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© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The veteran of the U.S. Olympic boxing team, Rau’shee Warren is the only member of this year’s squad that was also on the 2004 team in Athens, Greece. In 2004, Warren was not only the youngest member of the boxing team but also the …

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing For Javier Molina, the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic boxing team, theentire experience has been a dream come true. From watching the Olympics as a child and being inspired by one of the 2000 Olympians, he could not be happier about …

The sole hope of Canada’s Olympic boxing program was overwhelmingly defeated today in Beijing as Adam Trupish absorbed a 20-1 loss at the hands of Kazkhstan’s Bakhyt Sarsekbayev at welterweight. The 29 year old from Tecumseh, Ontario came into the contest as an eight time Canadian champion and had reached …

Day two of the Beijing Olympics proved as fruitless as day one for Team Australia as two more lads from Down Under were sent home without getting near a medal of any kind. Team Captain Gerard O’Mahony had the experience of competing in the 2004 Olympics but lost a tough …

Park Station in Johannesburg, South Africa was the scene of a domestic lightweight title bout last night between reigning champion Amon Baloyi and challenger, Patrick Malinga. Baloyi was the rather inexperienced Gauteng Provincial titlist when he shockingly KO’d long-time champion Irvin Buhlalu for the South African title three months ago …

Ryan Wissow, President of the Womens International Boxing Association (WIBA), announces that Jarvis Robinson’s Fight Night Productions ‘Casino Battle Royale’ event, which is to be held in Atlantic City later this year, will feature the vacant WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title fight.

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing It wouldn’t be fair to say that Demetrius Andrade had an easy time on his road to the Olympics, but that’s exactly how he made it look and why he is favored to win a Gold Medal in Beijing, China. The 20 …

Queensland boxer Jarrod Fletcher had the misfortune of drawing 2005 and 2008 Pan-American Champion, Cuba’s Emilio Correa, on the first day of the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, China and the 24 year old Hervey Bay middleweight was outpointed by the Cuban by a score of 17-4 today. Fletcher won Gold …

As British hopefuls prepare for the boxing in Beijing this weekend, today it seems that ʼfavouriteʼ Frankie Gavin is struggling to make the lightweight limit and may not get his olympic-shot at a medal. The Birmingham man has 106 wins to his name out of 127 bouts and was considered …

With a combined knockout percentage of 85% in their 53 pro bouts, it is easy to see why Joel Julio and ‘Mean’ Joe Greene are considered two of the most powerful punchers in boxing today. On Wednesday, August 13, at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, these “Heavy Hitters” will …

By Per Ake Persson German tabloid Bild Zeitung writes that Vitali Klitschko vs Samuel Peter for the WBC Heavyweight title is now officially on for October 11 at the brand new O2 Arena in Berlin. Klitschko will be trained by Fritz Sdunek. At the moment, it doesn´t look like it …

Commonwealth Middleweight Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker will come face to face with challenger Larry Sharpe for the first time when the two meet for a press conference this coming Wednesday at River Cree Casino in Enoch, Alberta. Barker, 17-0 (11), will put his belt on the line for the second …