Australian squad for World Amateur Boxing Championships next week in Qatar:
49kg Joshua English (NSW)
56kg Jayden Hansen (WA)
60kg Joshua Keirl (Vic)
64kg David Biddle (SA)
69kg Nathan Webber (Qld)
75kg Daniel Lewis (NSW)
81kg Aaron Spagnolo (Vic)
91kg Jason Whateley (VIC)
+91kg Joseph Goodall (Qld)
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Teammates Choose Different Paths
BACK IN 2010: Jayden Hansen in the red and gym-mate Brandon Ogilvie.
Ogilvie has since turned pro and has 12 wins from 13 fights. Hansen has continued in the amateur ranks and will represent Australia at 56kg in Qatar.
Hansen works the pads with coach Peter "Fox" Williamson.
BACK IN 2010: Jayden Hansen in the red and gym-mate Brandon Ogilvie.
Ogilvie has since turned pro and has 12 wins from 13 fights. Hansen has continued in the amateur ranks and will represent Australia at 56kg in Qatar.
Hansen works the pads with coach Peter "Fox" Williamson.
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DAY 1 - World Amateur Boxing Championships in Qatar
Mixed day for the Aussies. 2 of 3 fighters eliminated in the opening round.
Adelaide welterweight David Biddle scored a UD points victory over Argentina's Ronan Sanchez.
Bantamweight Jayden Hansen lost on points to Robenilson Jesus De Vieira.
Also eliminated was well-fancied Victorian heavyweight Jason Whateley who lost on a split decision to German Roman Freiss.
Four Australians are in action on day 2 of the 10-day tournament with super heavyweight Joe Goodall the first to take the ring against Georgia's Mikheil Bakhtidze in the afternoon session.
In the evening session, Melbourne lightweight Joshua Keirl faces Britain's Joseph Cordina with Nathan Webber also up against British opposition in his welterweight clash with Joshua Kelly.
Light-heavyweight Aaron Spagnolo takes on Tashi Norbu of Bhutan.
Mixed day for the Aussies. 2 of 3 fighters eliminated in the opening round.
Adelaide welterweight David Biddle scored a UD points victory over Argentina's Ronan Sanchez.
Bantamweight Jayden Hansen lost on points to Robenilson Jesus De Vieira.
Also eliminated was well-fancied Victorian heavyweight Jason Whateley who lost on a split decision to German Roman Freiss.
Four Australians are in action on day 2 of the 10-day tournament with super heavyweight Joe Goodall the first to take the ring against Georgia's Mikheil Bakhtidze in the afternoon session.
In the evening session, Melbourne lightweight Joshua Keirl faces Britain's Joseph Cordina with Nathan Webber also up against British opposition in his welterweight clash with Joshua Kelly.
Light-heavyweight Aaron Spagnolo takes on Tashi Norbu of Bhutan.
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DAY 2 - World Amateur Boxing Championships in Qatar
Melbourne light-heavyweight Aaron Spagnolo has salvaged some pride on a dismal day for Australia at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Qatar.
Spagnolo was the only one of four fighters to win his preliminary round contest with an impressive display against Tashi Norbu of Bhutan to seal a comfortable points victory.
The 24-year-old used his superior height and reach advantage to see off Norbu and set up a second-round clash with Juan Carrillo of Colombia on Friday.
But it was a day to forget for Joseph Goodall, Joshua Keirl and Nathan Webber who unfortunately all crashed out.
Melbourne light-heavyweight Aaron Spagnolo has salvaged some pride on a dismal day for Australia at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Qatar.
Spagnolo was the only one of four fighters to win his preliminary round contest with an impressive display against Tashi Norbu of Bhutan to seal a comfortable points victory.
The 24-year-old used his superior height and reach advantage to see off Norbu and set up a second-round clash with Juan Carrillo of Colombia on Friday.
But it was a day to forget for Joseph Goodall, Joshua Keirl and Nathan Webber who unfortunately all crashed out.
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Thanks for the updates!
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NZ off to a bad start too.
They have 4 boxers in total competing. 3 drew byes in the first round and advanced to the second round without throwing a punch:
Chad Milnes (60kg), Josh Nyika (69kg) and David Nyika (91kg).
Their only fighter to compete in the first round, Patrick Mailata, lost.
They have 4 boxers in total competing. 3 drew byes in the first round and advanced to the second round without throwing a punch:
Chad Milnes (60kg), Josh Nyika (69kg) and David Nyika (91kg).
Their only fighter to compete in the first round, Patrick Mailata, lost.
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Day 3 of the world championships in Doha wasn't much kinder to NZ.
David Nyika suffered his first loss as a heavyweight when eliminated, after having been handed a first-round bye.
Nyika lost his second-round bout on a unanimous decision to the world's 4th ranked amateur, Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan.
David's brother Josh will contest a 69kg division fight on Friday, along with Chad Milnes in the 60kg class.
David Nyika suffered his first loss as a heavyweight when eliminated, after having been handed a first-round bye.
Nyika lost his second-round bout on a unanimous decision to the world's 4th ranked amateur, Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan.
David's brother Josh will contest a 69kg division fight on Friday, along with Chad Milnes in the 60kg class.
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Australia's 9 competitors at the world championships have all been eliminated
Australia's last remaining fighter in the world amateur boxing championships in Doha, light heavyweight Aaron Spagnolo, has been eliminated.
Victorian Spagnolo, who had won his first bout, suffered a unanimous points loss to Croatia's Hrvoje Sep on night 4 of competition.
Spagnolo and South Australian light welterweight David Biddle were the only team members to win a fight.
Only the medallists from the championships qualify directly for next year's Olympic Games. But the Australians will get another chance to make it to Rio 2016 through the Asian Championships.
Australia's last remaining fighter in the world amateur boxing championships in Doha, light heavyweight Aaron Spagnolo, has been eliminated.
Victorian Spagnolo, who had won his first bout, suffered a unanimous points loss to Croatia's Hrvoje Sep on night 4 of competition.
Spagnolo and South Australian light welterweight David Biddle were the only team members to win a fight.
Only the medallists from the championships qualify directly for next year's Olympic Games. But the Australians will get another chance to make it to Rio 2016 through the Asian Championships.
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Good on all our fighter's for having a go on the world stage............The Australian Amateur Boxing Association is on fire as normal 
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It will be interesting to see how many Aussie qualify for the Olympics now that they're not in such a weak qualification zone.
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It all comes down now to how they perform in the Asian Championships now. We may well end up with nobody representing us at the Rio Olympics next year.crusader wrote:It will be interesting to see how many Aussie qualify for the Olympics now that they're not in such a weak qualification zone.
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Picture of perhaps our best Olympic medal hope at Rio, Shelley Watts.
The way we are going we'll be lucky to have a male competitor.
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And her chances depend on the draw, whether or not she gets a medal is heavily dependent on what stage she runs into Katie Taylor.Like a Boss wrote:
Picture of perhaps our best Olympic medal hope at Rio, Shelley Watts.
The way we are going we'll be lucky to have a male competitor.
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Can I just ask what Combat sport is doing to protect amateur boxer's who are finding their way in a very tough and painful sport if you don't respect
it you'll find out the hard way fighter's are getting over matched because there is not enough fighter's to go around[we have association fighter's and we have League fighter's who are by the way excluded from any Assosiation event [Assosiation the Australian Olympic candidate's ] this isn't the only reason we haven't won a Olympic Boxing Medal since Spike Cheney won Silver back in 1988 but to get every-one on the same page would go a long way to fixing some of our issue's here in Australia when it comes to Amateur boxing.
it you'll find out the hard way fighter's are getting over matched because there is not enough fighter's to go around[we have association fighter's and we have League fighter's who are by the way excluded from any Assosiation event [Assosiation the Australian Olympic candidate's ] this isn't the only reason we haven't won a Olympic Boxing Medal since Spike Cheney won Silver back in 1988 but to get every-one on the same page would go a long way to fixing some of our issue's here in Australia when it comes to Amateur boxing.
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We sure know how to stuff up at times >>>
AUSTRALIA’S best chance for a medal at next year’s Olympic Games has been controversially ruled out — because somebody forgot to buy a 10c nut and bolt from Bunnings.
Satali Tevi-Fuimaono’s misfortune started two weeks ago at the national titlesin Queensland. Organisers laid plyboard across the bowling greens and secured them with metal plates at the corners.
Shortly after arriving at the venue Tevi-Fuimaono was walking across the plyboard flooring when it flexed under his weight because it was not properly secured. A nut and bolt was missing from one corner. It meant when the plyboard flexed down under his weight a corner of the metal plate was exposed, slicing Tevi-Fuimaono’s toe.
Six stitches were needed and for reasons still to be satisfactorily explained, Tevi-Fuimaono was still pressed to fight.
Boxing Australia officials then doubled up their error, ignoring an appeal from NSW Boxing officials to allow the 18-year-old to participate in this weekend’s box-offs, leaving the organisation defending allegations of negligence and facing a potentially huge Occupational Health and Safety lawsuit.
Tevi-Fuimaono won gold at the World Junior Championships two years ago as a 16-year-old.
He was entered into the Australian titles by Boxing Australia after the NSW titles fell before he could turn 18 earlier this year.
NSW’s Daniel Lewis eventually won the titles and will now box-off against Queensland’s Clay Waterman, also a former junior world champion, in Melbourne this weekend.
Tevi-Fuimaono has beaten Waterman all three times they have fought yet was denied the chance to challenge Lewis for the Olympic berth.
“He was declared fit to box by the doctor at the venue and he decided to box,” Boxing Australia president Ted Tanner said.
Given the injury Tevi-Fuimaono’s trainer Joel Keegan asked if they could be ruled unfit and included in the box-offs
“We asked if we could withdraw and participate in the box-offs and we were told that we could, but the evidence they were receiving from the doctor was that he was fit to box,” Keegan said.
AUSTRALIA’S best chance for a medal at next year’s Olympic Games has been controversially ruled out — because somebody forgot to buy a 10c nut and bolt from Bunnings.
Satali Tevi-Fuimaono’s misfortune started two weeks ago at the national titlesin Queensland. Organisers laid plyboard across the bowling greens and secured them with metal plates at the corners.
Shortly after arriving at the venue Tevi-Fuimaono was walking across the plyboard flooring when it flexed under his weight because it was not properly secured. A nut and bolt was missing from one corner. It meant when the plyboard flexed down under his weight a corner of the metal plate was exposed, slicing Tevi-Fuimaono’s toe.
Six stitches were needed and for reasons still to be satisfactorily explained, Tevi-Fuimaono was still pressed to fight.
Boxing Australia officials then doubled up their error, ignoring an appeal from NSW Boxing officials to allow the 18-year-old to participate in this weekend’s box-offs, leaving the organisation defending allegations of negligence and facing a potentially huge Occupational Health and Safety lawsuit.
Tevi-Fuimaono won gold at the World Junior Championships two years ago as a 16-year-old.
He was entered into the Australian titles by Boxing Australia after the NSW titles fell before he could turn 18 earlier this year.
NSW’s Daniel Lewis eventually won the titles and will now box-off against Queensland’s Clay Waterman, also a former junior world champion, in Melbourne this weekend.
Tevi-Fuimaono has beaten Waterman all three times they have fought yet was denied the chance to challenge Lewis for the Olympic berth.
“He was declared fit to box by the doctor at the venue and he decided to box,” Boxing Australia president Ted Tanner said.
Given the injury Tevi-Fuimaono’s trainer Joel Keegan asked if they could be ruled unfit and included in the box-offs
“We asked if we could withdraw and participate in the box-offs and we were told that we could, but the evidence they were receiving from the doctor was that he was fit to box,” Keegan said.
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Well said, could not agree more all "organisations" need to come together for the benefit of BOXING !ClivePatrickLyons wrote:Can I just ask what Combat sport is doing to protect amateur boxer's who are finding their way in a very tough and painful sport if you don't respect
it you'll find out the hard way fighter's are getting over matched because there is not enough fighter's to go around[we have association fighter's and we have League fighter's who are by the way excluded from any Assosiation event [Assosiation the Australian Olympic candidate's ] this isn't the only reason we haven't won a Olympic Boxing Medal since Spike Cheney won Silver back in 1988 but to get every-one on the same page would go a long way to fixing some of our issue's here in Australia when it comes to Amateur boxing.
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Another set of twins on the up :
Stamm twins fighting their way to the top
AXEDALE twins Vaughan and Connor Stamm are continuing to go from strength-to-strength in their pursuit of boxing glory.
Vaughan's win in the 54kg elite junior class at this month's Victorian Amateur Boxing Association Championships capped a remarkable year in which both 16 year-olds won titles.
Their stellar run has included state and national championship wins and an interstate challenge title for Connor.
It's been a long road to success for the brothers - literally.
The twins make the roughly 60km round tip from their Axedale home to the Kangaroo Flat-based Pianto Boxing Academy where they train five times a week.
Trainer Frank Pianto said travelling had become part and parcel of the boys' lives after this year competing at events on the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and several events in Melbourne.
The pair impressd with strong showings at the Golden Gloves championships in Queensland during August.
Vaughan won a silver medal in the elite junior 52kg division, while Connor claimed bronze in the elite junior division 54kg division.
Given their success over the past 18 months, Pianto predicted the pair would have "trouble getting fights next year".
"They've had 17 or 18 fights each already," he said.
"Their boxing skills are really developing - they are very strong kids for their weight divisions."
"And they are hard workers, that's their biggest asset is their hard work."
Pianto said qualifying for the Australian junior championships on the Gold Coast early next year was next on the Stamms' radar.
The long-time trainer and promoter has played a part in the success of several of the region's boxers, among them former Australian champion and now pro-fighter Ben Costello, multiple state and national champion Jared Kum Too and former Australian Golden Gloves champion Daniel Taggert.
He said there was no doubting the brothers' potential.
"I believe the twins have what it takes to go all the way to the professional ranks," Pianto said.
Vaughan said he and Connor had relished the opportunity to train under Pianto after trying their hand at a variety of other sports, including football and cricket.
He said the brothers were not afraid to set their sights high.
“We’d like to one day go to the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games, or turn pro,” he said.
“I enjoy sparring with Connor – we argue a bit in the ring as brothers do.
“But we’re happy to help each other out to be the best we can.”
Stamm twins fighting their way to the top
AXEDALE twins Vaughan and Connor Stamm are continuing to go from strength-to-strength in their pursuit of boxing glory.
Vaughan's win in the 54kg elite junior class at this month's Victorian Amateur Boxing Association Championships capped a remarkable year in which both 16 year-olds won titles.
Their stellar run has included state and national championship wins and an interstate challenge title for Connor.
It's been a long road to success for the brothers - literally.
The twins make the roughly 60km round tip from their Axedale home to the Kangaroo Flat-based Pianto Boxing Academy where they train five times a week.
Trainer Frank Pianto said travelling had become part and parcel of the boys' lives after this year competing at events on the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and several events in Melbourne.
The pair impressd with strong showings at the Golden Gloves championships in Queensland during August.
Vaughan won a silver medal in the elite junior 52kg division, while Connor claimed bronze in the elite junior division 54kg division.
Given their success over the past 18 months, Pianto predicted the pair would have "trouble getting fights next year".
"They've had 17 or 18 fights each already," he said.
"Their boxing skills are really developing - they are very strong kids for their weight divisions."
"And they are hard workers, that's their biggest asset is their hard work."
Pianto said qualifying for the Australian junior championships on the Gold Coast early next year was next on the Stamms' radar.
The long-time trainer and promoter has played a part in the success of several of the region's boxers, among them former Australian champion and now pro-fighter Ben Costello, multiple state and national champion Jared Kum Too and former Australian Golden Gloves champion Daniel Taggert.
He said there was no doubting the brothers' potential.
"I believe the twins have what it takes to go all the way to the professional ranks," Pianto said.
Vaughan said he and Connor had relished the opportunity to train under Pianto after trying their hand at a variety of other sports, including football and cricket.
He said the brothers were not afraid to set their sights high.
“We’d like to one day go to the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games, or turn pro,” he said.
“I enjoy sparring with Connor – we argue a bit in the ring as brothers do.
“But we’re happy to help each other out to be the best we can.”
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BOXING: Perth teenager Caitlin Parker is one step closer to the Rio Olympics after beating Commonwealth Games representative Kaye Scott in a box-off in the women's 75kg division in Adelaide on Saturday night.
The win means Parker will represent Australia at the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers next month, as well as the women's World Championships in Kazakhstan in May.
The win means Parker will represent Australia at the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers next month, as well as the women's World Championships in Kazakhstan in May.
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AUSSIE BOXERS TO WATCH AT THE RIO OLYMPIC GAMES:
SHELLEY WATTS (60kg):
Made history two years ago by becoming the first Australian to win a women's boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, taking out the lightweight division. While the 60kg is stacked with talent, Watts is adamant she can win the gold medal. She's aiming to become Australia's first Olympic boxing medallist since Grahame "Spike" Cheney won silver in 1988.
DANIEL LEWIS (75kg):
Has overcome rotten luck with injury and illness to qualify for Rio. Lewis should have made his Olympic debut in London, but his jaw was broken at the Games trials. He also missed out on a medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games when a cut above his eye forced him out of the competition.
SHELLEY WATTS (60kg):
Made history two years ago by becoming the first Australian to win a women's boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, taking out the lightweight division. While the 60kg is stacked with talent, Watts is adamant she can win the gold medal. She's aiming to become Australia's first Olympic boxing medallist since Grahame "Spike" Cheney won silver in 1988.
DANIEL LEWIS (75kg):
Has overcome rotten luck with injury and illness to qualify for Rio. Lewis should have made his Olympic debut in London, but his jaw was broken at the Games trials. He also missed out on a medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games when a cut above his eye forced him out of the competition.
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No Australian boxer has won an Olympic gold medal. Could Shelley Watts break the drought?
http://www.sportsfan.com.au/boxer-watts ... fault.aspx?
The 28-year-old lightweight is primed to make history in Rio after a United States training camp mixing it with world champion Estelle Mossely of France.
Watts arrived at the recent Colorado Springs camp confident but left backing herself against anyone after sizing up the last woman to beat Rio lightweight favourite Katie Taylor of Ireland.
Mossely in May inflicted London Olympic champion Taylor's first loss at a world championships since 2005.
"That boosted my confidence because I did really well against her sparring at the camp," Watts said of Mossely.
"And I know that I fight better than I spar.
"Now I can't wait to jump into that ring."
Five-time world champion Taylor has lost two fights in the past three months.
Watts said it showed anyone could win the 60kg division gold on their day in Rio.
"The beauty of our division is it is completely open," she said.
"I think people are still expecting her (Taylor) to win but I am expecting big things of myself."
Watts has already made history.
She became the first Australian to win a women's boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, taking out the 2014 Glasgow lightweight division.
Now she has the Olympic record book in her sights.
She has embraced the pressure of not only securing our first Olympic boxing medal in 28 years in Rio but also an historic gold.
"The expectations I have on myself far outweigh what the public would have," Watts said.
"I don't feel the pressure. I take it as a challenge.
"I am really looking forward to taking home Australia's first ever gold medal and first medal in 28 years."
Australia's last Olympic boxing medallist was Grahame "Spike" Cheney who claimed silver in 1988.
Canberra-based law student Watts may not have much in common with Cheney.
But the boxer who hails from Laurieton, near Port Macquarie in NSW reckons there is one key similarity.
"He was obsessed with boxing and that is what I have done the last two years - everything I have done has revolved around boxing like Cheney," Watts said.
"I know family and friends at home will love me no matter what but I want to do everything I can to bring home that gold medal for them and also Australia."
http://www.sportsfan.com.au/boxer-watts ... fault.aspx?
The 28-year-old lightweight is primed to make history in Rio after a United States training camp mixing it with world champion Estelle Mossely of France.
Watts arrived at the recent Colorado Springs camp confident but left backing herself against anyone after sizing up the last woman to beat Rio lightweight favourite Katie Taylor of Ireland.
Mossely in May inflicted London Olympic champion Taylor's first loss at a world championships since 2005.
"That boosted my confidence because I did really well against her sparring at the camp," Watts said of Mossely.
"And I know that I fight better than I spar.
"Now I can't wait to jump into that ring."
Five-time world champion Taylor has lost two fights in the past three months.
Watts said it showed anyone could win the 60kg division gold on their day in Rio.
"The beauty of our division is it is completely open," she said.
"I think people are still expecting her (Taylor) to win but I am expecting big things of myself."
Watts has already made history.
She became the first Australian to win a women's boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, taking out the 2014 Glasgow lightweight division.
Now she has the Olympic record book in her sights.
She has embraced the pressure of not only securing our first Olympic boxing medal in 28 years in Rio but also an historic gold.
"The expectations I have on myself far outweigh what the public would have," Watts said.
"I don't feel the pressure. I take it as a challenge.
"I am really looking forward to taking home Australia's first ever gold medal and first medal in 28 years."
Australia's last Olympic boxing medallist was Grahame "Spike" Cheney who claimed silver in 1988.
Canberra-based law student Watts may not have much in common with Cheney.
But the boxer who hails from Laurieton, near Port Macquarie in NSW reckons there is one key similarity.
"He was obsessed with boxing and that is what I have done the last two years - everything I have done has revolved around boxing like Cheney," Watts said.
"I know family and friends at home will love me no matter what but I want to do everything I can to bring home that gold medal for them and also Australia."
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Australia missed out on plently of medals in boxing from 1987 onwards. Australian amateur boxing League which on some accounts had 80% of Australian registered boxers weren't getting international representation as there had been a split between members in Boxing Australia ( Australian amateur boxing association).The League due to boxings politics wasn't being recognised. not only that the best fighters within the league missed out on opportunities to have great amateur careers at Commonwealth and Olympic Games. also been denied International competition there wasn't the progression to become top professionals
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Mate there have been many great league fighters over the years but if any wanted to go to games they were registered under Boxing Australia. We went league/Global for a while but fighting under the rules of AIBA were the only way to get there.Dwoodham wrote:Australia missed out on plently of medals in boxing from 1987 onwards. Australian amateur boxing League which on some accounts had 80% of Australian registered boxers weren't getting international representation as there had been a split between members in Boxing Australia ( Australian amateur boxing association).The League due to boxings politics wasn't being recognised. not only that the best fighters within the league missed out on opportunities to have great amateur careers at Commonwealth and Olympic Games. also been denied International competition there wasn't the progression to become top professionals
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To many men with EGO's that are fornicating the sport Amateur boxing is a joke you get robbed from pillow to post it all depends on who side you on 