Holyfield Advises U.S. Team, Praises Micheal Hunter
MOBILE, Ala. - Former world heavyweight champion and 1984 Olympic medalist Evander Holyfield had words of advice for the members of the current U.S. team.
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California Leaves Its Mark on The Olympic Trials
MOBILE, AL – When the smoke cleared Friday night at the U.S. Olympic Trials finals, three Californians had punched their ticket to Azerbaijan and one more almost continued his Cinderella run by joining them.
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Day 6 Results, Final Round
(MOBILE, ALA.) – A full week of boxing culminated in final round competition on Friday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing in Mobile, Ala. The champions bracket winners faced off with the challengers bracket victors in 10 bouts of action. The challengers bracket winners were looking to stay alive in the tournament with a victory while the winners bracket athletes hoped to seal their Olympic Trials titles on Friday night.
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S.F.’s Mitchell Speaks Hours Before Olympic Trials Finals
MOBILE, AL -- BoxingScene.com was able to catch up with San Francisco super heavyweight LaRon Mitchell right before his appearance in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials Friday.
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Day 4 Results and Quotes
(MOBILE, ALA.) – Ten of the nation’s top boxers moved one step closer to a U.S. Olympic Team Trials crown with victories in the winners bracket final on Wednesday at the Mobile Civic Center. Ten winners bracket bouts and 10 challengers bracket contests were showcased in the fourth day of competition in Mobile with another night of close bouts.
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Joe Zanders Announced as 2012 Olympic Head Coach
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – USA Boxing National Coach Joe Zanders (Long Beach, Calif.) has been named the Head Coach for the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. The upcoming Olympics will be the second for Zanders, who served as an Assistant Coach at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Day 5 Results and Quotes
(MOBILE, ALA.) – Twenty boxers battled it out for their Olympic Trials lives on Thursday with the victors moving on to the event final and the loser suffering elimination from the tournament. The hotly-contested bouts reflected the high stakes of the night as each boxer left everything they had in the ring. Tonight’s winners will take on the victors from last night’s champions bracket final on Friday night at the Mobile Civic Center.
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Day 3 Results and Quotes
(MOBILE, ALA.) – The third day of action at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing showcased 20 challengers on Tuesday night at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ala. The 40 boxers competing in the evening’s action were all fighting for tournament lives with 20 boxers going home on Tuesday. Several bouts were decided by close margins as the contestants left everything they had in the ring with numerous bouts coming down to tiebreakers.
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AIBA Announces Plan To Set Up a Professional Program
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ASTANA - Amateur boxing organization AIBA is to set up a professional program to enhance its standing within the sport, AIBA President Wu Ching-Kuo said on Monday.
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Part 2 Results
(MOBILE, ALA.) – Two exciting bouts in the lightweight division highlighted a strong night of boxing on Monday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing in Mobile, Ala. Two-time National Champion Jose Ramirez (Avenal, Calif.) was pushed to the limit in his bout while 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams (Cleveland, Ohio) came back from a deficit in his bout with 2011 USA Boxing National Championships silver medalist Toka Kahn Clary (Providence, R.I.)
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