Tag: Boxing
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APB star Shin donates signing bonus
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 26, 2012 – SHIN DONATES, Jonghun Shin, the AIBA World Boxing Championships Baku 2011 silver medallist from Korea, has announced his intention to donate his AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) signing bonus to AIBA’s Development programs for young boxers. Passionate about his beloved sport, Shin wanted to give something back and decided…
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Boxing; Fly high with the Argentinean Condors
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 13, 2012 – Demonstrating once more its worldwide appeal, World Series of Boxing is delighted to welcome this season another new Franchise, coming from the eighth biggest country in the world. Hernán Salvo, General Manager of the Argentinean Condors, presents you the very first South-American WSB Franchise. First of all, welcome…
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Boxing; Polish Hussars are ready to take on WSB
Lausanne, Switzerland, 11 September 2012 – After two very successful seasons, World Series of Boxing is delighted to welcome new franchises this year . One of them will be based in Poland, a true boxing country. Just a few days before the official draw and draft of the 2012/2013 season, worldseriesboxing.com speaks to Jaroslaw Kolkowski,…
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Olympic Boxing: Olympic Games box clever
Lausanne, Switzerland, 18 August 2012 – Considered to be one of the finest Olympic boxing competitions of all time, London 2012 will hold fond memories for the boxing family and the Olympic Movement. With the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) working closely together, fans…
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Serik Sapiyev receives Best Boxer Trophy
http://theolympicssports.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=publish&post_type=post&seo_filter=naLondon, Great Britain, August 12, 2012: Impressive and dominant from start to finish, Kazak Serik Sapiyev not only claimed the Olympic Welterweight (69kg) title, but has also been awarded the coveted Best Men’s Boxer at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Val Barker Trophy) by the accredited media. The southpaw, also a two-time AIBA World Champion…
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Mekhontcev and Joshua crowned Olympic
London – Great Britain, August 12, 2012: Joshua, Five sensational bouts brought the London 2012 Olympic Games to a close at the packed ExCel Arena with the very best putting on a spectacular show in a fitting end to an unforgettable sixteen days of top-class action. The first final was the Flyweight (52kg) showdown between…
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Murata and Usyk claim Olympic gold medals
London – Great Britain, August 12, 2012: Campbell, On day fifteen of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, four boxers became Olympic Champions for the very first time whilst one made history by defending his title. The atmosphere at the packed ExCeL arena was once again fantastic for five contest of the very highest…
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Top pound for pound Lomachenko is latest
London, Great Britain, August 11, 2012: The AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) Program has underlined its position at the top of world boxing after signing Ukrainian Olympic Champion Vasyl Lomachenko and teammates AIBA World Champions Oleksandr Usyk and Taras Shelestyuk for the competition, which starts next year. AIBA is also delighted to announce that fellow top…
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Adams, Taylor and Shields win first ever gold
London, Great Britain, August 09, 2012 – Olympic history was re-written at the ExCeL with the first ever Women’s boxing gold medals presented to Nicolas Adams of Great Britain, Ireland’s Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields of the United States. The first of the Women’s Finals, the Flyweights (51kg), saw Great Britain’s Nicola Adams faced her…
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Men’s Light Fly, Light Welter&Light Heavyweight
London, Great Britain, August 09, 2012: Medals were assured for the twelve winners of the Men’s Light Fly (46-49kg), Light Welter (64kg) and Light Heavyweight (81kg) quarter-finals in the evening session of day twelve of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The atmosphere inside the ExCeL arena was electric as 24 boxers took to the canvas…