candidate Antonio Tarver.
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