From 23 August to 16 September a DBV team stayed in the United States to participate in a retreat from 23 August to 7 September and then from 12 to 15 September at the “USA Boxing International Invitational 2022, a four-day tournament in Pueblo, Colorado. .
Eight athletes in the United States
Stefanie von Berge, Murat Yildirim, Magomed Schachidov, Deniel Krotter, Kevin Boakye Schumann, Ben Ehis, Silvio Schierle, Nelvie Tiafack and Nikita Putilov prepared the gloves for the trip across the Atlantic.
The team was followed and accompanied by Martin Volke (team manager), Eddie Bolger (head coach), Ralf Dickert, Michael Timm (national team manager), Lukas Wilaschek, Serge von Berge (national team manager), as well as Sebastian Förster and Ralph Trampe (physiotherapists). The German Boxing Association also sent Jürgen Schröder to the tournament as IBA referee.
Training camp in the mountains
Prof. Sebastian Gehlert and Dr. Oliver Heine of the Sports University of Cologne also traveled with them, in particular to provide scientific support at the Colorado Springs training camp (main training center of the US Boxing Association and the Olympic Committee of the United States). Uniti) at over 1800 meters above sea level before the tournament.
In addition to the US hosts and the German team, teams from Azerbaijan and the Philippines also took part in the retreat, as well as a large and strong Chinese team with around 50 athletes.
Six nations took part in the tournament
At the subsequent “USA Boxing International Invitational 2022” at the Pueblo Convention Center, which was held exclusively in the Olympic weight classes, a team from Puerto Rico joined, so that all six nations competed against each other. other in the competition. Unfortunately, Murat Yildirim was unable to play for the German team due to an illness.
The results with German participation
During the tournament, the athletes of the German Boxing Association fought a total of 12 fights. Here are the results in detail:
• Stefanie von Berge is defeated by Morelle McCane (USA)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Deniel Krotter is defeated by Quincey Williams (USA)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Magomed Schachidov beats Peicheng Wang (China)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Silvio Schierle is defeated by Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke (China)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Ben Ehis defeats Haojie Zheng (China)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Kevin Boakye Schumann beats Arjan Iseni (USA)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Kevin Boakye Schumann wins over Ben Ehis (GER)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Nelvie Tiafack beats Jinyang Ma (China)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
• Magomed Shakhidov beats Quincey Williams (USA)
after the points with 4: 1 votes of the judge.
• Magomed Shakhidov is defeated by Omari Jones (USA)
after the points with 4: 0 votes of the judge.
• Kevin Boakye Schumann is defeated by Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke (China)
after points with 4: 1 votes of the judge.
• Nelvie Tiafack beats Mahammad Abdullsayev (Azerbaijan)
after the points with 5: 0 votes of the judge.
The record of the tournament: one gold, two silvers and one bronze
As a result, this led to three advancements in the final, which could receive gold once and silver twice. Nelvie Tiafack won gold in the light heavyweight division (over 92 kg), Magomed Schachidov in the light middleweight division (up to 71 kg) and Kevin Boakye Schumann in the light heavyweight division (up to 80 kg) won silver. Ben Ehis brings back the bronze medal in Germany in the light heavyweight division (up to 80 kg).
The DBV congratulates the athletes and the entire team on the success of the retreat and the tournament and takes stock:
“Now it will be essential to constantly evaluate the results achieved. As a first impression, it seems clear that a very important part of our training in preparation for the Krakow Euro qualification in June 2023 and the further Olympic qualification in 2024 will be the regular confrontation with the best in the world, the current medal winners from World Championships or European Championships or Olympic Games. This alone gives us a realistic view of our performance level. Therefore, we will constantly develop our plans also in this direction ”.
Text: Ralf Elfering
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