Olympic Boxing
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News
Tony Bellew cuts through clutter of Imane Khelif controversy
The gold medal won by Algeria’s Imane Khelif in the women’s welterweight competition at the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympic Games has brought a slew of ill-informed, hot-button-pushing critics out of the woodwork. But she now has at least one ne...
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Olympic success is no longer the be-all and end-all for British boxers turning pro
At recent editions of the Olympic Games, medallists from Team GB have stepped down from the podium to find professional promoters waiting with open cheque books. Things will be different this year and that will be as much down to the current state of...
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“Fighting Words” — The best Olympians as pro fighters since 2008, Part 1
When this year’s Summer Olympics begin later this month, with the first boxing matches set for July 27 in the Paris region, viewers will see the pinnacle of amateur boxing — the culmination of the years these men and women spent fighting and training...
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Boxing Has Been Placed 'On Hold' For 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
The sport of boxing has been placed "on hold" for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to the International Olympic Committee [IOC]. Boxing, which has been a part of the Olympics since 1920, will still be a part of the 2024 Olympic Games...
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Claressa Shields Gives Praise To Team USA For Success at Tokyo Olympics
Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, from Flint, Michigan, is proud of Team USA’s Olympic boxing medalists and the whole USA Boxing squad, which featured five female participants for the first time. The only American boxer ever to win back-to-...
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Keyshawn Davis Wins Silver Medal, Fights Bigger Battle For Mental Health Awareness
After the decision was read and Andy Cruz was declared Olympic gold medalist in the lightweight division, he broke into a Michael Jackson dance routine in the middle of the ring before doing the “rock-a-baby” motion popularized by NBA star Russell We...
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Results
Bakhodir Jalolov Defeats Richard Torrez Jr. For Super Heavyweight Gold
Richard Torrez Jr. was the last man standing for the United States men’s team but unable to end a 17-year Gold medal drought. The 22-year-old super heavyweight representative for the United States came up short in his Olympic Gold bid following a...