Boxing at the Olympics '08 *Beijing* Let's talk here! Post videos & pictures!!!

[Mikkel_K]

Lightweight (60 kg)

Olympic champion 1992: Oscar de la Hoya, USA (Former 6-time world champion, pro record)
Olympic champion 1996: Hocine Soltani, Algeria (Pro record)
Olympic champion 2000: Mario Kindelan, Cuba (Never turned pro)
Olympic champion 2004: Mario Kindelan, Cuba (Never turned pro)

Reigning champions:

World, USA 2007: Frankie Gavin, England (+)
European C., Bulgaria 2006: Alexey Tischenko, Russia (+)
European Union C., Poland 2008: Thomas Stalker, England (-)
Asian Games, Qatar 2006: Hu Qing, China (+)
Asian C., Mongolia 2007: Kim Song Guk, North Korea (+)
All-Africa Games, Algeria 2007: Saifeddine Nejmaoui, Tunesia (+)
African C., Madagascar 2007: Hamza Kramou, Algeria (+)
Pan-American Games, Brazil 2007: Yordenis Ugas, Cuba (+)
Pan-American C., Ecuador 2008: Darley Perez, Colombia (+)
Oceanian C., Samoa 2008: Anthony Little, Australia (+)
Commonwealth Games, Australia 2006: Frankie Gavin, England (+)

Participants 2008:

Africa:
Saifeddine Nejmaoui (Tunisia) [10]
Hamza Kramou (Algeria) [9]
Tahar Tamsamani (Morocco)
Jean de Dieu Soloniaina (Madagascar)
Rasheed Lawal (Nigeria)
Julius Indongo (Namibia)

America:
Darley Perez (Colombia) [18]
Yordenis Ugas (Cuba) [4]
Sadam Ali (USA)
Jose Pedraza (Puerto Rico) [16]
Everton Lopes (Brazil) [6]
Francisco Vargas (Mexico)

Asia:
Kim Song Guk (North Korea) [2]
Pichai Sayotha (Thailand) [8]
Hu Qing (China) [5]
Baik Jong-Sub (South Korea)
Merey Akshalov (Kazahkstan) [14]
Asylbek Talasbayev (Kyrgyzstan)

Europe:
Frankie Gavin (Great Britain) [3@64]
Domenico Valentino (Italy) [3]
Alexey Tischenko (Russia) [1]
Onur Sipal (Turkey) [17@64]
Hrachik Javakhyan (Armenia) [12@64]
Olexandr Klyuchenko (Ukraine) [7]
Miklos Varga (Hungary) [12]
Daouda Sow (France) [11]
Georgian Popescu (Romania) [20]

Oceania:
Anthony Little (Australia)

Preview:

Possibly the most interesting division of them all! Frankie Gavin is perhaps the biggest British hope here, Tishenko (Russia) was unbeaten for four years before losing to Gavin at the World's (and is still considered among the best amateurs p4p), Klychenko beat Gavin at the last European Championships, and Kim Song Guk (North Korea) is coming off a silver medal in Athens. Add to those Sadam 'World Kid' Ali (USA) and Aussie hope Anthony Little, Italian WC silver medallist Domenico Valentino and highly ranked Chinese Hu Qing. Surely this cannot dissapoint.

Bonus info:
Youtube links:

2004 Olympic Quarterfinal: Amir Khan (GB) vs. Baik Jong-Sub (South Korea)
2005 World Cup: Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) vs. Alexei Tishchenko (Russia)
2007 World Championships: Frankie Gavin (England) vs. Alexei Tishchenko (Russia)
2007 WC final: Frankie Gavin (England) cs. Domenico Valentino (Italy)
Frankie Gavin on the Road to Beijing
2006 Yordenis Ugas (Cuba) vs. Maxim Ignatiev (Russia) 1 & 2
Sadam Ali (USA) promo 2007
Sadam Ali sparring in Argentina (June 2008 )
Domenico Valentino promo: 1, 2 & 3.
Australian national final 2007: Anthony Little vs. Mark Pevinsky