The Rumors And Secrets Of The Boxing Gym: The Rise Of An Olympian
Errol Spence Jr., 2012 boxing Olympian. You probably haven’t heard of him. You’ve got to be a boxing fanatic for him to even register on your radar. But in the week leading up the Floyd Mayweather vs. Roberto Guerrero fight, everyone in the boxing world was saying his name is hushed tones. What were they [...]The post The Rumors And Secrets Of The Boxing Gym: The Rise Of An Olympian...
Spence's loss ensures shutout
The U.S. men's boxing team is heading home with no Olympic medals for the first time.
Welterweight Errol Spence dropped a 16-11 decision to Russia's Andrey Zamkovoy in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Spence represented the last chance for the most successful team in Olympic boxing history to add to its record 108 medals. Instead, the Dallas-area fighter started slowly...
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August 07, 2012
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Olympic boxing results: Final men’s USA boxer Errol Spence in action
The men's Olympic boxing quarterfinals for the Flyweight and Welterweight divisions were held on Tuesday. The last remaining member of the USA boxing team, Errol Spence, was in action in the Welterweight division, where a win would assure him of at least a bronze medal and a chance for more. So how did things fare for Spence and Team USA's final chance for a men's boxing...
DeSoto’s Errol Spence out to make history at 2012 Olympics
After supposedly losing to Indian welterweight Krishan Vikas last Friday night, and four hours later finding out the decision was overruled, Olympian Errol Spence from DeSoto, a Dallas, Texas suburb, is now the only boxer from the USA boxing team with a chance to win a medal. Just after getting his hand raised as the winner by the referee, who clearly knew who won, Spence’ hand...
Spence tasked with saving 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...
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August 06, 2012
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DeSoto native Spence fights on in Olympics
LONDON (AP) -- Errol Spence thought he was out of the Olympics, one last U.S. boxer done in by the vagaries of the amateur scoring system. The welterweight thought he had taken the final defeat in the worst Olympic performance ever by the American team that once reigned atop the sport.
About five hours after Spence trudged out of ExCel arena with fellow loser Rau'shee Warren...
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August 04, 2012
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US' Errol Spence fights on after overturned result
Errol Spence thought he was out of the Olympics, one last U.S. boxer done in by the vagaries of the amateur scoring system. The welterweight thought he had taken the final defeat in the worst Olympic performance ever by the American team that once reigned atop the sport.
About five hours after Spence trudged out of ExCel arena with fellow loser Rau'shee Warren and their deflated...
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August 04, 2012
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USA Boxing back from the dead: Errol Spence fights on after review
AIBA overturns the result of Bout #142: Spence vs. Vikas
After reviewing the video of Bout #142 involving Welterweights (69kg) Krishan Vikas (India) and Errol Spence (USA), the Competition Jury for the AIBA has overturned the results. This is a huge verdict, as the USA Boxing team is now still alive. Spence fights on in the Welterweight division, and Vikas is sent home. Read on...
US boxer Spence gets loss overturned
A few hours after the U.S. men's boxing team thought it was done at the Olympics, amateur boxing's governing body decided Errol Spence deserved to fight on.
AIBA overturned Spence's loss to Indian welterweight Krishan Vikas late Friday night, five hours after the defense-minded Vikas had apparently clutched and grabbed his way to a 13-11 victory.
After the American...
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August 03, 2012
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Team USA boxers Jose Ramirez & Errol Spence win on Day 2 of Olympic boxing action
The fast and furious boxing action at the London 2012 Olympic Games resumed at the ExCeL with the remaining first preliminary bouts of the Lightweight (60kg) and Welterweight (69kg) categories in the evening session. Two more USA boxers were in action in the second session on Sunday, and both men, Jose Ramirez and Errol Spence, got the win they needed to continue in the tournament...
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