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As the boxing year charges full steam ahead, 2008 Olympic Bronze Medallist Deontay Wilder, the lone US boxer to medal at the Beijing Games, is already making a statement in his first year as a professional. The heavyweight looked impressive in scoring a first round technical knockout victory against Shannon …

Not a bad last couple of days in The States, and we kick off this report at Mile Hight Stadium in Denver, CO where on Saturday undefeated light welter Mike Alvarado, 25-0 (18), dramatically stopped the very tough Emmanuel Clottey, 24-9 (14), in the tenth and final round in an …

22-year old Tuscaloosa, Alabama native Deontay Wilder was amateur boxing’s Cinderella story this year, rising from obscurity to not only winning the National Golden Gloves and U.S. Championships, but also capturing a Bronze Medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the only boxing medal won by the United States.

Saturday August 16, 2008 was a big day for the U.S. as Michael Phelps made history by winning his unprecedented eighth Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympics, but for the eight members of the U.S. boxing team, their story has not been as fruitful. Middleweight Shawn Estrada and light flyweight …

The Cuban boxing team continued their domineering ways today in Beijing’s Worker’s Gymnasium as they continue to steamroll anyone who gets in their monumental quest for Olympic Gold. Just three days after his 20th birthday, lanky light welterweight Roniel Iglesias continued to shatter the myth that the Cuban team would …

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 …

© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The U.S. boxing team had a strong finish on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, ending the opening round bouts with both their heavyweight and light flyweight fighters moving into the next round of competition. The first victory came from the raw and inexperienced hands of …

© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Deontay Wilder was born on October 22, 1985 and lives in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He began boxing in 2005 and is coached by Jay Deas. He has a two-year old daughter, Naieya, who suffers from the medical condition Spina Bifida and serves …

© 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 …