Boxer Vijender Singh Knocked Out of Olympics
Wall Street Journal
Vijender Singh, who inked his name in India's Olympic history–winning the country's first-ever medal in boxing –was knocked out of London Olympics after a nail-biting quarterfinal on Tuesday. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist was outpunched by ...
See all stories on this topic »US women boxers have been a hit
Boston.com
LONDON — Katie Taylor stepped through the ropes and into the madness, beaming at thousands of flag-waving, face-painted Irish fans raucously celebrating her Olympic boxing victory. The pound-for-pound world champion clenched her fists and roared ...
See all stories on this topic »Spotlight on boxers Mary Kom and Devendro Singh
Deccan Herald
The spotlight will be on the diminutive M C Mary Kom as she attempts to create history by becoming the first Indian to reach the final of the boxing event of Olympic Games when she takes on Nicola Adams of Great Britain in what promises to be a high-voltage ...
See all stories on this topic »Boxing: Shields bring new twist to classic script
Chicago Tribune
The boxer is Claressa Shields, a brash 17-year-old high school student, not a journeyman underdog and the ring is an Olympic one in London where for the first time women will fight for a gold medal. The rest of the script, however, rings with familiarity.
See all stories on this topic »British boxers clinch medals
ESPN
LONDON -- Although the British boxers must wait a few days to add their medals to the home team's enormous Olympic haul, they're lining up for big weekend bouts and even bigger celebrations. Middleweight Anthony Ogogo and super heavyweight Anthony ...
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Women boxers fighting for a future
ESPN
Both are guaranteed Olympic medals in Wednesday's semifinals after having won their Monday quarterfinal fights in the inaugural women's boxing competition, because of the sport's tradition of awarding double bronzes. But neither wants to end up with that ...
See all stories on this topic »Solomon: For boxer Esparza, first Olympic win took blood, sweat and years
Houston Chronicle
LONDON - Minutes after Marlen Esparza won the most important fight of her life, a reporter asked her about the rather good fortune of receiving a first-round bye in the Olympic boxing tournament. That luck of the draw meant she needed only one win to secure ...
See all stories on this topic »Katie Taylor proves women's boxing at Olympics as much about ability as equality
Washington Post
LONDON — Women's boxing already had a star. She just needed a stage. Irish fighter Katie Taylor found one at the ExCel arena Monday and within four pulsating rounds against Natasha Jonas proved female fighters would be just fine at the Olympics.
See all stories on this topic »Column: Women's boxing surprise hit at games
Yahoo! Sports
The way the women rocked the Olympic arena in their boxing debut almost made you forget for a moment how corrupt, inept and unsatisfying their male counterparts have been in way too many Olympics. They moved, they danced, and they hit each other as ...
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Wall Street Journal
Vijender Singh, who inked his name in India's Olympic history–winning the country's first-ever medal in boxing –was knocked out of London Olympics after a nail-biting quarterfinal on Tuesday. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist was outpunched by ...
See all stories on this topic »US women boxers have been a hit
Boston.com
LONDON — Katie Taylor stepped through the ropes and into the madness, beaming at thousands of flag-waving, face-painted Irish fans raucously celebrating her Olympic boxing victory. The pound-for-pound world champion clenched her fists and roared ...
See all stories on this topic »Spotlight on boxers Mary Kom and Devendro Singh
Deccan Herald
The spotlight will be on the diminutive M C Mary Kom as she attempts to create history by becoming the first Indian to reach the final of the boxing event of Olympic Games when she takes on Nicola Adams of Great Britain in what promises to be a high-voltage ...
See all stories on this topic »Boxing: Shields bring new twist to classic script
Chicago Tribune
The boxer is Claressa Shields, a brash 17-year-old high school student, not a journeyman underdog and the ring is an Olympic one in London where for the first time women will fight for a gold medal. The rest of the script, however, rings with familiarity.
See all stories on this topic »British boxers clinch medals
ESPN
LONDON -- Although the British boxers must wait a few days to add their medals to the home team's enormous Olympic haul, they're lining up for big weekend bouts and even bigger celebrations. Middleweight Anthony Ogogo and super heavyweight Anthony ...
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| From Manipur to London, Mary Kom Punches Her Way to a Medal New York Times (blog) Kom kept boxing a secret from her family — until she won a state championship in 2000, and everyone, including her parents, discovered what she had been up to. Her father goaded her to give it up. Boxing is too dangerous, he told her. Members of her clan ... See all stories on this topic » | New York Times (blog) |
ESPN
Both are guaranteed Olympic medals in Wednesday's semifinals after having won their Monday quarterfinal fights in the inaugural women's boxing competition, because of the sport's tradition of awarding double bronzes. But neither wants to end up with that ...
See all stories on this topic »Solomon: For boxer Esparza, first Olympic win took blood, sweat and years
Houston Chronicle
LONDON - Minutes after Marlen Esparza won the most important fight of her life, a reporter asked her about the rather good fortune of receiving a first-round bye in the Olympic boxing tournament. That luck of the draw meant she needed only one win to secure ...
See all stories on this topic »Katie Taylor proves women's boxing at Olympics as much about ability as equality
Washington Post
LONDON — Women's boxing already had a star. She just needed a stage. Irish fighter Katie Taylor found one at the ExCel arena Monday and within four pulsating rounds against Natasha Jonas proved female fighters would be just fine at the Olympics.
See all stories on this topic »Column: Women's boxing surprise hit at games
Yahoo! Sports
The way the women rocked the Olympic arena in their boxing debut almost made you forget for a moment how corrupt, inept and unsatisfying their male counterparts have been in way too many Olympics. They moved, they danced, and they hit each other as ...
See all stories on this topic »
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