In the meantime, my wife was growing to hate Yuri more and more. She asked me to send him back to Israel. She warned me that he would betray me once I made him successful. She started to fight with me about Yuri more and more. Soon, we were having these arguments right in front of Yuri. Finally, she said, "Either Yuri, or your family!" I took Yuri and moved into an apartment one block away from my family. I remember, as I was taking the last of my belongings from her apartment, she said, "Look, you are betraying your five year old daughter for this son-of-a-bitch." I said, "Listen, I will never betray my children or my students, ever!" My wife immediately started divorce proceedings. April, 2000 I had two boxers in the finals of the New York Golden Gloves. I was very excited to introduce my boxing style to America in Madison Square Garden in the oldest amateur tournament in the world. Jill Emery won the gold and Yuri Foreman, lost a close fight with Luis Callaso. Luckily, since Luis Callaso was turning pro, Yuri advanced to the National Golden Gloves.

May 2000 (Detroit, MI, USA) USA National Golden Gloves: Yuri Foreman (147 lb, 67 kg) won the bronze. It was the only medal the New York Team won.

Yuri Foreman my first student who brought me a bronze medal in the USA National “Golden Gloves” Yuri Foreman my first student who brought me a bronze medal in the USA National “Golden Gloves”

 

May 2000 (Turku, Finland) First trip with USA Women's National Team. Jill Emery (156 lb, 71 kg) - Gold Medal.

Me and Jill Emery made our first American anthem in Finland (2000) Me and Jill Emery made our first American anthem in Finland (2000)