Ringwise Boxings look at the sport of boxing in China & around the World - Both professional & amateur

The next big thing on the amateur boxing calender is the 2012 London Olympics. Let's take a look at a few facts and figures regarding the London Olympics.

Venue
Boxing will be held at the ExCeL Exhibition Center in London.

For the very first time in the history of the Olympic games, London is set to be the 1st to hostfemale boxing. For the female boxers, there will be 3 weight divisions

Flyweight - 106-112lbs 48-51kg

Lightweight - 123- 132Ibs 56-60kg

Middleweight - 152- 165Ibs 69-75kg

There will be 286 boxers - 286 (250 men, 36 women)

The boxers will get through 432 pairs of 10 oz boxing gloves

Boxing was first introduced to the Olympics in 1904

Below is a list of boxers who won gold at the Olympics, then went on to win professional world championships

Super Heavyweight Lennox Lewis 1988 Olympic Champion (BRI) 3 time Heavyweight Champion. Wladimir Klitschko 1996 Olympic Champion (UKR) 2 time Heavyweight Champion.

Heavyweight Joe Frazier 1964 Olympic Champion (USA) World Heavyweight Champion 1970-1973. George Foreman 1968 Olympic Champion (USA) World Heavyweight Champion 1973-1974 & 1994-1995. Ray Mercer 1988 Olympic Champion (USA) Heavyweight Champion 1991.

Light Heavyweight Muhammad Ali 1960 Olympic Champion (USA) World Heavyweight, Mate Parlov 1972 Olympic Champion (YUG) World Light Heavyweight 1978. Leon Spinks 1976 Olympic Champion (USA) World Heavyweight Champion 1978. Slobodan Kacar 1980 Olympic Champion (YUG) World Light Heavyweight Champion 1985-1986. Vassiliy Jirov 1996 Olympic Champion (KAZ) Cruiserweight Champion 1999-2003. Andre Ward 2004 Olympic Champion (USA) Super Middleweight 2009-.

Middleweight Floyd Paterson 1952 Olympic Champion (USA) Heavyweight Champion 1956-1959 & 1960-1962. Michael Spinks 1976 Olympic Champion (USA) 2 weight World Champion. Henry Maske 1988 Olympic Champion (USA) Light Heavyweight 1993-1996.

Light Middleweight Frank Tate 1984 Olympic Champion (USA) Middleweight 1987-1988. David Reid 1996 Olympic Champion (USA) Light Middleweight 1999-2000.

Welterweight Nino Benvenuti 1960 Olympic Champion (ITA) World Light Middleweight Champion 1965-1966 & Middleweight Champion 1967 & 1968-1970. Mark Breland 1984 Olympic Champion (USA) 2 time Welterweight champion 1987 & 1989-1990.

Light Welterweight Sugar Ray Leonard 1976 Olympic Champion (USA) 5 weight World champion. Patrizio Oliva 1980 Olympic Champion (ITA) Light Welterweight Champion 1986-1987.

Lightweight Pernell Whitaker 1984 Olympic Champion (USA) 4 weight World Champion. Oscar De La Hoya 1992 Olympic Champion (USA) 6 weight World Champion

Featherweight Jackie Fields 1924 Olympic champion (USA), Meldrick Taylor 1984 Olympic Champion (USA) Light Welterweight 1988-1990 & Welterweight 1991-1992. Giovanni Parisi 1988 Olympic Champion (ITA) 2 weight World Champion.

Bantamweight Maurizio Stecca 1984 Olympic Champion (USA) 2 time WBO Featherweight Champion. Kennedy McKinney 1988 Olympic Champion (USA) 2 time Super Bantamweight. Joel Casamayor 1992 Olympic Champion (USA) 2 weight World Champion. Istvan Kovacs 1996 Olympic Champion (HUN) Featherweight 2001.

Flyweight Frankie Genaro 1920 Olympic champion (USA), Fidel La Barba Olympic champion 1924 (USA), Pascual Perez 1948 Olympic Champion (ITA) World Flyweight Champion1954-1960. Leo Randolph 1976 Olympic Champion (USA) World Bantamweight 1980. Yuriorkis Gamboa 2004 Olympic Champion (CUB) Featherweight 2009-

Light Flyweight Brahim Asloum 2000 Olympic Champion (FRA) Light Flyweight Champion 2007-2008.

By far, the most successful Chinese boxer of all time is light flyweight Zou Shiming who won the very first Olympic gold medal for China in the Beijing 2008 competition.

Zou Shiming

Medal record

Olympic Games

2004 Athens -Light flyweight - Bronze

2008 Beijing -Light flyweight - Gold

World Amateur Championships

2003 Bangkok -Light flyweight - Silver

2005 Mianyang -Light flyweight - Gold

2007 Chicago -Light flyweight - Gold

2011 Baku -Light flyweight - Gold

World University Championships

2004 Antalya -Light flyweight - Gold

Asian Games

2006 Doha - Light flyweight - Gold

2010 Guangzhou -Light flyweight - Gold

Asian Championships

2004 Puerto Princess -Light flyweight - Silver

2007 Ulan Bator -Light flyweight - Silver

Other Chinese medalists in the 2008 Beijing Olympics were:

Zhang Xiaoping,Gold Zhang Zhilei, Silver Hanati Silamu, Bronze

Up & Coming Fights From Around the World

March 3rd 2012

Wladimir Klitschkovs. Jean Marc Mormeck

Original poster for December date

March 17th 2012

Kell Brook Vs Matthew Hatton

May 5th 2012

Mayweather Vs Cotto

May 5th 2012

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez Vs Sugar Shane Mosley

June 6th 2012

Manny Pacquiao Vs Timothy Bradley

at theMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

Anyone in Shanghai wanting to see this fight live, I will take a good guess & say that it will be shown at the Spot bar & Restaurant, Tongren Lu/Beijing Xi Lu

Boxer Profile

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez

Santos Sal lvarez Barragn

39 Wins (29 knockouts), 0 Losses, 1 Draw

born July 18, 1990From Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

WBC Light Middleweight champion

Silver medalist - 2004 Junior Mexican National Championships

Winner - 2005 Junior Mexican National Championships

Professional Record

2011
11-26 -- Kermit Cintron, Mexico City, Mexico, TKO 5
(Retained WBC light middleweight title)
09-17 Alfonso Gomez, Los Angeles, CA, TKO 6
(Retained WBC light middleweight title)
06-18 -- Ryan Rhodes, Guadalajara, Mexico, TKO 12
(Retained WBC light middleweight title)
03-05 -- Matthew Hatton, Anaheim, CA, W 12
(Won vacant WBC light middleweight title)

2010
12-04 -- Lovemore N'dou, Veracruz, Mexico, W 12
09-18 -- CarlosBaldomir, Los Angeles, CA, KO 6
07-10 -- Luciano Cuello, Guadalajara, Mexico, TKO 6
05-01 -- Jose Miguel Cotto, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 9
03-06 -- Brian Camechis, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, KO 3

2009
12-05 -- Lanardo Tyner, Tepic, Mexico, W 12
09-15 -- Carlos Herrera, Puebla, Mexico, TKO 1
08-08 -- Marat Khuzeev, Zapopan, Mexico, KO 2
06-06 -- Jeferson Goncalo, Cancun, Mexico, KO 9
04-11 -- Michel Rosales, Tepic, Mexico, TKO 10
02-21 -- Euri Gonzalez, Zapopan, Mexico, TKO 11
01-17 -- Antonio Fitch, Polanco, Mexico, TKO 1

2008
12-05 -- Raul Pinzon, Miami, FL, TKO 1
10-24 -- Larry Mosley, Cabazon, CA, W 10
08-02 -- Carlos Jerez, Zapopan, Mexico, W 10
06-28 -- Miguel Vazquez, Zapopan, Mexico, W 10
06-06 -- Francisco Villanueva, Tepic, Mexico, W 10
04-18 -- Gabriel Martinez, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, TKO 12
03-14 -- Francisco Villanueva, Guadalajara, Mexico, TKO 9
02-22 -- Axel Solis, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, KO 1

2007
12-15 -- Sean Holley, Guadalajara, Mexico, TKO 2
08-31 -- Ricardo Cano, Guadalajara, Mexico, W 12
08-18 -- Christian Solano, Guadalajara, Mexico, W 10
06-01 -- Jesus Hernandez, Tepic, Mexico, TKO 2
05-19 -- Victor Marquez, Guadalajara, Mexico, KO 4
03-30 -- Ivan Illescas, Tepic, Mexico, KO 4
03-02 -- Javier Martinez, Tepic, Mexico, TKO 8

2006
12-08 -- Daniel Martinez, Guadalajara, Mexico, KO 2
09-29 -- Francisco Villanueva, Tonala, Mexico, KO 5
09-15 -- Cristian Hernandez, Guadalajara, Mexico, KO 2
07-21 -- Juan Hernandez, Guadalajara, Mexico, KO 2
06-17 -- Jorge Juarez, Tijuana, Mexico, D 4
02-10 -- Pedro Lopez, Guadalajara, Mexico, KO 1
01-20 -- Miguel Vazquez, Guadalajara, Mexico, W 4

2005
11-26 -- Pablo Alvarado, Tonala, Mexico, KO 2
10-29 -- Abraham Gonzalez, Tonala, Mexico, TKO 4

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