OLYMPIC BOXING RESULTS: DAY 7
By Rich Thomas
Associated Content
Aug 15, 2008
CO
August 15th was the 7th day of Olympic boxing and Beijing, and
the 2nd day of the 2nd Round. The big upset of the day saw World
Amateur Bantamweight champ Sergey Vodopyanov of Russia go down in
a controversial defeat at the hands of Akhil Kumar of India. Kumar
was behind after the first two rounds, but rebounded in Rounds 3
and 4 with a display of grit and aggression to catch up, tying the
match at 9-9. However, at the Olympics, draws are not allowed. The
match went to Kumar when the judges determined that he landed the most
punches. While crushing the hopes of Vodopyanov, the Indian Kumar moves
from the ranks of the unheralded and into those of the medal hopefuls.
The Athens Silver Medalist Worapo Petchkoom of Thailand continued his
quest to win Gold by whipping Jahyn Vittorio Parinello of Italy, 12-1.
Ukraine’s Vasily Lomachenko, who earlier in the Olympics upset and
beat the reigning Featherweight European and World Amateur Champion,
Albert Selimov of Russia, got by his Uzbek opponent. In a meeting of
regional Featherweight champs, Pan-American victor Idel Torrinte of
Cuba narrowly defeated Asian victor Enkhzorig Zorigbaatar of Mongolia
by 10-9.
US team Featherweight Raynell Williams lost his match with Khadafi
Djelkhir of France, 9-7. In a rematch of their encounter at the 2007
World Championships, Djelkhir got his revenge. While Williams was the
busier fighter, Djelkhir landed the clearer punches that are key to
getting scored at the Olympics.
Among the few Russians remaining in the Olympic boxing tournament
is Lightweight Alexey Tischenko, who easily defeated his Australian
opponent. France’s Daouda Sow shocked the world with his resounding
upset of North Korean Kim Song-guk in the first elimination round,
and he will continue on after beating Puerto Rico’s Jose Gonzalez by
13-9. Also in the Lightweights, Hrachik Javakhyan of Armenia crushed
Nigeria’s Rasheed Olawale Lawal in a huge, shut-out 13-0 victory.