China, Cuba and Mongolia await final day of Boxing

24.08.2008

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)