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 …read more




