Warren, Andrade qualify for Olympics

Compiled by Scott Shaffer

31/10/2007

Warren, Andrade qualify for Olympics

USA now has five in the field for Beijing

Rau’shee Warren W Violito Payla... Cincinnati's Rau’shee Warren became the first U.S. boxer since 1976 to go to two Olympic Games with a 25-11 victory over the Philippines Violito Payla. Warren told USA Boxing's website, “my hooks were scoring, every time I caught him, I was counting, that’s one, that’s two, that’s three. My straight punches were working also but he just kept coming. I thought I have to keep him off me but I knew he wasn’t scoring," Warren said. source: usa boxing

Demetrius Andrade W Magomed Nurudinov... Demetrius Andrade, the pride of Providence, Rhode Island, held a very accomplished opponent, 2005 World Championships silver medalist Magomed Nurudinov of Belarus, scoreless over the last round. Andrade's defense clinched a 26-6 victory and a berth at the 2008 Olympic Games. Andrade said afterwards, “I didn’t have pressure, all I had on my mind was that this was the most important bout of my life.” source: usa boxing

Michael Hunter W Jasem Delavari... Super heavyweight Michael Hunter (Las Vegas) used his speed and boxing skills to rack up a 19-13 win over Iran’s Jasem Delavari. As the super heavyweight division athletes must make the top four to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, Hunter still needs one more win to make this tournament a personal success. That opportunity comes tomorrow against Russia’s Islam Timurziev of Russia in the quarterfinal round.  source: usa boxing

Bakhtiyar Artayev W Suriya Prasathinphimaj... Also earning a return ticket to the Olympics was Bakhtiyar Artayev of Kazakhstan. Artayev was the welterweight gold medalist in 2004, but Tuesday's 20-7 victory over Suriya Prasathinphimaj of Thailand qualified him to compete at the 2008 Games as a middleweight. Artayev was the outstanding boxer of the 2004 games where he ended Oleg Saitov's bid for a third gold medal in the semis, and then beat ten-time Cuban champion Lorenzo Aragon for the gold. source: aiba


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