home with no medals for the first time in Olympic history, although middleweight Claressa Shields and lightweight Marlen Esparza won medals in the inaugural women's tournament. While Bartkowski and Butler have stabilized the organization's
a $25,000 bonus from the USOC, and she gets a monthly stipend from USA Boxing. But flyweight bronze medalist Marlen Esparza had pre-games deals with Coca-Cola and CoverGirl, and endorsements like that matter for a girl like Shields
the American men competed at an Olympics without winning a single medal; in addition to Shields' gold, teammate Marlen Esparza won bronze in the flyweight division. She said her teammates made it feel more like an honor to compete than a burden
The 17-year-old Shields beat Volnova 29-15. She is the last American boxer left in London after flyweight Marlen Esparza lost 10-8 to Chinese world champion Ren Cancan an hour earlier. Esparza will win a bronze medal, but Shields is
Updated Aug 6, 2012 7:29 PM ET LONDON (AP) Marlen Esparza was already having a tough time with her headgear when the crowd started booing her for refusing to trade haymakers with her Venezuelan
Americans in the first Olympic women's boxing tournament have learned how fickle the draw can be. While flyweight Marlen Esparza and middleweight Claressa Shields both drew first-round byes Friday, lightweight Queen Underwood was assigned one
Updated Aug 1, 2012 2:54 PM ET Competing for gold isn’t the only thing that makes Olympians interesting. Think you know a lot about the world’s top athletes gathered in London? Read these nuggets and take a guess before clicking on the links to find the answer. 1. This Team USA star is
Marlen Esparza (red) lands a punch to the mid section ..... Claressa Shields, Queen Underwood, and Marlen Esparza (left to right) stand center ring ..... Claressa Shields, Queen Underwood, and Marlen Esparza (left to right) watch as Taunie Cullooyah
Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics. Esparza secured her birth by beating Luu Thi Duyen
13-11 to No. 2-ranked Nicola Adams of England, while China's Asian Games champion Ren Cancan beat American Marlen Esparza 16-8 to progress. ''I gave my best but still lost, what can I say? I don't know if I have a chance or not