The second round of elimination bouts did not fare as well for featherweight Raynell Williams as it did for team mate Demetrius Andrade, who will proceed to the quarterfinals on Sunday. On Friday, August 15, 2008, Williams lost his chance at an Olympic medal when he was defeated by Khedafi …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Jose Luis Castillo
It wasn’t too long ago when a loss to the likes of Sebastian Lujan would have been considered an upset of epic proportions and a severe blow to Jose Luis Castillo. As the result shook out on July 30 in Southern California, it did prove a severe blow to the …
Read More »Olympics Boxing: British Team Gets Mixed Results This Week In Beijing
Having a first round bye, light heavyweight Tony Jeffries faced Colombian Eleider Alvarez on Thursday. It was a steady opening round as both men sussed each other out, but neither scored a point in the initial stanza. Jeffries finally gets the first point with almost a minute of round two …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Cuba Dominating Competition In Beijing
The Cuban boxing team has been living up to it’s reputation as the world’s top amateur team as it continues to shred it’s competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Today at Worker’s Gymnasium, the victory train rolled on as Middleweight Emilio Correa hammered out an 18-4 victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko …
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: Team Australia Bows Out Of Beijing
Team Australia’s last hope in boxing at the 2008 Olympics walked into a Russian buzzsaw yesterday as Anthony Little was put out of the games by Alexey Tishchenko. The Perth lightweight was outclassed from the start by the 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist at super featherweight but things got a whole …
Read More »Mexican Beer Giant Cerveza Tecate Plans Giant September For It’s Boxing Sponsorship Program
As the most authentic Mexican cerveza in the United States, Tecate celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day with three exciting boxing bouts featuring some of the most talented Hispanic athletes in the sport. Adult consumers in Houston, Las Vegas and Los Angeles will have the opportunity to be a part of these …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: U.S. Boxers Finish Opening Round Strong
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The U.S. boxing team had a strong finish on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, ending the opening round bouts with both their heavyweight and light flyweight fighters moving into the next round of competition. The first victory came from the raw and inexperienced hands of …
Read More »CES Boxing: Gary “Tiger” Balletto Gets Inducted Into Ring Of Honor On “August Annihilation”
One of boxing’s great all-time warriors, Gary “Tiger” Balletto, will be inducted into the prestigious CES Ring of Honor during a special ceremony at the August 22 “August Annihilation” pro boxing show, featuring the return of The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr., at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, …
Read More »Three Georgian Boxers In The Fight Of Their Lives In War Zone
Three Georgian professional boxers – Mamuka Jikurashvili, Levan and Shalva Jomardashvili – are collectively in the toughest fight of their young careers, and it’s not taking place in the four-cornered ring. The three young fighters had an appointment to receive their visas, approved by U.S. immigration, at the U.S. Embassy …
Read More »Boxing Info: Cestus Management Inks Latino Fighters
Cestus Management, known for developing European and American talent, is now taking the next step and moving into the most powerful market in boxing: The Latino Market. Latino fighters and Latino fans have long been the bloodline that oils the boxing machine and keeps the “Sweet Science” thriving even in …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Bradley vs. Cherry Added To Campbell vs. Guzman Main Event September 13
The new WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley will defend his title for the first time against Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry on Saturday, September 13, in the co-feature of the Showtime Championship Boxing telecast, which begins live at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
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