The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, CA will roll out the red carpet and welcome home one of their local young men who represented the 2008 United States Olympic Boxing team in China when on Thursday, April 23, Shawn Estrada, 4-0 (4), a former resident of Hanford, just …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Paul Williams vs. Winky Wright
Winky Wright: “I want to fight the best, I’ve been out for 21 months and I’m ready to get back in the ring. There won’t be any playing around. I won’t be just blocking, I’ll be throwing a lot of punches, a lot of hard punches on Saturday night. No …
Read More »Goossen Tutor Boxing: Prospects Added To Williams vs. Wright Undercard
Before world champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams and Winky Wright enter the ring on Saturday, April 11 to battle it out at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, three of boxing’s up and comers will look to impress ringside observers as they continue their move up the …
Read More »Goossen-Tutor Boxing: Peter vs. Chambers Weigh-In
Ahead of their clash tonight at thw Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, the principal fighters all weighed in for the “Nokia Knockout” Card. Heavyweights, 10 rounds Sam Peter: 265 lb Eddie Chambers: 223 lb
Read More »Goosen-Tutor Boxing: Tickets On Sale Tomorrow For “Heavyweight Blockbuster”
What do California cities of East Los Angeles, Commerce and Covina have in common? They hold the distinction of being home to three of the top young fighters in the world today: Shawn Estrada, Javier Molina and John Molina, Jr., respectively. All three cities will be well represented when these …
Read More »Shawn Estrada Pro Boxing Debut
2008 East LA Olympian, Shawn Estrada held an open media workout today and spoke with the press on his preparation for his first professional bout against Washington, D.C.’s Lawrence Jones that is set to take place this Saturday, November 29 at the new Citizens Business Bank Arena located in Ontario, …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Andrade Leads U.S. Team to Next Round
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 …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Opening Weekend Results for the U.S.
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 …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Rustamhodza Rahimov Now Germany’s Lone Hope In Beijing
It’s been a tough Olympics for Team Germany as three of the four German boxers have now gone down to defeat, leaving just one man to carry the hopes of the country that has won 28 medals in the sport since 1896. Things started off badly on Saturday as middleweight …
Read More »U.S. Olympic Boxing Spotlight: Middleweight – Shawn Estrada
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Shawn Estrada is not one to shy away from a challenge. He was announced as part of the U.S. Olympic boxing team in August, 2007 after defeating two of the favorites in the US. Olympic Team Trials, Fernando Guerrero and Danny Jacobs, …
Read More »Meet the 2008 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team
© 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 …
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