Video: Nonito Donaire & Marlen Esparza training together at Undisputed Boxing Gym
Take a look at Nonito Donaire at work in the gym, training alongside of USA women's Olympic boxer and medalist Marlen Esparza. Donaire and Esparza use some new-age training techniques, such as boxing with restrictive masks over their faces. Calling the shots at the gym is the controversial Victor Conte and Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning - SNAC. Take a look.
Scientific...
Mia St. John Avenges Loss To Christy Martin; Opportunity To Pass The Torch Exists
(Fights like this unnecessary ESPN2 televised rematch between Chantel Cordova and Unity Young from back when the network showcased women's boxing is partly to blame for why the women are not given any credit.)Tuesday night in Friant, Calif., a lightly populated central California town, two of the most recognizable names in women's boxing squared off in a rematch ten years...
USOC head 'disappointed' with boxing
The head of the U.S. Olympic Committee says he's ''disappointed'' by the performance of the American men's boxing team at the London Games, promising on Saturday that changes are coming.
USOC CEO Scott Blackmun did not offer specifics, other than saying the committee will sit down to evaluate USA Boxing and ''take a hard look at why we are where we...
USOC 'disappointed' with boxing at London Games
The head of the U.S. Olympic Committee says he's ''disappointed'' by the performance of the American men's boxing team at the London Games, promising on Saturday that changes are coming.
USOC CEO Scott Blackmun did not offer specifics, other than saying the committee will sit down to evaluate USA Boxing and ''take a hard look at why we are where we...
London 2012 Olympic boxing medal winners
Full List of 2012 Olympic Boxing Medalists
With a total of 10 men's divisions and three women's divisions, there were a lot of medals up for grabs in the 2012 London Olympic boxing competition -- a total of 52 to be exact. Right here, you'll find a division by division breakdown for all of the Olympics boxing medals. We know that the men's Team USA boxers didn'...
Shields advances to gold-medal bout
U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields dominated Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova in the semifinals of the first Olympic women's boxing tournament Wednesday, earning a spot in the gold-medal bout against Russia's Nadezda Torlopova.
Irish world champion lightweight Katie Taylor also advanced with another strong performance, moving into the championship bout Thursday against Russia...
Esparza wins bronze
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP) -- The newest American boxing sensation is a cocky teenager with heavy hands, fleet feet and a serious mean streak.
And just like Cassius Clay, Joe Frazier and Oscar De La Hoya before her, Claressa Shields is about to fight for a gold medal.
The 17-year-old middleweight dominated Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova in the semifinals of...
US' Claressa Shields advances to gold-medal bout
U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields dominated Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova in the semifinals of the first Olympic women's boxing tournament Wednesday, earning a spot in the gold-medal bout against Russia's Nadezda Torlopova.
Irish world champion lightweight Katie Taylor also advanced with another strong performance, moving into the championship bout Thursday against Russia...
Women’s results: Team USA boxers Marlen Esparza & Claressa Shields in action
USA Women's Olympic Boxing Results
The semifinals for the women's Olympic boxing competition in London were held on Wednesday afternoon. American Flyweight Marlen Esparza battled China's Ren Cancan, and USA Middleweight Claressa Shields was in action against Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova. Would the remaining ladies from Team USA advance to the gold medal matches, or...
Esparza guaranteed medal at Olympics
Mark Berman
KRIV-TV
HOUSTON - Houston boxer Marlen Esparza has won her first fight at the Olympic Games in London and is guaranteed at least a bronze medal, but she is aiming for far more than that.
Fighting in the flyweight division, Esparza received a first-round bye.
On Monday, she defeated Venezuela's Karhla Magliocco to move into the medal rounds.
I feel good,"...
Crazy crowd, great fights at Olympic boxing women’s quarterfinals on Monday
Epic atmosphere as Katie Taylor masterclass sees off spirited Jonas
It was the Women's quarter-finals across the Fly (51kg), Light (60kg) and Middleweight (75kg) categories during the afternoon session of the tenth day of competition at London 2012 Olympic Games. There was not a spare seat and the atmosphere at the ExCeL arena was just phenomenal. It was a fantastic collection...
Column: Women's boxing survives bad hair day
Marlen Esparza was already having a bad hair day when the crowd at boxing started booing her for refusing to trade haymakers with her Venezuelan opponent.
Next thing you know they were going to say she was fighting like a girl.
Not such a bad thing these days, at least in amateur boxing. The way the women rocked the Olympic arena in their boxing debut almost made you forget for...
US boxers clinch medals; Taylor wins
Top-ranked lightweight Katie Taylor rode a dazzling swell of Irish fan support to a 26-15 victory over Britain's Natasha Jonas on Monday in the quarterfinals of the first Olympic women's boxing tournament.
Flyweight Marlen Esparza and middleweight Claressa Shields also clinched the U.S. team's first two boxing medals in London with impressive victories. Esparza patiently...
Katie Taylor, 2 US women clinch boxing medals
Top-ranked lightweight Katie Taylor rode a dazzling swell of Irish fan support to a 26-15 victory over Britain's Natasha Jonas on Monday in the quarterfinals of the first Olympic women's boxing tournament.
Flyweight Marlen Esparza and middleweight Claressa Shields also clinched the U.S. team's first two boxing medals in London with impressive victories. Esparza patiently...
Results: USA women’s boxers Marlen Esparza & Claressa Shields in action Monday
Women's Olympic Boxing Results: Katie Taylor vs. Natasha Jonas Thrills Crowd
In the early session of Olympic boxing on Monday, two USA women were in action, Marlen Esparza and Claressa Shields, both coming off first round byes in the tournament. Right here, find the complete women's Olympic boxing results for the day, which was also highlighted by a Lightweight match-up...
History In The Making: Top Five Women Olympic Boxers To Watch In 2012
(Cheng Dong of China, left, against Natasha Jonas of Great Britain, right, during the Test Event for London on Nov. 27, 2011)While big names like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather kept men’s boxing in the online conversation during 2009, women’s boxing finally got some press with the Aug. 13 announcement that year from International Olympic Committee chair Jacques Rogge, telling...
Victor Conte arrived in London this morning claiming he is now an anti-doping advocate
BALCO founder Victor Conte, the man behind the performance-enhancing drug “the clear” that tarnished Marion Jones’ career, arrived in London Friday morning. According to the NY Daily News, Conte is now training 22-year-old Olympic boxer Marlen Esparza and claims to be a changed man. So much so that he now calls himself an “anti-doping advocate”.
“I’m here to cheer...
Olympic boxing draw results: Who & when Team USA boxers are fighting
Fight Times & Opponents for USA Boxing Members
The 2012 London Olympics boxing draw was held on Friday afternoon. This is crucially important, as it determines which fighters are facing one another in the early stages of the tournament. Quite simply, an underdog could theoretically skate past the toughest competition until the medal rounds, or alternatively, be stacked up against...
Olympic boxing field set after all-important draw
The three Americans in the first Olympic women's boxing tournament have learned how fickle the draw can be.
While flyweight Marlen Esparza and middleweight Claressa Shields both drew first-round byes Friday, lightweight Queen Underwood was assigned one of the toughest paths to gold imaginable.
Underwood must fight British contender Natasha Jonas in the first round. The winner...
Best women boxers to watch at Olympics 2012 in London
With just a few days to go until the biggest show on Earth gets underway in the British capital, we look at the men and women in each of the weight categories who can have a real impact at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the final part of this series, we examine the Fly (51kg), Light (60kg) and Middleweight (75kg) women.
Women Flyweight (51kg)
Ren Cancan won gold at the...
Could These Smarty Pants Olympians Find Love And Gold In London?
In the next installment of Sportsgirl’s countdown to the 2012 London Olympics meet taekwondo expert Steven Lopez and boxing champ Marlen Esparza. These two must be good at fighting, because they are academics and must have found a way to avoid all those hits to the head!
Steven Lopez – Taekwondo
Age: 33
Place of Birth: Nicaragua
Siblings: 3 – They are all members of...
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