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

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 Great Britain squad competing in Des Moines will be: light flyweight Paul Butler, flyweights Khalid Yafai and Daniel Chapman, bantamweight Andrew Selby, featherweight Iain Weaver, lightweight Daniel Phillips, light welterweight Scott Cardle, welterweight Craig Dixon, middleweight Karl Kirkham, heavyweight Stephen Simmons, and super heavyweight Amin Isa. Coaches James Davison, David Alloway, and Nigel Davies will lead their squad in Norfolk.

The United States participates in international dual events throughout the year both in the United States and abroad in an effort to provide consistent international competition for the athletes. The Des Moines event will be the final of three duals against Great Britain in the United States with competitions taking place in Norfolk, Va., and St. Louis, Mo., earlier in the month. 

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.

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). It is responsible for the selection and management of the United States Olympic Boxing Team, and for the governance and oversight of USA Boxing's national organization of 38,000 members, 1,400 individual boxing clubs, and 1,600 sanctioned events annually.