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José Payares
José David Payares Julio (born April 27, 1986) is a Venezuelan amateur boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the PanAm Games 2007 in the men's heavyweight division with 91 kg/201 lbs limit. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the super heavyweight class. Career At the world championships 2005 he lost in the first round to Jasur Matchanov. He won the South American Games 2006 against Rafael Lima, at the Central American Games 2006 he finished second behind Osmay Acosta. In February in a first PanAm qualifier he ran right into Acosta again and lost. In a second qualification tournament he beat two opponents inside the distance and Canadian Sebastien Lalumiere 20:5 to easily qualify. In Rio at the PanAm Games main event he bested US southpaw Adam Willett 12:8 and Jorge Quiñones from Ecuador but was beaten in the final once again by Acosta. Super Heavyweight At the world championships 2007 he competed at super heavyweight and upset Hungarian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Willett
Adam Willett (born April 4, 1982) is an American boxer best known to represent his country at the 2005 world championships at 201 lbs. He currently freelances as a trainer/coach and security guard. He has returned to the ring March 2011 after having been critically shot in April 2010. Amateur career Southpaw counterpuncher Adam 'Showtime' Willett originated from Bellport NY started boxing in 2001 and immediately won the NY Golden Gloves in 2002 178 lb. Novice. In 2004 he became Empire State Games, State Champion-201 lb. Open. In 2005 he added to the prestigious National PAL Police Athletic League Championships beating Eric Fields and a second time with the Empire State Games, State Champion-201 lb. Open. Willett was on the "Elite" US World Team Heavyweight-201 lb.as well as the A.I.B.A. World Championships-China. He was Ranked #1 Heavyweight in the U.S.Top-Ten Ranked Heavyweights in the World and represented the United States in the 2005 World Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Dominic Breazeale
Dominic Angelo Breazeale (born August 24, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for heavyweight world titles; the IBF title in 2016 and the WBC title in 2019. As an amateur he represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympics. Early life Breazeale was born in Glendale, California, United States. He started playing football and was quarterback on the football team at Mt. SAC and the University of Northern Colorado before starting boxing. Amateur career Breazeale first started boxing at the age of 23. As an amateur, Breazeale won the 2012 U.S. National Super Heavyweight championship at the Fort Carson Special Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Breazeale later qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London after winning the Olympic trials and earning himself a place on the US Olympic team. He lost in the preliminary round to Russia's Magomed Omarov, with a score of 19–8. Professional career Early career Breazeale made his profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 5 to May 12 to determination qualification spots for Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Qualified athletes Qualification summary NOTE: This chart only lists slots qualified by way of the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament and does not include slots obtains by NOCs by other means, such as though the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011. The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateu .... Results Light flyweight Flyweight Bantamweight Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight Super heavyweight See also * Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification References Men's Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
