USA Boxing Foundation - Thomas "Sarge" Johnson Scholarship

In the 1970s, Thomas L. “Sarge” Johnson became one of the United States’ most influential amateur boxing coaches. After a distinguished career in the U.S. Army, Johnson served as an assistant coach for the 1976 US Olympic Boxing team. With gold medalists “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Leon and Michael Spinks among his list of pupils, Johnson was later appointed national coach. In March 1980, Johnson and all 21 members of the U.S National Boxing team were killed in an airplane crash near Warsaw, Poland. The Thomas “Sarge” Johnson scholarship provides amateur boxers an ability to apply the skills learned in in the sport to post-secondary education in “Sarge” and the team’s memory.
Prior to submitting this application, please ensure you have the following:

Your USA Boxing ID Number
A letter of recommendation from your boxing coach (current or former).
A letter of recommendation from someone outside your family.
All trade school or collegiate transcripts (high school transcripts for first year applicants).
The address of the financial aid office of your university/trade school.

Applicants must:

Be a U.S. citizen.
Be currently enrolled in a full time (as defined by their institution) graduate/undergraduate program or trade school.
Have been a USA Boxing member in 2024 and a current USA Boxing member for 2025.
Have competed in at least, two USA Boxing sanctioned bouts in 2024 with the intent to compete in, at least two bouts in 2025.

Deadline: May 1, 2025
Application available at: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=pB65vf_Y20KSGJCAqc7YsLsS_Rz977dGjsnWpgR6Hw1UQ0tOWk1OSzBDTDlLRFpSUUw5SlBaR0VFQS4u&route=shorturl