[by Michael O’Neill] China’s President’s Cup winner 20-year-old Xu Shiqi opened her light flyweight final with more effective punches against Philippines’ AIBA Women’s World Championships bronze medallist Josie Gabuco and led by 5:3 after four minutes fight. The Chinese boxer who moved down a division before the tournament lost the third round and had only
[by Michael O’Neil] Additional reporting by AIBA.org Saturday was finals day in the 7th AIBA Women’s World Boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, North East China which has also served as the only female Olympic Qualifier. Once again the main focus of attention was on the three Olympic weights 51 kg, 60kg and 75kg. We had already
[By Michael O’Neill] Friday was semi-finals day at the 7th Women’s World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China , with the spotlight once again on those bouts in the 51kg, 60kg and 75kg divisions, the titles that will be at stake in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Ireland’s three-time AIBA World Champion Katie Taylor is
[By Michael O’Neill] Katie Taylor has already qualified for the Olympic Games but has made it quite clear that she dearly wants to go to the ExCeL Centre as the World Champion for the fourth time. On Friday morning (today-timezone in China) she meets the ever improving 19 years old, Mavzuna Chorieva, the Tajikistan champion
The 7th edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships continued into its second day of the quarter-final stages in Qinhuangdao, where winners from 18 different nations secured at least a bronze medal for themselves. Russia’s incredible run continued with nine quarter-finalists progressing to the last four of their respective divisions. China and USA also
[By Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing] Five American boxers will vie for a spot in the finals on Friday at the 2012 Women’s World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China following quarterfinal victories on Wednesday. Flyweight Olympian Marlen Esparza (Houston, Texas) dropped her quarterfinal contest to reigning World Champion Cancan Ren of China, but that will not impact her
[By Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing] Lightweight Queen Underwood (Seattle, Wash.) moved one step closer to a berth in the 2012 Olympic Games with a convincing victory in her second bout of the 2012 World Championships on Monday in Qinhuangdao, China. Seventeen-year-old middleweight Claressa Shields (Flint, Mich.) suffered the first loss of six-year boxing career, but due
[By Julie Goldsticker / USA Boxing] Former flyweight foes Marlen Esparza (Houston, Texas) and Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.) opened 2012 Women’s World Championships with first round victories in Qinhuangdao, China on Sunday. Esparza, who competes in the flyweight division, took her first step toward international qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in London with
[By Michael O’Neill] Today saw the first appearance of ‘Magnificent Mary’, at flyweight, at the 7th AIBA World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao as Indian ‘living legend’ and five times AIBA World Champion Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte came face to face with Japan’s Asian championships bronze medallist, Ayako Minowa. In truth it was a one-sided encounter
[By Michael O’Neill] Claressa Maria Shields and Quanitta Lee Underwood scored impressive wins for USA Boxing Saturday on the second day of the 7th AIBA Women’s World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. An exceptionally busy day in the ring but no major surprises. Shields, the 17 years old High School student from Flint was much too