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Jun 5 '18
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Gary Russell cannot explain how in the first Olympic bout of his career he fell deaf to the chants, the horns, the fans stamping their feet on metal bleachers, and heard just one voice through the clutter:His father bellowing instruction from 50 feet away in the stands.http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Hoodie/ .Gary Antuanne Russell is the last of the four fighting Russells, a boxing bloodline streaming with major amateur and professional accomplishments that included everything but an Olympic victory. With his father hollering from the stands, Russell changed the family fortune, and continued the U.S. teams stunning roll through the Olympic tournament with a unanimous decision victory on Monday.Once Russell disposed of fellow American Richardson Hitchins, representing Haiti, he became the only fighter through the first 100 bouts of the Rio de Janeiro Games to hop a rail and climb into the stands to find mom and dad.Dad still had some lessons for his 20-year-old son.He said, `Man, look, dont get too excited. Its the first night, Russell said. Its a little sloppy, so we need to talk.Russells father serves as his de facto coach and the pair put together an Olympic blueprint out of their Maryland gym.Gary Antuanne was also cheered on back in the States by Gary Russell. And Gary Russell. Gary Russell surely rooted him on, as well.The fighters father -- yes, named Gary -- and his wife had six sons and named them all Gary Russell. The only difference comes in the middle names -- the Olympic medalist hopefuls full name is Gary Antuanne Russell.Russells older brother is WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. Gary Jr. left the Beijing Olympics without throwing a punch, felled by an unsuccessful weight cut.Gary Antuanne is one of four brothers of the boxing brood to win a Golden Gloves title.I took it a notch ahead, Russell said. Instead of us mirroring each other on the same level, I made the change, you know?The fighting patriarch had a front-row seat in the bleachers and was frequently shown on the big screen yelling toward his son. Russell, who never used the corner stool, did not acknowledge his dad until a quick glance at the end of the second round. His father yelled at Russell to let his hands go, basically launching a more effective offensive attack.USA Boxing coach Billy Walsh said some fighters can get carried away listening to outside voices.I did say to him in the corner, `Get your head back in this ring, because thats not going to help you out there. Its in here that were going to be helped, he said. But thats something we talk about, and its not a major issue, but youve seen guys get sidetracked before him.The U.S. team is anything but sidetracked in Rio de Janeiro.The Americans are 6-1, winning more fights already than they did at the 2012 London Games when they were shut out for the first time in history. Kansas fighter Nico Hernandez earned at least a bronze with a win on Monday.The 19-year-old Hitchins had hoped he would be part of the American team that would try to snap the streak. Hitchins had emerged from the Brooklyn streets, where he witnessed a murder as a child, and learned how to box and steer clear of trouble at a gritty gym in Flatbush Gardens. But he lost to Russell in their first two bouts leading up the games, including in the U.S. Olympic Trials final.Both of his parents are from Haiti, so he was eligible to fight for the Caribbean country and become the lone Haitian fighter in the tournament.Hitchins had Andre Berto, a three-time former welterweight champion, rooting him on back home. Berto, who holds American and Haitian citizenship, had picked up the tab on Hitchins travel expenses to Azerbaijan for a qualification tournament. Berto tweeted his support for Hitchins throughout the day.Richardson Hutchins hold your head brother u represented the country of Haiti well.. Your future is bright my man, time to get this money, Berto wrote.Haiti has never medaled in Olympic boxing.Hitchins wasnt alone in trying to find another route to the Olympics; U.S. teen and Florida native Teofimo Lopez fought for Honduras when he was squeezed out of a spot on the American roster.Hitchins, who said he would turn pro, simply had no solution for Russell in any of their three fights. As one final reminder that Russell is the man in this series, he hit Hitchins after the bell.They made nice after a brief pause for the traditional hug.It was bad blood there, Hitchins said. But after this, I want him to win. I want him to take the gold back to the United States.http:///...rs-Cromartie-Jersey/ . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Andrew-Adams-Jersey/ . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Darian-Thompson-Jersey/ . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday.Ama Agbeze has backed England team-mate Sasha Corbin to return stronger than ever after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Corbin injured her anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Loughborough Lightning in the recent Vitality Superleague defeat to Hertfordshire Mavericks.The England mid-courter required an operation which will mean she misses the rest of the campaign, but Agbeze is confident she can overcome this serious injury setback. Its quite devastating. Obviously shes pretty upset, said Agbeze, who also plays alongside Corbin at Loughborough.Shell be on the road to recovery quite quickly, but her season is over. She was in really good form, so it must be frustrating for her - not only to have the injury - but the fact she was doing so well and not being able to take that forward and see how she would go over the season. If she can stay mentally strong she can definitely make her way back. Ama Agbeze Shes been quite strong about it. Shes probably cried once, but shes kept herself busy and shes already started doing rehab. I think she will probably go through a low period after her operation, but there is a lot of people supporting her, so hopefully that can help.I thiink she can come back stronger than ever. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Keenan-Robinson-Jersey/. . Shes ruptured her Achilles and shes back to where she is now, so its not the first injury shes got through. If she can stay mentally strong she can definitely make her way back.Agbeze featured for England in last months 3-0 tri-series defeat to world champions Australia. Corbin (right) is a key England player The experienced defender, who was named player of the series, insists the scorelines were not always a true indication of three hard-fought matches.We would maybe have a brief lapse of two minutes and they would score six goals in a row for example, she said.Later on we might have another lapse and they score another run of goals. We might lose by 15, but actually if we took out those brief periods of the game, it would be quite close and potentially could compete for actually winning those games.Its frustrating, but there are positives to take. We got some of our inexperienced players on and I guess I had a reasonable performance individually. Also See: Vitality Superleague fixtures Table Live on Sky Sportswomen Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Stitched Jerseys Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL T-shirts Wholesale NFL Camo Jerseys Cheap NFL T-shirts ' ' '
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