Featherweight (57 kg)
Olympic champion 1992: Andreas Tews, Germany (Never turned pro)
Olympic champion 1996: Somluck Kamsing, Thailand (Never turned pro)
Olympic champion 2000: Betzak Sattarkhanov, Kazahkstan (Never turned pro)
Olympic champion 2004: Alexei Tichtchenko, Russia (Participates as a lightweight in Beijing)
Reigning champions:
World, USA 2007: Albert Selimov, Russia (+)
European C., Bulgaria 2006: Albert Selimov, Russia (+)
European Union C., Poland 2008: David Oliver Joyce, Ireland (-)
Asian Games, Qatar 2006: Bohodiron Sultanov, Uzbekistan (+)
Asian C., Mongolia 2007: Zorigbaatar Enkhzorig, Mongolia (+)
All-Africa Games, Algeria 2007: Abdelkaer Chadi, Algeria (+)
African C., Madagascar 2007: Abdelkaer Chadi, Algeria (+)
Pan-American Games, Brazil 2007: Idel Torriente, Cuba (+)
Pan-American C., Ecuador 2008: Idel Torriente, Cuba (+)
Oceanian C., Samoa 2008: Paul Flemming, Australia (+)
Commonwealth Games, Australia 2006: Stephen Smith, England (-)
Participants 2008:
Africa:
Mahdi Oatine (Morocco)
Abdelkaer Chadi (Algeria) [17@60]
Alaa Shili (Tunisia)
Nick Okoth (Kenya)
Thato Batshegi (Botswana)
Prince Dzanie (Ghana)
America:
Raynell Williams (USA)
Arturo Santos Reyes (Mexico)
Idel Torrente (Cuba) [3]
Luis Enrique Porozo (Ecuador)
Robson Conceicao (Brazil) [13]
Roberto Navarro (Dominican Republic) [20]
Asia:
Li Yang (China) [8]
Sailom Adi (Thailand)
Anthresh Lalit Lakra (India)
Bajordihon Sultonov (Uzbekistan) [2]
Satoshi Shimizu (Japan)
Galib Jafarov (Kazahkstan) [11]
Zorigbaatar Enkhzorig (Mongolia) [6]
Europe:
Albert Selimov (Russia) [1]
Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) [4]
Yakup Kilic (Turkey) [7]
Khedafi Dhelkhir (France) [5]
Shahin Imranov (Azerbaijan) [17]
Wilhelm Gratschow (Germany)
Alessio di Savino (Italy)
Nikoloz Izoria (Georgia)
Oceania:
Paul Flemming (Australia)
Preview:
By first look this looks like an ex-USSR contest. Selimov (Russia) is world champ, beating Lomachenko (Ukraine) in the final. Sultonov (Uzbekistan) is bronze medallist (bantamweight) from Athens and has other noticeable results as well. Li Yang (China) might be the home upset though, being as close to reaching the WC final as possible by losing merely on countback to Lomachenko. Home advantage - and possibly shady judging? - might give him even more of an edge. Torrente, the Cuban contender, and the American Raynell Williams (USA) dont seem destined for great things here, but probably cannot be ruled out completely; at least not before the draw is known.
Bonus info:
Youtube links:
2006 World Cup Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) vs. Albert Selimov (Russia)
2007 World Championships final: Albert Selimov (Russia) vs. Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine)
2008 Raynell Williams (USA) vs. Arturo Santo Reyes (Mexico)
Raynell Williams sparring in Argentina (June 200
Australian national final 2007: Paul Flemming vs. Luke Jackson
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