Saturday, 28 July 2012

Ogogo does ailing mother proud (Reuters)

Britain's Anthony Ogogo reacts after defeating Dominican Republic's Junior Castillo Martinez in the Men's Middle (75kg) Round of 32 Bout 1 boxing match at ExCeL venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - The pressure of being the first host nation boxer to fight at the 2012 Olympics was nothing compared to the trials Britain's Anthony Ogogo had to go through just to make it to the ring on Saturday. The 23-year-old middleweight, whose hopes of making it to his first Olympics were nearly ruined by a serious shoulder injury last year, has had to spend much of the last six weeks by his mother Teresa's bedside after she suffered a brain hemorrhage. ...




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