Medal Picks

BOXING

48 kg (105.5 lbs.)
• Zou Shiming, China
• Harry Tañamor, Philippines
• Patrick Barnes, Ireland
• Sherali Dostiev, Tajikistan
U.S. briefly kicked Luis Yanez off team for going AWOL.

51 kg (112 lbs.)
• Rau'shee Warren, U.S.
• Somjit Jongjohor, Thailand
• McWilliams Arroyo, Puerto Rico
• Juan Carlos Payano, Dom. Republic
The only returning U.S. boxer, Warren has moved up a class.

54 kg (119 lbs.)
• Enkhbat Badar-Uugan, Mongolia
• Sergey Vodopyanov, Russia
• Gu Yu, China
• Gary Russell Jr., U.S.
Russell will need surgery on his right shoulder after Games.

57 kg (125.5 lbs.)
• Albert Selimov, Russia
• Li Yang, China
• Yakup Kilic, Turkey
• Idel Torriente, Cuba
Cleveland's Raynell Williams could win a medal.

60 kg (132 lbs.)
• Yordenis Ugas, Cuba
• Frankie Gavin, Great Britain
• Alexey Tishchenko, Russia
• Domenico Valentino, Italy
Ex-lifeguard Gavin was U.K.'s first amateur world champ.

64 kg (141 lbs.)
• Serik Sapiyev, Kazakhstan
• Gennady Kovalev, Russia
• Roniel Iglesias, Cuba
• Billy Joe Saunders, Great Britain
Saunders's great granddad was a bare-knuckle champion.

69 kg (152 lbs.)
• Demetrius Andrade, U.S.
• Carlos Banteaux, Cuba
• Hanati Silamu, China
• Kakhaber Zhvania, Georgia
Southpaw Andrade is one of world's best defensive fighters.

75 kg (165 lbs.)
• Matvey Korobov, Russia
• Emilio Correa, Cuba
• Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Ukraine
• Wang Jianzheng, China
Cuba boycotted '07 worlds, delaying Korobov vs. Correa.

81 kg (178 lbs.)
• Artur Beterbiev, Russia
• Abbos Atoev, Uzbekistan
• Carlos Negron, Puerto Rico
• Yerkebuian Shynaliev, Kazakhstan
In a rarity, Cuba didn't qualify a fighter in this weight class.