Shot Syrian boxer sits out Olympics in hospital
WITTEN, Germany ● Syria’s champion boxer Nasser al-Shami was halfway to qualifying for the London Olympics when...
Category: Boxing
Ten counts for NBC at box ring
LONDON, England ● Olympic boxing’s governing body said it had asked London Games’ organisers to tell American...
Italian boxer booed after holding farce
LONDON, England ● Italian heavyweight Clemente Russo was booed on Sunday after reducing his Olympic quarter-final against...
India launch CAS protest over changed boxing decision
MUMBAI, India ● India have complained to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after an Olympic victory by...
Boxer U.S. handed lifeline after defeat overturned
LONDON, England ● The United States men’s boxing squad were handed a dramatic lifeline late on Friday...
Officials punished after boxing night of shame
LONDON, England ● A Turkmen boxing referee and an Azerbaijani technical official were expelled from the London Olympics...
Cuba lose iconic champion Teofilo Stevenson
HAVANA, Cuba ● Cuba paid its respects on Tuesday to the late boxer Teofilo Stevenson, one of...
Olympic bid Indian boxer in doubt
QINHUANGDAO, China — Celebrated Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom faced a nerve-wracking wait after a shock defeat at the...