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Monumental clash kicks off quarterfinals | 17.08.2008 | 2008 Olympic Games page
Two mouth watering match-ups will open the quarterfinal phase of the 2008 Olympic Games boxing competition on Sunday with the headline act featuring the 64kg 2007 world champion Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) up against 2004 Olympic champ Manus Boonjumnong (THA) in the first bout of the day.
With the boxing competition now down to one session a day (apart from August 22 when two sessions of semifinals will take place), four days of quarterfinals featuring 12 bouts per day are now in store, starting with the 64kg, 69kg and 91kg quarterfinals today.
Following the opening bout, Russia's AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 silver medallist Gennady Kovalev will take on the 2008 Pan American champion Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo from Cuba in what is also expected to be a riveting contest.
Later in the evening, another world champion will be in action with USA's Demetrius Andrade taking on the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist Jungjoo Kim (KOR) in the last 69kg quarterfinal.
Sunday's session starts at 19:00. |
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