Olympics Boxing

Lopez, Gamboa easily defend titles at MSG

By DAVE SKRETTA| AP| Sports

… the ropes and showed the attacking instinct that earned him three world amateur titles and a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics . Barrett (35-8) accepted the fight on Wednesday, after Kevin Johnson pulled out for a shot at WBC titleholder Vitali …

Story|10/11/2009

Rigondeaux stops Andrade in 3 rounds

Sports

… old Rigondeaux, who won gold medals in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics , weighed 121 pounds. Andrade weighed 124. In another bout ..... becoming the Dominican Republic's first boxer to earn a medal in boxing . Since turning professional June 29, Diaz has stopped all …

Story|09/19/2009

Maloney had heart attack at heavyweight fight

Sports

… September 16, 2009 LONDON Boxing promoter Frank Maloney, who ..... headquarters of the British Boxing Board of Control on Sept ..... Ireland at last year's Beijing Olympics before turning pro. He had ..... whether he took his own life. " Boxing is my life. I have had plenty …

Story|09/16/2009

Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland found dead at home

Sports

… a boxer who won a bronze medal for Ireland at the Beijing Olympics , was found hanged at his home Monday. Frank Maloney, his ..... on his laptop. Sutherland's death is the latest blow to boxing , with three former champions all dying violently in July …

Story|09/15/2009

4 Mongolia officials kicked out of boxing worlds

Sports

… Mongolia officials kicked out of boxing worlds Thursday, September ..... were expelled from the world boxing championships Thursday for ..... the International Amateur Boxing Association said on its Web ..... took effect during the Beijing Olympics . It was designed to "eliminate …

Story|09/10/2009

Boxing promoter Duva partnering with Chinese team

By DAVE SKRETTA| AP| Sports

… Boxing promoter Duva partnering ..... Sports Writer NEW YORK Boxing promoter Dino Duva sat ..... last summer's Beijing Olympics and watched the Chinese ..... like it or not, USA Boxing , especially their performance in the Olympics , has gone downhill …

Story|08/19/2009

Olympic Leaders Approve Golf and Rugby for 2016 Summer Games

AP| World

… final approval to the inclusion of women's boxing in the 2012 London Olympics . Boxing had been the only summer Olympic sport without ..... the vote. Golf was played at the 1900 Paris Olympics and 1904 St. Louis Games. The sport's backers …

Story|08/13/2009

Hundreds remember Ga. boxer as soft-spoken champ

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.| AP| Sports

… Writer ATLANTA Three-time boxing champion Vernon Forrest was ..... Forrest never let success in the boxing ring get to his head. "People ..... not long after the Barcelona Olympics , when he was stricken with ..... death hit the tight-knit boxing community hard, coming on …

Story|08/03/2009

Former heavyweight champion Ibragimov retires

By DAVE SKRETTA| AP| Sports

… Klitschko. His promoter Leon Margules of Seminole Warriors Boxing confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the former ..... Cuban great Felix Savon in the gold-medal fight at the Sydney Olympics . Ibragimov turned professional in 2002 and fought the majority …

Story|07/30/2009

Police: Ex-boxing champ Forrest exchanged gunfire

By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR.| AP| Sports

… Police: Ex- boxing champ Forrest exchanged ..... Press Writer ATLANTA Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest ..... long after the Barcelona Olympics , when he was stricken by ..... praised Forrest for his boxing and his positive effect …

Story|07/27/2009