Category: 2016 Olympics in Rio

Claressa Shields Took Her Place in American Boxing History: Two-time Gold Medal Winner Source/AIBA Press Release

(AUG 22)  Claressa Shields took her place in American boxing history on Sunday afternoon, when she became the country’s first boxer to win two Olympic gold medals. Shields once again dominated the Middleweight (75kg) competition from the outset, working her way through to the last-day final against the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn. It was another hugely

Reigning Olympic Champion Claressa Shields Clinches Spot in Her Second Straight Gold Medal Bout with Dominant Semifinal Win in Brazil by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing – Press Release

(AUG 20)  RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – 2012 Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields (Flint, Mich.) joyfully punched her way to her second consecutive gold medal bout in today’s boxing action at the 2016 Olympic Games. Shields faced off with Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova in the first of two middleweight semifinal bouts at Riocentro Pavilion 6 in

2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Wins Olympic Opener to Advance to the Semifinals in Rio de Janeiro by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing – Press Release

(AUG 18) RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (AUGUST 17, 2016) – Reigning Olympic and World Champion Claressa Shields (Flint, Mich.) had quite the wait before her 2016 Olympic Games opener in Rio de Janeiro. Twenty-two sessions of Olympic boxing came and went before the middleweight champion got the chance to step in to the ring. She

Team USA’s Mikaela Mayer Starts Her Olympic Journey While Olympic Bronze Medalist Nico Hernandez and Carlos Balderas Reach the End of Their Road in Rio by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing /Press Release

(AUG 11)  RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Olympic village roommates  Nico Hernandez (Wichita, Kansas) and Carlos Balderas (Santa Maria, Calif.) got their U.S. team off to a strong start in the Rio Olympics but the run ended on Friday afternoon in Rio de Janeiro. Hernandez clinched a bronze medal with his third victory of the