(APR 15) (COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLO.) – The United States squad has completed their week-long
training camp and will test their skills against China tonight
on Empires Collide, an international duel event in New York’s
Chinatown. Due to injuries to the Chinese representatives in the
flyweight and heavyweight divisions, there will be 11 bouts of
action on Friday night’s card, including eight men’s bouts and
three women’s contests.
The two bouts featuring Chinese Olympic medalists will headline
Friday night’s event as the final two matches of the evening.
Team USA’s light flyweight Santos Vaquez (Sun Valley, Nev.) will
face 2008 Olympic Champion Zou Chiming of China and United
States super heavyweight Danny Kelly (Washington DC) will battle
China’s 2008 Olympic silver medalist Zhilei Zhang.
The U.S. team, which included flyweight Miguel Cartagena
(Philadelphia, Pa.) and heavyweight Joshua Temple (St. Louis,
Mo.) arrived in Bushkill, Pa., on Friday, September 24 for a
short preparatory training camp and is now prepared for
tonight’s action. They hosted an open workout for local press on
Thursday afternoon at the Crunch Gym in Manhattan with the
support of USA Boxing equipment and apparel sponsor, Everlast,
and are now primed and ready for Friday’s event. While Cartagena
and Temple don’t have opponents for tonight’s event, they will
be on hand to support their U.S. teammates.
The U.S. coaches leading the team into action are Joe Higgins
(New York, N.Y.), Don Givens (Linden, N.J.), and Gloria Peek
(Norfolk, Va.). On the Chinese side, two well-known American
coaches, Hall of Famer Lou Duva and 1996 U.S. Olympic Head Coach
Al Mitchell, have been working with the Chinese team and they
will partner up in the corner at the event.
Tickets for "Empires Collide" are priced at $120 for Ringside,
$70 for Reserved and $25 for standing room/general admission.
The Reserved and Ringside seats include two complimentary
beverages. They may be ordered by calling 973-291-4529 or by
email at tickets@empirescollide.com. For more information, fans
can go to EmpiresCollide.com. Special VIP and sponsor packages
are also available.
Tonight's Bout Sheet is attached
Photo: United States team at Thursday's open workout (Photo
credit: Michael R. Bump/USA Boxing)
USA Boxing, as the national governing body for Olympic-style
boxing, is the United States’ member organization of the
International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and a member of
the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
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