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Despite the disappointment of Team Great Britain’s Khalid Yafai’s defeat yesterday at the hands of Cuba’s flyweight Andris Lafitta by a score of 9-3, James DeGale put in a great effort as he faced US ‘favourite’ Shawn Estrada in the second round of the Middleweight division. Neither man scored in …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Britain’s David Price Becomes Priceless!
Yesterday, Captain of the British boxing squad, David Price, caused the shock of the competition so far by stopping Russian favourite Islam Timurziev in the second frame of their first round super heavyweight contest. Prior to the fight, Price – the eldest of the team – said how ʼhonouredʼ he …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Britain’s Great Eight Becomes The Magnificent Seven!
Despite the disappointment that Olympic Medal contender and current world lightweight champion Frankie Gavin was sent home for being three pounds overweight in Beijing, the remaining ‘Boxing Brits’ have gotten off to great start. The first to box was middleweight James DeGale. The 22 year old DeGale had declared that …
Read More »British Olympic Boxing: Flying the Flag – The Great Eight
As British hopefuls prepare for the boxing in Beijing this weekend, today it seems that ʼfavouriteʼ Frankie Gavin is struggling to make the lightweight limit and may not get his olympic-shot at a medal. The Birmingham man has 106 wins to his name out of 127 bouts and was considered …
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