Tag: Olympic Boxing
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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
https://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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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…
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APB gains heavyweight with Bulgarian Pulev
London, Great Britain, August 06, 2012: Bulgarian, With the best Olympic boxers fighting for medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games, AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) continues to contract the cream of the crop for its grand opening in autumn 2013. Recent winner of the AIBA European Olympic Qualifying Event Trabzon 2012, Bulgarian Heavyweight (91kg) Tervel…
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Pritchard shines at the London ExCeL Arena
London, Great Britain, August 06, 2012: Day nine of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the evening session at the ExCeL Arena hosted the action once again with the Men’s Bantamweight (56kg) and Heavyweight (91kg) quarter-finals taking place before a capacity crowd. Cuban southpaw Lazaro Alvarez Estrada, the top seed in the Bantamweight…
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Olympic Boxing: Women make history
London – Great Britain, August 05, 2012: make history, Olympic history was re-written today at the ExCeL Arena as women’s boxing made its long-awaited debut at the Games in a watershed moment for the sport. During the afternoon session of day nine of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the world was introduced to…
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Shiming Zou still the one to beat after win
London – Great Britain, August 04, 2012: Shiming, Twelve sensational bouts lit up the ExCeL arena on the eighth day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games. There were three weight categories on show during the afternoon session with the Light Flyweights (46-49kg), Light Welterweights (64kg) and Light Heavyweights (81kg) all taking to the…