...World champion light flyweight Brian Viloria lost a close fight 6-4 to Brahim Asloum of France and welterweight Dante Craig lost to Bulent Ulusoy of Turkey, 9-4. Lightweight David Jackson had to forfeit when he weighed in at more than the...
...Viloria said he was inspired by his three teammates who also won their first matches this week: David Jackson, Dante Craig and Clarence Vinson. No U.S. boxer has lost yet during this Olympics. "I think the pattern I'm seeing with our...
...other Americans beaten on Wednesday, Michael Simms Jr. of Sacramento, Calif., a world 178-pound champion, and Dante Craig, 147, of Cincinnati, can still qualify for the Olympics in tournaments April 17-22 at Mexico City or May 23-38...
...Vinson of Washington, 119; Marshall Martinez of Vista, Calif., 132; Ricardo Williams Jr. of Cincinnati, 139; Dante Craig of Cincinnati, 147; Jermain Taylor of Little Rock, Ark., 156; Jeff Lacy of St. Petersburg, Fla., 165; and...
...grabbed and clawed to keep it close Thursday night, but the Americans suffered their first defeat when welterweight Dante Craig fell to a crafty Turkish boxer. The U.S. team now has won 11 times with one defeat. American boxers appear to be...