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(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.)
(MOBILE, ALA.) – Several outstanding performances highlighted the afternoon session on Monday afternoon at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ala. The light welterweight and middleweight divisions both saw upsets while the heavyweight class featured a bout nearly a year in the making. A new young face announced his arrival on the scene with a convincing upset over a two-time national champion.
(MOBILE, ALA.) –The second half of opening day bouts were contested on Sunday night with 20 action packed match-ups at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing in Mobile, Ala. Two returning Olympians earned their first victories of the event, joining 18 winners from Sunday evening in the winners bracket semifinals.
(MOBILE, ALA.) – The day that 80 boxers have been waiting and training for finally arrived on Sunday as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing opened competition at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ala. The first session of action showcased 20 quarterfinal bouts in the light flyweight, bantamweight, light welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions with all of the day’s winners moving to the semifinals and their opponents dropping into the challengers bracket.
(MOBILE, ALA.) – The start of U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing is now just one day away and the event excitement began on Saturday evening with the official event draw. The non-seeded boxers in each of the 10 weight classes draw ping pong balls to determine their opening round opponents and spot in the winners bracket. Event competition will begin on Sunday with sessions at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Mobile Civic Center.
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The final three U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing were clinched on Saturday night at the Last Chance Qualifier Tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. Due to the large number of participants in the light welterweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions, there road to gold was extended an extra day.
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Seven Olympic hopefuls officially punched their tickets for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing on Friday at the Last Chance Qualifier tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. The remaining three weight classes boxed in semifinal round competition on Friday and the light welterweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions will hold their final round contests on Saturday.