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Shakur Stevenson’s Next Step
Shakur Stevenson’s Next Step By: Kirk Jackson The highly touted prospect; boxing’s overall no. 1 draft pick has his eyes set on grand things, as he will embark on his…
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The Ladies take the Ring: Claressa Shields seeks another Gold; Katie Taylor is upset by Finland’s Potkonen
The Ladies take the Ring: Claressa Shields seeks another Gold; Katie Taylor is upset by Finland’s Potkonen By: Matthew N. Becher The Women began fighting on Friday in three weight…
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Top Ways to Stream Olympic Boxing Live
Top Ways to Stream Olympic Boxing Live By: Chris Brantner Prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics, Boxing has received plenty of attention. Some of the most talked about portions of…
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Team USA Boxing Preview: Rio Olympics 2016
Team USA Boxing Preview: Rio Olympics 2016 By: Matthew N. Becher We are less than a month away from the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, with the…
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Biyarslanov Aiming to Make History in the Olympics
Biyarslanov Aiming to Make History in the Olympics By: Ed Hitchins When Canadian Olympian Arthur Biyarslanov first took up boxing, he never thought of a gold medal. He thought of…
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Did Cameroonian Boxers “Tank” to Make a Quick Getaway?
by Charles Jay Five Cameroon boxers who competed in the Olympics have defected to the United Kingdom, where they say they want to continue their boxing careers All of the…
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling After Glittering Efforts by Olympic Boxers
They knew that they were going to be fighting close to their home territory, and in front of a lot of friendly fans. Still, the performances by the Irish boxing…
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Best Boxer in the Olympics? Here’s My Choice
by Charles Jay Serik Sapiyev was the choice as the best boxer on the men's side in the Olympics, which got him the coveted and prestigious Val Barker Trophy. It…
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Sapiyev is Deserving Winner of Best Boxer at Olympics
It was a genuinely difficult task to choose the winner of the Val Barker Trophy as the best male competitor at the 2012 Olympics. One obvious candidate was Vasyl Lomachenko…
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Olympic Super Heavyweights: In a Wild One, Joshua Pleases Crowd With Comeback (and Countback) Performance
Anthony Joshua, who saw himself needing to come up with a big effort in the final round of his Olympic super heavyweight final against Roberto Cammarelle of Italy, reached back…
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Olympic Welterweights: Crowd Disappointed, But Sapiyev Dominates
Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan spoiled the mood of an enthusiastic crowd hoping for another gold medal for Britain when he won a decisive verdict over Freddie Evans in the finals…
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Olympic Light Heavyweights: They Go To Two Tie-Breakers Before Mekhontcev Wins
Egor Mekhontcev of Russia won a light heavyweight Olympic final that was about as close as it could possibly get on Sunday, not getting the decision until the second tie-breaker…
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Olympic Light Welterweights: Vasyl Lomachenko Wins Second Gold; Will He Get Barker Trophy?
Vasyl Lomachenko realized what many ringside observers predicted he would, winning the Olympic gold medal in the lightweight division with a 19-9 decision over Soon-Chul Han at the ExCel Arena…
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Olympic Flyweights: Teenager Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana Takes Gold
Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana of Cuba captured the Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division on Sunday with a 17-14 decision win over Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia at the ExCel Arena…
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Olympic Lightweights: Lomachenko Carries Favorite’s Role Into Men’s Final
Vasyl Lomachenko is the guy who many observers hailed as the best pound-for-pound competitor in the Olympic Games, at least on the men's side. Now the Ukrainian machine has one…