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Let this thread be the official thread for all the matches
Fighters you need to keep an eye on:
Bantamweight:
- This is probably going to be the most interesting weight class. The three fighters to keep an eye one are:
Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba), Michael Conlan (Ireland), Shakur Stevenson (USA).
- Ramirez is the defending Olympic champion, I wish he would defect already he's very talented and also young at 22. Conlan lost to Ramirez last Olympics but he ran over the field in the world championships in 2015. Of course Ramirez didn't participate in the tournament but nonetheless a good result. The American Shakur Stevenson who everyone has high hopes for and he's America's best chance at winning a medal. But he's got his hands full with Ramirez and Conlan so he's probably looking at a Bronze at best.
Heavyweight:
- This is really a two person race between Evgeny Tischenko (Russia) and Erislandy Savon (Cuba). Tischenko defeated Savon in the world championships but it was a close victory and a lot of people thought Savon should have won. If you don't remember, Savon was the guy who gave Anthony Joshua a boxing lesson and got robbed in 2012. Both are talented and should turn pro after the Olympics.
Light Heavyweight:
- The one standout is Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba), he should be a heavy favorite and should win the gold this time around. Hopefully he also defects.
Light Welterweight:
- Yasniel Toledo (Cuba). Gave Lomachenko some of his toughest fights as an amateur. Vitaly Dunaytsev (KAZ) won the world championship. Those two you need to keep an eye on.
Lightweight:
-Albert Selimov (AZERBAIJAN) . The Lomachenko conqueror is probably the favorite. Look out for Lazaro Alvarez as well. He got robbed 4 years against Nevin, and he was a massive favorite then and he's also one of the favorites now.
Super Heavyweight:
- Look out for
Ivan Dychko (KAZ), Joseph Joyce (UK) and Tony Yoka (FRA) are the favorites.
The Schedule:
Saturday, August 6
Fighters you need to keep an eye on:
Bantamweight:
- This is probably going to be the most interesting weight class. The three fighters to keep an eye one are:
Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba), Michael Conlan (Ireland), Shakur Stevenson (USA).
- Ramirez is the defending Olympic champion, I wish he would defect already he's very talented and also young at 22. Conlan lost to Ramirez last Olympics but he ran over the field in the world championships in 2015. Of course Ramirez didn't participate in the tournament but nonetheless a good result. The American Shakur Stevenson who everyone has high hopes for and he's America's best chance at winning a medal. But he's got his hands full with Ramirez and Conlan so he's probably looking at a Bronze at best.
Heavyweight:
- This is really a two person race between Evgeny Tischenko (Russia) and Erislandy Savon (Cuba). Tischenko defeated Savon in the world championships but it was a close victory and a lot of people thought Savon should have won. If you don't remember, Savon was the guy who gave Anthony Joshua a boxing lesson and got robbed in 2012. Both are talented and should turn pro after the Olympics.
Light Heavyweight:
- The one standout is Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba), he should be a heavy favorite and should win the gold this time around. Hopefully he also defects.
Light Welterweight:
- Yasniel Toledo (Cuba). Gave Lomachenko some of his toughest fights as an amateur. Vitaly Dunaytsev (KAZ) won the world championship. Those two you need to keep an eye on.
Lightweight:
-Albert Selimov (AZERBAIJAN) . The Lomachenko conqueror is probably the favorite. Look out for Lazaro Alvarez as well. He got robbed 4 years against Nevin, and he was a massive favorite then and he's also one of the favorites now.
Super Heavyweight:
- Look out for
Ivan Dychko (KAZ), Joseph Joyce (UK) and Tony Yoka (FRA) are the favorites.
The Schedule:
Saturday, August 6
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Men’s light flyweight, Men’s lightweight, Men’s light heavyweight, Men’s heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Men’s lightweight, Men’s welterweight, Men’s light heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Men’s light flyweight, Men’s welterweight, Men’s middleweight, Men’s heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Men’s lightweight, Men’s middleweight, Men’s super heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Quarterfinals: Men’s light flyweight, Men’s heavyweight
- Prelims: Men’s bantamweight, Men’s light welterweight, Men’s light heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Men’s bantamweight, Men’s light welterweight, Men’s welterweight, Men’s heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Women’s flyweight, Women’s lightweight, Men’s middleweight
- Quarterfinals: Men’s lightweight
- Semifinals: Men’s light flyweight (10 am only)
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Prelims: Men’s flyweight, Men’s super heavyweight
- Quarterfinals: Men’s welterweight
- Semifinals: Men’s heavyweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Men’s light flyweight (10 am)
- Prelims: Women’s middleweight, Men’s bantamweight, Men’s light welterweight
- Quarterfinals: Men’s light heavyweight
- Semifinals: Men’s lightweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Men’s heavyweight (4 pm)
- Prelims: Men’s flyweight
- Quarterfinals: Women’s lightweight, Men’s middleweight
- Semifinals: Men’s welterweight
- 10:00 am ET and 4:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Men’s lightweight (4 pm)
- Quarterfinals: Women’s flyweight, Men’s bantamweight, Men’s light welterweight, Men’s super heavyweight
- Semifinals: Men’s light heavyweight
- 1:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Men’s welterweight
- Quarterfinals: Women’s middleweight, Men’s flyweight
- Semifinals: Women’s lighweight
- 1:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Men’s light heavyweight
- Semifinals: Women’s flyweight, Men’s bantamweight, Men’s middleweight
- 1:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Women’s lightweight
- Semifinals: Women’s middleweight, Men’s flyweight, Men’s light welterweight, Men’s super heavyweight
- 1:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Women’s flyweight, Men’s bantamweight, Men’s middleweight
- 1:00 pm ET
- Gold Medal: Women’s middleweight, Men’s flyweight, Men’s light welterweight, Men’s super heavyweight