Aug 11 2016

LIVE BLOG Olympic boxing – Day Six

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Pat McCormack and Josh Kelly versus the might of the Kazakh Olympic boxing team. John Dennen is ringside at Riocentro with all the updates

WE’RE ringside for the second session of boxing on day six of the Olympic Games. There are key contests coming up, pitting Great Britain against the might of Kazakhstan. Light-welter Pat McCormack goes in against Ablakhan Zhussupov and at 69kgs Josh Kelly takes on the outstanding Daniyar Yeleussinov, a 2012 Olympian and former World gold medallist.

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by John Dennen

John Dennen has been writing for <em>Boxing News</em> since 2010. After a brief stint as an unsuccessful amateur boxer he began working at the magazine as an editorial assistant, when he was shortlisted for the Sports Journalists’ Association’s prestigious Young Sportswriter of the Year award. He is now the <em>Boxing News</em> online editor and this year was recognised in the Boxing Writers Association of America awards. He’s interviewed some of the biggest names in the sport and has covered major events across Las Vegas, New York, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Korea and Macau as well as the last two editions of the Olympic Games. His book covering the rise of Anthony Joshua is published by Yellow Jersey Press.

by John Dennen

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