Quick thoughts on the Light Welterweight Olympic boxing draw.
Official Link to the Light Welterweight Draw

Light Welterweight (64 kg / 140 lbs.)
The good news for American Javier Molina is that he won’t face the 2007 World Championships gold, silver, and one of its bronze medalists until the Olympic gold medal match. They’re all in the top half of the bracket. The bad news is that he’s drawn impressive Bulgarian Boris Georgiev, quarterfinalist at the Worlds, in the first round. Should he defeat Georgiev is almost assured a trip to the Olympic quarters.
Waiting there could be the other 2007 bronze medalist “Buzzing” …read more

On Saturday night in Nottingham, England light welterweight Junior Witter lost his WBC title belt in a split decision to American Timothy Bradley. Witter, a 5:1 favorite was outworked, outsmarted, and outclassed by the unknown southern Californian who dropped the Bradford native in the sixth. Before the fight Witter, who had goldenpalace.net shaved into the back of his skull, was Ring Magazine’s #1 junior welterweight contender. Bradley was unranked.
Witter’s loss adds to the growing list of title-dropping Britons, a number that now has swollen to five in the past six months: Witter, Ricky Hatton, Clinton Woods, Enzo Maccarinelli, and Gavin …read more

Two big hitting southpaws, Brooklyn’s “Mean” Joe Greene and Colombia’s Juan “The Iron Twin” Urango, highlight tonight’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida card which will be broadcast on as ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights.
The 27-year-old light welterweight Urango’s (19-1-1) bout against Argentine Carlos Wilfredo Vilches (53-7-2) is the headliner. Juan’s biggest fight came two years ago when he lost to underperforming Manchester City supporter Ricky Hatton by a wide margin. He has regrouped since then defeating a pair of designated punching bags. Tonight’s fight shouldn’t be much different.
We here at jabandgrabble.com are much more excited to see the …read more