Rappler's latest stories on olympic boxing
Tokyo-bound Eumir Marcial nails gold in Olympic qualifiers
Narrowly winning the first two rounds, Eumir Marcial puffs enough gas in the third and final round to beat Abilkhan Amankul of Kazakhstan
PH's Irish Magno punches way to Olympics
Irish Magno becomes the fourth Filipino to clinch a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Eumir Marcial punches Olympic qualifiers finals ticket
After clinching a Tokyo 2020 Olympics berth, Eumir Marcial goes for gold in the men's middleweight final
Olympic qualifier heartbreak more painful than breakup, says Petecio
Nesthy Petecio succumbs to her Japanese foe as she falls short of nailing a slot in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Petecio fails first shot at Olympics
World boxing champion Nesthy Petecio bows to her Japanese foe in the Olympic qualifiers as she misses her first try at securing a Tokyo 2020 ticket
Eumir Felix Marcial books Tokyo 2020 Olympics slot
(UPDATED) Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial secures his maiden Olympic berth as he advances to the semifinals of the qualifiers
Boxers Magno, Paalam make quarters as Bautista crashes out
Irish Magno and Carlo Paalam are one win away from a Tokyo 2020 Olympics berth
Marcial books quarterfinals slot, nears Olympics berth
Eumir Felix Marcial moves one win away from qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Petecio one win away from maiden Olympics berth
Nesthy Petecio eases into the Olympic qualifiers quarterfinals, putting her a win away from qualifying for the quadrennial meet
Ian Clark Bautista stuns former youth world champion in Olympic qualifiers
The Philippines opens its campaign with Ian Clark Bautista upsetting Japanese Hayato Tsutsumi in the 2020 Asia and Oceania Olympic boxing qualifiers
Pakistan's mother-daughter boxing duo KO taboos
Drawn to boxing thanks to Muhammad Ali a 19 year old Pakistani girl and her mother strive amid a deeply conservative society in hopes of one day winning gold in Olympic boxing
Irish Olympic boxing heroine Katie Taylor turns pro
Katie Taylor puts the disappointment of failing to defend her lightweight title in Rio behind her when she turns pro on November 26
Boxing on brink after Rio Olympics judging controversies
The Games would not be complete without boxing controversy of one kind or another
Claressa Shields becomes first American to retain Olympic boxing title
The American middleweight dominates her Dutch foe en route to her second straight gold medal
Cuban Ramirez beats Mayweather protege Stevenson for Olympic gold
USA s boxing gold medal drought continues as Cuba s Robeisy Ramirez wins the bantamweight crown at the expense of Shakur Stevenson
Olympic boxing champ resists KOing foe - because she was having fun
American Claressa Shields was so dominant that she dropped her hands against her Kazakh opponent
Rio braces for tasty US-Cuba boxing clash
Many believe the upcoming bout between Robeisy Ramirez and Shakur Stevenson should be the best fight of the boxing event in Rio
Russian boxer in judging controversy withdraws due to injury
Vladimir Nikitin who was awarded a decision over Michael Conlan which most felt was inappropriate pulls out of his semifinal match with Shakur Stevenson
Irish boxer Conlan blasts 'corrupt' judging after controversial loss
They ve robbed me of my Olympic dream says reigning bantamweight world champ Michael Conlan claims which AIBA dismisses
Mayweather turns up at Rio Olympics boxing – only to watch
The former world champion makes a surprise appearance in Rio de Janeiro in the afternoon boxing session a pair of headphones planted in his ears
Filipina-Micronesian boxer trades Wall Street for Olympic gloves
Jennifer Chieng whose mother is from the Philippines works on Wall Street when she isn t punching faces
WATCH: British boxer scores most vicious knockout of Rio Olympics
You have to go in there and lose respect for everyone said Joshua Buatsi after knocking Uzbek Elshod Rasulov down 3 times
Onyok Velasco still has not received Olympic medal bonus 20 years later
After being told his paperwork had been lost Onyok Velasco waits for the P2 5 million incentive he was promised for earning a silver medal at the 1996 Games
Classy Cuban boxers continue Olympic tradition of dominance
Cuba has won 34 gold medals in Olympic boxing and looks set on adding more in Rio
PH boxer Rogen Ladon on Olympic loss: 'I was too excited'
Even in our dreams we didn t think he d lose said coach Nolito Velasco after Ladon s surprise loss to Colombia s Yuberjen Martinez
Second Olympic boxer arrested for alleged sexual assault
Namibia s flag bearer Jonas Junias Jonas is arrested for sexually assaulting a room cleaner in Olympic Village
On verge of vomiting, boxing medal favorite Barnes ousted early
Paddy Barnes a two time light flyweight Olympic bronze medalist says he is wrecked after being upset by Spain s Samuel Heredia in Rio
PH boxer Ladon loses decision to Colombian Martinez in Rio
Filipino boxer Rogen Ladon loses a unanimous decision to Colombia s Yuberjen Martinez in the light flyweight round of 16
PH boxer Suarez loses split decision to Britain's Cordina in Rio
Charly Suarez drops a decision to his taller foe leaving Rogen Ladon as the last Pinoy boxer standing in Rio
Table tennis, boxing and swimming kick-off Philippine action at Olympics
Ian Lariba Charly Suarez and Jessie Lacuna will start the Philippines off at the Rio Games
Pinoy boxers skip Olympic opening to prepare for battle
Filipino lightweight Charly Suarez studies his British opponent Joe Cordina on YouTube as he misses the opening ceremony to get in the zone
Moroccan boxer arrested over alleged sex attacks in Olympic Village
The Olympic boxer is accused of sexually assaulting two Brazilian room cleaners
Lady Luck shines on, scorns Pinoy boxers in Olympic draw
Filipino boxers Charly Suarez and Rogen Ladon will have to swim through shark infested waters at the Olympic boxing tournament in Rio de Janeiro
Olympic boxing enters new era with pro fighters, no headgear for men
A new points system no headgear for men and pro boxers are some of the changes that will be seen at the Rio Olympics
Some boxer named Muhammad Ali will compete at the Rio Olympics
No it s not the 1960 Olympic gold medalist and 3 time heavyweight champ
US Olympic boxers find inspiration in Muhammad Ali
The United States is drawing on the memory of heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali to power them to Olympics boxing gold
PH boxer Rogen Ladon obsessed with winning Olympic gold
Claim the gold like it’s already yours says the light flyweight boxer from Negros Occidental
Australia coaches agree to help short-handed Pinoy boxers in Rio
Australia head coach Kevin Smith and assistant Don Abnett will help Nolito Velasco in the corner while Velasco will work as a cutman in their corner
Pinoy boxers Suarez, Ladon now in Rio
After training in the United States for a month the two boxers representing the Philippines at the 2016 Olympics have arrived in Brazil
PH boxers will be short-handed on trainers at Rio Olympics
Filipino boxers Charly Suarez and Rogen Ladon will have just one trainer between them as they seek to end a 20 year medal drought at the Rio Games
WATCH: PH boxers Suarez, Ladon want to end 20-year Olympic medal drought
Twenty years have passed since a Philippine Olympian has put a medal around his neck Boxers Rogen Ladon and Charly Suarez hope to end that streak in Rio
British women's boxer Nicola Adams on verge of Olympic legend status
The 33 year old hopes to become just the second British pugilist to defend her title at the Olympics
Olympian Shakur Stevenson could be the next US boxing sensation
The 19 year old Shakur Stevenson stands as USA s brightest boxing medal hope after the country failed to earn one in 2012
Rio 2016: Rogen Ladon
Bago City native Rogen Ladon rose from obscurity in 2015 to become the surprise of Asian boxing Now the light flyweight boxer will represent the Philippines at the 2016 Olympics
Rio 2016: Charly Suarez
Lightweight boxer Charly Suarez brings punching power and a decade of international experience as he represents the Philippines at the 2016 Olympics
Ex-Olympian Barriga likes Ladon, Suarez medal chances in Rio
Mark Anthony Barriga who boxed for the Philippines at the 2012 Olympics thinks Rogen Ladon and Charly Suarez stand a real chance of ending the country s 20 year medal drought
Pro boxers vie in last-bid Olympic qualifier in Venezuela
Boxers from around the world including some professionals will compete for a final chance to make it to the Olympics
PH boxer Eumir Marcial crashes out of Olympic qualifiers
The Philippines will send just two boxers to the Rio Games after the number one seeded welterweight loses to his German foe
PH boxer Bautista eliminated at Olympic qualifier
Eumir Marcial is the Philippines only boxer left at the World Olympic qualifier after Ian Clark Bautista loses in the first round to a Spanish boxer
Marcial draws bye at Olympic qualifier, Bautista faces two-time Olympian
Filipino boxers Eumir Marcial and Ian Clark Bautista are in Azerbaijan seeking to qualify for the Rio Olympics
