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Grand finale for boxing

24.08.2008
Two world champions add Olympic gold to their name, China win two titles while Cuba go home without any golds for the first time since 1968 as the boxing competition of the 2008 Olympic Games boxing competition wrapped up in the Workers' Gymnasium on Sunday. More ...
24.08.2008

China, Cuba and Mongolia await final day of Boxing

The final day of the 2008 Olympic Games boxing competition has arrived with six finals - 48kg, 54kg, 60kg, 69kg, 81kg, +91kg - featured on Sunday with China represented three times, and Cuba and Mongolia twice. The session starts at 13:30 with the feature bout between the "Great Wall of China" Zhilei Zhang against world champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy closing the session around 16:30.

Pic: Super Heavyweight world champion Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) will chase gold against Zhang Zhilei (CHN) More ...


23.08.2008

Diaz springs surprise while Cuba miss out

The first five gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games boxing competition have been awarded on the first day of finals in the Workers' Gymnasium and were split between five countries with Thailand, Ukraine, the Dominican Republic, Great Britain and Russia all standing on the top of the dais. More ...

The Beautiful World of Boxing - Special 2008 Olympics


  
                                                      

2008 Olympic Games - Beijing, China

24/08: Photo Of the Day
24/08 Finals

The boxing competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China will take place from August 9-24. Visit AIBA's special Olympic Boxing page here

 

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