Air Force Athletics officially renamed its boxing facility as the Coach Eddie Weichers Boxing Gym on Feb. 27, honoring the program’s longtime head coach before the Wing Open Championships.
The dedication brought together boxers from across four decades of coaching by Weichers, who returned to the Academy to celebrate and honor their former coach and mentor.
Weichers began his career with the Falcons in 1976 as their first boxing coach. Over his 38 years at the Academy, he led Air Force to 19 team titles at the National Collegiate Boxing Association Championships and coached athletes who achieved 113 individual championships and produced 325 NCBA All-Americans.
Current Air Force boxing head coach Dr. Mark Clifford, a graduate of the Academy in 1997 and a former boxer under Weichers, said: “Coach Eddie Weichers played a pivotal role in the development and success of thousands of Academy cadets. His influence extended far beyond the ring. Through his instruction and mentorship, he instilled toughness, a disciplined work ethic, and the resilience to overcome adversity. Those qualities are essential to excellence as a cadet and an Air Force officer. I have truly been blessed to have been coached by Coach Weichers and later serve alongside him as his assistant coach. I speak for many of our boxing alumni when I say that the lessons he taught will continue to guide me, and I am committed to honoring his legacy every day in the Eddie Weichers Boxing Gym by upholding the high standard of excellence he established.”
