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Championing Women, a New League for Club Boxing Enters the Ring

Posted on April 13, 2013 by College Boxer

After more than 40 years in boxing as a trainer and historian, Angelo Merino witnessed two moments at last summer’s London Olympics that he said validated his dedication to pumping new life into college boxing. The 2012 Olympics were the first to include women’s boxing. Merino, a coach for the University of San Francisco boxing club and a passionate advocate for the women’s sport, not only had ringside seats in London, but he also saw two Americ… Continue reading →

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Olympic Boxing: Do We Even Care?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by College Boxer

As the worst Olympic showing in U.S. history fades in our rear view mirrors, we are struggling to explain what has gone wrong with men’s boxing and how we can fix it. A generation ago the USA ruled; now, after a nearly three-decade nosedive, the program has finally crash-landed. We’ve gone from nine Gold Medals in 1984 to none in 2012; in fact, no men’s medals period.

 USA Boxing, the sport’s governing body is broken, shattered into failure’s f… Continue reading →

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