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USA Boxing Metro Announces Opening Night for “The New York Metro Qualifiers: The Road to the Garden” at Yonkers PAL

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TSHIAB YORK, NY – Lub peb hlis ntuj 1, 2018 – USA Boxing, Metro (“Metro”) opens the 2018 New York Metro Qualifiers on March 1st at Yonkers PAL, nyob rau ntawm 127 North Broadway in Yonkers. Qhov rooj yuav qhib thaum 6 PM. Boxing fans will not only experience some of the best amateur boxing in the world, they will also have the opportunity to mix and mingle with boxing stars and boxing world notables. Proceeds will help send Qualifiers champions to the National Golden Gloves in Omaha, Nebraska in May.
“We are excited to start our tournament at one of Metro’s member gyms that produced boxers such as Golden Gloves champ Sean Daughtry and Golden Gloves and professional champion Douglas Gray,” said USA Boxing, Metro’s Interim President, and world champion boxer, Sonya Lamonakis. “The site of many exciting boxing shows, fans feel like they’re in the ring with the boxers, competing for the coveted championships of each weight class. It’s an experience any sports fan should not miss.”
Tickets can be bought at the door.
USA BOXING, METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION, INC. is the Local Boxing Committee (LBC) comprising New York City, Ntev Island, and up to and including Duchess, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. Many world champion boxers have come up through the ranks of New York amateur boxing including Sugar Ray Robinson, Emile Griffith, and Vito Antuofermo. New York has also produced several Olympians including Floyd Patterson, Mark Breland, and Riddick Bowe.
THE NEW YORK METRO QUALIFIERS 2018 tournament is open to boxers aged 8 years and older from the New York City Metropolitan area, up to and including Duchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties. Open Class competitors aged 19 rau 40 will qualify for the May, 2018 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska. Boxers aged 8 rau 18 will advance to the 2018 National Junior Olympics in Charleston, WV. A schedule of approximately 25 qualifying shows, including preliminaries, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, will soon be available at www.usaboxingmetro.com and via social media sites: https://m.facebook.com/usaboxingmetro/ thiab https://www.instagram.com/usaboxingmetro/.
USA Boxing, Metropolitan Association, Inc., Yonkers PAL, thiab cov “New York Metro Qualifiers” are not affiliated with and/or endorsed by Daily News Charities.
NEW YORK METRO QUALIFIERS
The Road to the Garden
Lub peb hlis ntuj
Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 1
7:30pm
Yonkers PAL
Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 2
7:30pm
Church Street Boxing
Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 8
7:30pm
Main Street Boxing
Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 9
7:30pm
Work Train Fight
Wednesday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 14
7:30pm
Plattdeutsche Restaurant
Sponsored by Ring 8
Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 16
7:30pm
Private Event
Electric Industry Center
Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 22
7pm
New York Athletic Club
Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 23
7:30pm
Venue TBD
Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 24
6pm
Gleason lub Gym
Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 29
7:30pm
John’s Gym
Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 31
6pm
International Boxing
Thursday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 5
7pm
Roller Jam USA
Sponsored by the NYPD
Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 6
7:30pm
Main Street Boxing
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7
6pm
Finest Fitness
JO Semi Finals
Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15
2pm
International Boxing
FINALS:
JO Finals/Youth Finals
Venue TBD
Senior Finals
Male Open/Novice/Female
Madison Square Garden
All bouts sanctioned by:
USA BOXING, METRO
Live Streaming &
Commentating by:
PugLife Chronicles
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Sharahya-Taina Moreu to make USA Boxing Women’s Elite debut at home in Albuquerque

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2018 Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships
Hiav txwv. 6-10 at Albuquerque Convention Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub peb hlis ntuj 1, 2018) – High school senior Sharahya-Taina Moreu, one of the top youth amateur boxers in the world, will make her USA Boxing in the Women’s Elite Division at home in Albuquerque, Lub peb hlis ntuj 6-10, nyob rau ntawm lub 2018 USA Boxing Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships.

The 18-year-old Moreu, who plans to attend community college next year, yog ib tug 2016 USA Boxing National Champion, in addition to a four-time Native American and 2014 Gene Lewis champion. She was a silver medalist at the 2015 Junior/Youth Open and 2014/2015 Junior Olympic championships.

Boxing, her father/coach, Yoruba Moreu, lub lig Johnny Tapia helped her overcome the life-changing tragedy of her mother’s death in an automobile accident, forging a new path for her as a role model and 2020 Olympic hopeful. “I was only eight when my mother died,” Moreu remembered. “I was laying on her when the car-rolled and she was thrown through the back window. I was the first out of the card and on the freeway asking for help.

“I’m a better person because of that accident, tab sis yog. Thaum xub thawj, I was regretful and angry, getting in fights and on a bad path. I got into boxing, took anger management, and became motivated. I didn’t realize that I’d become a role model until girls started asking me for advice. They do look up to me and some of them I now coach.”
Moreu started boxing at the age of 12 and Tapia, lub tsib-lub sij hawm, peb faib lub ntiaj teb champion, in addition to the 1983 thiab 1985 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes champion, had a tremendous impact on Sharahya-Taina that will remain in her heart and soul for life.
“We became like family,” Moreu said. “Thaum xub thawj, he didn’t like girls boxing, so he worked me real hard. I was a good basketball player and he kept telling me to go play basketball. But he became a big person in my life, Kuv xav hais tias, because I had lost my mother at such a young age. He helped me in and out of the ring in so many ways. Johnny Tapia was the nicest, most humble man I’ve ever met. We became family until the gym fell apart. He only coached me about eight months, but he taught me that boxing defines you as a person, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib. I feel safe in the ring. I’m a better person because of Johnny and boxing.”

Style-ntse, Sharahya-Taina preys on her opponents’ mistakes, adjusting in the ring the same as, she says, “Just like in life.” At 5′ 10″, Moreu has a distinct height and reach advantage over most of her middleweight opponents, using those attributes, her speed and stiff jab to relentlessly pile up points.

She strongly believes that, because of Claressa Shields‘ gold-medal performances in the 2012 thiab 2016 Olympics, the doors are open wider for women in boxing. “I saw an American woman do what Clarissa did and become a dominant force in boxing,” Moreu remarked. “(2016 U.S. Olympian and three-time USA Boxing National Champion)) Mikaela Mayer (3-0, 2 KOs as a pro) has helped a lot, heev. She signed with a good promoter (Sab saum toj nyob qib). Boxing is slowly getting better for woman, maybe not equal to men, but there are more girls boxing today than ever before and that’s a good sign.”

Fighting at home in the Western Qualifier has a special meaning for Moreu. “I thought fighting in Albuquerque would be a lot of pressure,” she admitted, “but there’s not much pressure on me because of all the support I’m receiving. It’s easy here. Albuquerque isn’t like a big city but it’s becoming a fight town.

“I like to travel and meet different people. Xyoo tas los, I represented to United States in India at the Youth Championships, and I saw another part of the world, how people trained and had different life styles. I’m turning 19 nyob rau hauv Tej zaum, so this is my first-time boxing in an Elite tournament, and it’s great doing it in my hometown.

Moreu also credits her father for a large amount of her success in the ring and life. “He’s been a single parent, but he’s always been there doing his best for me as a father and coach,” Sharahya-Taina noted. “Most people don’t know that he’s Puerto Rican, my mother a Native American (Pueblo).”

Like most young, elite athletes, Sharahya-Taina has a dream. “2020 in the Olympics,” she concluded. “I want to establish myself as an amateur and eventually go pro and have a good career.”

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1stUSA Boxing Alumni Association event in N.E. A knockout in Lowell, Pawg

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Picture courtesy of Edward Boches / Boches Photography
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 23, 2018) – Ze li ntawm 50 past New England Golden Gloves boxers turned out last night for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association meet-and-greet in a private room, prior to the opening bout of the New England Tournament of Champions, at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association gathering was also to promote the 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib, which kicks-off Monday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, at Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. Lub Teb Chaws Asmeskas vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Lub peb hlis ntuj 15 nyob rau MassMutual Center nyob rau hauv Springfield, Pawg. and concludes Lub peb hlis ntuj 21at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Among the USA Boxing Alumni Association attendees were former professional world champions “Irish” Micky Ward, a Lowell boxing icon, and Jose Antonio Rivera, raws li zoo raws li Lub contenders star Peter Manfredo, Jr., “Iceman” John Scully
Tsim los rau tus yeej ib lub neej, Kev muaj kev sib raug zoo ntawm kev sib raug zoo ntawm Asmeskas Boxing thiab nws cov alumni, –boxers, cov nom, Cov qhia thiab Boxing kiv cua — Lub Koom Haum Alumni txuas ntau tiam kev sib tw, Kev tshoov siab thiab muab rov qab rau USA Boxing lub neej tom ntej champions, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib.
Tebchaws Asmeskas Boxing Kev Koom Tes Qhib tau rau txhua tus neeg uas muaj kev hlub rau kev ntaus pob thiab xav kom nyob nrog kev ua si lom zem. Cov tswv cuab tau txais kev nkag mus rau ntau yam tshwj xeeb cov xwm txheej tus tswv tsev ntawm Alumni Association, including Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
Txhawm rau koom nrog lub koom haum Alumni, Tsuas sau npe ntawm alumni@usaboxing.org rau a $40.00 Ib Xyoos Tus Nqi. Cov tswvcuab tshiab yuav tau txais lub tsho t-shirt, Keychain thiab e-hnab nyiaj.
NTAUB NTAWV:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
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NEW ENGLAND TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Open division semifinal results from Lowell

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New England
Tournament of Champions

Open Division semifinals results from Lowell

72nd annual Lowell Sun Charities
Golden Gloves Championship
New England Tournament of Champions
Open Division championship finals hmo no nyob rau hauv Lowell
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 22, 2018) – A highly-competitive semifinal round was held last night, setting the stage for this evening’s finals of the New England Tournament of Championships, at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
The New England Tournament of Champions, also known as the All-New England’s, is part of the 72nd annual New England Golden Gloves Championships.
Hmo no lub individual winning N.E. champions will qualify for Team New England, which will compete at the National Golden Gloves Championship, starting Tej zaum 14, 2018 nyob rau hauv Omaha, Nebraska. Western New England is seeking its fifth straight N.E. team title.
“After watching last night’s semifinals,” N. Thiab. Executive Director Bobby Russo hais tias, “Kuv yuav tsis tos rau hmo no lub great match ups in the finals. These are the best amateur boxers in New England and all the winners will have a shot at national titles.”
Tsis tas li ntawd, USA Boxing will host a USA Boxing Alumni Association meet-and-greet hmo no.All USA Boxing Alumni Association members, as well as any prospective members, are welcome to attend this unique meet-and-greet, starting when doors open at 6:30 p.m. THIAB, until the first bout at 7:30 p.m. THIAB.
Many of New England’s all-time great amateur boxers will participate, including former wotld champions such as hometown hero and three-time New England champion,“Irish” Micky Ward, Jose Antonio Rivera, Travis Simms and Iran Barkley, Lub contender star Peter Manfredo, Jr., John Scully, Richie LaMontagne, Dave Sullivan, USA Olympian Lawrence av nplaum-Bey and many other past New England Golden Gloves favorites including Tarvis Simms, Bobby harris, Joe Alloj thiab Troy Wortham. (yuav hloov)
Daim pib pib thaum $18.00, tsuas $7.00 for students (ID yuav tsum tau) and are available to purchase by calling the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at 1.866.722.8881 or ordering online at www.lowellauditorium.com. Buy tickets early to avoid long lines the night of the show.
Nyaij los ntawm lub Lowell Tshav Charities Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship mus ntawm xa tus tshiab hais Golden Hnab Looj Tes champions mus rau lub teb chaws Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship (starting Tej zaum 14, 2018 nyob rau hauv Omaha, Nebraska), in addition to supporting local athletes and area gyms, the Boys & Girls Club, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, cancer funds, scholarships and many other great charitable causes.
RAUG RAWS NTAUB NTAWV TAU
(Feb.21, 2018)
New Englam Tournament ntawm Champions
OPEN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
FEATHERWEIGHTS (123 lbs.)
Felix Parilla, Sab qaum teb Haven, I / Ua
WDEC (5-0)
Joseph Valdes, Nashua, NH / Central CNE
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Joseph DePina, Dorchester, MA / Npiav
WDEC (3-2)
Joshua Orta, Springfield, MA / Ua
Junior Welterweights (141 lbs.)
Sharad Collier, Hartford, I / Ua
WDEC (4-1)
Mike Bloodworth, Woonsocket, RI / Tus nees
WOMEN’S JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Ashleigh Moore, Buzzards Bay, MA / Npiav
WDEC (5-0)
Deborah Basora, Hartford, I / Ua
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 LBS.)
Josniel Castro, Portland, KUV / NNE
WDEC (5-0)
Luca Botis, West Point, NY / Ua
James Perella, Mansfield, MA / Tus nees
WDEC (5-0)
Charles Espinel, Salem, MA / Npiav
LUB TEEB heavyweights (178 lbs.)
Miguel Teo, Marlboro, MA / Npiav
WDEC (5-0)
Tony Adams, Tus pej xeem, I / Ua
Heavyweights (201 lbs.)
Edmond Worley, Lowell, MA / Npiav
WDEC (4-1)
Hampton Miller, Dej dej, I / Ua
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)
Tim Hatfield, Providence, RI / Tus nees
WDEC (5-0)
Zack Calmus, Gloucester, MA / Npiav
Ua – Western New England
Npiav – Central New England
NNE – Qaum Teb New England
Tus nees – Yav qab teb New England
72nd txhua xyoo Lowell Tshav Charities Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship sij hawm
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. qhov rooj qhib, 7:30 p.m. thawj sib ntau sib tw)
New England Tournament of Champions
Open Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 22
NTAUB NTAWV:
Tshiab hais Golden hnab looj tes Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho
Chief of Officials: Laurie Purcell
Ring Announcer: John Vena
Chaw: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Twitter: @LowellGloves
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Former Irish National Team head coach Billy Walsh Now rebuilding Team USA boxing program

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2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib:
Hiav txwv. 12 Boston, Hiav txwv. 15 Springfield, Hiav txwv. 21 Manchester, NH

Billy Walsh (chaw) is shown here receiving his Best of 2017 Elite World Championships Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 22, 2018) – USA Boxing head coach Billy Walsh was the head coach of his native country’s amateur program in Ireland for 12 Ntau xyoo, Tiam sis, those two squads will compete in three friendly duals next month on the 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Tour.
A 1988 Ireland Olympian, Walsh coached the Irish Team from 2003 rau 2015, and he took over Team USA in 2015, capturing the AIBA’s World Coach of the Year the past two years.
Lub Teb Chaws Asmeskas vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will commence Lub peb hlis ntuj 12 ntawm Boston lub Royale Lom ze Complex, followed by match-ups on Lub peb hlis ntuj 15 nyob rau MassMutual Center nyob rau hauv Springfield, Loj., and Manchester, NH will close out tours onLub peb hlis ntuj 21 thaum Lub Manchester Downtown Hotel. Boxing yuav pib thaum 7:00 p.m. EST nyob rau hauv tag nrho peb lub zos.

Tickets for any of these events may be purchased online at http://go.teamusa.org/2nX3Vjc. Txhua lub nroog yuav showcase mus 12 xaus, each to be live-streamed, dawb xwb, rau teb chaws USA Boxing lub website (www.usaboxing.org).

“Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub,” the 54-year-old Walsh admitted, “it is an unusual situation for me. But I’ve been coaching here two years and Team USA is my team now. I didn’t come here for just a few years. When I eventually leave, Team USA will have developed continuity and a solid program.
“I am a true Irishman who developed through a system that won multiple titles and I was the Irish Team captain for five years. I’m helping develop strong relations between USA and Ireland that can help both programs. Ireland has been among the best of the world – amazing considering the geographical size of Ireland — with its fighters’ great hearts along with their technique and skill. There’s a lot of talent and resources in the states, but amateur boxers have been taught to develop skills more for professional boxing. Here there is a variety of different ethnic groups: Mexicans, African-American and Caucasians, heev. It’s truly a melting pot and each has a unique style of boxing. We are now providing coaching education for US programs to be sustainable long term.”
Boston, ntawm chav kawm, is known for being Irish friendly, to say the least. The Mayor of Boston, for example, yog Marty Walsh. Coach Walsh has only been in Boston once, 10 years ago with his wife for a short holiday.
“I didn’t do or get to see too much,” Walsh added. “but I know that there’s a lot of Irish history in Boston. Boston is a home away from home for the Irish. I have some friends and family there. I even joke that the mayor is my cousin. I understand that there are a lot of Irish in Springfield and Manchester, raws li zoo. I’m looking forward to going to all three cities on this tour.”
Rosters for the USA and Irish teams will soon be announced.
Kom nyob mus txog hnub rau teb chaws USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib nyem no.

TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland sij hawm

Lub peb hlis ntuj 12: Royale Lom ze Complex, Boston, Pawg.
Lub peb hlis ntuj 15: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Pawg.
Lub peb hlis ntuj 21: Lub Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, N.H.
Tag nrho boxers thiab bouts no yuav hloov.
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Former USA boxers to hold private meet-and-greet at New England Tournament of Champions Open Division Championships

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1stUSA Boxing Alumni Association Event in N.E.

Thursday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 22
Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Pawg.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 19, 2018) – USA Boxing will host a private USA Boxing Alumni Association meet-and-greet no Thursday hmo ntuj (Feb. 22), prior to that evening’s open division finals of the New England Tournament of Champions, part of the 72nd annual New England Golden Gloves Championships, at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The Feb. 22nd USA Boxing Alumni Association also being held, nyob rau hauv ib feem, to promote the 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib, which kicks-off Monday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, at the newly renovated Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. Lub Teb Chaws Asmeskas vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Lub peb hlis ntuj 15 nyob rau MassMutual Center nyob rau hauv Springfield, Pawg. and concludes Lub peb hlis ntuj 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Many of New England’s all-time great amateur boxers will participate, including hometown hero and three-time New England champion, “Irish” Micky Ward. Others include Jose Antonio Rivera, John Scully, Richie LaMontagne, Dave Sullivan, Travis thiab Tarvis Simms, Bobby harris, Peter Manfredo, Jr., Joe Alloj, Lawrence av nplaum-Bey thiab Troy Wortham.
All USA Boxing Alumni Association members, as well as any prospective members, are welcome to attend this unique meet-and-greet, starting when doors open at 6:30 p.m. THIAB, until the first bout at 7:30 p.m. THIAB.
Daim pib nqi pib ntawm $18.00, tsuas $7.00 for students (ID yuav tsum tau) and are available to purchase by calling the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at 1.866.722.8881 or ordering online at www.lowellauditorium.com.
Tsim los rau tus yeej ib lub neej, Kev muaj kev sib raug zoo ntawm kev sib raug zoo ntawm Asmeskas Boxing thiab nws cov alumni, –boxers, cov nom, Cov qhia thiab Boxing kiv cua — Lub Koom Haum Alumni txuas ntau tiam kev sib tw, Kev tshoov siab thiab muab rov qab rau USA Boxing lub neej tom ntej champions, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib.
Tebchaws Asmeskas Boxing Kev Koom Tes Qhib tau rau txhua tus neeg uas muaj kev hlub rau kev ntaus pob thiab xav kom nyob nrog kev ua si lom zem. Cov tswv cuab tau txais kev nkag mus rau ntau yam tshwj xeeb cov xwm txheej tus tswv tsev ntawm Alumni Association, kuj muaj Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
Txhawm rau koom nrog lub koom haum Alumni, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 Ib Xyoos Tus Nqi. Cov tswvcuab tshiab yuav tau txais lub tsho t-shirt, Keychain thiab e-hnab nyiaj.
NTAUB NTAWV:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
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TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour Kicks-off March 12 nyob rau hauv Boston

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“Fightin’ Irish” boxing history
Rich in Boston
COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Irish” and Boston boxing has been synonymous for more than a century, since the Irish first started emigrating to the United States in general, Boston in particular, tom qab lub Great Potato Famine.
Many Irish and Irish-American boxers have fought in the Greater Boston area, some born and others resettling there. This rich tradition continues next month in a different way when the three-city 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Monday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, at the newly renovated Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. The Boston stop, which is being presented by Budweiser, will have general admission tickets for $20.00 and a limited amount of $30.00 reserved tickets go on sale today (Monday, Feb. 12) ntawm 12 p.m. THIAB are available to purchase online here.
Lub Teb Chaws Asmeskas vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Lub peb hlis ntuj 15 nyob rau MassMutual Center nyob rau hauv Springfield, Loj., concluding Lub peb hlis ntuj 21 ntawm Lub Tsev Teev Ntuj Manchester Hauv Nroog New Hampshire.
All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. EST thiab daim pib yuav tsum tau muaj rau purchase nyob rau hauv lub tuaj lub lis piam. Txhua lub nroog yuav showcase mus 12 xaus, uas txhua tus yuav tau nyob kwj, dawb xwb, rau teb chaws USA Boxing lub website (www.usaboxing.org).
The tradition started back in the 19th century with “The Boston Strongboy,” John. L. Sullivan (Roxbury, MA), the first millionaire American athlete, as well as the first “gloves” world heavyweight champion and final “bare knuckles” heavyweight champion of the world. An International Boxing Hall of Famer, Sullivan won 38 ntawm 38 pro sib ntaus, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.
Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, Jake Kilrain (29-5-8, 17 Kos), lived in Somerville and Quincy, both Boston suburbs. Kilrain (1829-1899) also reigned as world heavyweight champion.
Irish boxers from Greater Boston continued this rich tradition through the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 Kos), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 Kos), and Charlestown welterweight Mike “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 Kos), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 Kos)
In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “Irish” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 Kos) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion Jimmy Carter, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, Txawm li cas los, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.
Arlington heavyweight Tom McNeeley (37-14, 28 Kos), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Floyd Patterson, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Peter “Nag xob nag cua” McNeeley (47-7, 30 Kos) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Hlau” Mike Tyson in the latter’s first fight after his release from prison.
In the 1980’s, Irish boxers made their way to Boston to fight; some returned home after their careers, others relocated in the area. Nyob rau hauv 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 Kos), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to Mike McCallum for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Underweight Ntiaj Teb Championship.
Steve “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 Kos) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody thiab Pat Petronelli, who handled Zoo kawg nkaus Marvin Hagler throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight and super middleweight world titles before moving back to Ireland.
Collins’ younger brother, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 Kos), who went on to knock Tyson out and into retirement. McBride, who still lives in Dorchester, was a stablemate of former Team Ireland head coach and current Team USA head coach, Billy Walsh, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, feem, nyob rau hauv 1988 thiab 1992.
Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 Kos), moved to Las Vegas from Northern Ireland. The luck of the Irish wasn’t with him in Boston in 1997, when he lost his World Boxing Council (Qhov) bantamweight title at Hynes Convention Center, by way of a 12-round split decision to Daniel Zaragoza.
Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Jack Dempsey, is Lowell junior welterweight “Irish” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 Kos), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with Arturo Gatti, and the first boxer with more than 10 career losses to earn a $1-million purse. Ward’s life was portrayed by another Boston icon, actor Mark Wahlberg, in the award-winning movie, “The Fighter.”
Irish boxers are still coming to Boston to fight. Locally-based Murphys Boxing has promoted numerous shows in Boston featuring world-class boxers such as Gary “Ntsia hlau loj” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Hwj chim” Doheny (18-0, 13 Kos), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 Kos).
The Irish team will announce its boxers later this month after the conclusion of its National Championships.
Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 Ntiaj teb Championship bronze medalist Troy Isley(Alexandria, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Tsev pheebsuab, Texas), leej twg yeej plaub lub kub kub thoob ntiaj teb 2017, 2016 Hluas ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab 2017 Cov neeg tseem ceeb Continental Championships nyiaj medalist, Delante Johnson (Cleveland, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) thiab 2016 Hluas ntiaj teb Championship bronze medalist thiab 2017 TEB CHAWS USA Boxing Super Heavyweight National Champion, Richard Torrez (Tulare, XWS LI). Ib tug tag nrho roster rau txhua lub zos yuav raug tso tawm los ze zog mus rau lub caij pib ntawm lub ncig saib.
TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland sij hawm
Lub peb hlis ntuj 12: Royale Lom ze Complex, Boston, Pawg.
Lub peb hlis ntuj 15: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Pawg.
Lub peb hlis ntuj 21: Lub Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, N.H.
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TEB CHAWS USA Boxing Announces USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib

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Sab saum toj amateur boxers los lwv nyob rau hauv peb lub zos thoob plaws lub peb hlis ntuj
COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ib hlis ntuj 29, 2018) — TEB CHAWS USA Boxing tshaj tawm hnub no hauv peb lub zos uas yuav host lub 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib.
Boston, Manchester (NH) thiab Springfield (MA) yuav zoo siab txais tos ob ntawm lub ntiaj teb sab saum toj pib xyaum ua boxing nrog rau tus phooj ywg duals. Txhua lub nroog yuav showcase mus 12 xaus, uas yuav tag nrho yuav raug nyob streamed, dawb xwb, rau teb chaws USA Boxing lub website.
Qhov ncig saib yuav ncaws tawm Lub peb hlis ntuj 12 ntawm Boston lub Royale Lom ze Complex, ua raws li los ntawm matchups rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 15 nyob rau MassMutual Center nyob rau hauv Springfield, Pawg. Manchester yuav kaw tawm lub duals rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 21 thaum Lub Manchester Downtown Hotel. Boxing yuav pib thaum 7:00 p.m. EST nyob rau hauv tag nrho peb lub zos, thiab daim pib yuav tsum tau muaj rau purchase nyob rau hauv lub tuaj lub lis piam.
Cov American delegation yuav tau coj los ntawm lub taub hau tsheb loj thauj neeg Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, CO), uas sawv cev rau Ireland nyob rau 1988 Olympics ua ntej ua lub taub hau ntawm lub Irish boxing kev pab cuam rau ntau tshaj 10 xyoo.
Headlining Team USA tus roster yuav 2017 Ntiaj teb Championship bronze medalist Troy Isley (Alexandria, VA). TEB CHAWS USA Boxing pab yuav muaj ib tug xov tooj ntawm up-thiab-pobtsuas xws li 2016 Hluas ntiaj teb tau zus ib Marc Castro (Fresno, XWS LI), uas yog ua nws mas muab thoob ntiaj teb cov neeg tseem ceeb debut xyoo no.
Lwm yam American tus muaj xws li 2016 Hluas ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab 2017 Cov neeg tseem ceeb Continental Championships nyiaj medalist, Delante Johnson (Cleveland, OH), 2017 TEB CHAWS USA Boxing Heavyweight National zus Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) thiab 2016 Hluas ntiaj teb Championship bronze medalist thiab 2017 TEB CHAWS USA Boxing Super Heavyweight National Champion, Richard Torrez (Tulare, XWS LI). Ib tug tag nrho roster rau txhua lub zos yuav raug tso tawm los ze zog mus rau lub caij pib ntawm lub ncig saib.
Lub Irish pab neeg, uas yuav muaj nyob rau hauv cov kev taw qhia ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej thiab lub taub hau tsheb loj thauj neeg Bernard Dunne, yuav tshaj tawm lawv cov boxers thaum xaus ntawm nws lub teb chaws Championships nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj.
TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland sij hawm
Lub peb hlis ntuj 12: Royale Lom ze Complex, Boston, Pawg.
Lub peb hlis ntuj 15: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Pawg.
Lub peb hlis ntuj 21: Lub Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, N.H.
Tag nrho boxers thiab bouts no yuav hloov.
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Is USA Boxing Nationals Champion Jared Anderson America’s next great heavyweight?

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 21, 2017) – Christmas came early for Jared Anderson, who not only won the heavyweight title at the recent USA Boxing National Championships, the 18-year-old also captured the Most Outstanding Boxer Award in the Elite Division.
Seeded No. 7 in an eight-boxer field at The Nationals, Anderson, in order, defeated No. 2 Jesus Flores nyob rau hauv lub qhib puag ncig, 5-0, edged No. 3 Adrian Tillman nyob rau hauv lub semifinals, 3-2, and upset five-time national champion Cam F. Awesome, 5-0, nyob rau hauv lub championship kawg.
In USA Boxing’s most recently listed heavyweight ratings (Nov. 17, 2017), Tillman and Awesome are ranked No. 1 thiab 2, feem, Flores is No. 5, and Anderson is unranked.
“I think that’s going to change,” Anderson noted. “Winning the heavyweight title and Most Outstanding Boxing Award meant the world to me. Maybe some people had never heard of me, but I’ve been boxing since I was eight, and I’ve faced a lot of different styles.
“I had a vendetta going with Tillman and, instead of boxing, I tried to take his head off. Simple work allowed me to beat Awesome. He is a good fighter. Cam does what he wants in the ring — throws jabs, sits there and builds up points – and intimidates some opponents. I took the fight to him. Not wild, tab sis yog, because he’d have been there in the ring, calm and smiling, and I would have lost. I used my jab more than anything against him.”
One of 11 siblings in two households, Anderson is another USA Boxing success story. Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, Anderson was constantly getting into trouble in school and boxing eventually saved him. His mother convinced her son to meet a local boxing coach, who introduced Jared to boxing, drilling discipline into him, something Jared desperately needed at that point in his young life.
Boxing in Toledo has also aided his overall development in boxing. “We push each other,” Anderson explained. “We support each other and perfect our crafts. There’s a lot of support here at all the gyms in Toledo.”
Anderson represented Team USA at this past August’s 2017 Bradenburg Cup in Frankfurt, Lub teb chaws yelemees, at which Anderson won the heavyweight title, as well as the Most Outstanding Boxer Award, which should have been a warning for other leading U.S. heavyweights.
As a young boxer, Anderson admired three legends who were all products of USA Boxing, U.S. Olympians and Olympic medal winners: 1. Qab zib Ray Leonard – “Fast ob txhais tes, ceev, a phenomenal boxer.” 2. Evander Holyfield – “A warrior who could bang or box. Moved up successfully from cruiserweight to heavyweight.” 3.Muhammad Ali — “Not just because he was a great boxer, but more so because of his life.”
Txoj cai tam sim no, Anderson stand 6′ 2 and weighs 200 lbs., but he’s only 18 and should continue growing even larger. Thaum kawg, he wants to be heavyweight champion of the world, but Jared does have a plan.
“I want to stay as active as possible next year, competing in tournaments, and turn pro but not until after the (2020) Olympics,” Anderson concluded. “I’m not turning pro until after the (2020) Olympics. I want to win a gold medal, turn pro and win the world heavyweight title, so I can move my mother out of the ‘hood.”
Remember the name, boxing fans, Jared Anderson has the potential to be America’s next great heavyweight.
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Barrientes Twins From Pound-4-Pound Boxing Program Win Belts at 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championship

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Las Vegas, NV (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 11, 2017) – This past week, lub “Pound-4-Pound” gym, Las Vegas’ # 1 amateur boxing program, sent eight members to the 2017 USA Boxing Elite Youth National Championships & Junior Open. The Barrientes twins, Chavez thiab Angel both qualified to represent Team USA in the Junior Division, by winning belts at the tournament. Angel Barrientes was voted most outstanding boxer of the tournament.
The five-day tournament, which took place in Salt Lake City, Ut, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, had the best amateur boxers fighting to see who would triumph and represent Team USA.
“I’m very proud of our entire team who all fought hard and had tremendous success in this tournament,” said Pound-4-Pound head coach Richard Barrientes. “Although everyone didn’t come home with a belt, they all gave it their best, and gained a lot of experience. Angel and Chavez were outstanding, winning belts in their divisions. We competed against the best amateur boxers in the USA and held our own. Words can’t describe how happy I am with everyone’s performance.