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American boxing Olympic medalist stubs (43 P) Pages in category "Olympic boxers for the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total.
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The sport of boxing came to the United States from England in the late 1700s and took root in the 1800s mainly in large urban areas such as Boston, New York City, and New Orleans. [ 26 ] John L. Sullivan became the first American heavyweight champion in 1882 under the bare knuckle boxing rules and again in 1892, becoming the first world ...
USA Boxing, formerly known as the United States Amateur Boxing Federation, has governed amateur and Olympic boxing in the United States since 1978. [5] USA Boxing officially recognized women's boxing in 1993, becoming the first organization to do so in the world with a fight between Dallas Malloy & Heather Poyner in Lynwood, Washington.
Boxing’s governance issues have threatened the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, which is a shame: the Olympics have helped launch the careers of all-time greats like ...
Omari 'The Banger' Jones (/ oʊ ˈ m ɑːr iː / oh-MAR-ee; born November 7, 2002) [1] [2] is an American boxer. [3] [4] He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the welterweight division. [5]
The team manager of the top-seeded men's heavyweight boxer at the Paris Olympics died at the athletes village in Saint-Denis. Lionel Fatu Elika died on Friday morning local time at the village ...