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Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. [1] The events were notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between American Roy Jones Jr. and South Korean Park Si-Hun , when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being vastly superior.
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics.The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 20 September to 2 October 1988. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed.
This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing from 1930 to 2014. Men's. Light flyweight. Event Gold Silver Bronze 1970
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) hands out the official version of the lineal championship.TBRB awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" each weight classes.
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Starting in the late 19th century, boxing troupes of professional fighters would travel the mining towns and outback of the country, following fairs and carnivals, putting up big top tents and taking on all-comers for cash in the ring. Among the more famous of tent boxing troupes, are the ones created by Roy Bell and Jimmy Sharman.
In amateur boxing, a double knockout result is determined based on the round of competition. In all contests except the final, both fighters are declared to have lost the contest and are eliminated. In the final, where there must be a winner, the contest ends as if the bell sounded at the end of the final round, and the round is scored, with ...
The Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame which was founded in 2001 and began inducting boxers into the Hall of Fame in 2003. Since then annual induction dinners have been held across Australia. Inductees are nominated and then voted upon by a panel of boxing experts and historians across Australia.