Possible semi finalists

[mike222]

Looking at the draw these look the likely semi-finallists

48 Ayrapetan or Singh
Tanamor
Barnes
Maszcyk

51 Aloyan
Arroyo
Oubaali
Picardi

54 Leon
Nevin
Magdaleno
Abzalimov

57 Lomachenko
Vodopyanov
Sultanov
Masuk

60 Selimov
Valentino
Bulenkov
Bhagwan

64 Vastine
Chladek
Munkh-Erdene
Kate

69 Banteur
Zamkovoy
Sapiyev
Molina

75 Atoyev
Vitender
Blanco
Chebotarev

81 Beterbiyev
Rasulov
Larduet
Egan

91 Russo (or Mekhontsev)
Acosta
Usyk
Shimmell

+91 Cammarelle
Zhang
Savon
Sergeyev

Despite the seeding this time some quarters are very much easier than others

[Dennis]

Mike - I'm not argue against your picks for 91kg. I sure hope you are correct and the semifinals are Osmay Acosta Duarte vs Jordan Shimmell and Russo/Mekhontsev winner vs Usyk.

[Dennis]

At 64kg - you have Munhk Erdene, but AIBA lists him as Munkh URANCHIMEG. Is that who you meant?
I am hoping you are wrong with one name as I am hoping that Frankie Gomez beats Zdenek Chladek in the quarterfinals so I have Gomez in the semifinals.

[Karlof]

91 Russo (or Mekhontsev)
Acosta
Usyk
Shimmell

+91 Cammarelle
Zhang
Savon
Sergeyev

Despite the seeding this time some quarters are very much easier than others

The toughest fight for Shimmell on his way to the the semifinal is probably the French M'Bumba who he's fighting in the first round. I don't think that Acosta is impossible to beat either if Shimmell advances to the semi. The other side of the bracket looks much tougher with Russo, Levit, Mekhontsev, Alizade and Usyk. I hope that the very skillfull Usyk is going to beat Russo this time, even if I understand that it will be very difficult to beat Russo in Italy.

I was very impressed by the 19-year old Savon in the +91. A final between him and Cammarelle would be fun to see (even if I know that Zhilei will be hard to beat for Savon). Another young (also 19 year old I think) super heavy that impressed me was the tall Kazak Ivan Dychko, and I'm not so sure that Sergeyev will beat him in the next round.

[Dennis]

The toughest fight for Shimmell on his way to the the semifinal is probably the French M'Bumba who he's fighting in the first round. I don't think that Acosta is impossible to beat either if Shimmell advances to the semi. The other side of the bracket looks much tougher with Russo, Levit, Mekhontsev, Alizade and Usyk. I hope that the very skillfull Usyk is going to beat Russo this time, even if I understand that it will be very difficult to beat Russo in Italy.

I was very impressed by the 19-year old Savon in the +91. A final between him and Cammarelle would be fun to see (even if I know that Zhilei will be hard to beat for Savon). Another young (also 19 year old I think) super heavy that impressed me was the tall Kazak Ivan Dychko, and I'm not so sure that Sergeyev will beat him in the next round.

I agree with your assessment of the 91kg class. At 91+kg Savon looked good and it would be interesting to see him against Cammarelle.

[crusader]

91 Russo (or Mekhontsev)
Acosta
Usyk
Shimmell

+91 Cammarelle
Zhang
Savon
Sergeyev

Despite the seeding this time some quarters are very much easier than others

The toughest fight for Shimmell on his way to the the semifinal is probably the French M'Bumba who he's fighting in the first round. I don't think that Acosta is impossible to beat either if Shimmell advances to the semi. The other side of the bracket looks much tougher with Russo, Levit, Mekhontsev, Alizade and Usyk. I hope that the very skillfull Usyk is going to beat Russo this time, even if I understand that it will be very difficult to beat Russo in Italy.

I was very impressed by the 19-year old Savon in the +91. A final between him and Cammarelle would be fun to see (even if I know that Zhilei will be hard to beat for Savon). Another young (also 19 year old I think) super heavy that impressed me was the tall Kazak Ivan Dychko, and I'm not so sure that Sergeyev will beat him in the next round.

Dychko and Savon fought a very entertaining match in the finals of the 2008 juniors at 91 KG which Savon won 10-8, some good young talent coming up. I think Cammarelle is going to be impossible to beat, but to be honest I don't think he will need much help from the judges because he is that good. He destroyed Zhilei at the Olympics and his KO of Alfonso was something. I'm not a big fan of Russo's style but he is good at what he does, fast hands and feet. Usyk will be the man to beat him and I also hope he pulls it off.

I haven't seen Lomachenko box yet at this event but he seems to be the "superstar" of amateur boxing right now. I will be looking very forward to his fights and I expect him to win.

[Olympic Gold Quest]

Tanamor's ousted...beaten comprehensively by the the Armenian DANIELYAN 11-3.

So is Madgaleno, that was a seesaw battle against Makarov though.

Rey Recio (Correa's replacement) simply butchered CHEBOTAREV 26-6!!! :O

[One on One]

Something of an upset at 48kg as Paddy Barnes of Ireland was defeated by Peter Munka of Kenya (by a wide margin).

[One on One]

After Paddy Barnes' tirade after losing his 48kg bout, there is now a chance of him receiving a 5-year ban by AIBA.

He was clearly outboxed and should have handled his loss better. Nevertheless, five years seems awfully high. Is there any precedent?

[Dennis]

Mike - I think your 91+kg predictions are looking good:
+91 Cammarelle
Zhang
Savon
Sergeyev

I see Cammarelle and Zhang in the semis. Savon will have a tough bout in the quarters against the Ukrainian. Sergeev against Zuyev should be a good one in another quarterfinal.

[locoxelbox]

After Paddy Barnes' tirade after losing his 48kg bout, there is now a chance of him receiving a 5-year ban by AIBA.

He was clearly outboxed and should have handled his loss better. Nevertheless, five years seems awfully high. Is there any precedent?

Don´t know what Barnes did but Selcuk Aydin and Atagun Yalcinkaya got similar bans at the 2006 European Championships after Aydin´s loss to Frankie Gavin.
Another Irishman, Paul Griffin got suspended at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics after his bad behavior after his stoppage loss. However, I think he got some kind of amnesty cause he was fighting again the next year.

[Dennis]

Mike - your predictions were good. The ones in bold and underlined were the correct ones.
48 Ayrapetan or Singh
Tanamor
Barnes
Maszcyk

51 Aloyan
Arroyo
Oubaali
Picardi

54 Leon
Nevin
Magdaleno
Abzalimov

57 Lomachenko
Vodopyanov
Sultanov
Masuk

60 Selimov
Valentino
Bulenkov
Bhagwan

64 Vastine
Chladek
Munkh-Erdene
Kate

69 Banteur
Zamkovoy
Sapiyev
Molina

75 Atoyev
Vitender
Blanco
Chebotarev

81 Beterbiyev
Rasulov
Larduet
Egan

91 Russo (or Mekhontsev)
Acosta
Usyk
Shimmell

+91 Cammarelle
Zhang
Savon
Sergeyev