Boxing (Olympic)

  1. AIBA Lifts USA Boxing's 3-Month Suspension

    According to ESPN.com news services (in conjunction with the Associated Press), the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) has lifted the three-month suspension leveled against USA Boxing for remarks made by former president Hal Adonis...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 7 months ago 1,077 reads 1 comments

  2. One-on-One with Ching-Kuo Wu on China's No. 1 News Site and No. 1 Boxer

    Following China's magnificent success in the London Games, People's Daily Online , the most authoritative news site in China, recently made the country's first English-language ...

    Zhenyu Li Written by Zhenyu Li about 8 months ago 428 reads 2 comments

  3. The Rise of Boxing in China Part IV: The Olympic Boom

    China struck gold on home turf during the 2008 Olympic Games with a history-making boxing boom. On the hot afternoon of Aug 24, 2008, at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, China closed ...

    Zhenyu Li Written by Zhenyu Li about 9 months ago 773 reads 0 comments

  4. Can Mark 'Little Pacquiao' Barriga Become Philippines' Next Pac Man?

    The Philippines is hungry for a new boxing star. The tiny nation may have one in Mark "Little Pacquiao" Barriga. During the London Olympics , Barriga was the only representative the Philippines had in boxing...

    Steve Silverman Written by Steve Silverman about 9 months ago 2,879 reads 7 comments

  5. London 2012: Will Anthony Joshua Immediately Turn Olympic Gold into Pro Glory?

    In winning super heavyweight gold on home soil at the 2012 Olympic Games, Great Britain’s Anthony Joshua put the exclamation point on his meteoric rise to international amateur boxing prominence, while also showing a flare for the dramatic...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 9 months ago 977 reads 4 comments

  6. The Rise of Boxing in China Part III: One Breakthrough after Another

    The sleeping Eastern Dragon has awakened, with one breakthrough in boxing after another, since China revived boxing more than two decades ago. In the 2004 Athens Olympics , there were five Chinese boxing athletes who qualified to compete in boxing...

    Zhenyu Li Written by Zhenyu Li about 9 months ago 840 reads 0 comments

  7. London 2012: Can APB's Signing of Vasyl Lomachenko Bridge the Pro-Amateur Gap?

    With the recent conclusion of the 2012 Olympic boxing tournament in London, it is natural for fans and pundits to speculate about the professional potential of the marquee boxers and medal winners that participated...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 9 months ago 1,303 reads 0 comments

  8. Odds of Each Olympic Boxer's Title Chances in the Prize Ring

    The 2012 London Games can only be viewed as a disappointment for American boxing fans. For the first time ever, excluding the boycott year of 1980, not a single male boxer from the United States won a medal...

    Briggs Seekins Written by Briggs Seekins about 10 months ago 5,153 reads 0 comments

  9. Olympic Boxing 2012: Breaking Down Biggest Gold Medal Matches on Day 15

    Boxing kicks off its gold medal stage at the 2012 Olympics on Day 15, with five star-studded matchups featuring 10 fighters who are guaranteed to walk away with some hardware...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 10 months ago 194 reads 0 comments

  10. 2012 Olympic Games: Boxers Who'll Steal Show in Saturday's Gold Medal Bouts

    The culmination of the 2012 London Olympics is upon us, and with it comes the handing out of 10 gold medals in just two days...

    Steven Cook Written by Steven Cook about 10 months ago 345 reads 0 comments

  11. Olympic Boxing 2012: Full Schedule for Men's Gold Medal Matches

    After 13 days of competition used just to determine who would be competing in the medal rounds, men's boxing gets it time in the spotlight with 20 matches over the final three days of Olympic competition...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 10 months ago 622 reads 2 comments

  12. Olympic Boxing 2012: Women Save U.S. Boxing from Going Medal-Less

    After the most disappointing showing by a U.S. men's boxing team in Olympic history ( per Newsday.com )—not winning a single medal—the inaugural women's team came through for the U...

    Mick Akers Written by Mick Akers about 10 months ago 694 reads 0 comments

  13. Claressa Shields Dominant in Boxing 75-Kg Gold-Medal Match

    Claressa Shields of the United States took on Nadezda Torlopova of Russia for the gold medal in the women's 75-kilogram weight class. The 17-year-old American dominated the bout, securing a 19-12 win...

    Darin Pike Written by Darin Pike about 10 months ago 4,052 reads 8 comments

  14. The Rise of Boxing in China Part II: A Tale of Two Decades

    "Western boxing in China is now revived!" More than two decades ago when Li Menghua, the Director of National Sports Committee declared in a resonant voice filling up the sky, it turned a whole new chapter in the story of Chinese western boxing...

    Zhenyu Li Written by Zhenyu Li about 10 months ago 758 reads 0 comments

  15. Olympic Boxing 2012: Predictions for Upcoming Gold Medal Bouts

    Not a ton of people care about boxing in the Olympics , at least compared to most other sports, but you would be crazy to tell the boxers that. For one, they would beat you up...

    Tim Keeney Written by Tim Keeney about 10 months ago 1,425 reads 0 comments

  16. Claressa Shields: US Olympic Women's Boxer on Cusp of Watershed Moment

    U.S. Olympic boxer Claressa Shields is only 17 years old, but she's at the crest of a rather large wave that's preparing to rearrange the landscape of American boxing for years to come...

    Jesse Reed Written by Jesse Reed about 10 months ago 718 reads 2 comments

  17. Olympic Boxing 2012: Claressa Shields Only Hope for US Gold

    What a special day it will be tomorrow for women's boxing. In the sport's inaugural Olympic Games, American 17-year-old Claressa Shields will be boxing for the middleweight gold medal against Russia's Nadezda Torlopova...

    Kurt Saunders Written by Kurt Saunders about 10 months ago 473 reads 0 comments

  18. 2012 Olympic Boxing: Can USA Recover from Historic Medal Shutout in London?

    And then there were none. A historically unsuccessful Olympic journey reached an underwhelming end today for the U.S. men's boxing team...

    Tyler Donohue Written by Tyler Donohue about 10 months ago 3,166 reads 23 comments

  19. Olympic Boxing 2012: US Women Boxers Guaranteed Bronze Medals

    With all the US men eliminated from the London Olympics , all hope for nabbing a gold in boxing seemed like a foregone conclusion. For the women, however, all hope was not lost...

    Alvaro Alfaro Written by Alvaro Alfaro about 10 months ago 374 reads 0 comments

  20. Olympic Boxing 2012: Errol Spence Must Turn 2nd Chance into Gold for US

    The U.S. has won more all-time boxing medals than any other country. However, following Errol Spence, Jr...

    Matt Boczar Written by Matt Boczar about 10 months ago 466 reads 0 comments

  21. Errol Spence: USA Olympic Boxer Will Impress with Medal Performance

    There is no escaping the reality that the United States amateur boxing scene is a shell of what it once was. Errol Spence will be the one silver lining for Team USA from London 2012...

    Brian Mazique Written by Brian Mazique about 10 months ago 161 reads 0 comments

  22. Errol Spence: Boxing Needs Team USA Fighter to Win Gold

    Errol Spence is the last one left. At the Summer Olympics , Team USA usually owns the sport of boxing. In London, though, they haven’t had nearly the same level of success...

    David Daniels Written by David Daniels about 10 months ago 945 reads 1 comments

  23. London 2012: Rau'shee Warren, USA Boxing's Crisis and More Olympic Impressions

    The United States men’s boxing team got a much-needed boost when welterweight Errol Spence was reinstated into the Olympic boxing tournament after a ridiculous initial points ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 10 months ago 3,898 reads 1 comments

  24. Errol Spence: Reprieve Doesn't Hide U.S. Boxing's Continual Decline

    Errol Spence enters the quarterfinals of the 69kg division through the back door. AIBA, amateur boxing's governing body, overturned the result of his bout with Krishan Vikas of India due to multiple infractions that were not called in the bout...

    Nathan McCarter Written by Nathan McCarter about 10 months ago 1,909 reads 1 comments

  25. Olympic Boxing 2012: Questionable Scoring Confuses Fans, Hurts the Sport

    With two weeks remaining in this year's Olympics , the London Games have already delivered iconic and cherished moments to sports fans around the world...

    Briggs Seekins Written by Briggs Seekins about 10 months ago 1,029 reads 0 comments

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