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Vasyl Lomachenko Cruises To Second Gold Medal 12 Aug 2012 16:24

Vasyl Lomachenko Cruises To Second Gold Medal

With his second Gold medal win practically a foregone conclusion well before heading into Sunday afternoon’s finals, the only thing left for Vasyl Lomachenko is to be handed his second consecutive Val Barker trophy as the outstanding boxer of the competition read more ...
Late Surge Propels Oleksandr Usyk To Heavyweight Gold 12 Aug 2012 00:32

Late Surge Propels Oleksandr Usyk To Heavyweight Gold

Ukraine was already all but guaranteed one boxing Gold medal with the world’s best amateur — regardless of weight class — Vasyl Lomachenko in queue for Sunday’s lightweight championship. Oleksandr Usyk provided an insurance policy for the nation, gaining revenge on Italy’s Clemente Russo to win the heavyweight division in Saturday evening’s finals, 14-11 read more ...
Roniel Iglesias Snatches Light Welterweight Gold For Cuba 11 Aug 2012 23:43

Roniel Iglesias Snatches Light Welterweight Gold For Cuba

Denis Berinchyk’s tournament long strategy of more offense serving as his lone defense finally caught up to him. Roniel Iglesias stormed past the Ukrainian en route to Olympic Gold with a 22-15 win in the light welterweight finals read more ...
Olympics Women’s Flyweight Results: Adams Takes Gold 10 Aug 2012 01:58

Olympics Women’s Flyweight Results: Adams Takes Gold

Nicola Adams couldn’t have picked a better stage to deliver a career-best performance. The hosting nation’s flyweight finalist was brilliant in a 16-7 Gold medal winning effort over Ren Cancan of China. Adams’ win etches her name in history, becoming the first ever female boxer to win a Gold medal read more ...
Alexey Tischenko is Planning To Retire From Boxing 9 Feb 2011 18:13

Alexey Tischenko is Planning To Retire From Boxing

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most accomplished amateur fighters ever, Alexey Tischenko, announced his upcoming retirement from boxing to the Russian media.Its time to call it a day - Im feeling it. Im done with boxing, said the fighter to a local media outlet read more ...
Female Boxing in 2012 Olympics 14 Aug 2009 12:22

Female Boxing in 2012 Olympics

Female boxing will be added to the 2012 Olympic games in London said Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The decision was made at a meeting of the organization in Berlin. There it will be three divisions: flyweight (106 lbs-112 lbs), lightweight (123 lbs-132 lbs) and middleweight (152 lbs-165 pounds) read more ...

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