Posts tagged "USA Boxing"
A second chance at Olympic gold: the Errol Spence Jr. story
By Josh Blessing and Alex Kartman | BSU at the Games
His journey began inside a run-down boxing gym in southern Dallas.
Now the No. 1 U.S. welterweight boxer, Errol Spence Jr. finds himself fighting for a medal in the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Olympic Games Tuesday night.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience representing your country,” Spence Jr. said. “Making your country at the top, being No. 1 again…that’s a big honor.”
Spence Jr., who opened the Games with a 16-10 victory, advanced to Tuesday’s quarterfinals after his 13-11 loss versus India’s Krishan Vikas in the round of 16 was overturned. The decision came nearly four hours after the match.
“I am obviously thrilled that the competition jury overturned my decision and I can continue chasing the gold medal I came here to win,” Spence Jr. said. “I am going to make the most of this second chance that I’ve been given. I can’t wait to get back in that ring on Tuesday.”
The International Amateur Boxing Association unanimously overturned the decision upon reviewing video of the fight after USA Boxing filed a protest. The AIBA ruled the referee should have awarded Spence Jr. four more points, making the score 15-13.
The decision allows Spence Jr. to continue chasing his gold medal dream just like his idol growing up: former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who won gold at the 1988 Soul Olympics.
“Muhammad Ali was an influence for me and I’m glad, happy and overjoyed that somebody else has gained influence from my boxing,” Lewis said. “I wish him the best and I hope he does well.”
The quarterfinal match versus Russia’s Andrey Zamkovoy is set to start at 5 P.M. EST.
Check out our full photo gallery on Errol Spence, Jr.
Josh Blessing is a junior telecommunications major and Alex Kartman is a graduate student studying digital storytelling at Ball State University. They both cover sports for BSU at the Games. Follow Josh, Alex and the BSU team at @JoshJBlessing, @ajkartman, @bsuatthegames and www.facebook.com/bsuatthegames.
Daily Video: The Errol Spence Jr. Story Promo
Here’s a sneak peek of Monday’s BSU at the Games exclusive with USA Boxing’s Errol Spence, Jr.
From the age of 15 boxing in Dallas at the tiny Vivero Boxing Gym, to Maple Avenue Boxing Gym in downtown Dallas to seven national championships – Spence has his sights set on Olympic gold in London.
The Errol Spence Jr. Story promo
Daily Video: The Rau’Shee Warren Story
“Boxing saved my life.” Those words, spoken by Rau’Shee Warren echo the harsh past he left behind when he started boxing for Team USA.
Now competing in his third Olympic Games, Warren fights for a chance to bring gold back to his hometown of Cincinnati, where crime devastated the streets he grew up on.
The Rau’Shee Warren Story
Photo Gallery: Rau’Shee Warren
Is the third time a charm for Cincinnati native Rau’Shee Warren? A competitor in both the Athens and Beijing Olympics, Warren is competing for Team USA for a third time in boxing. He is one of two American boxers left in the competition. Check out our video piece on Rau’Shee here.
Photos by Valerie Carnevale.
Daily Video: Errol Spence, Jr. Promo
Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming BSU at the Games exclusive with USA Boxing’s Errol Spence, Jr.
From the age of 15 boxing in Dallas at the tiny Vivero Boxing Gym, to Maple Avenue Boxing Gym in downtown Dallas to seven national championships – Spence has his sights set on Olympic gold in London. Our story is coming this July!
Follow BSU at the Games on Twitter @bsuatthegames and visit our official site, www.bsuatthegames.com.
Behind the Scenes
Life is beautiful
We were set on a mission to find a store full of Team USA gear. After getting sketchy directions to the store by someone that had just gone there and was wearing the apparel, we walked for nearly 30 minutes without a single sighting of the store. We kept on walking, determined to find this [...]
The Olympic flame lit a fire in me, too
I’m not going to sugarcoat it; as I sat on the plane to London two weeks ago, I wanted nothing to do with journalism. I was exhausted, burnt out. I was done. For the past month, I had been wracking my brain trying to figure out what else I could do with my life. Go [...]
- More Behind the Scenes
Graphics
What happened yesterday at London 2012
Check back daily for our recap of Team USA happenings, including events competed in, medals won and Americans watching at home. August 11 recap by Stephanie Meredith: August 8 recap by Sarah Ellis: August 7 recap by Stephanie Meredith: August 6 recap by Emily Theis: August 5 recap by Liz Spangler: August 4 recap [...]
Interactive map of Olympic village
By Annie Gonzalez and Liz Spangler | BSU at the Games Click here to explore an interactive map of the London Olympic Village. Annie Gonzalez and Liz Spangler are senior journalism graphics majors at Ball State University. Follow Annie, Liz and the BSU team at @annie_gonz, @elspangler, @bsuatthegames and www.facebook.com/bsuatthegames.
- More Graphics
Photos
Photo of the day: Closing Ceremony in Victoria Park
Thousands gathered for the live screening of the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony Sunday in Victoria Park, London. Fans watched the performance on huge screens, danced to live music and rode the ferris wheel as London 2012 went out with a bang. View our full gallery from the Closing Ceremony celebration here. Photo by Valerie Carnevale.
Photo Gallery: Closing Ceremony
Thousands of people gathered in Victoria Park Sunday night to watch the closing ceremony. The park hosted the largest free viewing of the event. In addition to three large screens to watch the ceremony, there was a ferris wheel, zip lines, dance performances and live musical acts. Read our story from Victoria Park here. Photos [...]
- More Photos
Multimedia
Memories of London 2012 from world travelers
By Katelynn Thys | BSU at the Games London Travelers share their opinions on what made London a great place to host the Summer Games. Katelynn Thys is a junior telecommunications and journalism major at Ball State University and features reporter for BSU at the Games. Follow Katelynn and the BSU team at @skyismylimit_kt, @bsuatthegames and www.facebook.com/bsuatthegames.
What was your favorite London 2012 moment?
By Charlotte Dunlap | BSU at the Games Olympic fans waiting in line for the live screening of the Closing Ceremony at Victoria Park, London, share their favorite moments from London 2012.
- More Multimedia
Sports
- Indianapolis native leads, motivates Team USA to gold medal
By Andrew Mishler | BSU at the Games Even as her teammates partied inside their hotel and popped champagne bottles in celebration, U.S. women’ s soccer midfielder Lauren Cheney went to bed at 4:30 Friday morning a sober gold medalist. “I actually don’t drink,” she said. “So no champagne, but a little bit of dancing. [...]
- Rediscovering his Olympic dream: the Jared Frayer story
By Conor Hockett | BSU at the Games In 2008, Jared Frayer decided to give up the sport of wrestling—his Olympic dream was dead. After he finished serving as a training partner for the US Olympic wrestling team in Beijing, Frayer was heading back home to teach and coach high school wrestling in Florida. Helping [...]
- More Sports
Features
Many sites, from playhouses to train platforms, inspire pilgrimages in the Olympic host city
This package was compiled by writers from BSU at the Games. Pilgrimage (n): “a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion … as to pay homage.”—Dictionary.com The word pilgrimage often inspires images of religious relics and trips to the Holy Land. However, pilgrimages take many forms. [...]
10 ways to enjoy London after the Games are gone
By Jack Meyer | BSU at the Games Although the 2012 Olympics are coming to an end, tourists undoubtedly will still flock to London in great numbers to see all the city has to offer. For the past few weeks, network televisions streams have been flooded with images of London’s most famous landmarks—Tower Bridge, the [...]
- More Features
Olympic News
Closing Ceremony draws excitement, end to the Games in Victoria Park
By Emily Thompson | BSU at the Games It would be unlike London to go out without a bang. Although all of this year’s Olympic athletes had put their skills to the test by Sunday night, Victoria Park tried to recreate the energy of the Opening Ceremony. The park had the largest free screening of [...]
- The unsung hero of women’s soccer
By Tyler Poslosky | BSU at the Games Becky Sauerbrunn, an alternate defender for the U.S. women’s soccer team, was about to enter the most important game of her life. With 10 minutes remaining in the gold medal match between the U.S. and Japan, defender Rachel Buehler went down with an injury. In came Sauerbrunn. [...]
- More Olympic News