USA vs Great Britain - October 2009

[Dennis]

The Great Britain dual in October 2009 is a little different than the usual dual. The Great Britain team will be in the U.S. for three weeks. There will be three days of competition spread out over three weekends. The first competition date is scheduled for Friday, October 16, 2009 in Norfolk, VA. The second competition date is Saturday, October 24, 2009 in St. Louis, MO. The third is set for Saturday, October 31, 2009 in Des Moines, IA.

The first competition will be for the USA #2's.
The second one will be for the USA #1's.
The third one will be for the USA #3's.

So the GB team will compete against 3 different USA teams. I'm assuming that it will be one GB team comprised of their #1's, but I don't know if that is true.

[boxmel]

I'm assuming that it will be one GB team comprised of their #1's, but I don't know if that is true.

I'll see what I can find out from my UK buddies and will post any information.

Just heard from one. He feels the competition will be used as a tune up for the Worlds, so it should be tough - most likely their #1's/World team. I'll post names if I get them before the US publishes.

[Dennis]

Mel - it can't be a tune-up for the World's since the World's take place the first two weeks of September and this dual is the last three weekends of October.

[boxmel]

True - my English buddy wasn't paying attention to dates, either.

[Dennis]

Mel - did your English buddy talk about their problems since Beijing? BABA taking over for ABAE and the Great Britain team's head coach Terry Edwards getting fired.

[Dennis]

I just read that BABA is having the inaugural "Atlantic Cup" between GB and USA. The ad talks about 6 bouts between the best of GB against the best of the U.S. The date is Friday, November 13, 2009 in London.

I'm not sure about this one since this wasn't mentioned for the #1's. Maybe the USA's #2's, #3's, or #4's are going.

[Dennis]

It appears the Atlantic Cup may not happen since there was never an official confirmation by USAB. GB just talked about it with one person and then decided to do it. Never mind that USAB really doesn't have the money to send a team anywhere unless it is part of the elite program funded by the USOC.

[Asterix]

At what point do we find out the boxers being used?

[Dennis]

The USA teams have been juggled so it is no longer the #2's, #1's and then the #3's at the final event. Each event will have a mix of boxers from the top 4 spots (the Elite team members) representing the USA. For the 1st day of competition on October 16th in Norfolk, Virginia, USA Boxing has selected its squad. It has also announced the team that will represent Great Britian. See http://usaboxing.org/news/article/16241 for more details.

USA's team for Norfolk:
106: 2009 Light Flyweight National Champion Miguel Cartagena (Philadelphia, Pa.)
112: 2009 Flyweight National Champion Louie Byrd (Denver, Colo.)
119: 2009 USA Boxing National Championships bantamweight silver medalist Luis Rosa (East Haven, Conn.)
125: 2009 Featherweight National Champion Kevin Rivers (Landover, Md.)
132: 2009 lightweight national team member Eric Fowler (Iola, Texas)
141: 2009 light welterweight national team member Andre Sherard (Milwaukee, Wis.)
152: 2009 Welterweight National Champion Errol Spence (Desoto, Texas)
165: 2009 USA Boxing National Championships silver medalist Jesse Hart (Marquette, Mich.)
178: No bouts as Great Britain will not be sending a light-heavyweight
201: 2009 heavyweight national team member Anthony Mack (Plano, Texas)
201+: 2009 USA Boxing National Championships super heavyweight silver medalist Javier Torres (Commerce, Calif.).

[Dennis]

2009 USA Boxing National Championships light heavyweight bronze medalist Steve Geffrard (Boca Raton, Fla.) was selected to compete in the event, but as Great Britain was unable to field a boxer in his weight division; he will not be boxing in the dual. Great Britain is replacing the spot with a second flyweight. The United States will announce the second flyweight competing in the event shortly.

The coaches leading the U.S. team into action are Barry Hunter (Fort Washington, Md.), Gloria Peek (Norfolk, Va.) and Willie Taylor (Arlington, Va.) with Robert Matney (Virginia Beach, Va.) serving as the Team Manager for the event. Rich Neves (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Randy Richard (Opelousas, La.) will work as the AIBA officials with Dr. Tony Al-Amin (Elkton, Md.) and Fran Webb (Manvel, Texas) joining the delegation as the physician and computer technician respectively.

[Dennis]

Great Britain's team for the duals:
106: Paul Butler
112: Khalid Yafai and Daniel Chapman
119: Andrew Selby
125: Iain Weaver
132: Daniel Phillips
141: Scott Cardle
152: Craig Dixon
165: Karl Kirkham
201: Stephen Simmons
201+: Amin Isa
Coaches James Davison, David Alloway, and Nigel Davies will lead their squad in Norfolk.

[Dennis]

Team USA may end up sending a squad to compete in the "Atlantic Cup" scheduled for November 13th in London.

[Dennis]

Des Moines, Iowa to Host a 2009 USA vs. Great Britain International Dual on October 30

Top boxers from the United States and Great Britain will face off in the third of three duals on October 30 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. The team traveling to the United States from Great Britain will compete in all three events with the United States fielding different teams for each event.

The squad representing the United States in Des Moines boasts a unique collaboration of reigning national champions, and international newcomers. 2009 light flyweight national team member Michael Bennedosso (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 2009 USA Boxing National Championships Flyweight silver medalist Michael Ruiz, Jr. (Fresno, Calif.); 2009 Bantamweight National Champion Jesus Magdaleno (Las Vegas, Nev.); 2009 USA Boxing National Championships Featherweight bronze medalist Ernesto Garza (Saginaw, Mich.); 2009 USA Boxing National Championships lightweight bronze medalist Adrian Martinez (Milwaukee, Wis.); 2009 USA Boxing National Championships light welterweight bronze medalist Zeddie Adams (Cleveland, Ohio); 2009 USA Boxing National Championships welterweight bronze medalist Richard Hargraves (San Francisco, Calif.); 2009 USA Boxing National Championships bronze medalist Russell Lamour (Portland, Maine); 2009 Heavyweight National Champion Jordan Shimmell (Hudsonville, Mich.); and 2009 USA Boxing National Championships super heavyweight bronze medalist Trevor Bryan (Marquette, Mich.) will all compete for Team USA. A second flyweight boxer will be added to the U.S. roster in the coming weeks.

The coaches leading the U.S. team into action will be Israel Acosta (Milwaukee, Wis.), Kenneth Buffington (Marshalltown, Iowa) and Dennis Shimmell (Hudsonville, Mich.) with Venoria Lindsay (San Diego, Calif.) serving as the Team Manager for the event. Doug Emery (Lincoln, Neb.) and Zac Young (Los Angeles, Calif.) will work as the AIBA officials and Kevina Franklin (McDonough, Ga.) will join the delegation as the computer technician.

The United States vs. Great Britain dual will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Arena. Tickets for the event run from $21 to $56 and can be purchased at the Wells Fargo Arena Box Office, all Dahl's foods, online at dahlstickets.com, or by calling 866-55-DAHLS.

For further event information, please visit http://www.iowaeventscenter.com.

[Dennis]

ZMOMMI
I'm looking forward to coaching your son in Des Moines.

[ZMOMMI]

ZMOMMI
I'm looking forward to coaching your son in Des Moines.

Have not been on in a while. Good to hear from you Dennis. Zeddie is looking forward to Iowa. Glad to see that you will be one of the coaches. Zeddie is in good hands.

[Dennis]

I hope Zeddie is training hard in the gym and running like a deer. We need all our guys to be in top shape.

[big joe]

Dennis, Do you know the US line up for the St Louis show?

[Dennis]

Dennis, Do you know the US line up for the St Louis show?

Well, things change and I know that there have been some problems because of boxers going to the PAL's. I will see what I can find out.

[Dennis]

The last I heard this was the USA Team boxing in St. Louis:
48kg: Garen Rabellizsa - 2009 National Championships Silver Medalist
51kg: Adan Ortiz - Silver Gloves National Champion & 2009 National Championships Silver Medalist
54kg: Rau'Shee Warren - three time National Champion, two time Olympian and 2007 World Champion
57kg: Jarren Cochran - 2009 National Championships Silver Medalist
60kg: Duran Caferro - 2009 National Champion
64kg: Frankie Gomez - 2009 IABA World Championship Silver Medalist
69kg: Eduardo Alicea - 2009 National Championships Silver Medalist
75kg: Terrel Gausha - 2009 National Champion
91kg: my son Jordan Shimmell will be replacing Javonta Charles who opted to box in the Nat'l PAL instead. Jordan is the 2009 National Champion and 2009 Natl GG Champion
91kg: Stacy Harrington - 2005 Nat'l JO Silver Medalist and 2006 U-19 Silver Medalist
91+kg: Michael Hunter - two time National Champion and 2008 US Olympic Trials Champion
Siju Shabazz was the 81kg USA boxer, but GB is not bringing an 81kg boxer.
There are two 91kg boxers since GB is bringing 2 HW's.

[Dennis]

The coaches for Team USA in St. Louis are Kenny Loehr, Buddy Shaw and Kevin Green. I will be a personal coach for 2 HW's in St. Louis.

[boxmel]

Dennis - please tell Buddy Shaw I said hello - unless, of course, I see him in San Antonio.

[JMac]

Results from Norfolk: Great Britain 5 USA 3

flyweight Louie Byrd USA won 16-13 over Daniel Chapman GB
bantamweight Andrew Selby GB won 7-4 over Luis Rosa USA
featherweight Ian Weaver GB won 13-3 over Josh Bowles USA
light welterweight Scott Cardle GB won 6-3 over Andre Sherard USA
welterweight Errol Spence USA won 10-4 over Craig Dixon GB
middleweight Jesse Hart USA won by Ret-3 over Karl Kirkham GB
heavyweight Wadi Camacho GB won 18-9 over Anthony Mack USA
super heavyweight Amin Isa GB won 13-4 over Javier Torres USA

[One on One]

Anybody know of photos or videos of the bouts?

[big ed]

how do you guy's think this team is going to do in st. louis?

[JOEY DAWEJKO]

Were did they get this team from