Tag: Olympic Boxing
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AIBA overturns the result of Bout #142
London, Great Britain, August 04, 2012: AIBA overturns, After reviewing the video of Bout #142 involving Welterweights (69kg) Krishan Vikas (India) and Errol Spence (USA), the Competition Jury found the following: – There were a total of nine (9) holding fouls committed by the Indian boxer in the third round alone. However the Referee only…
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AIBA further strengthens its commitment
London – Great Britain, August 02, 2012 – In accordance to its full commitment for transparency, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to take the unusual step of revealing the individual scores of Bout #118 of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Ievgen Khytrov (Ukraine, Red) and Anthony Ogogo (Great Britain, Blue). Individual Score…
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Joshua makes his grand entrance
London – Great Britain, August 02, 2012 – JOSHUA, The evening session of the fifth day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games saw the Bantam (56kg), Heavy (91kg) and Super Heavyweights (91+kg) once again take to the ring at the ExCeL arena where the atmosphere was absolutely electric. With the great Lennox Lewis,…
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Cammarelle begins defence of his title
London, Great Britain, August 01, 2012 – Cammarelle, Three weight categories took to the canvas on day five of the boxing competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games with four Bantam (56kg), three Heavy (91kg) and four Super Heavyweight (91+kg) boutsin the afternoon session at the ExCeL Arena. An absolute firecracker got the action underway…
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Manoj Kumar into next round after win
London, Great Britain, August 01, 2012: Manoj, Boxing continued with the evening session at the ExCeL arena on day four of the London 2012 Olympic Games as the remaining eleven Men’s Light Fly (46-49kg) and Light Welterweight (64kg) bouts went ahead. The capacity crowd was once again treated to a pugilistic feast. First up in…
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Barriga announces his arrival on world stage
London, Great Britain, 1 August 2012 – Philippines’ new boxing sensation, two-time Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner Mark Anthony Barriga is really making a name for himself after defeating world class rivals in recent months and impressing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Filipino Light Flyweight (46-49kg) fighter was part of the AIBA Road…
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Cubans fighters show their pedigree
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Cubans, Day four of the London 2012 Olympic Games and it was the turn of the Men’s Light Fly (46-49kg) and Light Welterweight (64kg) to step on to the ring in the first round of preliminaries at the ExCeL arena. The afternoon session bore witness to eleven pulsating…
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Butdee wows crowds with sumptuous win
London, Great Britain, July 31: 2012 – Butdee, The action continued with the evening session on the third day of boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. A capacity crowd at the ExCeL Arena welcomed the Flyweight (52kg) and Light Heavyweights (81kg) for ten bouts of high-octane drama. 2011 World Series of Boxing (WSB) Individual…
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Italian superstars take APB to another level
London, Great Britain, July 30, 2012: Italian, Charismatic Lightweight (60kg) Domenico Valentino and Heavyweight (91kg) Clemente Russo have today signed five year contracts with AIBA Professional Boxing (APB), further underlining the popularity of the new programme amongst the world’s top boxers. Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, APB Board Chairman said: “These two exciting additions add further legitimacy…
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Duke Micah showcases skills with victory
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – It was a good day for some of the boxers of the AIBA Road to London program with Duke Micah and Jordan’s Ihab Mahmoud Darweesh Al-Matbouli both moving into the second round of preliminaries. Jordan’s first ever boxer to qualify for the Games, Arab Games winner Ihab Mahmoud…