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© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Deontay Wilder was born on October 22, 1985 and lives in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He began boxing in 2005 and is coached by Jay Deas. He has a two-year old daughter, Naieya, who suffers from the medical condition Spina Bifida and serves …

Despite the disappointment that Olympic Medal contender and current world lightweight champion Frankie Gavin was sent home for being three pounds overweight in Beijing, the remaining ‘Boxing Brits’ have gotten off to great start. The first to box was middleweight James DeGale. The 22 year old DeGale had declared that …

It’s been a tough Olympics for Team Germany as three of the four German boxers have now gone down to defeat, leaving just one man to carry the hopes of the country that has won 28 medals in the sport since 1896. Things started off badly on Saturday as middleweight …

The victory drought in Beijing is finally over for Team Australia as Western Australian lightweight Anthony Little outclassed Namibian boxer Julius Indongo today by a score of 14-2 but team mate Paul Fleming fell short in a hard fought featherweight clash with France’s Khedafi Djelkhir It wasn’t pretty but Little …

On September 5 at the Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns with yet another sensational night of boxing. Mike Arnaoutis and Kevin Johnson, two of Star’s top fighters will be showcasing their goods in a special double feature. “I’m really looking forward to …

Ricky Hatton will make his ring return in Nottingham on Friday, September 5 – but the world’s top light-welterweight will not be donning the gloves. Instead, ‘The Hitman’ will be in the corner of younger brother, Matthew who meets Scott Woolford in an eight-round welterweight battle.

Newly minted Interim WBA Super Flyweight Champion Rafael Concepcion of Panama will battle Mexican fighter Jorge Arce on Monday, September 15 in Mexico City, Mexico. Last night Damon de Berry of Optimum Sports Agency, who represents Rafael Concepcion, accepted the offer from international matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz for the proposed bout.

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Raynell Williams credits his being part of the U.S. Olympic boxing team to his mother. He qualified at the final possible event for the U.S. Championships, the lone qualifier for the Olympic Team Trials after considering quitting boxing. His mother insisted that …

© 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 …