© 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 6’9†Deontay Wilder from Tuscaloosa,…
Worker’s Gymnasium continues to represent hostile territory for Team Australia as three more boxers from Down Under have been defeated in Beijing. On Tuesday, 17 year old flyweight Stephen Sutherland of Melbourne had difficulty scoring points against Tunisian veteran Walid Charif and was beaten 14-2. As with the defeat of boxer Todd Kidd earlier this…
The victory drought in Beijing is finally over for Team Australia as Western Australian lightweight Anthony Little outclassed Namibian boxer Julius Indongo today by a score of 14-2 but team mate Paul Fleming fell short in a hard fought featherweight clash with France’s Khedafi Djelkhir It wasn’t pretty but Little managed to nullify the height…