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LONDON — Jose Ramirez is seen as the man who can finally deliver the United States Olympic lightweight gold 20 years after the great Oscar de la Hoya did in Barcelona and on Sunday he did little to discourage that notion.
The 19-year-old overcame early nerves to edge his tough as teak French taxi-driving opponent Rachid Azzedine, 10 years the American's senior, 21-20.
Ramirez's win took the Americans to an impressive 3-0 in their bouts so far and shortly afterwards Errol Spence made it four from four with victory over Brazilian Myke Ribeiro de Carvalho in their welterweight clash.
With those four safely through it has given the young team belief that they can end the run which has seen the United States win just one gold medal in boxing since the 1996 Atlanta Games - light heavyweight Andre Ward in 2004. [Click Here To Read More]
The 19-year-old overcame early nerves to edge his tough as teak French taxi-driving opponent Rachid Azzedine, 10 years the American's senior, 21-20.
Ramirez's win took the Americans to an impressive 3-0 in their bouts so far and shortly afterwards Errol Spence made it four from four with victory over Brazilian Myke Ribeiro de Carvalho in their welterweight clash.
With those four safely through it has given the young team belief that they can end the run which has seen the United States win just one gold medal in boxing since the 1996 Atlanta Games - light heavyweight Andre Ward in 2004. [Click Here To Read More]