Frankie Gavin | Olympics
Athlete Name: Frankie Gavin
Olympic Event: Lightweight Boxing
Olympic team: Great Britain
Height/Weight:
Personal Best: Gold (World Amateur Championships, Chicago 2007)
2008 Beijing Olympics Expectation: Boxing (lightweight division) - Now unable to compete
About Frankie Gavin: Gavin had entered the 2008 Beijing Olympics as one of Great Britain’s greatest gold medal hopes. The former sparring partner of Amir Kahn has so far enjoyed a successful lightweight boxing career, highlighted by an unlikely gold medal at the 2007 World Championships. The 24-year-old from Birmingham caused a huge upset when he defeated Russian favourite Alexey Tischenko in the semi-final and went on to defeat Italian Domenico Valentino in the final. Unfortunately Gavin has failed to meet the required weight to compete in the lightweight division and will no longer be able to fight at the Olympics.
Boxing Champ Fails To Meet Weight Requirements
Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-08-07 13:04 in Boxing Frankie Gavin Training
Great Britain’s gold medal hopes have suffered a major blow ahead of the Olympics with the news that boxer Frankie Gavin will not be competing in Beijing.
Boxing Predictions
Written by matt.renton on Wed, 2008-08-06 12:10 in Boxing Frankie Gavin
The boxing world is set for a realignment of power as the Cubans look destined to relinquish their strong hold in boxing at the Olympics.
Frankie Gavin - Lightweight Boxing
Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-07-31 11:41 in Boxing Frankie Gavin
Olympic Chances: Frankie Gavin has grown in stature since his impressive victory at the World Championships in 2007. However Russian Alexey Tischenko will be seeking revenge over his British adversary and will give Gavin plenty to worry about ahead of their potential match-up.
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