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  Reaction from an Olympic Style Boxer
By Angel Bovee
October 31, 2005
     
     
     
   
   
   

 

   
   
   

DEAR FRIENDS, RELATIVES, SUPPORTERS AND FANS...As I sit here and read the Olympic Creed, "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

. . .I am perplexed, extremely disappointed, confused, and downright pissed off at the recent IOC decision!

I am writing this to all my, coaches, friends, supporters, relatives and fans. I am heart broken and devastated about the recent Olympic decision and cannot believe that as a women athlete in 2005, I would not be afforded the same dignity, respect, and competitive opportunities as other male boxers. WE sweat the same sweat and WE bleed the same blood and we cannot stand by and let this continue to happen.

I will be leaving my job and the NY area for a while to pursue a project that was formulated four years ago. I am going to be helping run an innovative not-for-profit 12,000 square foot boxing and athletic facility that will be opening it’s doors in Nashville, TN. This facility has been a dream of many and a long time in the making. This country needs a facility that is focused on teaching girls and women the art and science of Olympic-style boxing. Girls and women have to struggle to get quality athletic training and smart advice in the boxing world. We want to change that. We envision a place for all serious athletes to be able to foster their dream in a safe and healthy environment, while stressing personal and professional growth.

Believe it or not, even after all our exhausting work, boxing is the ONLY sport in the Games that does NOT include women. After competing on the first-ever Women’s World Championship team back in 2001 and again in 2002, I cannot believe that we may not see women boxers in the Olympic Games until 2012! The opportunities for women boxers will continue to be on a sub-level to that of the men until we receive the necessary funding from the IOC and USOC to support both national and international competitions for the women.

My years of dedication to Olympic-style boxing (never going pro because I believed the world would recognize the importance of gender equality and equal opportunity) and dreams of Olympic Gold have been taken away, simply because I am female. I do not want that fate to happen to a single girl out there that wants to train, sacrifice and deserves an equal opportunity chance to reach the Olympic Games and believe in the Olympic ideals.

Dr. Christy Halbert and I will be opening the Boxing Resource Center in Nashville, TN in November 2005. Dr. Christy Halbert has been coaching athletes for over 15 years and has been the head coach for Team USA for various events including the Pan Am Games and the Women’s World Championships. She is author of “The Ultimate Boxer,” a strategy and training manual for winning in the ring.

A central component of our vision is to promote amateur competition opportunities for girls and women. Three national champions currently train in our facility. Boxing Resource Center strongly supports women boxers, and affords innovation in scientifically based training in Olympic-style boxing. We will play an active role in preparing elite athletes for international boxing competitions, AND helping to prepare women for their eventual participation in the Olympics.

Right now, Dr. Halbert, myself our small staff are working full-time on a strictly volunteer basis and are actively looking for charitable contributions and volunteers to be able to pay rent and to support our community and national programs. All contributions are tax deductible. Here at the Boxing Resource Center, we have big plans to help increase the opportunities, skill levels, respect, marketability, and visibility of all serious female athletes.

I have quit successful jobs, lived out of my car, moved several times, went into debt and sacrificed 7 years of my life in the hope of representing the USA at the Olympic Games. And, had I been eliminated from the Olympics because I had not worked hard enough, didn’t have the skill level or simply could not make the cut I would have accepted this fate graciously and enjoyed the journey that boxing has brought me. But to not even of had the chance to even try to live out my dream, simply because I am a women is unacceptable and leaves me feeling helpless. I want to make changes and feel helpless NO MORE!

If anyone feels the same way and wants to get involved in the Boxing Resource Center, or just wants to vent about this Olympic decision, fell free to e-mail be at boxingangel@excite.com. Thanks for all your love and support throughout the years!  Hugs and punches,

 

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