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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2021 3:39:53 GMT
Alexander in critical condition at PoS General Hospital
Michael Alexander, national boxer. T&T boxer Michael Alexander was still listed in critical condition at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital on Thursday, following a vehicular accident on Wednesday evening in Diego Martin. The 28-year-old Alexander was riding his motorcycle when it collided with a van at the corner of Cicada Drive, River Estate and North Coast Road. Following the incident, Alexander who won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland was taken to the St James Medical Complex, Western Main Road, St James before he was later transferred to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. Alexander also won bronze at the Pan Am Championships in 2013 in the men's light welterweight (64kg); the 2014 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, and at the 2019 Pan American Games. In addition, he also has a silver medal from the 2018 CAC Games and was a hopeful for the T&T Olympic Games team later this year. Contacted for a comment, Cecil Forde, president of the T&T Boxing Association (TTBA) noted that right now the focus for all involved in the sport was sending well wishes to Alexander and their hopes for a speedy recovery. Forde said, “As far as I know, he is still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and may have suffered two broken ribs and his left hand was broken in two places, with possible damage to his lungs as well. "So right now, we can’t even begin to talk about boxing and his future in the sport, we first have to hope for him to get back on the road to recovery as quickly as possible and take things one step at a time.” Brian Lewis, president of the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) stated that Alexander is currently in the toughest fight of his life. He said, "Alexander is one of our Olympic scholarship athletes and has done the country proud at numerous tournaments and I know he will put up a strong battle all the way. "There’s no denying the fact that he is a great boxer and he has shown himself to be fearless and courageous in the ring, and I expect him to be that way as he fights for survival as well. "The most important thing right now is for us to wish him well through prayer and hope that with the help of the doctors he will be able to make a full recovery."
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2021 5:44:33 GMT
Hosein, Rodriguez leave for Pan Am Junior boxing qualifiers today
by Nigel Simon 3 days ago Thu Jul 08 2021 guardian.co.tt/sports/hosein-rodriguez-leave-for-pan-am-junior-boxing-qualifiers-today-6.2.1353539.658a47687bNyrell Hosein Juan Rodriguez guardian.co.tt/sports/hosein-rodriguez-leave-for-pan-am-junior-boxing-qualifiers-today-6.2.1353539.658a47687bT&T junior boxers Nyrell Hosein and Juan Rodriguez will leave on Friday for Mexico to compete in the Pan American Junior Games Qualifiers from July 12-19 with high hopes. The 2021 Youth Pan American Games is scheduled for Cali, Colombia this September. In Mexico, Hosein will contest the 60kg category while Rodriguez will compete in the 56kg division with the hope of punching their respective tickets to the games in South America. At 17 years, both Hosein and Rodriguez have dominated their respective divisions at the Caribbean Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Championships as well as the Caribbean Youth Boxing Championships over the past two years - they were held in 2018 and 2019. Cecil Forde, president of the T&T Boxing Association said there are high hopes for the boxers, both of whom will be eligible for the senior elite team when they turn seniors next year. In 2022, the elite T&T boxers will contest the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, and the Commonwealth Games, both geared towards preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. According to Forde both Hosein and Rodriguez are almost certain to qualify for the Cali Games. At the Caribbean Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Championships in 2018 and at the Caribbean Youth Championships in that year, Hosein won gold medals, while Rodriguez claimed gold and silver, respectively at the same tournaments. Hosein, a student of North Eastern College in Sangre Grande, shot to fame when he defeated Christopher Romeo for the Caribbean Boxing Championship 57kg title in Guyana in 2018. Then 15 years, the form four student said he entered the ring and executed the strategy he had for the fight. At the same tournament in 2018, Rodriguez produced one of the most entertaining fights of the tournament, displaying an impressive array of left hooks to earn a unanimous-decision victory over Guyana's Francis Sukhu.
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2021 5:53:49 GMT
Refugee boxer Eldric Sella awaits permission to travel for Olympics
YOHANCE SIMONETTE 3 DAYS AGO Venezuelan boxer Eldric Sella - UNHCR newsday.co.tt/2021/07/09/refugee-boxer-eldric-sella-awaits-permission-to-travel-for-olympics/WITH two weeks remaining to the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Ministry of National Security has still not confirmed whether refugee boxer Eldric Sella will be granted permission to travel to Japan and return to Trinidad and Tobago. On Thursday, Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds told Newsday, “What I do know is that I am aware of the name and the matter is before the ministry for consideration of certain matters that were raised in letters to me and the matters are gaining our attention.” Sella, a middleweight (75 kg) boxer, is one of 29 athletes competing in 12 disciplines for the second-ever Refugee Olympic Team. Venezuelan Sella, 24, has been living in TT since 2018. The Olympic Games will be held from July 23-August 8 in Tokyo, Japan. But before arriving in Japan, Sella needs an exemption from the Ministry of National Security to leave TT and return. Sella’s relationship with TT began in 2017 when he travelled to TT for multiple boxing events. He was then invited by the World Boxing Council to complete two short courses under the council’s programme in an effort to enhance his boxing skills. He later applied to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to stay in TT.
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2021 5:55:29 GMT
TTO to Tokyo: Boxer Aaron Prince fine-tunes in Russia ahead of Games
JELANI BECKLES 3 DAYS AGO newsday.co.tt/2021/07/09/tto-to-tokyo-boxer-aaron-prince-fine-tunes-in-russia-ahead-of-games/Trinidad and Tobago boxer Aaron Prince gets set to make his Olympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Trinidad and Tobago boxer Aaron Prince gets set to make his Olympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. NAME: Aaron Prince AGE: 35 SPORT: Boxing EVENT: Middleweight category (75kg) OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: Debut KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Bronze medal (welterweight 69kg) at 2010 CAC Games, Commonwealth Games participant, Pan American Games participant, multiple time TT champion DESPITE being a newcomer to the Olympics TT boxer Aaron Prince is primed and ready for the biggest stage when he enters the ring at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, from July 23-August 8. Prince, a middleweight 75 kg boxer, is in Russia finalising preparations for the global event. Prince did not have to compete in recent months to book his place in the Olympics. After the cancellation of the Americas leg of the Olympic qualifiers in Argentina, scheduled to punch off in May, the World Boxing Association set up a task force to assess individuals by the current regional rankings. Three boxers in the Pan American middleweight division left the category pushing Prince up the rankings from seventh to fourth. That was enough to earn qualification for the Olympics. Prince will become the fourth boxer to represent TT at the Olympics following in the footsteps of Kurt Sinette (1996), Carlos Suarez (2012) and Nigel Paul (2016). Prince is in Russia with long-time coach Reynold Cox. Prince, along with boxers from around the world, was invited by the International Boxing Association to participate in the pre-Olympic camp. “I am feeling good, no complaints so far,” Prince told Newsday from Russia. Describing his emotions leading up to the highlight of his sporting career, Prince said, “It is hard to explain the feeling…I have been in the sport for a lot of years. I am excited to be here and I am eager to perform on the biggest stage. I am not feeling nervous or anything like that.” Prince said the Russian camp is an opportunity for him to put the finishing touches on. “We fine-tuning, working on the technical aspects of things. We working with some of the boxers who we may be facing at the Olympic Games. “This sparring here, this work that we are doing here would be at a higher level…so this experience here is going good and I need it right now. We are seeing the mistakes, we are ironing out the mistakes and we working going ahead.” Boxers from the Dominican Republic, Congo, Venezuela and Guyana are among those training at the camp. At 35, Prince said he still has his gloves on because he was confident an Olympic berth was a possibility. “I am still in it because I still had the belief that I could have qualified. Although they had cancelled the qualifying event I still believe I could have gone down there and fight my way into the top four.” Asked what the TT public can expect from him, Prince said, “History will be made at the Olympics.” How will the covid19 pandemic affect your experience in Tokyo? “I was sort of expecting the crowds. Fighting in an arena with no one in it that will be kind of (different). It will be like you are at the gym working out.” Prince and his team will spend about two weeks in Russia, before flying to Japan around July 20.
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Post by Admin on Oct 24, 2021 7:49:39 GMT
Prince heads T&T quintet for World Champs Ian Prescott Oct 22, 2021 Comments trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/prince-heads-t-t-quintet-for-world-champs/article_d7fd7f1a-3397-11ec-ad10-936555d38dc4.htmlAaron Prince Olympian Aaron Prince leads a five-member Trinidad and Tobago boxing team at the AIBA World Championship, which begins on Monday and runs until November 8 in the Serbia capital city of Belgrade. Besides Prince, the T&T team includes Rio Olympian, super-heavyweight Nigel Paul as well as prospects Blessing Waldropt (light-welterweight), Anthony Joseph (lightweight) and Donnell Phillips (featherweight). Two coaches, Rawlson Dopwell and Reynold Cox, will be in charge of the contingent. Also making the trip will be international referee/judge James Beckles and Ria Ramnarine—a former women’s champion, who is now an employee of AIBA, the governing body of world amateur boxing. A record 600 boxers, representing 105 national federations, are entered to compete. This Championship will be historic for amateur boxing, in that it would be the first time that prize money would be given to winners, alongside their medals. A gold medal will be worth US$100,000, a silver US$50,000 and a bronze $25,000. Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Association president Cecil Forde revealed that Anthony Guy, father of national female boxer Tianna Guy, had been instrumental in working alongside his executive in securing much needed sponsorship. Forde was deeply appreciative of the companies that stepped forward to help the boxing contingent at a time when Covid-19 and financial activities made some reluctant to contribute. “We sincerely thank the management and staff of Lall and Company Custom Brokers,” Forde said. “Dockside Food Company, Tradewinds Travel, Jo Sing Limited, The Comptroller of Customs Aviation Business Ltd, Mr Navin Madoo.” The assistance of these companies and individuals have helped boxers in several of their programmes noted Forde. He also revealed that several promising boxers have been able to enter a four-month live-in camp that would end in January 2022. The camps are part of a four-year development plan that ends an Olympic cycle. “The TTBA have selected six of our most promising young athletes who would be moving into the senior ranks. They have been performing most creditably from schoolboys/girls/juniors and youth. They are Anthony Joseph, Juan Rodriguez, Nickel Joseph, Nyrell Hosein, Blessing Waldrop and Donnell Phillips,” Forde revealed. The local amateur boxing boss said the camp is essential to compensate for preparation time lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have now lost a full year in our preparation,” explained Forde. “Our goal is for a year-round camp. While in camp the athletes would receive a stipend of $1,000 per month, accommodation, meals. These athletes will be competing as regularly as possible, regionally and internationally.” Coaches involved in the development camps are current national coaches Cox, Dopwell, as well as top former professional boxers Kirt Sinnette and Ulric Johnson. Orlando Griffith will handle strength and conditioning while Dr Marisa Nimrod will provide medical services.
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2021 14:40:56 GMT
CONTROVERSIAL LOSSIan Prescott Oct 28, 2021 Updated Oct 29, 2021 Comments trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/controversial-loss/article_db919e76-3848-11ec-bf23-7f6e2e6f10db.htmlIan Prescott Anthony Joseph DEFENSIVE MODE: Trinidad and Tobago’s Anthony Joseph, left, blocks a punch from Scotland-based Abdule-Fawaz Aborode in their featherweight bout yesterday at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Aborode won via a split decision. FEATHERWEIGHT Anthony Joseph put up the best performance of any T&T boxer so far at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, before being eliminated via a controversial split-decision. Fighting on his 26th birthday, Joseph put up a terrific performance against Scotland-based 19-year-old Abdule-Fawaz Aborode of the Fair Chance Team (FCT), AIBA’s version of a refugee team. After losing the opening round to a very energetic teenager, Joseph appeared to dominate the third. However, controversy stemmed from the scoring of the second round, where four of the judges voted in favour of the Scotland-based fighter. In the second round, Joseph had for the first time taken the fight to his younger opponent, mixing up a lot of good body work with a couple of powerful uppercuts to the jaw. However, the judges voted 4-1 that Aborode had won it. Egyptian judge Osmon Nagy even had Joseph winning the fight, and gave him both the second and third rounds. Korean Hyeok Lee, Japan’s Sasaki Yasutaka and Guatemalan Pastor Emerson all had Aborode winning the fight 29-28 and giving him the first two rounds, but Zimbabwean Steven Masiyambumbi scored the fight 30-27 for Aborode, even giving him the third round which Joseph appeared to have won. The controversial second-round scoring was immediately raised by the television broadcast commentator. “The Zimbabwean judge scored every round for this man (Aborode), which I found surprising,” the bout commentator stated. “Now I’m not looking to stir up a hornet’s nest here, but there is a bout review procedure available.” “Each team gets three bout reviews. They have to follow a very strict protocol within very limited time parameters and I wonder whether the Trinidad and Tobago team will implement the bout review procedure regarding the scoring of that second round, because work such as that appeared to go unrewarded from Anthony Joseph,” the commentator added. Contacted in Serbia, national coach and Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Association (TTBA) vice-president Cox said that although disappointed with the second-round scoring, team T&T chose not to review the bout. Cox suggested that given what he had already seen at the World Championships, he was unconvinced that a review would have changed anything.
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2021 14:45:42 GMT
Phillip loses brawl to Mongolian
Ian Prescott Oct 27, 2021 Updated Oct 28, 2021 Comments 1 min to read Ian Prescott Aaron Prince COMBAT: Hungarian Soma Mester, left, slips a punch from Trinidad and Tobago middleweight Aaron Prince on Tuesday at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. —Photo courtesy AIBA trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/controversial-loss/article_db919e76-3848-11ec-bf23-7f6e2e6f10db.htmlTrinidad and Tobago lightweight boxer Donnel Phillip bowed out in the first round yesterday at the AIBA World Boxing Championships 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia. An inexperienced boxer making his “Worlds” debut, Phillip was beaten 5-0—the judges’ scorecards being 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28—by Tunga Oyumbaatar of Mongolia. But the fight was action-packed and more competitive than the score might suggest. Both fighters were spent at the final bell. What separated the two was the Mongolian’s accuracy. Phillip, a 25-year-old hailing from the Rough House gym in Port of Spain, faced a younger but far more experienced opponent in 20-year-old Oyumbaatar, an Asian Youth Championship quarter-finalist, who was also a quarter-finalist at last month’s World Military Games in Moscow, Russia. Phillip had had no competitive warm-ups due to Covid-19 restrictions locally. Phillip was the aggressor throughout the fight and chased his opponent around the ring. To his credit, the Mongolian was still able to regularly land clean punches and won the first round 10-9 on all five judges’ cards. Phillip let it all go, and was even more aggressive in the second round. But his effort was often imprecise and raw. He landed some solid punches, including a left that appeared to momentarily stun the younger man. But he also left himself open to counter punches from Oyumbaatar. Both men appeared exhausted at the end of the second round. Despite the Trinidadian’s aggression, four of five judges scored the round in favour of the Mongolian, who then won the third round on all the scorecards. On Tuesday, veteran Aaron Prince became the first of the five-man T&T contingent to exit the competition. Prince exited the middleweight competition in the opening round, same stage as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Prince, 35, was outworked by 20-year-old Hungarian Soma Mester who got the nod of all the judges’ cards—Radoslav Simon (Slovakia), Naim Ramaj (Croatia) and Emanuel Ferreira (Puerto Rico) all of whom scored the fight 30-27. However, Steven Maasiyambumbi (Zimbabwe) had Mester an even more convincing victor at 30-26. Today, featherweight Anthony Joseph fights Joseph Nelson Hysa of Albania in a second-round match-up. Joseph was due to meet Niven Chemben of Mauritius on Monday in the opening bout of the tournament, but his opponent failed to turn up. Joseph therefore advanced via walkover
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2021 14:50:44 GMT
Waldropt dropped in 2nd round at World Boxing Championship
T&T boxer Blessing Waldropt, left, punches in his bout against Vershaun Lee in the Light Welterweight (60kg to 65.3kg) category at the AIBA World Boxing Championships yesterday in Belgrade, Serbia. Waldropt lost by knockout in the second round of the bout. guardian.co.tt/sports/waldropt-dropped-in-2nd-round-at-world-boxing-championship-6.2.1407220.420c637715T&T's Blessing Waldropt went down to American Vershaun Lee by knockout in a bruising Light Welterweight contest in the round of 32 as action continued in the AIBA World Boxing Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday afternoon. Waldropt, a national champion boxer in his class, was up against a physically stronger Lee who appeared to have been set waiting for the big knockout punch. Waldropt looked decent in the first round, moving from side to side and charging ever so often, but he was frequently caught in Lee’s crossfire punches. Waldropt did land a few punches of his own in the opening round but the American caught him with more telling blows. The experience of Lee then showed in the second round, as Waldropt sought to make up for lost points in the first round. As Waldrop charged, he was caught flush with a big right hand that sent him to the canvas more shaken than hurt. He successfully survived a standing eight count, but later in the same round, the American caught him with an even stiffer right-hand punch that left the T&T fighter wobbling before he went to the canvas for a second time. This time the referee called off the fight with Waldropt hurt. Afterward, Waldropt’s coach Reynold Cox said it was an experience that his fighter will learn from. “The guy was a little bit more experienced than he was, but it came down to a simple mistake of Waldropt dropping his hands and was caught with a very good shot which spelled the end for him. "He was also caught in the first round, but it did not affect him so much. We always tell the boxers that by dropping their hands they may get away with it at the national level, but not at this level at the World Championships,” Cox explained. With Waldropt losing, it now leaves only Nigel Paul as the lone boxer to carry the red, white, and black of T&T at the championships. Paul will be up against Ayoub Ghadfa of Spain in a Super Heavyweight division contest on Sunday. Cox told Guardian Media Sports he believes Paul can do really well in the tournament if he does what he is supposed to do in the fight. “If he enters the fight with the right frame of mind he can, not only go to the second round but can go all the way to the podium,” Cox said.
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2021 14:53:20 GMT
FIGHTING ON Cox: Confidence growing as Paul reaches World Champs quarters Nigel Paul is fighting on at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Serbia. Tomorrow, the Trinidad and Tobago super heavyweight will take on Turkey’s Berat Acar in the quarter-finals phase of the competition following his victory over Spain’s Ayoub Ghafa, yesterday. The quarter-final bout at the World Championships will represent a breakthrough for the Rio 2014 Olympian as it will be the first time that Paul has got so far in an international competition. Paul, 32, advanced to the round of 16 on Thursday, when defeating Albanian Nelson Hysa by a 4-1 decision. Yesterday, against Ghafa, Paul again got the nod from four of the five judges at the Stark arena. Sadie Duffy of Ireland, Yu Ling Chang of Taiwan, Frank Fiacco of Canada and Said Moufassir of Morocco all scored the fight 29-28 in the T&T fighter’s favour, with Yuriy Lyubarskyy of Ukraine scoring it 29-28 for Ghafa. Meanwhile, his quarter-final opponent Acar was a unanimous 5-0 victor over Peter Belberov of Bulgaria. Going into his bout, Paul’s camp wanted their fighter to be the aggressor. However, team coach Reynold Cox told the Express that Paul, “was not as aggressive as we wanted, but we wanted to start fast, land solid punches.” He added: “We believe that we were better conditioned and wanted him to keep the pace up.” Cox said the T&T camp expected Ghafa to come after their fighter. “We knew he would come at us and we just weathered the storm and came back stronger,” he said. “We caught him a few times but Paul did not finish him.” The T&T big man relied on his jabs and uppercuts to the body to get past his Spanish opponent. And while Paul did not dominate quite in the way that Cox had been hoping, the coach was still pleased with the progress his fighter has made over the course of the Championships so far. “I think he is a long way from the Nigel Paul from Rio (Olympic Games),” Cox said. “He has the tools to win and he is showing it. Of course, our team will keep asking him to do more.” Tomorrow’s bout against Acar will represent another searching examination of Paul’s quality at international level. But asked about his chances in the quarter-finals, Cox was optimistic. “I think he is growing in confidence in this tournament and we expect him to keep it going against Brat Acar of Turkey. All the bouts now will be hard and we are ready,” he said.
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2021 15:06:29 GMT
Allicock impresses, but bows out of AIBA World Championships
Rawle Toney By Rawle Toney | October 29, 2021 Guyana’s Keevin Allicock landing his trademark right hand to Thailand’s Rajkuran Juntrong during this World Championship bout Guyana’s Keevin Allicock landing his trademark right hand to Thailand’s Rajkuran Juntrong during this World Championship bout guyanachronicle.com/2021/10/29/allicock-impresses-but-bows-out-of-aiba-world-championships/GUYANA’S Keevin Allicock saw his time at the AIBA World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia ending, following his defeat to Rajkuran Juntrong of Thailand earlier yesterday. Having received a ‘bye’ to the Round-of-32, Allicock lost all three rounds to the Thai boxer, despite showing his usual flamboyance and good use of the ring. Allicock, who was the first boxer for Guyana at the Olympics since John Douglas in 1996, was out-boxed by his opponent and finished second on the judges scorecards at the end of each round. Meanwhile, middleweight Desmond Amsterdam, who also received a first-round bye, will be in action this weekend.
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2021 15:09:07 GMT
Amsterdam loses to Iran Olympian
Guyana’s Desmon Amsterdam, right seems dejected as the referee raises his opponent’s hand in victory. Guyana’s Desmon Amsterdam, right seems dejected as the referee raises his opponent’s hand in victory. By Stabroek News October 31, 2021 Guyana’s chances of earning a medal at the ongoing International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia ended yesterday after Desmond Amsterdam’s loss. After receiving a ‘bye’ in the first round, the middleweight lost his opening match versus his opponent, Seyed Shahin Mousavi, an Olympian from Iran after the referee stopped the contest in round two.
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2021 11:53:58 GMT
AIBA Jabali Breedy is the first quarter-finalist from Barbados at AIBA World Boxing Championships since the 2001 edition
October 31, 2021 Jabali Breedy (left) www.aiba.org/blog/jabali-breedy-is-the-first-quarter-finalist-from-barbados-at-aiba-world-boxing-championships-since-the-2001-edition/The 12th session of the AIBA World Boxing Championships determined the quarter-final places in the bantamweight (54kg), cruiserweight (86kg) and super heavyweight (+92kg) in Belgrade today. The session delivered several surprises but one of the highlights is Jabali Breedy’s success in the bantamweight (54kg). Not only did the 24-year-old boxer win his second contest, but he became the first boxer from Barbados who advanced to the quarter-finals since the 2001 edition. Tomoya Tsuboi caused the first sensation of the day Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov won the flyweight (52kg) in the last editions of the AIBA World Boxing Championships and ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Since the new categories have been introduced in August, Zoirov moved up to the bantamweight (54kg) which is also perfect for his height. The 28-year-old Uzbek met in the last 16 with Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi who is in excellent shape at this Championships. Zoirov worked a lot on his feet and tried to find the best attacking angles against the experienced Japanese who joined the elite national team in 2015. The Uzbek southpaw did not plan to save energy and gave everything to this key contest and he had a narrow advantage after two rounds. The Japanese impressed in the third round and he was able to turn back their world-class battle. “I felt before the Championships that I am in good shape and I did my best in this contest. The third round was the best for me today.” Tomoya Tsuboi (JPN) Jabali Breedy is Barbados’ first quarter-finalist after 20 years Barbados’ Jabali Breedy began boxing only seven years ago but he competed in several championships during his career. He spent the recent 18 months with active preparation and increased his physical conditions during the hardest pandemic period. Breedy was hungry for boxing at a big event once again and opened his campaign with a success against Hungary’s Nandor Csoka. The Barbadian used a different style of boxing in his second bout against Mongolia’s Enkh-Amgalan Bayarsaikhan and worked from counter-attacking distance. This tactical change surprised the Mongolian, therefore, Breedy’s effective strategy was enough to win their bout in the bantamweight (54kg). Jabali Breedy is Barbados’ first quarter-finalist at the AIBA World Boxing Championships since Shawn-Terry Cox’s performance in the Belfast 2001 edition. “I had a different game plan for today after my first success when I pushed my opponent and put pressure on him. This time I moved back and used my footwork to score from longer range and to catch my Mongolian rival. It is an amazing feeling that I am in the quarter-finals at the World Championships but I am ready to win also the next contest.” Jabali Breedy (BAR)
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 11:38:49 GMT
Nigel Paul aims to punch his way to medal at world champs newsday.co.tt/2021/11/02/nigel-paul-aims-to-punch-his-way-to-medal-at-world-champs/TRINIDAD and Tobago boxer Nigel Paul will aim to secure a medal at the International Boxing Association World Boxing Championships 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia, on Tuesday. Paul will battle Berat Acar of Turkey in the super heavyweight +92kg quarterfinals in the afternoon session which begins at 7 am TT time. In the championships the four semifinalists in each category are guaranteed a medal, as there is no third-place playoff. The losing semifinalists will both go home with a bronze medal. Paul and Acar will fight in the closing stages of the afternoon session in bout 434 of the championships. Paul defeated Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui of Spain in the round of 16, on Sunday. The TT boxer won the contest 4-1, as four of the five judges gave him the edge. On Thursday, Paul won his opening fight against Nelson Hysa of Albania. Paul, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is the only TT boxer still standing at the championships. The other four fighters who represented TT at the championships lost their opening bout. They included 2020 Olympian Aaron Prince (middleweight 71-75kg), Blessing Waldropt (light-welterweight 60-63.5kg), Donnel Phillip (lightweight 57-60kg) and Anthony Joseph (featherweight 54-57kg).
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2021 11:40:49 GMT
Paul hunts best performance against Russianby Walter Alibey Yesterday Thu Nov 04 2021 guardian.co.tt/sports/paul-hunts-best-performance-against-russian-6.2.1408918.f116b9d606T&T boxer Nigel Paul, left, settting up to attack Berat Acar of Turkey during their quarterfinal match in the men’s super heavyweight division (92+ Kg) in which he won 4-1 on Tuesday at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Serbia. Paul performance guaranteed him US$25,000 and abronze medal. Picture courtesy AIBA Keith Clement Two crucial fights stand between T&T boxer Nigel Paul and a potential gold or silver medal at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Thursday. The big Trinbagonian Super Heavyweight fighter (92+ Kg) is still hoping to produce his best fight of the tournament, and should it happen when he comes up against Mark Petrovskii of the Russian Boxing Federation (RBF) in Thursday's semifinal bout of the tournament, Paul could land an additional US$50,000 to his bank account for reaching the title round, or US$100,000 if he wins the gold medal. Paul has been enjoying an impressive World Championships, coming behind his unsuccessful run to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in July/August. In the round of 16, he narrowly edged Spain's Ayoub Ghadfa for a place in the quarterfinals, and on Tuesday a more polished performance against Berat Acar of Turkey in which he won 4-1, has set the stage for a history-making moment against the Russian. At just 22 years old the Russian enjoys a decent record of three TKOs in 22 wins from a total of 30 fights. These statistics include wins against Gerlon Congo (Ecuador), Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) and Jamaican Ricardo Brown, all of which helped in propelling him to today's final four. Still, he could be in for a challenge with Paul set to enjoy the advantage in height and reach. Paul, a native of Chagunas is five years senior to his opponent and has a record of 34 fights (20 wins and 14 losses) and will be calling on all his experience in an effort to get over this hurdle which will book him a place in the title bout. National coach Reynold Cox described Petrovskii as an aggressive fight with some decent boxing ability. Still, he believes it will require a lot more than boxing ability to determine the winner today: " The guy is not really a short guy but he is not as big as Paul in size. But we're more focused on bringing out the best of Paul. I think once he brings out his best we will welcome the opponent. At this time of the tournament, you have to think about the wear and tear of the tournament. Each guy has fought about three times in a week, so there is a lot of wear and tear right now, so it's about who could weather the storm right now. It's really not about what the guy does or his style of boxing but whose body will be able to weather the storm."
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2022 15:48:18 GMT
Paul captures World Champs bronze after semi-final defeat
JONATHAN RAMNANANSINGH THURSDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2021 newsday.co.tt/2021/11/04/paul-captures-world-champs-bronze-after-semi-final-defeat/NIGEL PAUL captured Trinidad and Tobago’s first-ever International Boxing Association World Championships medal when he claimed bronze in the super heavyweight +92kg semi-finals in Serbia on Thursday. At the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Paul lost on points against Russian Federation’s Mark Petrovskii. Petrovskii won 4-1 against Paul with the judges scoring 29-28 (Kazakhstan), 30-27 (Morocco), 29-28 (Argentina) and 30-27 (Japan) in favour of the Russian. The Irish judge (29-28) was the only one to find favour in Paul’s performance at the end of three rounds. The TT Olympian lost the opening round with four of the five judges ruling in favour of Petrovskii. He fared better in the second round but only two judges would give him the nod over the Russian. In the final round, Paul fought valiantly but was also on the receiving end of some powerful blows from Petrovskii. Paul however, knocked the Russian to his knees in the dying seconds but it was not enough. A constant flurry of on-target punches from Petrovskii in the last round bettered Paul’s late surge and secured the Russian a spot in the super heavyweight final against Aremenian Chaloyan Davit. Although Paul lost his semi-final bout, the TT boxer still received bronze, along with other losing semi-finalist, Mahammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan). Both losing semi-finalists earned bronze medals since there is no third place bout. Paul’s performance brought an end to TT’s Worlds’ campaign which also featured national boxers Aaron Prince, Donnel Phillip, Anthony Joseph and Blessing Waldropt, who all lost their opening bouts and were eliminated prior.
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