Boxing: U.S. Olympians Decided
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Gary Russell Jr. won his bout in the 119-pound division and Raynell Williams won at 125 pounds yesterday to earn the final berths on the United States Olympic boxing team in Houston.The winners in the other nine Olympic weight classes were decided Saturday night: Luis Yanez (106 pounds), Rauâshee Warren (112), Sadam Ali (132), Javier Molina (141), Demetrius Andrade (152), Shawn Estrada (165), Christopher Downs (178), Deontay Wilder (201) and Michael Hunter (201-plus).The world championships will be Oct. 23-Nov. 3 in Chicago. The top eight finishers in each division will qualify for Beijing.
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In this photo released by DKP, boxing promoter Don King, center, poses in New York, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 with the eight heavyweight boxers that will do battle in New York City&#39;s Madison Square Graden on Staurday, Nov. 13.
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Boxing is catching on among young women - both for its physical benefits and for the discipline it instills.
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ATHENS - Calling all Andres. Maybe that&#39;s what&#39;s wrong with the US boxing team. Not enough Andres. Only two US boxers reached today&#39;s medal round, middleweight Andre Dirrell and light heavyweight Andre Ward.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - John Ruiz retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a controversial but unanimous decision over Andrew Golota on the &quot;The Battle for Heavyweight Supremacy&quot; fight card at Madison Square Garden.
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No chance, Dad. The best amateur boxers know just how to move and exactly when to pounce -- and three Americans who failed to match that style are out of the Olympics.
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The United States Boxing team isn't fighting its opponents any more. It's fighting self-doubt.
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Throughout these Olympic Games, United States boxing coach Basheer Abdullah has lamented that his young fighters weren&#39;t listening to him.
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Viktar Zuyev of Belarus was awardeda final spot in the Olympic boxing heavyweight event here on Friday as his semifinal opponent Mohamed Elsayed of Egypt withdrewdue to an undeclared injury.
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Britain's Olympic boxing silver medallist will hold talks with promoters over a possible professional career.
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Leon Lawson was watching over Andre Dirrell&#39;s shoulder last night, literally and figuratively, as the US middleweight tried to box his way into the medal rounds at the Olympic Games.
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Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell already know they&#39;re going home with Olympic medals. It won&#39;t be long before they find out the color of their prizes.
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The International Olympic Committee said US cyclist Tyler Hamilton can keep his gold medal from the Athens Olympics. Hamilton tested positive for signs of blood doping in his initial test last month in Athens
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The International Gymnastics Federation ruled on Thursday that American gymnast Paul Hamm may keep his Olympic gold medal for the men&#39;s gymnastic all-around title.
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Every fighter Ward faces is Dudley Do-Right, and in every bout Ward is Snidley Whiplash. American athletes are not riding a tidal wave of love at these Olympics, and the boxing fans are particularly expressive in their anti-US sentiment.
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Paul Hamm of the United States sticks his landing in the high bar during the men&#39;s gymnastics individual apparatus finals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Monday, Aug. 23, 2004.
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The U.S. boxing team sucked on sour  grapes after being left with just one gold medal prospect in  the Olympic boxing tournament Friday.