World Olympic Qualifier

Villa was beaten by Stevenson in the nationals.

Think I read on the scene that he is going pro soon

 

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Fly weight Olympic preview.
Postby donnellon » 07 May 2016, 05:56
Qualifiers;

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(Ireland)
Hold a win over the World Light-fly champ Argilagos as well as Asenov and Touba.

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(Brazil) (Host place) best days behind him. He did beat Kharroubi in a pre-Olympic affair in Rio, perhaps a taste of things to come?

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(Cuba) Lost to Ryan Burnett at the 2010 World youths but is a WSB stalwart despite recent losses to Fatych and Sattibayev. Has lost to Vargas, Finol and Mamishzada(in the World final) since going up to 114 but has beaten Jianguan,Kharroubi and de los Santos.

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(Puerto Rico)Beat Mamishzada and Sattibayev in the WSB. Lost narrowly to Vargas in the PanAm games and to Touba in the WSB.

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(Russia)Some great wins years ago and beat Latipov in 2013. Currently APB champion and defeated Emigdion. Two time World champion, former European champion and Olympic bronze winner.

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(Mexico)Tough, typical Mexican, has only lost to Aloyan in the APB, wins including Martinez.

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(Morocco)WSB boxer, pushed Veitta to a 2-1 decision and beat useful Ukranian Fatych.

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(Azerbaijan)World champion, beating Ali, Flissi and Vietia. Also the European Games winner, beat Touba, Picardi and Asenov on the way.

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(Argentina) Moves between Light-Fly and Fly with more success at the lower weight,has also lost to Finol and Jianguan. Big wins over Picardi and Latipov in the APB but lost to Emigdion. Won America qualifier with big wins de los Santos and Avila.

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(Dominican Republic) Moved up from light-fly, beat Cintron but has lost to Vargas and Veitta. Qualified in the Americas with great wins over Vargas and Finol.
Mohamed Flissi (Algeria) wins everything in Africa and was a former top light-fly. Now in APB.

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(South Africa) No chance.

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(Uganda) see above.

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(Uzbekistan) Beat Zatipov and split decisions with Jianguan. Beat Abgaryan 2-1 in Presidents cup. Asian Games Silver 2014, and Asian Championships silver, 2013 and 2015 but won the 2016 Asian qualifier.

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(China) World bronze. Beat Sattibayev and Zoirov recently but lost to Veitta and previously to Zoirov.

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(Kazakhstan) Asian champion. Has beaten Asenov, Zoirov, and Veieta(in WSB) Lost to Jianguan in the Asian qualifiers. BTW lost to Mickey Conlon18-17 back in 2011.
Muhammad Ali(Britain)Talented winner of Euro qualifier. Lost to Asenov in the European championship final but beat him in the Olympic qualifiers.

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(Armenia)beat Picardi and Irvine in Euro qualifiers but has lost to many to be considered gold quality. Conlon beat him some time back.

This division sees no outstanding gold prospect but rather as many as Twelve potential winners. I would include Irvine in that lot. Vietta, Aloyan, Mamishzada, Vargas, Jianguan, Zoirov, De los Santos, Sattibayev, Ali, Flissi, Emigdion and Irvine. Indeed Abgaryan, Martinez, Cintron, or the home boy Neto could defeat any of the above. Add in Asenov, Finol –the PanAm champion, beat Vietta), Avila,Piccardi, Touba, Fatych, Usenaliyev and Jimenez who have yet to qualify and there will be very few easy fights here. Asenov the European champion has wins over Ali, Jianguan, Willie Donohue, Frankie Cleary, but lost to Irvine in a play-off for a Rio place. It is one division where Europe isn’t the strongest region, both America and Asia having the edge. Mamishzada, Ali, and Asenov have all showed flashes as has Brendan. The longer it goes on Irvine will be growing into the weight and certainly can medal. A lot of the top men will be coming down from APB, and WSB distances and could struggle with the pace.
You could turn this top ten on it’s head, or even the top twenty. The World qualifier should be good as indeed will the APB-WSB box-offs. Personally I really like Irvine's style but here goes with my rankings.
1-Aloyan
2-Mamishzada
3-Sattibayev
4-Vargas
5-Veitia
6-Emigdion
7-Ali
8-Irvine
9-Jianguan
10-De los Santos

 

Surely Aloyan will be the big favourite in that division, he rarely loses a fight.. can't remember the last time he lost?

 

Who really cares to be honest? Most of these guys will make much better pros than they will amateurs. Most US fighters have a style better suited for the pro game. See Spence and Russell Jr. for reference.

 

Could it not be due to them being from the largest hub of professional boxing in the World and therefore get better marketing and opportunities, rather than a better suitability to the pros?

 

Their styles are just suited to the pro game. When I saw Spence fight in the Olympics I said on this very forum he will be a much better pro than he would as an amateur. It looks like I'm right he's on his way and is a nightmare for anyone at 147 right now.

 

They changed the rules to where the pros would be able to bypass the qualification process.

 

no they didn't

 

The current crop who are currently amateur are talented. But over the last decade and longer, the USA team have been absolutely dire and training has been awful. They had been heavily lagging behind the other nations.

Spence is hardly someone who looks like an ATG in the making. But he is impressive to me.

 

Ah I forget. I think Shakur is going pro after Olympics, too.

 

They still are :deal

Russia, Cuba, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Great Britain, Uzbekistan are the 7 standout nations in amateur boxing currently, they are way ahead of USA and all the others.There is a big gap after them 7 nations.

USA got one bronze at 2008, nothing at 2012
and I'd imagine results will be similar in 2016

 

whys the results not coming up

 

No fights today

 

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