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By Jim Everett August 16th, 2008 All Boxing Results
On Thursday, August 14, 2008 welterweight Gold Medal favorite Demetrius Andrade opened the next round of elimination bouts for the U.S. team competing in the Round of 16 against thirty-two year old Andrey Balanov of Russia, who Andrade had previously lost to as a young seventeen year old at the 2005 World Cup.
Following Andrade into the Round of 16 elimination bouts are featherweight Raynell Williams, who faces Khedafi Djelkhir of France later today, middleweight Shawn Estrada and light flyweight Luis Yanez compete tomorrow and Deontay Wilder moves into the Quarter finals on Sunday due to the smaller field in the heavyweight division.
A quick recap of the rest of the U.S. boxing team starts before the first punch was even thrown. Bantamweight Gold Medal favorite Gary Russell, Jr collapsed from dehydration on the Thursday before the weigh-in, trying to shed one last pound and was not able to compete in the Olympic Games.
Light welterweight Javier Molina was unable to cut off the ring as he chased the faster Boris Georgiev of Bulgaria to a 14-1 loss. Lightweight Sadam Ali abandoned his boxing skills and lost to Georgian Popescu of Romania by a score of 20-5.
One of the most crushing blows to the U.S. team was when two-time Olympian and Gold Medal favorite Rau’shee Warren thought he was ahead on points during the last round and did not throw any punches against Korea ’s Oksung Lee.
With only four seconds left in the bout, Warren noticed his coach telling him to throw punches, but it was too late, losing the chance to fulfill his Olympic dream by a score of 9-8. More...
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By Jim Everett August 13th, 2008 All Boxing Results
Last Saturday, August 9, 2008, middleweight Shawn Estrada got the U.S. boxing team off to a great start, winning his preliminary bout against Ezequiel Maderna of Argentina by a final score of 10-2. Estrada could not have asked for a better draw, having previously beat Maderna at the Americas Qualifier in Guatemala by a score of 4-1 earlier this year.
Estrada used the ring well boxing to an early lead of 7-1 at the end of round two. The taller Maderna was unable to use his height advantage and struggled to score points.
Round three was a low scoring round with each fighter gaining only one point. Estrada smothered himself on the inside, which prevented him from throwing clean punches. He scored two additional points in the fourth round and gave the U.S. boxing team their first win, advancing to the Round of 16 where he will face James DeGale of Great Britian.
On the second day of Olympic boxing, the light welterweight and welterweight fighters took center stage and the U.S. had mixed results, going one and one.
The eighteen year-old U.S. light welterweight Javier Molina faced off against tough twenty-five year-old Boris Georgiev of Bulgaria, who had won a Bronze Medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Molina gave Georgiev some early opportunities, leaving his head open by bouncing his left hand from his chest to his leg, creating openings for the Bulgarian, which he capitalized on by ending the first round with a 6-0 lead. More...
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By Jim Everett August 10th, 2008 All Boxing Interviews
**With Slideshow**
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing
For Javier Molina, the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic boxing team, theentire experience has been a dream come true. From watching the Olympics as a child and being inspired by one of the 2000 Olympians, he could not be happier about his achievements.
“In 2000, when I first watched the Olympics, there was a guy from my gym, Francisco Bojado, who was on the Mexican team that worked out at my gym,” said Molina.
“I would always watch him fight and as a kid, I always dreamed that I was going to go to the Olympics. I would picture myself going, so when I actually made the team, it was a dream come true. I’m so excited about going, I can’t wait to walk in the opening ceremony and have my first fight there.” More...
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By Jim Everett August 7th, 2008 All Boxing Articles
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing
will feature the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Nine boxers will proudly represent the United States in hopes of bringing home the gold medal.
Luis Yanez: Duncanville, Texas
Light Flyweight 106 lbs
Rau’shee Warren: Cincinnati, Ohio
Flyweight 112 lbs
Gary Russell, Jr: Capitol Heights, Maryland
Bantamweight 119 lbs
Raynell Williams: Cleveland, Ohio
Featherweight 125 lbs
Sadam Ali: Brooklyn, NY
Lightweight 132 lbs
Javier Molina: Commerce, California
Light Welterweight 141 lbs
Demetrius Andrade: Providence, Rhode Island
Welterweight 152 lbs
Shawn Estrada: East Los Angeles, California
Middleweight 165 lbs
Deontay Wilder: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Heavyweight 201 lbs More...
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