Boxing: U.S. hope Shields will go for golden hat-trick (Reuters)
By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. boxing team won no more golds in Rio than in London four years ago — none for the men and one for the women — but there were signs of progress even as others piled up the medals. While French fiancées Tony Yoka and Estelle […]
Stevenson advances to boxing final after Nikitin ruled out (The Associated Press)
U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson has reached the Olympic bantamweight final after Russian semifinal opponent Vladimir Nikitin was ruled out with an injury. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed Thursday that Stevenson advanced by walkover. Stevenson will fight in Saturday’s final against either Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez or Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News
With a new scoring system, boxing ready for an Olympic fight (The Associated Press)
After Roy Jones Jr. was infamously robbed of a gold medal by horrific judging in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, amateur boxing began a 25-year search for a better way to determine a winner. Rio de Janeiro is hosting the first Olympic tournament since the sport abandoned its derided punch-counting system three years ago and went […]
New York inspector general faults state boxing commission (The Associated Press)
An investigation launched by New York’s inspector general after a pro fighter suffered nearly fatal injuries concluded the state boxing commission was plagued by deficient practices, limited oversight and conflicts of interest. Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott said her office’s probe into the New York State Athletic Commission was prompted by the severe brain injuries […]
Boxing: Bitter London lesson drives Yadav on path to Rio (Reuters)
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vikas Krishan Yadav has learned from the bitterest experience that he can leave nothing to chance in the Olympic ring and it is a lesson the Indian boxer will carry with him to the Rio Games. Four years ago, the then 20-year-old welterweight thought he had clinched a […]
Ruenroeng wins, 3 Americans lose in Olympic boxing qualifier (The Associated Press)
Former IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand won his first bout Monday at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Vargas, Venezuela. U.S. contenders Cam F. Awesome, Paul Kroll and Brandon Lynch lost their opening bouts, failing to earn spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next month. The 36-year-old Ruenroeng fought at the Beijing Olympics, […]
Boxing school in Rio slum shows sport’s power before Olympics (Reuters)
By Daniel Flynn and Nacho Doce RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Beneath a street lamp in one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums, 19-year-old boxer Wanderson de Oliveira does pull-ups from a metal bar outside the Fight for Peace academy while two skinny young boys watch intently. Much of the Complexo da Maré, a teeming neighborhood […]
Boxing Hall of Fame inductees remember Ali (The Associated Press)
Hector Camacho, who overcame the mean streets of Spanish Harlem to become a three-division champion, was among the group enshrined Sunday in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Camacho, who was shot and killed just over three years ago at age 50 in his native Puerto Rico, headed a class that also included two-division champions […]
Muhammad Ali obituary: Farewell to boxing legend who was ‘The Greatest’
IT WAS an outrageously boastful claim to make – but you will have to go a long way to find anyone who disagrees with it. Daily Express :: Sport Feed