THE BOXING JOURNEY OF OLYMPIC BOXERS: By Brian Zelley
Introduction:
*This will be a special story that will cover the journey of ten boxers that have
earned a spot on their Olympic Boxing Team. For all the boxers, it has been
a tough journey, and for the Women's boxers that will participate in three
weight divisions, it will be an historical moment for all of them, and a special
piece of history for the medal winners.
*my select boxers are not based on medal expectations, but on their potential
story and the roads they have already travelled. Pleased to say one of the
boxer has agreed and that is Canadian boxer Custio Clayton followed-up
by England's Luke Campbell.
As a follow-up, the number of boxers to be profiled is now six
which includes an English woman boxer for Team Great Britain.
The site of the focus on the boxers has been changed to
http://zelleyonboxing.blogspot.ca/
Saturday, May 19, 2012
ENGLISH, IRISH and WELSH BOXERS IN 2012 OLYMPICS
GREAT BRITAIN and IRISH BOXER READY FOR ACTION: By Brian Zelley
*The majority of boxers that will represent Great Britain and Ireland has been
decided, but there could be some adjustments to the list of boxers.
Women's Boxing: 2012 London Olympics
*British boxers have secured all three spots for women's boxing
with Natasha Jonas, Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall ready
to make history in London.
Men's Boxing: 2012 London Olympics
*Boxers from England, Scotland and Wales are ready for action as a
result of earlier action in International tournaments and the team
captan will be Thomas Stalker.
THE IRISH
*Team members will include Katie Taylor who is expected
to make an impact. Her male team mates include Paddy Barnes,
Adam Nolan, Darren O'Neill, Michael Conlan and John Joe Nevin.
*The majority of boxers that will represent Great Britain and Ireland has been
decided, but there could be some adjustments to the list of boxers.
Women's Boxing: 2012 London Olympics
*British boxers have secured all three spots for women's boxing
with Natasha Jonas, Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall ready
to make history in London.
Men's Boxing: 2012 London Olympics
*Boxers from England, Scotland and Wales are ready for action as a
result of earlier action in International tournaments and the team
captan will be Thomas Stalker.
THE IRISH
*Team members will include Katie Taylor who is expected
to make an impact. Her male team mates include Paddy Barnes,
Adam Nolan, Darren O'Neill, Michael Conlan and John Joe Nevin.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
BOXINGS CHOSEN ONES for 2012
THE OLYMPIC GAMES, LONDON 2012: by Brian Zelley
*The AIBA (International amateur boxing association) is down to
the wire in selecting the last of the boxers from around the globe
who have earned or have lucked-in to a spot on the many
International Olympic Teams. Once the world women's
action in China hears the final bell, the complete team of
women boxers will be known and they will join the
male boxers that have competed in various tournaments
to narrow the field into those that we will call Olympic boxers.
*But, even those that have been selected must still be aware of
the "Buster Mathis Moment" of 1964. Buster earned a spot on the
team but was injured in training and was replaced by JOE FRAZIER.
And, the rest is history. Joe went on to win gold, and then become
a professional boxer with a group backing him. He course was well
charted and he went on to win the Heavyweight Championship
of The World. Buster also turned pro, but had no major backing,
no well charted course, and limited opportunity. But, the sport of
professional boxing and the general public quickly turn away from
the boxers that are on the outside of the in-crowd. But, that also
happens it real life not just the zany world of pro boxing.
THE WOMEN BOXERS in THREE DIVISIONS
*The women boxers will qualify in three weight division for London.
Two of the lightweights to secure spots in the Games will be
Ireland's Katie Taylor and Great Britain's Natasha Jonas.
*The four middleweights engaged in semi-final action will be
Savannah Marshall, Nadezhda Torlopova, Yelena Vystropova and Anna Laurel.
Laurel had earlier defeated Canada's Mary Spencer who has been named
as a potential Olympic medal winner for Canada.
*The AIBA (International amateur boxing association) is down to
the wire in selecting the last of the boxers from around the globe
who have earned or have lucked-in to a spot on the many
International Olympic Teams. Once the world women's
action in China hears the final bell, the complete team of
women boxers will be known and they will join the
male boxers that have competed in various tournaments
to narrow the field into those that we will call Olympic boxers.
*But, even those that have been selected must still be aware of
the "Buster Mathis Moment" of 1964. Buster earned a spot on the
team but was injured in training and was replaced by JOE FRAZIER.
And, the rest is history. Joe went on to win gold, and then become
a professional boxer with a group backing him. He course was well
charted and he went on to win the Heavyweight Championship
of The World. Buster also turned pro, but had no major backing,
no well charted course, and limited opportunity. But, the sport of
professional boxing and the general public quickly turn away from
the boxers that are on the outside of the in-crowd. But, that also
happens it real life not just the zany world of pro boxing.
THE WOMEN BOXERS in THREE DIVISIONS
*The women boxers will qualify in three weight division for London.
Two of the lightweights to secure spots in the Games will be
Ireland's Katie Taylor and Great Britain's Natasha Jonas.
*The four middleweights engaged in semi-final action will be
Savannah Marshall, Nadezhda Torlopova, Yelena Vystropova and Anna Laurel.
Laurel had earlier defeated Canada's Mary Spencer who has been named
as a potential Olympic medal winner for Canada.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Canadian boxers at the last gate
THE 2012 CANADIAN A-TEAM AND THE LAST GATE: By Brian Zelley
As our Canadian boxers prepare for the action, one of the boxers has been
highlighted in a story in "The Chronicle Herald" (see link), but there will be
other stories about the team and the individuals.
Fighters down to last shot for Olympics | The Chronicle Herald
Of the Cnadian boxers only the two Nova Scotia boxer
BRODY BLAIR and CUSTIO CLAYTON are menttioned.
But the story for them all of them is the same, they must win their
first bout to hope for a spot on the Olympic team. A loss in the
first bout will spell "End of Story", but win the first and there are
big possibilities.
The other Canadian boxers that are in the fight include
Kenny Lally of British Columbia, and Alex Rynn of Alberta.
AIBA follows the action on their web site:
http://www.aiba.org/
Third Session: Emilien Boucher 25 - 10 over Bayron Molina Figuero/
Third Srssion: Justin Hocko gets eliminated.
Fourth Session: Yves Ulysse over Leyton Bates 14 - 10
Jonathan Savard wil see action in session four.
As the action continued, one by one all but two were eliminated.
THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN
*As the event comes to a close, announcements were
quickly made that two of the men boxers had qualified
for the Olympic team and the names were Custio Claton
and the super-heavyweight SIMON KEAN.
THE SWINGING GATE FOR WOMEN'S BOXING:
*The swinging gate still swings for Canadian middleweight
MARY SPENCER, but due to a loss to Sweden, she will
need to sit tight for the wildcard selection.
As our Canadian boxers prepare for the action, one of the boxers has been
highlighted in a story in "The Chronicle Herald" (see link), but there will be
other stories about the team and the individuals.
Fighters down to last shot for Olympics | The Chronicle Herald
Of the Cnadian boxers only the two Nova Scotia boxer
BRODY BLAIR and CUSTIO CLAYTON are menttioned.
But the story for them all of them is the same, they must win their
first bout to hope for a spot on the Olympic team. A loss in the
first bout will spell "End of Story", but win the first and there are
big possibilities.
The other Canadian boxers that are in the fight include
Kenny Lally of British Columbia, and Alex Rynn of Alberta.
AIBA follows the action on their web site:
http://www.aiba.org/
Third Session: Emilien Boucher 25 - 10 over Bayron Molina Figuero/
Third Srssion: Justin Hocko gets eliminated.
Fourth Session: Yves Ulysse over Leyton Bates 14 - 10
Jonathan Savard wil see action in session four.
As the action continued, one by one all but two were eliminated.
THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN
*As the event comes to a close, announcements were
quickly made that two of the men boxers had qualified
for the Olympic team and the names were Custio Claton
and the super-heavyweight SIMON KEAN.
THE SWINGING GATE FOR WOMEN'S BOXING:
*The swinging gate still swings for Canadian middleweight
MARY SPENCER, but due to a loss to Sweden, she will
need to sit tight for the wildcard selection.
Canadian Boxers Arrive in Brazil with London on their mind
THE FINAL ROUND FOR CANADIAN BOXERS: By Brian Zelley
Introduction:
For the best Canadian amateur boxers, the action in Brazil will
determine if any of them will make the 2012 Canadian Olymopic team.
Over the next few days, we will follow the progress of the A-Team for
Boxing Canada.
Introduction:
For the best Canadian amateur boxers, the action in Brazil will
determine if any of them will make the 2012 Canadian Olymopic team.
Over the next few days, we will follow the progress of the A-Team for
Boxing Canada.
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