Results from World Amateur Championships
Demetrius Andrade W Kakahaber Jvania... Demetrius Andrade (Rhode Island) scored a third-round knockdown that helped him advance to the second round of the amateur world championships by defeating an opponent from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Boxing announcers can breathe easier knowing they wont have to pronounce the name of Kakahaber Jvania, who dropped a 22-11 verdict to Andrade in the welterweight competition.
Sadam Ali W Jose Pedraza... Moments ago, Sadam Ali of Brooklyn, NY defeated Puerto Rico's Jose Pedraza to advance in the featherweight division. Ali trailed after both the first and second rounds, but was able to mount a comeback over the final two rounds. The final score was 25-17 in Ali's favor.
Rau'shee Warren W Tulashboy Doniyorov... The US team got off to a good start on Thursday at the amateur world championships in Chicago when its most experienced member, Rau'shee Warren chalked up a win over Tulashboy Doniyorov in a battle of 2004 Olympians. Warren, competing in the flyweight division, outpointed his Uzbeki foe 20-8 to move a step closer to become America's first two-time boxing Olympian in over 40 years. The win also provided some revenge for the USA, as Doniyorov defeated American Ron Siler in the 2004 Olympics. source: aiba
Georgy Balakshin W Jerome Thomas... In other flyweight action, Russia's Georgy Balakshin defeated two-time Olympic medalist Jerome Thomas. Balakshin defeated the Frenchman by the score of 25-11. Thomas' resume includes a win over Jose Navarro en route to a bronze in 2000; then he went to the finals in 2004 but lost to Cuba's Yuriokis Gamboa, who recently defected to Germany and turned pro. source: aiba
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2007
Krzysztof Zimnoch W Deontay Wilder... The United States team suffered its first loss of the 2007 AIBA World Championships when heavyweight Deontay Wilder (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) dropped a 23-20 decision to Poland’s Krzysztof Zimnoch. Wilder was battling a cold and ear infection, but led 9-5 after two of the four rounds were complete. But Zimnoch began pressing Wilder, who seemed to tire, perhaps his illness. Wilder held a slim 15-13 advantage after three, but the Pole grabbed the lead with just over a minute remaining in the bout. Zimnoch emerged victorious, with a 23-20 final decision, eliminating Wilder from the tournament. It was Wilder's first international bout. source: usa boxing
Mike Hunter RSC3 Andres Ruiz Ponce... Super heavyweight Michael Hunter (Las Vegas) recorded a third-round stoppage of Mexico's Andres Ruiz Ponce. In the second round, Hunter showcased his speed and movement, and took a commanding 17-1 lead. He closed the show in the third round, extending his advantage to 21-1 at 1:08 to take the mandatory stoppage victory. “I knew I have more bouts to come so I wanted to make it easy as possible. The first round I tried to feel him out, and see what he had,” Hunter said. In the second round, I could tell that I was a lot faster than him so I picked it up. In the third round, I just went to the body and finished it.” Hunter is the son of Mike "The Bounty Hunter", a fringe heavyweight contender who beat three world titlists (Oliver McCall, ALexander Zolkin, Dwight Nuhammad Qawi). source: usa boxing
Shawn Estrada RSC3 Artur Zlatopolski... East LA's Shawn Estrada made it four in a row for the USA by stopping Israel's Artur Zlatopolski. Estrada ended things early, winning a mandatory stoppage on the 20-point rule in the final seconds of the third round. He held only a 2-0 lead after the first round, but came out on fire in the second, scoring 12 points in a minute to move out to a 14-1 edge. The Israeli tried tackling Estrada to the ground, but even that couldn't hold off the 20-point mercy stoppage. Next up for Estrada is a Japanese foe on Saturday. source for all results below: usa boxing
Raynell Williams W Khedafi Djelkhir... American Raynell Williams enjoyed a succcessful world amateur championship debut in his featherweight bout with France's Khedafi Djelkhir, a veteran of the 2004 Olympics. Williams won a 28-18 victory over Djelkhir to bring the U.S. win total to three. Williams, the first U.S. boxer to compete in the second day of action at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, rode a strong first round to the win. The first round saw Djelkhir pressing and the American countering beautifully, building a commanding 12-2 lead after two minutes. The pace slowed slightly in the second stanza, and Williams went on to win by ten points. Djelkhir went to the 2004 Athens games as a featherweight, and lost to Vitali Tajbert, who is now 13-0 as a pro. Williams will face Kazakhstan’s Mazat Ospanov in second round action on Saturday.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2007
Masatsugu Kawachi W Manus Boonjumnong... The first upset at the amateur world championship came on Tuesday when 2004 Olympic gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand lost to Masatsugu Kawachi of Japan 14-9 in a light welterweight matchup in Chicago. In 2004 at Athens, Boonjumnong beat French prospect Willy Blain (now 18-0 and a regional titlist as a pro) as well as Cuban Yudel Johnson Cedeno en route to the gold. source: aiba
Javier Molina W Rikardo Smith... Light welterweight Javier Molina (Commerce, Calif.) boxed in his first major international bout on Tuesday, and he recorded a 36-17 victory over Jamaica’s Rikardo Smith. Molina led from bell to bell. The 17-year-old turned it on in the third round, scoring 12 points and holding the rangy Smith to four to move out to a commanding 26-13 edge as the final two minutes began. He will face Emil Maharramov of Azerbaijan in the next round. “He was one dimensional, he just came forward with long arms,” Molina said. “People see me as a little kid with hardly any muscle so the guys I box are bigger than me and they don’t think I can do it, but I know in my head that I can do it."
Gary Russell W Rudolf Dydi... Bantamweight Gary Russell, Jr. (Capitol Heights, Md.) led off the 2007 AIBA World Championships in victorious fashion. The two-time U.S. bantamweight national champion faced off with Rudolf Dydi of Slovakia in the tournament opener in Chicago. Dydi took a 5-4 lead at the halfway mark, but Russell enjoyed a strong third round of action, holding Dydi scoreless while nearly doubling his point total to go into the final stanza with a 9-4 edge. He held Dydi at bay through the final two minutes to move out to a 13-6 final victory, and grab the first win of the tournament for both he and the United States team. Russell said, “all I needed to do was let my hands go; we kept colliding because he was switching back and forth from southpaw to orthodox stance. Our feet kept hitting and it offset me a little bit, but you have to overcome things like that.” He will face Israel’s Peter Moyshenzon in second round action on Friday.
