Women's Sports Foundation Travel and Training Grants

The Women's Sports Foundation is re-instituting their Travel and Training Grant program for female athletes. As a two-time recipient of the award, I think it is definitely worth the work to apply! You can use the funds for training or travel to competition. Maximum amount you can apply for is $5,000. Deadline is November 12th. You are competing against all other sports so send an impressive resume!

http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/content/articles/grants-and-scholarships/t/travel-and-training.aspx

New USAB Athlete rankings to be posted this week!

Look for the new USAB athlete rankings at www.usaboxing.org. They should be
posted in the next few days!

World Series of Boxing Launches New Website!

World Series of Boxing Launches New Website
WSB June 01, 2010

Lausanne, Switzerland, May 25, 2010 - the World Series of Boxing (WSB), the new boxing championship set to debut in November, officially launches its new and improved website to the general public Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

With a new vision for the boxing world, WSB has set out to create an enhanced consumer-focused website. As of May 25, worldseriesboxing.com will begin showcasing its fresh, clean, and professional look and feel complete with added multimedia features. The website will provide boxing fans with the latest news and development, in addition to much more exclusive content in a user-friendly way thanks to improved navigation and clickable tabs.

Worldseriesboxing.com will also provide easy accessibility to all 12 franchise teams’ personalized web pages as they come online.

The Boxers section, once geared toward team executives and officials, will now cater specifically to the boxing fan. In particular, fans can see the full list of boxers available for the June 28-29 International Draft. As the teams take shape, a database will be implemented to offer boxer information, match schedules and ultimately a complete results service from the tournament.

A new interactive Fan Zone allows boxing fans to explore news on their favorite social media platforms and interact with like-minded boxing fans.

For further information please contact:
Paul O’Neil
AIBA / WSB PR & Communications Director
T. +41 21 321 2779
M. +41 79 794 4496
E. paul.oneil@aiba.org

About the WSB

Ushering in a new era in boxing, the World Series of Boxing is a new global boxing series that is an initiative of AIBA, the International Boxing Association, under the leadership of its president Dr. C.K. Wu. The World Series of Boxing will bring together the best of the amateur and professional boxing worlds. Not only will it be the first truly global professional-style boxing tournament, it will also allow all participants to retain their eligibility to participate in the Olympic Games.

The WSB will comprise 12 city-based Franchise teams spread across three regional conferences: Asia, the Americas and Europe. During the regular season (November 2010 to March 2011), teams in each conference will compete against each other over two home and two away legs (a total of 12 matches per team).

Boxing squads will consist of between 10 and 20 boxers, with a cap on the maximum number of national boxers and a requirement to field between 3 and 6 non-national boxers according to squad size.

The top team from each conference, plus the best second-placed team, will then go through to the play-off series to compete for a place in the team championship final in Macau, China. Separate individual championships will also be held for the best boxers in each of the five weight divisions (54kg, 61kg, 73kg, 85kg, and 91+ kg).

The four Asian franchises were signed in January at the AIBA Executive Committee meeting in Xiamen, China. The teams will be based in Astana (Kazakhstan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Beijing (China) and Delhi (India).

The first two European franchises are confirmed as Moscow, Russia and Milan, Italy. Agreements with Istanbul and Paris are in the pipeline.

Negotiations are ongoing in the US with a number of interested parties.

Athlete Advisory Regional Representative Elections!

Hello eveyone,

Just wanted to let you know that the AAC election information is up on the USAB website. Basically we are looking to elect one athlete from each of the 14 geographic regions of USAB to serve on the Ahtlete Advisory Council. If you know of any athletes that would be good, have the time, and fulfill the requirements, please pass on the information to them. There are requirements to run for the positions. You must have the time to devote to working on behalf of the athlete population of USAB. Please check the election information for the other requirements.

The AAC makes up the 20% athlete vote in all areas of USAB governance. They are the voice of all athletes. These regional elections will be held by each region at their regional tournament. In the information on the website, you will find the forms and the contact information for each regional director.

Thank you very much.

Here is the link to where you will find the information on the website:
http://usaboxing.org/news/2010/03/01/athletic-advisory-council-representative-elections/34205?ngb_id=9

Angel Bovee
Chair, AAC
914-490-6938
angelbovee@hotmail.com

Under 19 Championships Webcast!

If you'd like to see the Under-19 Boxing Championships, you can check them out via live stream webcast:

http://www.ustream.tv/dallaspalboxing

(also: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/2010-under-19-national-championships)

2010 U-19 Late Arrival Information-SNOW ALERT!

2010 U-19 Late Arrival Information

Please forward this information to anyone participating in U-19

If your arrival is delayed please call me on my Cell phone at 240-538-1858.

Information regarding a late arrival must be supplied to Admin prior to the start of the draw.

As you all know the Ohio Valley and much of the East Coast has been hammered by a major snow storm.

I expect that there will be flight cancelations and delays at many airports as well as difficulty traveling by automobile.

If you are faced with this situation please let us know that you have been delayed and when you expect to be arriving in Cincinnati.

The tournament draw is scheduled for Monday evening 2/8/2010 beginning at 8:00 PM and ending at 9:00 PM.

Information regarding a late arrival must be supplied to Admin prior to the START of the draw.

No further entries will accepted once the draw begins.

As in past years, if an athlete registered in the event is unavoidably delayed and Tournament Admin is informed prior to the tournament draw that the athlete intends to arrive in time for the competition that athlete will be placed into the draw at the weight listed on their entry form. If you have been delayed you may call me (Allan Nader) between the hours of 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM on Monday evening for information regarding when an athlete is slated to box.

Competition is scheduled to begin on Tuesday 2/9/2010 at 7:00 PM. If an athlete’s bout is one of those scheduled for Tuesday and they have been unavoidably delayed and have informed/called Admin they will be allowed to weigh in and be examined by a physician until just before they are called to the ring. Weight restrictions will be in place. There is NO weight allowance. An athlete must weigh in at or below their weight class limit. Also, the athlete must present their passbook at the late weigh-in/physical. As always the “NO BOOK NO BOX” rule is in force. There will be no exceptions to these requirements.

This event is expected to be relatively small. Some weight classes may not begin competition until Wednesday 2/10/2010 or even Thursday 2/11/2010. Should a delayed participant arrive prior to the day they are required to compete please check in with Admin immediately upon arrival and submit the athlete’s passbook to validate their eligibility to compete and to ensure that Admin is aware of their presence. Each athlete must weigh in on the days they compete. Per the posted schedule, weigh in begins at 7:00 AM and ends at 9:00 AM each day or when the last athlete has weighed in. Competitors are required to report to weigh-in at 7:00 AM. If an athlete misses a scheduled weigh in or fails to make weight after checking in with Admin they will be eliminated from the tournament (as usual).

If you are delayed please call me on my Cell phone at 240-538-1858.

I will work with you to facilitate your participation.

Good luck and safe travel to all,

Allan Nader, U-19 Tournament Dir.

48378 Mattapany Road

Lexington Park, MD 20653-3509

Home 301-863-5935

Cell 240-538-1858

Louie Byrd Wins Gold at World Cup of Petroleum Countires

The United States’ Louie Byrd Wins Gold at the World Cup of Petroleum Countries

Julie Goldsticker December 21, 2009

Flyweight Louie Byrd (Denver, Colo.) won a gold medal for his United States team on Sunday with a 9-6 victory over France's Jeremy Veccu in championship round action at the 2009 World Cup of Petroleum Countries in Khanty-Mansisysk, Russia.

The win was Byrd's third victory of the tournament, which featured 13 teams and several of the world's top Olympic-style boxers. For the first time in the event, Byrd fell behind in the first round, with Veccu holding a 3-2 lead after three minutes. Yet Byrd could not be denied, enjoying a strong second round to claim a 6-4 advantage with one stanza remaining. The American boxer refused to relinquish his lead in the final round, scoring three points to Veccu's two to win the 9-6 final victory and the gold medal.

In addition to winning the tournament, Byrd was named the Boxer with the Best Ring Tactics in the tournament. He won the only medal for the United States team at the 2009 World Cup of Petroleum Countries. Byrd is the reigning flyweight champion in the United States, and was less than two weeks two young to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Team. He now has his focus set on the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.

Women win 8 Medals at Continental Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Queen Underwood and Tika Hemingway Win Gold at the 2009 Women’s Continental Championships in Ecuador

Julie Goldsticker - USA Boxing October 10, 2009

Photo: USA Boxing

Two United States boxers won gold medals on Thursday at the 2009 Women's Continental Championships at the Abel Jimenez Parra Coliseum in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Light welterweight Queen Underwood (Seattle, Wash.) recorded her second straight dominating victory of the tournament, winning an 18-2 decision over Canada's Stephany Walker while light heavyweight Tika Hemingway(Pittsburgh, Pa.) won a 5-2 victory over Canada's Melinda Watpoole.

In addition to the two gold medals, light flyweight Laura Ramirez (Bronx, N.Y.), lightweight Patricia Manuel (Gardena, Calif.), and welterweight Andrecia Wasson(Center Line, Mich.) won silver medals by advancing to final round action.

Once again, Underwood dominated from the opening bell of her bout, taking a strong 8-1 lead after two rounds of action. She continued to control the contest in the second half of the bout, holding Walker to only two scoring blows and landing seven of her own in the final round to win the 18-2 victory and a gold medal.

Hemingway faced off in a closer contest with her Canadian opponent as the two battled in a low-scoring affair. After a scoreless first round, Hemingway enjoyed a slim 2-1 advantage at the midway mark in the bout. She continued to build slowly on her lead, holding a three-point edge as the bout moved into the final round. Hemingway maintained her lead over the final two minutes to win a 5-2 final decision.

The United States' three silver medalists suffered difficult losses to women's boxing powerhouse, Brazil. Ramirez dropped a 15-2 decision to Brazil's Erika Mattos in the light flyweight championship contest, struggling to score against the Brazilian. After two strong wins earlier in the tournament, Manuel dropped a tough 28-7 decision to Brazil's Adrianna Arallio. Wasson lost a 5-4 heartbreaker to Brazil's Andrea Bandera in the welterweight final. The American boxer held a one-point lead after each of the first three rounds but couldn't hold Bandera off in the fourth, dropping the 5-4 decision.

In addition to the two gold and three silver medals, Team USA also claimed three bronzes at the event with flyweight Marlen Esparza (Houston, Texas), featherweightLiz Leddy (Portland, Maine), and middleweight Alyssa DeFazio (Peoria, Ariz.) all taking home hardware. The United States placed third in the team standings with their eight medals in Guayaquil.

Frankie Gomez wins Silver at the Mens' World Championship!!

Source: Associated Press

MILAN -- Light welterweight Frankie Gomez settled for silver at the world boxing championships on Saturday, losing 8-2 to Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo in the final and wrapping up another disappointing international tournament for the United States.

Gomez was the only American to make the finals, and had trouble dealing with the experience and longer reach of the Cuban fighter.

"I'm disappointed," Gomez said. "This is only my second tournament and first open tournament. His extra height wasn't a difference, only the extra experience he has. I wanted to win the gold, but my coach and the team are happy that I got the silver."

The U.S. was coming off its worst showing in Olympic history, prompting coach Dan Campbell to retire. Campbell was in charge of the nine American fighters last summer in Beijing, winning just one medal. The U.S. team hadn't left the Olympics with fewer than two medals since 1948.

Russia dominated the world championships, winning gold at light heavyweight and heavyweight, along with four silver medals. Host nation Italy also won a pair of gold medals, including Olympic super heavyweight champion Roberto Cammarelle, who defended his world title by beating Ukraine's Roman Kapitonenko 10-5 at the Milan Forum.

Cammarelle started tentatively and finished the first round tied at 2, but slowly built an 8-4 lead, with Kapitonenko taking two standing counts following a pair of powerful lefts.

"I didn't expect it to go as well as it did," Cammarelle said. "I knew it would be a good match and I knew he would be a great opponent. Physically he is strong and I knew he would put in hard shots at the start, meaning I had to make sure I didn't drop my guard."

Domenico Valentino also won gold for Italy, defeating Puerto Rico's Jose Pedraze 9-4 to take the lightweight title.

The fight began slowly before Valentino rallied from a two-point deficit to take a 5-3 lead at the end of the second round. Valentino then held on to win his third medal in three world championships, after a silver in 2007 and bronze in '05.

"Someone should slap me," Valentino said, "I still don't believe it."

Russia was led by Artur Beterbiev, who came from behind in the final round to beat Elshod Rasulov from Uzbekistan 13-10 in the light heavyweight final. Egor Mekhontsev beat Cuba's Osmai Acosta Duarte 12-2 to take the heavyweight title.

Olympic featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko added the world title to his collection with a 12-1 rout of Sergey Vodopiyanov. The Ukrainian used quick feet to get close to Vodopiyanov, while the Russian couldn't use his longer reach to break through his opponent's solid defense.

Olympic silver medalist Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia defeated David Ayrapetyan of Russia 10-5 to take the light flyweight gold. The other Mongolian in a final, Tugstsogt Nyambayar, lost 18-2 to McWilliams Arroyo of Puerto Rico for the flyweight title.

At bantamweight, Bulgaria's Detelin Dalakliev nearly let the gold medal slip away after dominating Eduard Abzalimov of Russia. Abzalimov to drew level in the final minute before Dalakliev landed two shots to win 5-3.

In other bouts, Jack Culcay-Keth from Germany defeated Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia 7-4 to win the welterweight final, and Abbos Atoev of Uzbekhistan won the middleweight title by beating Armenia's Andranik Hakobyan 9-0.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

Welcome New AAC members!

Welcome to our new Athlete Advisory Council members Aaron Alafa, Eric Rocha and Shawn Simpson!

Due to the fact that there were three slots open and only three candidates, an election was not necessary. The new members took office September 1, 2009 and will serve a two year term.

In the summer of 2010, more slots will open up. Check back on this website for information on how to run for an AAC position in the spring of 2010. If any athlete is interested in helping or has an idea on how to improve the journeys of athletes in the sport of Olympic Boxing, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at athleterep@usoc.org. Also if you have an athlete issue you need help in resolving, give us a call at 914-490-6938 or send us an e-mail. Thanks!

Angel Bovee