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BRIDGEPORT, Conn.(AP) - For Brooklyn's Sadam Ali, fighting an Olympic tuneup near his home didn't go the way he anticipated.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Deontay Wilder's inspiration is 1,300 miles away from his Colorado training camp, yet always right there with him.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) -- Shawn Estrada of Los Angeles became the ninth American to qualify for the Beijing Olympics when he beat a Brazilian middleweight in the Americas Qualifier on Tuesday.
Cuba's Yudel Cedeno won silver at the 2004 Games, but has seen numerous teammates depart since then. Cuba's wealth of boxers should allow it to reload for Beijing, where China may turn up a force.
The yougest athlete among the 2004 U.S. Olympic delegation, Rau'Shee Warren now is the only American with Olympic experience. The 21-year-old will be the first U.S. boxer to fight in two Olympics since 1976.
Olympic boxing consists of 11 weight classes. After the 2000 Games, boxing cut one weight class to allow for the addition of women's wrestling in 2004.
