by Monica Mendoza Published: February 13,2012
Tags: Boxing, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs city budget, Tourism, USOC
An estimated 700 amateur boxers will be in Colorado Springs at the end of the month for the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships, to take a swing at a chance to compete in the summer Olympics in London. The Feb. 27- March 3 event, dubbed as USA Boxing’s premier event, will draw athletes, their coaches, [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: March 25,2011
Tags: Boxing, Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, Colorado Springs Sports Corp, Olympic Training Center, softball, Sports, USOC
The rest of the nation knows Colorado Springs as a sports mecca, from the Olympics to mountain biking to ice hockey. Locals, however, may be unaware of the full extent of the city’s sports connection, from youth soccer to annual championships involving teams from around the world. This story gauges the economic impact of the [...] [...]
In a letter dated March 2 to Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera, USA Boxing CEO Jim Millman asked the city to provide a $3 million line of credit or unsecured loan that would be payed back over the next 25 years.Millman said that the organization has been approached by an undisclosed city about moving its national [...] [...]
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