'I know I won the fight' | The Chronicle Herald
A good article that looks at Custio's point of view and
the reaction from Team Canada boxing folks.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
THE GOLDEN GIRLS, Adams, Shields and Taylor
THE 2012 OLYMPIC GOLDEN GIRLS: By Brian Zelley
*At the end of the final bell for women's olympic boxing,
three boxers from Great Britain, Ireland and the United States
became the first three Golden Girls of Olympic boxing:
Nicola Adams, Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields.
The three boxers each have their own story, but at the
end of the Olympic road, they all stand tall as the first
three Golden Girls of Olympic boxing history.
NICOLA ADAMS: Team Great Britain
*The last hurdle to reach the finals was an acid test in the
semi-finals against India's boxing legend Mary Kom, a multi-term
world champion.
*The BBC announced in the headlines:
"Olympic boxing: Nicola Adams secures gold medal bout"
but before the semi final there was a journey that began long
before Olympic boxing for women became a reality.
*Nicola's first major International tournament took place in 2007
at the European Championships, and after that she never looked back.
*Some of the background of Adams can be found on the Wikipedia link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Adams
KATIE TAYLOR: Team Ireland
*Katie has an extensive background in boxing that covers
numerous titles and achievements and was the top boxer in
women's lighweight boxing.
*Some of the background is found on Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Taylor
Her pre-competition activity at the 2012 London Olympics
included carrying the flag for team Ireland in the opening
ceremonies at the start of the Games.
CLARESSA SHIELDS: Team USA
*For many the first sign that Claressa would be a possible
Olympic boxer was after a victoria over Canada's Mary Spencer
in a tournament in early 2012.
*Some of the details of her journey is found on the Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claressa_Shields
"The RING" magazines highlights Claressa Shields
In the pre-Olympic publicity, The RING magazine did
an article on the men's teams from the USA and Great Britian,
but they also covered a few of the women boxers from the USA
and one of those boxers was Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan.
*At the end of the final bell for women's olympic boxing,
three boxers from Great Britain, Ireland and the United States
became the first three Golden Girls of Olympic boxing:
Nicola Adams, Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields.
The three boxers each have their own story, but at the
end of the Olympic road, they all stand tall as the first
three Golden Girls of Olympic boxing history.
NICOLA ADAMS: Team Great Britain
*The last hurdle to reach the finals was an acid test in the
semi-finals against India's boxing legend Mary Kom, a multi-term
world champion.
*The BBC announced in the headlines:
"Olympic boxing: Nicola Adams secures gold medal bout"
but before the semi final there was a journey that began long
before Olympic boxing for women became a reality.
*Nicola's first major International tournament took place in 2007
at the European Championships, and after that she never looked back.
*Some of the background of Adams can be found on the Wikipedia link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Adams
KATIE TAYLOR: Team Ireland
*Katie has an extensive background in boxing that covers
numerous titles and achievements and was the top boxer in
women's lighweight boxing.
*Some of the background is found on Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Taylor
Her pre-competition activity at the 2012 London Olympics
included carrying the flag for team Ireland in the opening
ceremonies at the start of the Games.
CLARESSA SHIELDS: Team USA
*For many the first sign that Claressa would be a possible
Olympic boxer was after a victoria over Canada's Mary Spencer
in a tournament in early 2012.
*Some of the details of her journey is found on the Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claressa_Shields
"The RING" magazines highlights Claressa Shields
In the pre-Olympic publicity, The RING magazine did
an article on the men's teams from the USA and Great Britian,
but they also covered a few of the women boxers from the USA
and one of those boxers was Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan.
Olympic Boxing Photos - Boxing Photo Galleries | London 2012
Olympic Boxing Photos - Boxing Photo Galleries | London 2012
See TEAM IRELAND'S KATIE TAYLOR with her Gold medal
while standing tall and proud in green.
See TEAM IRELAND'S KATIE TAYLOR with her Gold medal
while standing tall and proud in green.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Michael Conlan - Boxing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012
Michael Conlan - Boxing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012
Ireland's Conlan moves into the medal rounds with a come from
behing victory. Welsh boxer Andrew Selby for Team Great Britain
fell short and will not medal.
Ireland's Conlan moves into the medal rounds with a come from
behing victory. Welsh boxer Andrew Selby for Team Great Britain
fell short and will not medal.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Ogogo beats world champion Khytrov - London 2012 Olympics
TEAM GREAT BRITAIN on the OLYMPIC BOXING RIDE
*Ogogo wins an important victory for Team Great Britain.
see link to the story of his recent victory:
Ogogo beats world champion Khytrov - London 2012 Olympics
*Ogogo wins an important victory for Team Great Britain.
see link to the story of his recent victory:
Ogogo beats world champion Khytrov - London 2012 Olympics
Friday, August 3, 2012
Andrew Selby - Boxing - London 2012
THE ANDREW SELBY BOXING JOURNEY: by Brian Zelley
Andrew Selby - Boxing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012
(photo: 2010 Commonwelth Games coverage)
*I first noticed the journey of Andrew Selby from his performance
in 2010 at the Commonwealth Games. In the past years, Andrew
has improved his performance to be a strong choice for Olympic
gold in the flyweight division.
*In 2010, Selby was competing for his home nation of Wales, but
in 2012 he and fellow Welsh boxer Freddie Evans are competing
for Team Great Britain.
For the preliminary rounds, Andrew received a bye based on his
high AIBA standing due to past performances. In his first actual
bout Andrew won a convincing decision and moves forward into
the quarter finals.
Andrew Selby - Boxing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012
(photo: 2010 Commonwelth Games coverage)
*I first noticed the journey of Andrew Selby from his performance
in 2010 at the Commonwealth Games. In the past years, Andrew
has improved his performance to be a strong choice for Olympic
gold in the flyweight division.
*In 2010, Selby was competing for his home nation of Wales, but
in 2012 he and fellow Welsh boxer Freddie Evans are competing
for Team Great Britain.
For the preliminary rounds, Andrew received a bye based on his
high AIBA standing due to past performances. In his first actual
bout Andrew won a convincing decision and moves forward into
the quarter finals.
Custio Clayton to face Freddie Evans
THE CANADIAN JOURNEY:by brian zelley
(a link to a recent news story about Custio's victory and achievement)
Clayton headed to quarter-finals | The Chronicle Herald
*With his second win, Canadian welterweight boxer
CUSTIO CLAYTON will move into the quarter finals
to face Team Great Britain/s FREDDIE EVANS.
Like Custio, Evans won his second bout this Friday.
Both Clayton and Evans are worthy of a medal, but
only one of them will move into the medal round.
CUSTIO CLAYTON
with two A-Team
members in pre-Olympic
activity.
(boxers include,
Brody Blair, Kenny Lally
and Custio Clayton)
Brody and Kenny, missed
selection for the Olympics
but will be talented and
experienced boxers to lead
Canadian boxing into the
future. It is expected that
Custio and Freddie Evans
will consider pro boxing
after their 2012 Olympic
Journey ends in August.
Freddie Evans, in 2010 as a member of Team Wales
(a link to a recent news story about Custio's victory and achievement)
Clayton headed to quarter-finals | The Chronicle Herald
*With his second win, Canadian welterweight boxer
CUSTIO CLAYTON will move into the quarter finals
to face Team Great Britain/s FREDDIE EVANS.
Like Custio, Evans won his second bout this Friday.
Both Clayton and Evans are worthy of a medal, but
only one of them will move into the medal round.
with two A-Team
members in pre-Olympic
activity.
(boxers include,
Brody Blair, Kenny Lally
and Custio Clayton)
Brody and Kenny, missed
selection for the Olympics
but will be talented and
experienced boxers to lead
Canadian boxing into the
future. It is expected that
Custio and Freddie Evans
will consider pro boxing
after their 2012 Olympic
Journey ends in August.
Freddie Evans, in 2010 as a member of Team Wales
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Bantam Olympic Boxing London 2012
Men's Bantam (56kg) - Olympic Boxing | London 2012
*Includes Team Great Britain LUKE CAMPBELL and
Team Ireland's JOHN JOE NEVIN. Both boxers have
moved forward beyond the August 1st. action and will
face some tough opponents on August 5th.
*LUKE CAMPBELL wins another for Team Great Britain.
*Includes Team Great Britain LUKE CAMPBELL and
Team Ireland's JOHN JOE NEVIN. Both boxers have
moved forward beyond the August 1st. action and will
face some tough opponents on August 5th.
*LUKE CAMPBELL wins another for Team Great Britain.
Super Heavy - Olympic Boxing | London 2012
Men's Super Heavy ( 91kg) - Olympic Boxing | London 2012
*Canadian representative is SIMON KEAN of Quebec.
Simon's first bout will be against TONY YOKA of France.
*Simon is one of three Canadian boxers, the other two are:
men's welterweight Custion Clayton and womon's
middleweight Mary Spencer.
*Canadian representative is SIMON KEAN of Quebec.
Simon's first bout will be against TONY YOKA of France.
*Simon is one of three Canadian boxers, the other two are:
men's welterweight Custion Clayton and womon's
middleweight Mary Spencer.
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