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.
Schedule
Light Flyweight 48kg Zou Shiming (CHN) v Serdamba Purevdorj (MGL) Zou Career Record - 2 AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 1st, 2005 World Championship 1st, 2004 Olympic Games 3rd, 2003 World Championship 2nd 2008 Olympic Games record: Paddy Barnes (IRE) 15:0 in semifinal Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) 9:4 in quarterfinal Nordine Oubaali (FRA) 9:3 Eduardo Johan Bermudez Salas (VEN) 11:2 Purevdorj Career Record - 2008 AIBA President Cup 3rd, 2007 Asian Championships 1st 2008 Olympic Games record: Yampier Hernadez Gonzalez (CUB) +8:8 in semifinal Amnat Ruenroeng (THA) 5:2 in quarterfinal Luis Yanez (USA) 10:2 Ronald Sergo (UGA) 9:5
Bantamweight 54kg Leon Alarcon Yankiel (CUB) v Badar-Uugan Enkhbat (MGL) Alarcon Career Record: 2008 Pan American Championships 3rd 2008 Olympic Games record: Bruno Julio (MRI) 7:5 in semifinal Worapoj Petchkoom (THA) 10:2 in quarterfinal Kanat Abutalipov (KAZ) 10:3 Bye Enkhbat Career Record: AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 2nd, 2007 Asian Championships 1st, 2006 Asian Games 3rd 2008 Olympic Games record: Veaceslav Gojan (MDA) 15:2 in semifinal Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) 15:2 in quarterfinal John Joe Nevin (IRE) 9:2 Oscar Valdez (MEX) 15:4
Lightweight 60kg Alexey Tishchenko (RUS) v Daouda Sow (FRA) Tishchenko Career Record: AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 3rd, 2006 EU Championships 1st, 2005 World Championships 1st (57kg), 2004 Olympic Games 1st (57kg), 2003 World Championship quarterfinalist Olympic Games Record: Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) 10:5 in semifinal Darleys Perez (COL) 13:5 in quarterfinal Anthony Little (AUS) 11:3 Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) 10:2 Sow Career Record: 2007 EU Union Championships 1st, 2005 EU Union Championships 2nd (57kg) Olympic Games Record: Yordenis Ugas Hernandez (CUB) 15:8 in semifinal Qing Hu (CHN) 9:6 in quarterfinal José Pedraza (PUR) 13:9 Song-Guk Kim (PRK) 13:3
Welterweight 69kg Carlos Banteaux Suarez (CUB) v Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) Banteaux Suarez Career Record: 2008 Pan American Championships 1st, Olympic Games Record: Silami Hanati (CHN) 17:4 in semifinal Hosan Abdin (EGY) 10:2 in quarterfinal Billy Joe Saunders (GBR) 13:6 Bye Sarsekbayev Career Record: AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 quarterfinalist, 2007 Asian Championships 1st, 2006 Asian Games 1st, 2005 Asian Championships 1st, 2002 Asian Championships 1st (63.5kg) Olympic Games Record: Jung-Joo Kim (KOR) 10:6 in semifinal Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) 12:7 in quarterfinal Vitalie Grusac (MDA) RSCI R2 Adam Trupish (CAN) 20:1
Light Heavyweight 81kg Kenny Egan (IRE) v Xiaoping Zhang (CHN) Egan Career Record: 2008 EU Union Championships 1st, 2007 EU Union Championships 1st, 2003 world championships quarterfinalist, 2001 world championships quarterfinalist (75kg) Olympic Games Record: Tony Jefferies (GBR) 10:3 in semifinal Washington Silva (BRA) 8:0 in quarterfinal Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) 10:2 Julius Jackson (ISV) 22:2 Xiaoping Career Record: 2007 Asian Championships 2nd Olympic Games Record: Yerkebuian Shynaliyev (KAZ) +4:4 in semifinal Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) 12:7 in quarterfinal Artur Beterbiev (RUS) 8:2 Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) 3:1
Super Heavyweight +91kg Zhang Zhilei (CHN) v Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) Zhang Career Record: AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 3rd, 2007 Asian Championships 2nd, 2001 world championships quarterfinalist Olympic Games Record: Vyacheslav Glazkov (UKR) WO in semifinal Rusian Myrsatayev (KAZ) 12:2 in quarterfinal Mohamed Amanissi (MOR) 15:0 Cammarelle Career Record: AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 1st, 2007 EU Union Championship 1st, 2006 EU Union Championship 1st, 2005 World Championships 3rd, 2005 EU Union Championship 1st, 2004 Olympic Games bronze medallist Olympic Games Record: David Price (GBR) RSCH R2 in semifinal Oscar Rivas (COL) 9:5 in quarterfinal Marko Tomasovic (CRO) 13:1
Finals Statistics: Total boxers: 22 Total countries represented: 12 (China (III), Cuba (IV), Dominican Republic, France (II), Great Britain, Ireland, Italy (II), Kazakhstan, Mongolia (II), Russia (II), Thailand (II), Ukraine) |