Quarterly Newsletter of USA Boxing February 2019

Letter from

Leadership

2019 is off to an excellent start as the National Office gears up for Team USA’s Olympic

qualifying events.

We have a very aggressive tournament schedule kicking off with the Western Qualifier in Reno, NV in March; followed by a new location for the Junior Olympics in Wisconsin; a fall which will include an Eastern and Last Chance Qualifier (dates and locations are still being solidified); and then the year will round out with our National Championships/ Olympic Qualifiers in Louisiana.

We look forward to working with you as we build towards Tokyo in 2020!

In Your Corner, Mike McAtee Executive Director

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2019 Western Elite Qualifier

March 23 - 30 · Reno, Nevada

Register online by March 18 at https://go.teamusa.org/2EQGEu9

Register by March 11 to be included on the t-shirt for sale

at the event

Coaches: pre-register and

receive a gift at Sunday’s

check-in

Attention Class of 2019 - Academic Awards Information

USA Boxing is pleased to announce our second annual USA Boxing National Academic Awards. The USA Boxing National Academic Awards recognizes student-boxers with academic achievement who will be graduating in Spring 2019.

Nominations for the Class of 2019 are accepted until March 1. To apply visit: https://go.teamusa.org/2sKaKaB

2018 EVENT SANCTIONS

There were 1368 Event Sanctions in 2018 with at least one event held in all 50 states plus DC.

This map outlines event locations. It should be noted that California had 158 events, Texas had 137 events, and New York had 97 events.

965 boxers registered Ages 8-37

25% female 722 boxers attended

142 elite division boxers (75 male, 67 female) 134 age/weight division champions crowned

595 bouts contested 521 coaches 83 officials

5 days of competition 4 rings

2019 Events

Announced

Save these dates and plan to attend the 2019 events:

March 23-30 Western Elite Qualifier

Reno, NV

June 22-29 National Junior Olympics

Madison, WI

Eastern Qualifier - TBA

Last Chance Qualifier - TBA

December 8-15 National Championships/Olympic Trials

Lake Charles, LA

Watch for postings of additional event dates and locations soon!

2018 Salt Lake City National Championships

This quarter’s Athlete Spotlight is Aaron Aponte, who currently ranks third at 141 lbs. on USA Boxing’s rankings list. Aaron was recently recognized by his city’s Mayor, Yioset de la Cruz, for his outstanding representation of hard work and dedication to the sport of boxing and his community service. We caught up with Aaron to learn a little more about the 17-year-old from Hialeah, FL.

What got you started in boxing, and what made you stick with the sport?

I first started at the age of 9. At the time I had been playing baseball. I was getting into fights during and after the games so my dad put me in boxing so I could get stronger and hit the ball harder. Instead, I fell in love with the sport of boxing and told my dad it was all I wanted to do. He told me I had to finish my commitment to my baseball team, so I played baseball until the age of 11. I started boxing in competitions at the age of 10 and never looked back. I trained every day in both sports until I only focused on boxing.

What would you say is the biggest thing you have learned from boxing?

The biggest thing I’ve learned from boxing is that hard work pays off, if you’re persistent and focused.

What does it mean to you for being recognized by your city and Mayor?

This means a lot to my family and me, as this is usually a time of sadness as we mourn the loss of my youngest cousin, Julian Anthony Fraga, who lost his battle against cancer (A.L.L.) on February 5, 2015 at the age of eight. This changed me forever and taught me to never take life for granted and live life to the fullest. From now on, February 5th will be Aaron “Alien King” Aponte Day, which will bring some joy to our family. This is a day where I will give back to my community as I do during the holidays. For Thanksgiving, I usually go feed the homeless with my mom and this past Christmas I championed a toy drive from our gym for less fortunate kids. My goal is to eventually open up a foundation in Julian’s honor for pediatric cancer.

Athlete

MatchTracker Cudos

In 2018, USA Boxing sanctioned 1368 events in which there were almost 30,000 matches! There were nearly 22,000 match results recorded in WebPoint’s MatchTracker online profile tool for our membership. Overall, reporting in MatchTracker was greatly improved in 2018 with about 85% of matches being reported.

These LBCs are commended for their excellent efforts in reporting their results: Michigan Minnesota California Border Nebraska Hawaii Allegheny Mountain Illinois Colorado Missouri Valley Virginia Ohio Central California Georgia Arkansas Southern California South Texas Wisconsin Northern California NCBA Lake Erie Potomac Valley Indiana West Virginia

The graph below outlines the experience of our coaches. (Information gathered from Wepboint)

Congratulations to the 11 members awarded the USA Boxing

Foundation’s Thomas Sarge Johnson Scholarship for 2019!

Musa Alsulaimani Penn State, Landscape Contracting

Hana Burkly Georgetown, Global Health

Dean Cuadrado City College of NY, Biology

Zoe Glass Jackson College, Medical Science

Rebecca Maine Penn State, PT Assistant

Gabrielle Marvin University of Louisiana Monroe,

Radiologic Sciences

Kevin Montano Cal State University, Sacramento,

Kinesiology

Jose Montoya College of South Nevada, Pre-Nursing

Francis Oran Lehigh Carbon Community College,

Accounting

Joseph Orosco Trinity College, Urban Studies/

Mechanical Engineering

Simon Pergande Middle Tennessee State University,

Forensic Science

Be sure to join the USA Boxing Alumni Association during the month of February to be entered to win one free room for seven nights at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino during our 2019 Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Champions.

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Where in the World is The High

Performance Squad?

March will be another busy month for USA Boxing’s high performance squads. Three training camps will take place throughout the month, including the first training camp for our junior and youth male high performance boxers, as well as the GeeBee Tournament in Finland for an elite men’s team and the Emil Jechev Tournament in Bulgaria for our youth male.

Following two successful training camps, one that featured a 86 boxers from 5 different countries, Team USA is headed to their first international tournament of 2019! 26 boxers will head to Sofia, Bulgaria for the 2019 Strandja Tournament, the largest delegation USA Boxing has sent to an international tournament. With a mix of international and world championship medalists and boxers representing Team USA for the first time, be sure to follow the team’s results on usaboxing.org once the tournament begins on February 14.

Check out our social media pages!

Welcome to our 111 New Clubs this Quarter!

To find a club in your area, go to www.teamusa.org/usa-boxing/membership/find-a-club

Holy Boxing Michigan Reading Extreme Boxing Club Middle Atlantic Front Street Middle Atlantic Minnesota Fight Club Minnesota Achilles Boxing Club Minnesota Nordic Warriors Boxing Minnesota Lucy Laney Boxing Academy Minnesota Minneapolis Boxing Club Minnesota Golden Tiger Boxing Minnesota K.O. Boxing Missouri Valley Sherman County Boxing Nebraska Rail City Boxing Club New England Boys & Girls Club of Worcester New England Main Street Gym New England Lucky Punch Boxing & Fitness New England The Buffalo Boxing Club Niagara Queen City Boxing Club Niagara Reign Supreme Boxing Club No. California Flawless Boxing No. California Outlaw Boxing Club No. California Matias Al Amanecer Boxing No. California E.O.B.A. No. California Oakland Boxing No. California Fight Club Boxing Academy No. California Sonrise Boxing T.E.A.M Oregon Standing 8z Oregon St. Louis Fite Club Ozark Westside Boxing Project Pacific Northwest Emerald City Boxing Pacific Northwest Corner Team Boxing South Atlantic Punishers Boxing Gym South Carolina Next Level Fitness & Boxing South Carolina Cruz Discipleship Boxing South Texas Boxfit Fitness & Nutrition South Texas Rolo's Boxing Gym South Texas Aftermath Boxing South Texas Loughrans Boxing Southeastern Lako Boxing So. California I Am Glory Boxing Club So. California Brigada Elite Ring Sports & Fitness So. California Bomb on Em Boxing Southwestern Del Bosque Boxing Gym Southwestern Superior Striking Gym Southwestern Dominion Academy Southwestern Trinity Fight Club Southwestern Southside Boxing Club Southwestern Dream Performance Boxing Team Southwestern Boxing Club at Georgia Tech USIBA Cornell Boxing Team USIBA University Boxing USIBA Terps Boxing Club USIBA Depaul Boxing Club USIBA Legends Boxing Sandy Utah World Champ Boxing Virginia Abilene Tx. Dog Pound B.C. West Texas Racine Warriors Boxing Club Wisconsin Throwing Bricks LLC Wisconsin Soaring Eagles Boxing Club Wisconsin Team G Wyoming

Iron Throne Fitness Adventure Adirondack RGS YMCA Wick City Boxing Club Allegheny Mountain Star Status Boxing and Fitness Allegheny Mountain Steel Valley Boxing Inc Allegheny Mountain Riot Boxing Arizona Dan's Gym Arizona 2 Knuckle Sports MMA & Fitness Academy Arizona Crib of Wolves Boxing Academy California Border All Valley Boxing Colorado Gunnison Colorado Boxing Club Colorado Western New England Golden Gloves Connecticut Old School Boxing and Fitness Florida Enforcers Boxing Club Florida Port St. Lucie Pal Florida Eastside Boxing Club Florida Elite Boxing Fitness Center Florida Reyes Macho Time Camp Florida Houston Police Boxing Association Gulf Zamora Boxing Gym Gulf Savannah Gym Gulf Beast Mode Boxing Academy Gulf USA Fight Company Gulf 1 More Round Boxing Gulf International Fitness & Fight Academy Gulf Round4round Boxing Gym Gulf Kapolei Boxing Club Hawaii Southpaw Boxing Club Idaho Snake River Beast Boxing Illinois DTG Promotions Illinois Knock Out Kings Boxing Illinois Hammer Boxing and Fitness Illinois Rhyno's Gym / Pu Boxing Club Indiana Brewster's Place Indiana Iron Fist Boxing Club & Learning Center Indiana Farm Boy Combat Iowa Los Bravos Boxing Club Iowa Cleveland Inner-city Boxing Lake Erie Estabrook Rec. Center Lake Erie Zelma George/Empire BC Lake Erie Glenville Rec. Center Lake Erie Canton Boxing Gym Lake Erie Grassroots Boxing Club Lake Erie Little Giants Boxing Club Lake Erie The Academy of Boxing Metropolitan Breathing Boxing Metropolitan Strong Island Boxing Metropolitan Blackbird Boxing Metropolitan Top Tier Boxing Club Metropolitan D Lion Boxing Club Metropolitan Darkside Michigan

For more information on what is happening this quarter, contact:

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719-866-2323

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