It's official! @ShakurStevenson is headed to the FINALS after a walkover by Vladimir Nikitin! ?? pic.twitter.com/qSfPp1RcYO — USA Boxing (@USABoxing) August 18, 2016 Bantamweight Shakur Stevenson is now in the finals after shamed boxer, Vladimir Nikitin of Russia pulled out of the Olympics due to injury. Nikitin, who most feel lost

Women’s middleweight Claressa Shields picked up a victory today to help USA Boxing pick up it’s third medal for team USA. Shields, who was less mobile then the 2012 Olympic Games still easily defeated Yaroslava Yakushina of Russia, but appeared to be more content to sit on her back foot and

Lukie and ITRBoxing.com friend, Naota did a podcast this afternoon about everything related to The Olympic boxing for the 2016 games in Rio.   Hear their thoughts on Shakur Stevenson, Nico Hernandez getting bronze, Charles Conwell, Gary Antuanne Russell and more For a direct link click here  

In a very limited day of action flyweight Antonio Vargas won his bout against Juliao Henriques Neto of Brazil. Vargas shut-out the hometown fighter, who was 14 years older then the soon to be 20 year-old Vargas. Vargas returns to the ring at 7:45am PST against Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan, which also