OS Beijing 2008 Paralympics Olympics Pekin

Light heavy-weight:

Chinese Zhang Xiaoping wins gold after beating Irish man Kenny Egan who thought that the score didn’t reflect the true result of the event (11-7).

Kenny’s complain is one of the hundreds presented and discussed by the IOC (international Olympic committee) who suspects bribery and “corrupted” judges. 

Light flyweight:

World champion zou Shiming smashed Mongolian Serdamba Purevdorj whose coach threw the towel declaring forfeit in the 2^nd round; the Mongolian fighter suffered from a shoulder injury that required him to admit defeat. Even Zou didn’t bet on such an easy final game. Before Serdamba’s forfeit, the score was 1-0.

Bantamweight:

Badar-Uugan Enkhbat faced Cuba’s Yankiel Leon in what looked like an easy final game for the Mongolian fighter. In the end of the rounds, the count settled at 16-5. Badar is the silver medalist of the world championship, and just got into the National books; he’s the 1^st Mongolian to win a gold medal in boxing.

Lightweight:

Frenchman Daouda Sow was hammered by Alexi Tichshenko: 11-9.

The Russia’s fighter was Athens’s 2004 featherweight champion, and just became the 4^th boxer in history to earn gold medals in 2 different classes.

Welterweight:

Kazakhstan’s Bakhyt Sarsekbayev was able pass-by the Cuban Carlos Banteaux, and became the Olympic champion. Carlos was Cuba’s last chance to win a title knowing that the Southern country managed to win at least 1 gold medal in every Olympic that it took part of, except for Mexico’s 1968

The world champion Clemente Russo was beaten earlier today in the final game with Russia’s Rakhim. Final score 4-2, it was a game of tension and heavy weights for the fighters, yet superb for the crowds to enjoy. Sports betting sites were registering a considerable advantage for the Italian, but Rakhim turned around all the odds and earned the gold medal.

Chakhkiev, who knew that it was going to be a close game, was betting on this Olympic Games to revenge his lost game in AIBA championship by a single point! Gladly for him, his bid got thumbs up; he is the gold medalist of Beijing’s games.

James DeGale’s Britain cherished boxing player. After beating 2004’s Olympic champion Artayev, it was clear that James is a winning bet.

Highly provoked and motivated by phone calls and messages from his home land, he insisted on beating all odds and bring back gold.

Emilio Correa’s father is gold medalist in Munich Olympics in 1972

After irritating his opponents on TV and in Sports news that boxing is easy, Correa had something to say; he said it all, bringing the best of both players in a marathon game of 16-14, a score that most of all demonstrates the will to win gold. In the end James DeGale’s voice came out loud, settling the game in his favor and earning the golden medal.

James DeGale’s gold medal is the 2^nd in Britain’s history. 1^st gold was gained by Audley Harrison in Sydney’s 2000.

Silver medalist in the world championship Somjit Jongjohor finally reached the golden dream by out-classing the Cuban Andy Laffita (Pan America champion and silver medalist in world championship 2005) by 8 points to 2.

Asian champion who bet on his speed, seemed like Cuba’s fighter was fighting a ghost, an illusion!

Thai boxer was in peak of the game while Andy was out of energy… and focus.

Somjit won the gold medal, Laffita took the silver reward while Georgy Balakshin(3^rd) and Vicenzo Picardi (4^th) took the bronze.

On the 21^st there were 231 objections presented to the committee, and all of them were rejected. They were all related to counting point’s techniques and counting in favor of Chinese fighters. The judges rejected all these accusations knowing that 231 objections are capable of causing some kind of scandal and destroy the reputation of Beijing’s Olympics. However, AIBA had suspected some manipulations during the last 2 months and it sent an IOC observer.

IOC is the international Olympic Committee

Mr Terry Smith, the delegate of the committee denied the setting of any pre-set games but he came close around the scoring technique that required the judges to push a button at the same time.

Despite this AIBA (International Boxing Association) step, more protests have been witnessed especially in the semi-final game that joined Alexis Vastine and Felix Diaz, where Felix was awarded 2 points in the final seconds and eliminating the French Alexis.

After 20 years of suspicious behavior in boxing, things were looking better lately, said an official of the committee, but it seems that Beijing is a special case and we will deal with it!

Cuba’s Emilio Correa won the dual against India’s Vijender Singh who was the bombshell of the tournament. Indian fighter lost 5 to 8, thus he guaranteed a medal for his nation; a 1^st ever in boxing.

On the other side of semi-finals, James Degale of Britain knocked the Irish Darren Sutherlnad 10-3 in a game that Degale claimed to be as easy as it seemed.

 He said that boxing is easy and that anyone would have been taken down today against him in such a day.

Emilio Correa will face the determined James in a game of tension suspence for gold! Degale’s early threats and self confidence in winning definitely affected his opponent and the sports betting sites. Bet fans appreciate such confidence and determination!

The game was more like a marathon, with both players unwilling to loose it up for the other. 10-12 at the end, a hard luck for the French Alexis Vastine who really deserved to play for gold too, but it’s always about the best! Dominican Republic’s hope is so close to set a win in Olympics with 1 step further to over-come: fighting Manus Boonjummong. The Thai has already won over Rosiel Iglesias, while the Cuban couldn’t do much! A 10-5 game sent Cuba’s bets away.

Sports betting sites are all about the Dominican Republic and Thailand; both odds seem to be in close proximity one to another on the way to wear a gold medal.

Azerbajian’s Shanin Imranov retired after a 5-2 trail, giving the Frenchman a chance to play for gold. His opponent will be Ukrain’s experienced player Vasyl Lomachenko who qualified to last game in an easy game against Yakup Kilic of turkey, out-running him 10-1.

The fight of Khedafi and Lomachenko is a much anticipated match for sports news and sports betting sites. Both have worked hard to get so far, and none willing to compromise or make it free

Somjit Jongjohor out-scored the Italian Vicenzo Pacardi in a one sided game 7-1, and was pulled up to the final game against Andy Laffita who hardly made it against Georgy Balakshin from Russia in a very tensed and eye catching game hardly scored 9 to 8.

Boxing fans and bet lovers are standing in queue to place their bids; personally I’d think twice before betting: both are capable of turning scores upside down!

Vyacheslav Glaskov failed the medical examination, after an elbow injury that necessitated his transfer to the hospital. The cancelled semi-final against Chinese Zhang Zilei will be in favor of the local boxing champion who just made it into the final game.

Who placed a bid on that??!

Just like for all the boxing tournaments in Beijing’s Olympics, ranked 3^rd and 4^th will both get bronze medals, and it will be the same in Glaskov’s case.

 In the other semi-final, David Price from Britain faces the Italian Roberto Cammarelle.

The winner of the match joining Italy and Britain, will get a chance to play on gold against The Chinese national hero Zhang Zilei.

Zhang will definitely have a tough dual to go through, and can’t bet on another opponent’s injury this time.