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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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NEW YORK, NY – March 1, 2018 – USA Boxing, Metro (“Metro”) opens the 2018 New York Metro Qualifiers on March 1st at Yonkers PAL, ku yaal 127 North Broadway in Yonkers. Albaabada furi doonaa 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 Boxthing, METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION, INC. is the Local Boxing Committee (LBC) comprising New York City, Island Long, 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 si ay u 40 will qualify for the May, 2018 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska. Boxers aged 8 si ay u 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/ iyo https://www.instagram.com/usaboxingmetro/.
USA Boxing, Metropolitan Association, Inc., Yonkers PAL, iyo “New York Metro Qualifiers” are not affiliated with and/or endorsed by Daily News Charities.
NEW YORK METRO QUALIFIERS
The Road to the Garden
March
Thursday, March 1
7:30pm
Yonkers PAL
Friday, March 2
7:30pm
Church Street Boxing
Thursday, March 8
7:30pm
Main Street Boxing
Friday, March 9
7:30pm
Work Train Fight
Wednesday, March 14
7:30pm
Plattdeutsche Restaurant
Sponsored by Ring 8
Friday, March 16
7:30pm
Private Event
Electric Industry Center
Thursday, March 22
7pm
New York Athletic Club
Friday, March 23
7:30pm
Venue TBD
Saturday, March 24
6pm
Gleason ee Gym
Thursday, March 29
7:30pm
John’s Gym
Saturday, March 31
6pm
International Boxing
Thursday, April 5
7pm
Roller Jam USA
Sponsored by the NYPD
Friday, April 6
7:30pm
Main Street Boxing
Saturday, April 7
6pm
Finest Fitness
JO Semi Finals
Sunday, April 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 Boxthing, METRO
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Commentating by:
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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
Badda. 6-10 at Albuquerque Convention Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, LAP. (March 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, March 6-10, ee 2018 USA Boxing Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships.

The 18-year-old Moreu, who plans to attend community college next year, waa a 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, dabayaaqadii ah 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, inkasta oo. Marka ugu horeysa, 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, shanta jeer, Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka saddex horyaalka heerka, in addition to the 1983 iyo 1985 Golden horyaalka Gacmo Qaranka, had a tremendous impact on Sharahya-Taina that will remain in her heart and soul for life.
“We became like family,” Moreu said. “Marka ugu horeysa, 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, Waxaan qabaa, 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, gudaha iyo dibedda ee giraanta. I feel safe in the ring. I’m a better person because of Johnny and boxing.”

Style-caqliga leh, 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 iyo 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 Laga xoreeyo. Olympian and three-time USA Boxing National Champion)) Mikaela Mayer (3-0, 2 KOs as a pro) has helped a lot, aad. She signed with a good promoter (Top Rank). 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. Sanadkii la soo dhaafay, 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 in May, 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, Mass

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Picture courtesy of Edward Boches / Boches Photography
Lowell, Mass. (February 23, 2018) – Ku dhowaad 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 USA vs. Ireland Waqooyi Bari Boxing Tour, which kicks-off Monday, March 12, at Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue March 15 Xarunta MassMutual ee Springfield, Mass. and concludes March 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, iyo Jose Antonio Rivera, iyo sidoo kale Sidoo The star Peter Manfredo, Jr., “Iceman” John Scully
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –diinta, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, gudaha iyo dibedda ee giraanta.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.
MACLUUMAADKA:
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 caawa in Lowell
Lowell, Mass. (February 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.
Caawa ayaa individual winning N.E. champions will qualify for Team New England, which will compete at the National Golden Gloves Championship, laga bilaabo May 14, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. Western New England is seeking its fifth straight N.E. team title.
“After watching last night’s semifinals,” N. Markaasuu. Executive Director Bobby Russo sheegay, “Ma sugi karo caawa 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.”
Sidoo kale, USA Boxing will host a USA Boxing Alumni Association meet-and-greet caawa.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. IYO, until the first bout at 7:30 p.m. IYO.
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, Tartamaya ayaa star Peter Manfredo, Jr., John Scully, Richie LaMontagne, Dave Sullivan, USA Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey and many other past New England Golden Gloves favorites including Tarvis Simms, Bobby Harris, Joe Alloj iyo Troy Wortham. (intuba in la beddelo)
Tigidhada bilaaban doono $18.00, kaliya $7.00 for students (ID required) 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.
Proceeds from the Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship go towards sending the New England Golden Gloves champions to the National Golden Gloves Championship (laga bilaabo May 14, 2018 in 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.
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(Feb.21, 2018)
NEW ENGLAND TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
OPEN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
FEATHERWEIGHTS (123 lbs.)
Felix Parilla, North Haven, CT / WNE
WDEC (5-0)
Joseph Valdes, Nashua, NH / Central CNE
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Joseph DePina, Dorchester, MA / CNE
WDEC (3-2)
Joshua Orta, Springfield, MA / WNE
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Sharad Collier, Hartford, CT / WNE
WDEC (4-1)
Mike Bloodworth, Woonsocket, RI / SNE
WOMEN’S JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Ashleigh Moore, Buzzards Bay, MA / CNE
WDEC (5-0)
Deborah Basora, Hartford, CT / WNE
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 LBS.)
Josniel Castro, Portland, ME / NNE
WDEC (5-0)
Luca Botis, West Point, NY / WNE
James Perella, Mansfield, MA / SNE
WDEC (5-0)
Charles Espinel, Salem, MA / CNE
Kooxaha waaweyn GOOBIDDA (178 lbs.)
Miguel Teo, Marlboro, MA / CNE
WDEC (5-0)
Tony Adams, Bridgeport, CT / WNE
Kooxaha waaweyn (201 lbs.)
Edmond Worley, Lowell, MA / CNE
WDEC (4-1)
Hampton Miller, Waterbury, CT / WNE
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)
Tim Hatfield, Providence, RI / SNE
WDEC (5-0)
Zack Calmus, Gloucester, MA / CNE
WNE – Western New England
CNE – Central New England
NNE – Northern New England
SNE – Southern New England
72nd annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. albaabada u furan, 7:30 p.m. xumad koowaad)
New England Tournament of Champions
Open Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 22
MACLUUMAADKA:
New England Golden Gloves Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho
Chief of Officials: Laurie Purcell
Ring Announcer: John Vena
Goobta: 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 USA vs. Ireland Waqooyi Bari Boxing Tour:
Badda. 12 Boston, Badda. 15 Springfield, Badda. 21 Manchester, NH

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, LAP. (February 22, 2018) – USA Boxing head coach Billy Walsh was the head coach of his native country’s amateur program in Ireland for 12 years and, Waxaase xusid mudan, those two squads will compete in three friendly duals next month on the 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Tour.
A 1988 Ireland Olympian, Walsh coached the Irish Team from 2003 si ay u 2015, and he took over Team USA in 2015, capturing the AIBA’s World Coach of the Year the past two years.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will commence March 12 at Boston ee Complex Royale Entertainment, followed by match-ups on March 15 Xarunta MassMutual ee Springfield, Mass., and Manchester, NH will close out tours onMarch 21 at Downtown Hotel Manchester The. Boxing bilaabi doono 7:00 p.m. EST in saddex magaalo oo dhan.

Tickets for any of these events may be purchased online at http://go.teamusa.org/2nX3Vjc. magaalo kasta kor u soo bandhigo doonaa in 12 shishaysa, each to be live-streamed, oo lacag la'aan ah, on website USA Boxing ee (www.usaboxing.org).

“Dhammaadka maalinta,” 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, aad. 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, Dabcan, is known for being Irish friendly, to say the least. The Mayor of Boston, for example, waa 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, sidoo. I’m looking forward to going to all three cities on this tour.”
Rosters for the USA and Irish teams will soon be announced.
To stay up to date on the USA vs. Ireland Waqooyi Bari Boxing Tour riix halkan.

USA vs. Ireland Schedule

March 12: Royale Entertainment Complex, Boston, Mass.
March 15: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass.
March 21: Downtown Hotel Manchester The, Manchester, N.H.
All soo biireen waxaana iyo roonaadaan waxaa waajib ah in isbedel.
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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, February 22
Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Mass.
Colorado Springs, LAP. (February 19, 2018) – USA Boxing will host a private USA Boxing Alumni Association meet-and-greet Thursday this habeen (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, in ka qayb, to promote the 2018 USA vs. Ireland Waqooyi Bari Boxing Tour, which kicks-off Monday, March 12, at the newly renovated Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue March 15 Xarunta MassMutual ee Springfield, Mass. and concludes March 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 iyo Tarvis Simms, Bobby Harris, Peter Manfredo, Jr., Joe Alloj, Lawrence Clay-Bey iyo 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. IYO, until the first bout at 7:30 p.m. IYO.
Qiimaha tikidhada bilaaban doono $18.00, kaliya $7.00 for students (ID required) 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.
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –diinta, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, gudaha iyo dibedda ee giraanta.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, lugu daro Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.
MACLUUMAADKA:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
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USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour Kicks-off March 12 ee Boston

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“Fightin’ Irish” boxing history
Rich in Boston
Colorado Springs, LAP. (February 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, ka dib 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 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Monday, March 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) at 12 p.m. IYO are available to purchase online here.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue March 15 Xarunta MassMutual ee Springfield, Mass., concluding March 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.
All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. EST iyo tikidhada lagu sameyn doonaa iibsan karaa in toddobaadyada soo socda. magaalo kasta kor u soo bandhigo doonaa in 12 shishaysa, which will all be live streamed, oo lacag la'aan ah, on website USA Boxing ee (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 of 38 dagaal pro, 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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 “Hurricane” McNeeley (47-7, 30 KOs) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Iron” 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. In 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 Middleweight World Championship.
Steve “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 KOs) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody iyo Pat Petronelli, who handled Yaab 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, siday u kala horreeyaan, in 1988 iyo 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 (WBC) 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 “Spike” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Power” Doheny (18-0, 13 KOs), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Mici waabaayo” 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 World Championship biladda naxaas Troy Isley(Alexandria, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 Youth World Champion iyo 2017 Elite Continental Championships biladda lacag, Delante Johnson (Cleveland, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) iyo 2016 Youth World Championship biladda naxaas iyo 2017 USA Boxing Super feerka National Champion, Richard Torrez (Tulare, SIDA). Xulka A buuxa ee magaalo kasta lagu sii dayn doonaa oo u dhaw in bilowga safarka.
USA vs. Ireland Schedule
March 12: Royale Entertainment Complex, Boston, Mass.
March 15: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass.
March 21: Downtown Hotel Manchester The, Manchester, N.H.
All soo biireen waxaana iyo roonaadaan waxaa waajib ah in isbedel.
MACLUUMAADKA:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
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USA Boxing ku dhawaaqday USA vs. Ireland Waqooyi Bari Boxing Tour

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biireen waxaana hiwaayadda Top in ay u tartamaan saddex magaalo March oo dhan
Colorado Springs, LAP. (January 29, 2018) — USA Boxing maanta ku dhawaaqay saddex magaalo in martigalin doonta 2018 USA vs. Ireland Waqooyi Bari Boxing Tour.
Boston, Manchester (NH) iyo Springfield (MA) soo dhaweyn doonaa labo ka mid ah kooxaha feerka hiwaayadda ugu sareeya caalamka ee duals saaxiibtinimo. magaalo kasta kor u soo bandhigo doonaa in 12 shishaysa, in dhammaan la nool huleeshay doonaa, oo lacag la'aan ah, on website USA Boxing ee.
safar The bilaaban doona March 12 at Boston ee Complex Royale Entertainment, raacay by matchups on March 15 Xarunta MassMutual ee Springfield, Mass. Manchester xirto doonaa duals ku saabsan March 21 at Downtown Hotel Manchester The. Boxing bilaabi doono 7:00 p.m. EST in saddex magaalo oo dhan, iyo tikidhada lagu sameyn doonaa iibsan karaa in toddobaadyada soo socda.
Wafdiga Mareykanka ah waxaa hoggaamin doona tababaraha Head Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, CO), oo matalayay Ireland ee 1988 Olympics ka hor uu noqday madaxa barnaamijka feerka Irish muddo ka badan 10 sano.
Headlining Xulka Kooxda USA noqon doonaa 2017 World Championship biladda naxaas Troy Isley (Alexandria, VA). Kooxda USA Boxing ayaa sidoo kale ka mid noqon doona dhowr ah oo ilaa-iyo-kagama sida 2016 Youth World Champion Marc Castro (Fresno, SIDA), kan uu aadka u la filayey ugu horeysay ee Kooxaha heerka caalami ee sanadkan.
ee kale ee American ka mid ah 2016 Youth World Champion iyo 2017 Elite Continental Championships biladda lacag, Delante Johnson (Cleveland, OH), 2017 USA Boxing feerka National Champion Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) iyo 2016 Youth World Championship biladda naxaas iyo 2017 USA Boxing Super feerka National Champion, Richard Torrez (Tulare, SIDA). Xulka A buuxa ee magaalo kasta lagu sii dayn doonaa oo u dhaw in bilowga safarka.
Kooxda The Irish, kaas oo noqon doona iyada oo ay hoggaaminayaan ee horyaalka adduunka hore iyo tababare Bernard Dunne, dhawaaqi doonaa soo biireen waxaana ay soo gunaanaday Championships Qaranka ay ka February.
USA vs. Ireland Schedule
March 12: Royale Entertainment Complex, Boston, Mass.
March 15: MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass.
March 21: Downtown Hotel Manchester The, Manchester, N.H.
All soo biireen waxaana iyo roonaadaan waxaa waajib ah in isbedel.
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Is USA Boxing Nationals Champion Jared Anderson America’s next great heavyweight?

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Colorado Springs, Colorado (December 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, Si hagaagsan, defeated No. 2 Jesus Flores ugu horeeya wareega Group, 5-0, edged No. 3 Adrian Tillman ee semi-, 3-2, and upset five-time national champion Cam F. Awesome, 5-0, finalka horyaalka.
In USA Boxing’s most recently listed heavyweight ratings (Nov. 17, 2017), Tillman and Awesome are ranked No. 1 iyo 2, siday u kala horreeyaan, 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, inkasta oo, 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, Germany, 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. xulalka.
As a young boxer, Anderson admired three legends who were all products of USA Boxing, Laga xoreeyo. Olympians and Olympic medal winners: 1. Sugar Ray Leonard – “Gacmaha Fast, xawaaraha, 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.”
Hadda, Anderson stand 6′ 2 and weighs 200 lbs., but he’s only 18 and should continue growing even larger. Ugu danbeyntii, 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 (December 11, 2017) – This past week, ka “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 iyo Maalaa'ig 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.