NEW YORK (December 20, 2018) -This Saturday night at Promo West in Columbus, Ohio undefeated super welterweight prospect Charles Conwell takes on the battle tested Manny Woods in an eight-round bout.
This will be the first scheduled eight-rounder for the undefeated 2016 Olympian.
Conwell, 21 years-old of Cleveland will be making his 2nd start in his native Buckeye state.
In what will the 3rd outing of 2018, Conwell, who has a record of 8-0 with six knockouts, Conwell will look for an impressive performance over Woods, who himseld brings in a record of 16-7-1 with six knockouts. Woods has impressive wins over the likes of undefeated Sheldon Moore (3-0) and Elias Espadas (9-2).
Conwell is coming off an impressive stoppage over Travis Scott (19-3) on July 14th in New Orleans.
"This Friday I'm looking on to put on a show, and I want to get him out of there. I'm the main event for the first time so that means a lot," said Conwell. "I've been training hard to get the best results as possible. It's my time to show the world that I'm one of the best prospects in boxing, and that I'm a force to be reckoned with at the 154 lb. division."
"Charles is one of the world's top prospects. With each fight, he is fighting tougher fighter's, and by this time next year, Charles will be considered one of the top contenders in the junior middleweight division," said David McWater of Split-T Management.
Conwell is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Promotions.
The show is promoted by Team Tory Promotions and tickets are $35 for Standing Room; $40 for General Seating and $60 for Ringside. 1st bell is at 7:30 P.M. E.T.
Udefeated U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell in action on sat.
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Great looking young fighter! Shame he got robbed out of Olympic gold.
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hmm havent seen it but i notice a lot of comments that agree conwell lost, that wasnt 4 gold anyway, ppl yell robbrry for any close amatuer fight
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It's an American thing to be honest. We have trouble scoring Olympic boxing because soft punches count as much as knockdowns. I don't think the American public, me included, has ever been able to adjust to that. There is no extra credit for effective punching.
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Great points amigo. That's why so many top-notch US amateurs in recent decades have been turning pro several years .before the Olympics. Like you mention, some AIBA scoring rules are rather girlish and (one thing you forgot to mention) their judges tend to ignore body punches in their biased scoring.
Mexican fighters tend to get shafted too, but their fighters have not put much stock in the Olympics for much longer than US fighters because they tend to turn pro in teen years without bothering much with the amateurs (Canelo being a recent example).
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Best Coast wrote: ↑21 Dec 2018, 21:30Great points amigo. That's why so many top-notch US amateurs in recent decades have been turning pro several years .before the Olympics. Like you mention, some AIBA scoring rules are rather girlish and (one thing you forgot to mention) their judges tend to ignore body punches in their biased scoring.
Body punches do seem to be ignored as well. It's all pitty pat scoring...BS. I'm talking international amateur boxing competitions. USA Boxing is more to my liking. I wonder how the Brits feel.-
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A great infusion of money, time and attention was injected into the British amateur boxing (starting at the grass-roots level with local gyms) in the lead-up to the 2012 London Olympics. The tremendous upsurge in the British pro boxing scene has, in large part, come from that with many of their stars being former Olympians (AJ, Saunders, Josh Taylor, Campbell, etc).oogiebe wrote: ↑21 Dec 2018, 21:35Best Coast wrote: ↑21 Dec 2018, 21:30Great points amigo. That's why so many top-notch US amateurs in recent decades have been turning pro several years .before the Olympics. Like you mention, some AIBA scoring rules are rather girlish and (one thing you forgot to mention) their judges tend to ignore body punches in their biased scoring.
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the am rules changed to be more comparable to pros. not just punch count. ppl just love to cry even when they werent robbed. sayng conwell was robbed of gold was just funny when he wasnt even near a medal and was nowhere near the top of that field
ams have robberys as do the pros. and same as the pros any close fight becomes 'robbery!'
ams have robberys as do the pros. and same as the pros any close fight becomes 'robbery!'
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I soured on international amateur competitions after the Seoul South Korea Olympics.jamamb wrote: ↑21 Dec 2018, 22:05 the am rules changed to be more comparable to pros. not just punch count. ppl just love to cry even when they werent robbed. sayng conwell was robbed of gold was just funny when he wasnt even near a medal and was nowhere near the top of that field
ams have robberys as do the pros. and same as the pros any close fight becomes 'robbery!'
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that was obviously a horrible robbery..perhaps the worst ever. there are loads of bad pro decisions though too. most am bouts arent robbery ether though they still happen. but a lot of outcry happens for matches that werent awful decisions. ppl just get mad there boy or there country lost and so everythngs called a robbery.
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Wasn't there an Irish kid who got jobbed at the Rio Olympics? Conlan or conlin? Flipped the bird at the judges...lol!jamamb wrote: ↑21 Dec 2018, 22:18 that was obviously a horrible robbery..perhaps the worst ever. there are loads of bad pro decisions though too. most am bouts arent robbery ether though they still happen. but a lot of outcry happens for matches that werent awful decisions. ppl just get mad there boy or there country lost and so everythngs called a robbery.