Teenager boxer Billy Joe Saunders gave the British team a lift as he thrashed Turkey's world number three Adem Kilicci 14-3 to advance into the last 16 of the Olympic welterweight competition on Sunday.
The team was rocked ahead of the boxing tournament by the late withdrawal of Frankie Gavin, one of Britain's best hopes for a gold medal in any sport in Beijing, after the world lightweight champion failed to make the weight.
"This (bout) is the best for me because it's a fairly tough draw with the world championship bronze medallist (Kilicci), a Cuban (Carlos Banteaux Correa) and, I think, the 2007 world championship silver medallist (Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong) too. I've got a long road ahead."
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - AFP)first published:August 11, 2008, 11:54 ISTlast updated:August 11, 2008, 11:54 IST
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20080810Saunders gives British boxing team a boost
Teenager boxer Billy Joe Saunders gave the British team a lift as he thrashed Turkey's world number three Adem Kilicci 14-3 to advance into the last 16 of the Olympic welterweight competition on Sunday.
The team was rocked ahead of the boxing tournament by the late withdrawal of Frankie Gavin, one of Britain's best hopes for a gold medal in any sport in Beijing, after the world lightweight champion failed to make the weight.
"This (bout) is the best for me because it's a fairly tough draw with the world championship bronze medallist (Kilicci), a Cuban (Carlos Banteaux Correa) and, I think, the 2007 world championship silver medallist (Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong) too. I've got a long road ahead."
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