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

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Welterweight (69 kg)

Olympic champion 1992: Michael Carruth, Ireland (Pro record)
Olympic champion 1996: Oleg Saitov, Russia (Never turned pro)
Olympic champion 2000: Oleg Saitov, Russia (Never turned pro)
Olympic champion 2004: Bahktiyar Artayev, Kazahkstan (Participates as Middleweight in Beijing)

Reigning champions:

World, USA 2007: Demetrius Andrade, USA (+)
European C., Bulgaria 2006: Andrey Balanov, Russia (+)
European Union C., Poland 2008: Billy Joe Saunders, England (+)
Asian Games, Qatar 2006: Bakhyt Sarsekbayev, Kazakhstan (+)
Asian C., Mongolia 2007: Bakhyt Sarsekbayev, Kazakhstan (+)
All-Africa Games, Algeria 2007: Rached Merdassi, Tunesia (-)
African C., Madagascar 2007: Samir Bastie, Ghana (+)
Pan-American Games, Brazil 2007: Pedro Lima, Brazil (-)
Pan-American C., Ecuador 2008: Carlos Banteuax, Cuba (+)
Oceanian C., Samoa 2008: Gerard O'Mahoney, Australia (+)
Commonwealth Games, Australia 2006: Bongani Mwelase, South Africa

Participants 2008:

Africa:
Hosam Bakr Abdin (Egypt)
Joseph Mulema (Cameroon)
Mujandjae Kasuto (Namibia)
Mehdi Khaisi (Tunesia)
Bruno Bongongo (Central African Republic)
Precious Makina (Zambia)

America:
Demetrius Andrade (USA) [1]
Adam Trupish (Canada)
Carlos Banteaux (Cuba) [10]
John Jackson (US Virgin Islands)
Gilber Lenin Castillo (Dominican Republic) [18]
Tureano Johnson (Bahamas)
Rolande Moses (Grenada)

Asia:
Non Boomjumnong (Thailand) [4]
Hanati Silamu (China) [5]
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (Kazakhstan) [2]
Kim Jung-Joo (South Korea) [8]
Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) [7]
Aliasker Bashirov (Turkmenistan)

Europe:
Adem Killici (Turkey) [3]
Vitalie Grusac (Moldova)
Jack Culcay-Keth (Germany) [13]
Mahamed Nurudzinau (Belarus)
Oleksandr Stretskyy (Ukraine) [12]
Billy Joe Saunders (Great Britain) [11]
Jauoad Chiguer (France) [19]
Kakhaber Zhvania (Georgia) [15]
Andrey Balanov (Russia) [6]

Oceania:
Gerard O'Mahony

Preview:
Bonus info:
Youtube links:
2007 World Championship final: Demetrius Andrade (USA) vs. Non Boomjumnong (Thailand)
2007 World Championship: Non Boomjumnong (Thailand) vs. Andrey Balanov (Russia)
2007 Pan-American Games final: Pedro Lima (Brazil) vs. Demetrius Andrade (USA)
Beijing Bound Billy Joe Saunders (GB)