http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/zhang_zhilei/76037 Recent articles about Zhang Zhilei en-us The British boxers already know they're making a big medal haul out of their home Olympics. Errol Spence is the only one who can prevent the American men from leaving London empty-handed. Spence must beat Russia's Andrey Zamkovoy to avoid the first medal shutout of the U.S. men's boxing team in Olympic history when they meet Tuesday night in a quarterfinal welterweight bout. Spence thought he was out of the Olympics for a few hours after he fought India's Krishan Vikas last week, but amateur boxing's governing body overturned the result on an accumulation of uncalled holding fouls. The Americans have won easily the most boxing medals in Olympic history, but their two-decade decline could culminate in a blanking unless Spence comes through. And though the British boxers must wait a few days to add their medals to the home team's enormous Olympic haul, they're lining up for big weekend bouts and even bigger celebrations. Middleweight Anthony Ogogo and super heavyweight Anthony J Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:47:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/spence_tasked_with_saving_us/11394316 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/spence_tasked_with_saving_us/11394316 Spence tasked with saving US http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/spence_tasked_with_saving_us/11394316 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The evening session of day ten of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games was a special one with the winners of the quarter-final bouts in the Lightweight (60kg), Middleweight (75kg) and Super Heavyweight (91+kg) categories all assured of medals. The ExCeL arena was absolutely buzzing all night for this one. The Lightweights (60kg) were in action first, with top seed and reigning AIBA World Champion Vasyl Lomachenko facing Puerto Rico's Felix Verdejo Sanchez. The 24-year-old Ukrainian southpaw began by hounding down his opponent, patiently waiting for the opening, then when the opportunity struck, threw good body shots and let fly with some good uppercuts to take the first round by two points. In the second, Lomachenko was met by some stiff resistance from the 19-year-old Puerto Rican as he tried to take more of an initiative. The Ukrainian, who won the Val Barker Trophy at the 2008 Olympic Games, an award given to the best boxer across all weight categories, did enough in... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:08:16 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_results_top_4_super_heavyweights_all_advance_to_quarterfinals/11393134 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_results_top_4_super_heavyweights_all_advance_to_quarterfinals/11393134 Olympic boxing results: Top 4 super heavyweights all advance to quarterfinals http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_results_top_4_super_heavyweights_all_advance_to_quarterfinals/11393134 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a57d6c70e24c111ba7f7664c94a17c0415d71b9d/mini/olympics-day-boxing.jpg Lightweight Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine clinched his second Olympic boxing medal with a 14-9 victory over Puerto Rico's Felix Verdejo on Monday night, and middleweight Vijender Singh was eliminated in the biggest blow yet to the beleaguered Indian team. Middleweight Anthony Ogogo ensured the powerful British team would win its third medal of its home Olympic tournament. Super heavyweight Anthony Joshua clinched a fourth in the night's final bout, knocking down China's Zhang Zhilei in a 15-11 win. Evaldas Petrauskas also secured Lithuania's first-ever Olympic boxing medal, beating Italy's Domenico Valentino in a 16-14 upset. Valentino's teammate, defending gold medalist Roberto Cammarelle, barely survived his quarterfinal super heavyweight bout, edging Morocco's Mohammed Arjaoui 12-11. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:14:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lomachenko_2_brits_win_in_boxing/11391898 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lomachenko_2_brits_win_in_boxing/11391898 Lomachenko, 2 Brits win in boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/lomachenko_2_brits_win_in_boxing/11391898 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/f/2fcd534cc54ea33d3d43e351823499e80d2b2dd7/mini/olympics-day-boxing.jpg There was one big exception, but the men followed the lead of the women in Olympic boxing Monday in being mostly controversy-free. In one division, the consensus gold medalist in waiting looks to be on the right path but could have a challenge or two ahead (lightweight), another division looks wide open (middleweight) and another division probably got itself a new favorite for gold.Every winner Monday is a newly-minted medalist, at minimum, just like the crew on Sunday and in the two days ahead.(Soonchul Han, left, after defeating Fazliddin Gaibnazarov; photo via the Olympics website)P.S. If you thought CNBC was going to carry this on delay, you weren't alone. But they didn't. If you're a big boxing fan, hope you have access to a stream from here on out. Lightweight - 60kg/132.2lbVasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine)-Felix Verdejo (Puerto Rico), 14-9: Verdejo is legit good. It's just that Lomachenko is so excellent he beats even good fighters by five points on the regular.Y... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:02:02 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_mens_boxing_quarterfinals_results_lightweights_middleweights_super_heavyweights/11391934 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_mens_boxing_quarterfinals_results_lightweights_middleweights_super_heavyweights/11391934 Olympic Men's Boxing Quarterfinals Results: Lightweights, Middleweights, Super Heavyweights http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_mens_boxing_quarterfinals_results_lightweights_middleweights_super_heavyweights/11391934 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Let's say you haven't thrown up in your mouth enough over the last week or so. Maybe you're asking yourself: What can I do to remedy that? Well, I've got good news, friends. Olympic boxing isn't over. The Quarterfinals will continue for three more days, and this preview will get you through two of them. This will take you through the lightweights, middleweights, super heavyweights (Monday), flyweights and welterweights (Tuesday).It's too bad that this all has to be so contemptible. I've been enjoying the action in the ring more than any Olympics in a long time. It's just that too much ugly business is happening to end too many bouts, and no amount of International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) "Editorial Guidance" can make me ignore a potential cause of some of it. If you want to keep watching for reasons other than insufficient internal mouth vomit, there are reasons, too -- a look at some future pros, the chance that you'll see som... Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:25:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_guide_and_schedule_the_quarterfinals_part_two/11385553 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_guide_and_schedule_the_quarterfinals_part_two/11385553 Olympic Boxing Guide And Schedule: The Quarterfinals Part Two http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_guide_and_schedule_the_quarterfinals_part_two/11385553 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The evening session of the fifth day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games saw the Bantam (56kg), Heavy (91kg) and Super Heavyweights (91+kg) once again take to the ring at the ExCeL arena where the atmosphere was absolutely electric. The most notable fight was between Anthony Joshua and Erislandy Savon, while the results from another bout have been overturned. With the great Lennox Lewis, gold medallist at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, and Evander Holyfield in the crowd, Great Britain's third seeded Bantamweight (56kg) Luke Campbell, the AIBA World Boxing Championships Baku 2011 silver medalist, opened up proceedings against the experienced 28-year-old Jahyn Vittorio Parrinello. There was a huge expectation from the crowd that the home boxer would be able to impose his style but the Italian was proving more than a match for him. The 25-year-old British southpaw was looking to make his height advantage count in the opening round but could not get that break... Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:52:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_day_5_session_2_joshua_defeats_savon_bout_overturned_on_appeal/11357818 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_day_5_session_2_joshua_defeats_savon_bout_overturned_on_appeal/11357818 Olympic boxing day 5 session 2: Joshua defeats Savon, bout overturned on appeal http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_day_5_session_2_joshua_defeats_savon_bout_overturned_on_appeal/11357818 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png After four fairly orderly days at the Olympics, perhaps the wacky world of amateur boxing was overdue for an eventful night. An Iranian heavyweight received a curious disqualification, a Japanese boxer protested a strange loss to a pratfalling bantamweight from Azerbaijan, and two British fighters delighted the home crowd with narrow victories Wednesday night. Iran's Ali Mazaheri left the ring without shaking hands and later cried conspiracy after a German referee disqualified him from his bout with Cuba's Jose Larduet, apparently for an accumulation of holding fouls. Japan's Satoshi Shimizu also filed a protest after he lost a 22-17 decision to second-seeded Magomed Abdulhamidov despite sending him to the canvas five times in the third round in what appeared to be an exhausted fighter's attempt to maintain a narrow lead. The British crowd jeered and booed those decisions, but stood in near-constant cheers for its home favorites, who still haven't been beaten in London. Bantamweight Luk Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:32:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/british_boxers_win_on_wacky_night/11355082 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/british_boxers_win_on_wacky_night/11355082 British boxers win on wacky night http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/british_boxers_win_on_wacky_night/11355082 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Betting on Boxing at the Olympics: Odds & Lines The 2012 London Olympic boxing competition begins on July 28 and continues for the next two weeks. Right here, you'll find a complete breakdown of the betting odds for boxing at the Olympics, with a division by division listing of all of the top contenders and betting choices. You'll quickly get a good sense of who's who in each class for both the men's and women's side, and you'll also find plenty of juicy betting opportunities that you may wish to take advantage of. While there are many potential boxing betting props which will be released, and odds for individuals winning any medal, the following odds are only for the outright winners in each division. Take a look and see what's out there. -----> Find a complete collection of Olympic boxing odds here, and get $100 of free bets when you sign up! A few quick notes: According to the odds, a few of the biggest favorites include Ukraine's Vasyl Lom... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:36:56 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/betting_odds_for_london_2012_olympic_boxing/11285692 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/betting_odds_for_london_2012_olympic_boxing/11285692 Betting odds for London 2012 Olympic boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/betting_odds_for_london_2012_olympic_boxing/11285692 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The ranks of the big men always attract attention at the Olympics, and this year's slate of heavyweight and super heavyweight Olympians should provide plenty of action. Each division has three or four superb boxers, plus a slate of competitive, if slightly inferior contenders. Azerbaijan and Italy are particularly strong this year, since both teams are furnishing a top-ranked fighter for the 91 and 91+ kg tournaments. While London 2012 sees the return of several veteran, career amateurs, there are just as many new faces and professional prospects as well. A few of the names below could very easily be challenging for a world title in three or four years, moving right into the post-Klitschko picture. ---> Check out our complete London Olympic Boxing coverage Heavyweight London Olympic Boxing Preview Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan: Mammadov is a tall, lanky southpaw and a hot, rising star in the world amateur ranks. At only 19 years old, he has soared to very near t... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:53:18 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_previews_heavyweight_super_heavyweight_divisions/11134511 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_previews_heavyweight_super_heavyweight_divisions/11134511 Olympic boxing previews: Heavyweight & Super Heavyweight divisions http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_previews_heavyweight_super_heavyweight_divisions/11134511 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png China is coming up in the world of international amateur boxing, just as it is in most other sectors of world affairs. Still, just how far they have come is a serious question, and one that will be answered at this year's London Olympics. The Chinese boxing squad went from winning one bronze medal in Athens to scoring two golds, one silver and one bronze in Beijing. Given that some of China's matches were marred by highly questionable, hometown scoring, it's a safe guess that count would look different if the 2008 Summer Games had been held elsewhere. Even so, the Chinese squad is set to win medals this year. The formidable Zhou Shiming is making his third Olympic bid this year, and the remainder of China's large team has some strong, mid-ranking material in it. I would not be surprised to see China going home this year with one gold or silver, plus a bronze or two. ---> Check out all of our 2012 London Olympic boxing coverage Meng Fanglong (Light Hea... Tue, 01 May 2012 10:07:17 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/chinese_olympic_boxing_team_at_london_2012/10693001 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/chinese_olympic_boxing_team_at_london_2012/10693001 Chinese Olympic boxing team at London 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/chinese_olympic_boxing_team_at_london_2012/10693001 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Olympic Games fever is about to grip the world largest continent with the upcoming AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event about to begin in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. With these Championships being the last opportunity for boxers from the continent to qualify for London 2012, the competition is guaranteed to be fierce with 25 quota places still available. The Daulet Sports Complex will be the venue for this explosive tournament where 139 athletes from 28 nations are expected to take part from April 4-13. Following the AIBA Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event last month where nine Australian ensured their participation to the biggest show on earth, this time around the best Asian boxers will go head-to-head for the right to wear their countries colors during the Olympic Games. This event will be the second in a series of five continental championships which will confirm who battles it out for gold medals and a place in the history books in London. The Asian continen... Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:53:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/asian_olympic_boxing_qualifying_tournament_begins_this_week/10473847 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/asian_olympic_boxing_qualifying_tournament_begins_this_week/10473847 Asian Olympic boxing qualifying tournament begins this week http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/asian_olympic_boxing_qualifying_tournament_begins_this_week/10473847 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png