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Gordon Carew
Gordon Carew (born 21 October 1965) is a Guyanese boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His younger brother, Dillon Carew Dillon Carew (born 15 September 1970) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2007. As an amateur, he represented his country in the light-welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout agains ..., also represented Guyana, boxing in the light welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1965 births Living people Guyanese male boxers Olympic boxers for Guyana Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Lightweight boxers {{Guyana-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyanese People
The people of Guyana, or Guyanese, come from a wide array of backgrounds and cultures including aboriginal natives, also known as Amerindians, and those who are descended from the slaves and contract workers who worked in the sugar industry of the Caribbean for various European interests, mostly of Indian origins. Demographics as of 2012 are East Indian 39.8%, Afro-Guyanese 30.1%, mixed race (mostly Dougla) 19.9%, Amerindian 10.5%, other 1.5% (including Chinese and Europeans, such as the Portuguese). Located on the northern coast of South America, Guyana is part of the main land Caribbean which is part of the historical British West Indies. It is culturally similar to Suriname and nearby island nations of the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tobago, and is a culturally Caribbean country even though it is not an island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. The national anthem of Guyana, Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains, refers to Guyana as the "Land of six peoples" wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 11 August 1984. 40 boxers from 40 nations competed. Medalists Results The following boxers took part in the event: First round * Christopher Ossai (NGR) def. Zan Latt (BUR), 5:0 * Angel Beltre (DOM) def. Dal Ranamagar (NEP), 5:0 * Leopoldo Cantancio (PHI) def. Solomon Kondowa (MLW), 5:0 * Asif Dar (PAK) def. Shlomo Niazov (ISR), 5:0 * Chun Chil-Sung (KOR) def. Patrick Waweru (KEN), 3:2 * Slobodan Pavlović (YUG) def. Luciano Solis (MEX), 3:2 * Renato Cornett (AUS) def. Viorel Ioana (ROU), 4:1 * Hernán Guttierez (COL) def. Mustafa Fadli (MAR), 5:0 Second round * José Antonio Hernando (ESP) def. Jean-Claude Labonte (SEY), 5:0 * Douglas Odane (GHA) def. Dieudonne Kossi (RCA), RSC-3 * Luis Ortiz (PUR) def. Buala Sakul (THA), KO-2 * Alex Dickson (GBR) def. Desire Oll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932. California was the home state of the incumbent U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 1984 Games were boycotted by a total of fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Romania and Yugoslavia were the only Socialist European states that opted to attend the Games. Albania, Iran and Libya also chose to boycott the Games for unrelated reasons. Despite the field being depleted in certain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Carew
Dillon Carew (born 15 September 1970) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2007. As an amateur, he represented his country in the light-welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout against Rafael Romero of the Dominican Republic, and then lost his second bout to Mark Leduc of Canada. Professional Boxing Dillon's first competitive outing was the under-16 championship in 1984. Carew continued on to a professional boxing career and was crowned national lightweight champion when he defeated Glen Forde. He went undefeated for the first eight fights in his professional career until losing to Moses James on January 11, 1995 in his first overseas professional bout in Quebec, Canada. He became the national junior welterweight champion on February 26, 1995 by winning a 12-round decision over Barrington Cambridge. He went up against Meldrick Taylor, Ricky Hatton and Diosbelys Hurtado during his 15 year career. He ended with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Light Welterweight
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 9 August 1992. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed. Medalists Results The following boxers took part in the event: First round * Oleg Nikolaev (EUN) – BYE * Hubert Tinge Meta (PNG) – BYE * Héctor Vinent (CUB) def. Edwin Cassiani (COL), 27:4 * Andreas Zülow (GER) def. Kim Jae-Kyung (KOR), 12:0 * Michele Piccirillo (ITA) def. Anoushirvan Nourian (IRN), 23:5 * Jyri Kjäll (FIN) def. Sergio Rey (ESP), RSCH-1 * Lászlo Szücs (HUN) def. Trevor Shailer (NZL), 7:0 * Daniel Fulanse (ZAM) def. Abdelkader Wahabi (BEL), 13:3 * Leonard Doroftei (ROM) def. Edgar Ruiz (MEX), 24:4 * Arlo Chavez (PHI) def. James Mozez (NGR), 12:6 * Nyamaagiin Altankhuyag (MGL) def. Khamsavath Vilayphone (LAO), RSC-2 * Peter Richardson (GBR) def. Vernon Forrest (USA), 14:8 * Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyanese Male Boxers
Guyanese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Guyana * A person from Guyana, or of Guyanese descent. For information about the Guyanese people, see: ** Guyanese people ** Demographics of Guyana ** Culture of Guyana * Guyanese cuisine * Guyanese Creole See also *Guianese French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It ..., of from, or related to the country of French Guiana {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Boxers For Guyana
Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Wenlock Olympian Games, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games, held since 1850 * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Olympic F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxers At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab *Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans *Boxer snipe eel, ''Nemichthys curvirostris'' Film and television *Boxer TV Access, a Swedish digital TV provider * ''Boxer'' (1984 film), a 1984 Hindi-language film * ''Boxer'' (2015 film), a 2015 Kannada-language film * ''Boxer'' (2018 film) a 2018 Bengali-language film * ''The Boxer'' (1997 film), a 1997 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis * ''The Boxer'' (1958 film), a 1958 Mexican sports drama film * ''The Boxer'' (2012 film), a 2012 short film starring Paul Barber *''The Boxer'', aka ''Ripped Off'', a 1972 Italian film starring Robert Blake and Ernest Borgnine * ''The Boxers'', a Hong Kong film of 1973 Military *Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle), a European, multi-role, armoured vehicle *Boxer Rebellion, a 1900 armed conflict in China ** Boxer movement, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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