Taylor Says Critics Will Be Shocked When Pros Struggle in Olympics
Olympic champion Katie Taylor has warned professionals to expect a few eye-openers if they take up the contentious option to fight at this summer's Rio Olympics.
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Chris Eubank Jr. Olympic Bid Rejected For Rio Games
GB Boxing have rejected an approach by Chris Eubank Snr regarding a place for his son on the team for Rio 2016, according to a statement from the British amateur governing body.
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Amir Khan Rejects Claim He Betrayed UK, Will Not Risk WBC Ban
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) has denied betraying his British upbringing after being criticised for saying he would represent Pakistan at the Rio Games, insisting he only wanted to boost the sport in his parents' country of birth.
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Mike Tyson, De La Hoya, Hatton Stand Against Pros in Olympics
Amateur boxing's decision to allow professionals into the Olympics for the first time drew fighting talk on Wednesday from champions and sanctioning bodies opposed to the break with tradition.
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Amir Khan Faces 2-Year Ban in Rio, WBC Prez Firm With Ruling
If former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) goes through with his desire to represent Pakistan in the Rio Olympics, he would face a two-year ban from the World Boxing Council, according to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman.
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Pakistan Embraces Amir Khan's Interest in To Rep Them in Olympics
Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) secretary Iqbal Hussain has said that British boxer of Pakistan-origin Amir Khan is a Pakistani hero and they will be happy if he is allowed to fight under Pakistan's flag at this summer's Olympics at Rio, Brazil.
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WBC, British Board, ABC, FECOMBOX Unite Against AIBA's Decision
The WBC has expressed its opinion with total opposition towards AIBA’s decision to allow professional boxers to fight amateur boxers during the Olympic games in Rio 2016 . The WBC has voiced the opinion of the majority in the boxing community from all over the world . There are too many unanswered questions, the competition format and standards are not clear and the risks towards the fighters safety are tremendous .
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Audley Harrison Feels Pros Going in Olympics Will Be Tough
Audley Harrison believes it would be very difficult for a professional boxer to compete at the Rio Olympics "from an infrastructure point of view". The sport's governing body, the International Boxing Association (AIBA), voted on Wednesday to make a rule change allowing professionals to compete in this summer's Games.
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Is AIBA Making a Play to be Boxing FIFA-dom?
By Cliff Rold - Paraphrasing HBO’s Max Kellerman, who has made the point many times in the past: when people say ‘they’ in boxing, who are ‘they?’ ‘They’ should examine the officials… ‘Boxing’ should root out corruption…‘They’ should protect fighters from gross mismatches… Who are ‘they?’ Who is ‘boxing?’...
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Lomachenko: Pros In Olympics Good Idea; Making Weight Tough
There might not be a greater authority than Vasyl Lomachenko on what it takes to become an elite amateur and professional boxer in the 21st century. The AIBA announcement Wednesday that revealed boxing’s international amateur sanctioning organization has voted to allow professional boxers to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was met mostly with harsh criticism. Lomachenko, however, explained during a conference call Wednesday why he thinks it is a good idea.
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