Olympic Boxing Draw: Super Heavyweights
August 12, 2008 by Michael Sedor
Filed under MMA-UFC
Quick thoughts on the Super Heavyweight Olympic boxing draw.
Official Link to the Super Heavyweight Draw
Super Heavyweight (91+kg / 200+ lbs)
The super heavyweight and heavyweight divisions include only 16 fighters, while the other weight classes showcase 28. This means less fighting and a more elite roster. The super heavyweight draw separates the 2007 World Championship gold medal winner Italian Roberto Cammarelle and silver winner Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov on opposite sides of the bracket.
The draw takes an almost standard seeded approach as the two bronze winners China’s Zhang Zhilei and Russia’s Islam Timurziev would meet the gold and silver winners in the the semis if everyone holds form.
The wild card is Cuban Robert Alfonso who did not compete at the Worlds. He faces Glazkov in the first round and might even be considered the tourney’s favorite.
A dark horse is Great Britain’s David Price who earns a mention because he’s the only super heavyweight whose picture picapp.com carries.
Round of 16
Wednesday, August 13
8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. EST
Quarterfinals
Monday, August 18
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST
Semifinals
Friday, August 22
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST
Final
Sunday, August 24
4:30 a.m. EST
