RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (dated August 11)- 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
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (AUGUST 10, 2016) – Today’s Olympic boxing action will feature two American bouts at Riocentro Pavilion 6. Light flyweight Nico Hernandez (Wichita, Kansas) will return to the ring for his third bout of the tournament in a quarterfinal match-up with Ecuador’s Carlos Eduardo Quipo Palaxti at 5:15 p.m. Brazil time (4:15
(JUNE 25) The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed to WBAN that an announcement will be made Monday as to which countries have been allocated the remaining women’s slots in Rio 2016. As we have said here before, and repeat again, it is inconceivable that the AIBA would deny a final opportunity to India’s Mary