(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO) – The quarterfinalists have now been determined at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships as the competition closes its fourth day of action at the Fort Carson Special Events Center. Wednesday’s boxing featured the first appearance of the female boxers with first round action taking place in the bantamweight, featherweight and light welterweight classes.
Last year’s Olympic Trials winner at 108 pounds has pulled out of the USA Boxing National Championships in Fort Carson, Colo., effectively ending his Olympic dream for London 2012.
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO) – The competitors in the two deepest weight divisions were the only boxers to take the ring on Monday at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships at the Fort Carson Special Events Center. As both weight divisions started the tournament with over 64 competitors, the two weight classes had one more day of competition than their counterparts.
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO) – Action got underway at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships on Sunday with preliminary action in six of the seven non-qualified weight divisions. Fort Carson’s Special Events Center is playing host to the event throughout the week and the tournament got off to a great start with a full day of boxing action.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended a boxer who it says failed three times to meet requirements for his whereabouts so he could be found for out-of-competition drug testing.
Tom Stalker says boxing "saved my life" and hopes his Olympic story will inspire more youngsters to take up the sport.
Former Australian Golden Gloves Champion, “The Great White” Brayd Smith has today wrapped up his sparring for his international showdown on March 3 at Rumours International in Toowoomba.
The finals are set for the inaugural U.S. Women's Olympic Trials at the Northern Quest Resort in Airway Heights, Wash., after Friday night's challengers' bracket action ended with three victors to challenge their unbeaten winners' bracket counterparts.
And then there were three. Such was the result of Thursday’s action at the U.S. Women’s Olympic Trials, as each of the three weight classes pared its numbers down to a trio of fighters.
Wednesday’s action at the inaugural U.S. Women’s Olympic Trials was limited to the challengers’ bracket, as the two unbeaten fighters in each of the three Olympic weight classes (flyweight, lightweight, and middleweight) relished a day of well-deserved rest.