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Ireland is one of the countries that has produced great boxers and has won so many medals around the world. Too bad in the latest Olympics in Beijing, the only one Irish boxer that went to the final round, Kenny Egan in a light heavyweight match lost to Xiaoping Zhang from China 11 to 7. But he got the silver medal which is not bad at all since the last time a fighter from Ireland received a medal from the Olympics was in 1992.

So I got really interested in Ireland and its boxers. I just read about Ireland I wrote a review of an Irish boxing website a few days ago so I looked more and I got some interesting information I want you to know about the association.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association was founded in 1911 following a meeting in Dublin. In 1937 the President of the Association at that time, General W.R.E. Murphy decided that it was time for the Association to have its own boxing stadium. The though became true 2 years later and the National Stadium was opened by Mr. Frank Aiken, T.D., the Minister of Defence.

The Association is really proud of that they are the only amateur boxing association in the world to have a stadium of its own that was custom built and which they manage and control. Thanks to General W.R.E. Murphy who first thought about this and made it become true.

If you are now starting to be interested in the Association, you can go to the website at http://www.iaba.ie/boxing/Main/Home.htm and check out other interesting information in the events each year or go see the latest news of Irish boxing or visit their Gallery which might make you interested more in Irish boxing and boxers.

So how was it the summer Olympics in Beijing? The Chinese did a really great job hosting the event and we are looking forward to the next Olympics 4 years later in London. I kindda wonder how London can make the next Olympics be as big and as elegant as what Beijing has done when only 1 third of the money is allowed to be used next time.

And don’t forget that the next Olympics in 2012 in London is the first time for FEMALE BOXING to enter the Olympic Games. It’s going to be really great!

Today I’m here with the result of the boxing event! Take a look!

The finals were scheduled in two days the 23rd and the 24th of August. Here are the result of all boxing bouts.
Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) Roberto Cammarelle from Italy beated Zhilei Zhang from China, referee stopped the contest in the 4th round.

Light Heavyweight (81 kg) The winner is Xiaoping Zhang from the host, China by defeating Kenny Egan from Ireland 11 to 7.

Welterweight (69 kg) The Kazakhstan, Bakhyt Sarsekbayav won over Carlos Banteaux Suarez from Cuba by 18 to 9.

Lightweight (60 kg) Alexey Tischenko from Russia defeated Daouda Sow from France by 11 to 9.

Bantamweight (54 kg) Badar-Uugan Enkhbat from Mongolia beated Yankiel Leon Alarcon from Cuba by 16 to 5.

Light Flyweight (48 kg) The Chinese, Shiming Zou won over the Mongolian, Serdamba Purevdori who retired in the 2nd round.

One the 23rd there are 5 matches which are:
Heavyweight (91 kg) the winner is Rakhim Chakhkiev from Russia. He won over Clemente Russo from Italy by 4 to 2.

Middleweight (75 kg) James Degale from Great Britain defeated Emilio Correa Bayeaux from Cuba by 16-14.

Light Welterweight (64 kg) Felix Diaz from Dominican Republic won over Manus Boonjamnong from my country Thailand, too bad by 12 to 4. We don’t blame him!

Featherweight (57 kg) Vasyl Lomachenko from Ukraine defeated Khedafi Djelkhir from France, referee stopped the contest in the 1st round.

And the last here the first Final match and the first Gold Medal of Boxing of this Olympics is belong to the Flyweight boxer from Thailand, Somjit Jongjohor who won over Andris Laffita Hernandez from Cuba 8 to 2.

Do your best London! We all are looking forward to it!

This is our website review article and today we are here with an interesting, we think it is, boxing website called Irish-Boxing. Maybe you might have visited the site before but see what we think about it anyway right here below.

Are you Irish? Or an Irish boxer fan? You don’t want to miss this! The Irish-Boxing.com is the website that will give you pretty much all the information you want to know about Irish Boxing. The Boxers. The ratings. Go to the site and enjoy!

There are lots of features you can choose to look at. Our favorite is their new archives which they divide in 3 m ain categories; stories, features and multi-media. The others are such as Gallery, Ratings, Upcoming bouts and stuff.

And if you’re in Ireland, you can visit the website to choose the boxing club near your house. It’s really convenient and the list is quite long now. Isn’t this really helpful or what? And in case you own a boxing club yourself in Ireland or you know a club that has not been listed there, you can contact them and help making the site more effective.

If this makes you more interested at all in this site, please go to www.irish-boxing.com to see for yourself.

There are 76 provinces in Thailand and I have lost count how many of them I’ve already talked about here. Anyway if that would help you pick a destination to go to or to visit in Thailand, I will still continue writing about it. And it’s fun for me anyway because while I’m writing an article about Thailand, I can plan where I want to go on my next vacation.

Today I picked Ratchaburi, a glorious province in the Central of Thailand. It is located on the bank of the Mae Klong River. The town is full of natural attractions and also historical sites.

My favorite is Bo Khlueng Hot Spring. I really love to sit my feet in warm mineral water. It’s also believed that the warm water from nature can be used to treat the skin. And it’s just really relaxing to go there for a picnic.

And of course the most popular attraction of Ratchaburi is the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. It’s like the symbol of the province and very well-known throughout the world. A lot of international TV programs have come and filmed and told story about it. The place really reflects the life style of the local and shows us how important the river is to them. But what the tourists really care about is it’s fun to shop there. The products sole in that place isn’t the cheapest. But you’ll get the local atmosphere and enjoy the old fascinating style traditions there at the same time.

Picture from Wikipedia

Other tourists’ attractions are also the showcase of Thai culture, tradition and the way of life. It is a place where people from around the world can experience the true Thai culture.

Next time I’ll take you to another great place in Thailand. And I hope this guide will help you choose where you can plan a trip on your next holidays. See you next time!

Wow it’s been a really long time since I last wrote about boxing film. You know most of the boxing films are quite tense and drama. Mostly there are quite sad because all the boxers’ lives aren’t that smooth. They had to get through some really tough time. But the movie I’m going to encourage you to watch is totally different. This boxer will make you laugh.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a hilarious comedy film. The story was adapted by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller from the play “Heaven Can Wait” by Harry Segall. The film was directed by Alexander Hall and stars Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes and Claude Rains. Basically the movie is about a boxer who’s accidentally brought to heaven before his time, so he gets another chance to go back on Earth.

You know what, you are going to love this movie. It’s an old classic boxing film might be hard to find but it now can be purchased in DVD and maybe you can rent it at Blockbuster. The movie got the quality! You might think that the original play “Heaven Can Wait” is better. You gotta admit most people tend to think that the original is always better. But after you watch this one, that will go beyond you. I really think they both are great.

Picture from Wikipedia