Cuban blows away Yafai's medal hopes; ALL THE TOP STORIES AS TEAM GB ENJOY HISTORIC DAY IN BEIJING.Byline: BY DANIEL SCHOFIELD BIRMINGHAM'S Khalid Yafai admitted he was blown away by convicted drugs cheat Andris Laffita Hernandez after going down to a 9-3 points defeat. The Cuban flyweight fly·weight n. 1. a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 112 pounds (50.4 kilograms), between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight. b. A boxer competing in this weight division. was banned for two years after testing positive for anabolic steroids Anabolic steroids A group of drugs derived from the male sex hormone testosterone, most commonly prescribed to promote growth or to help the body repair tissues weakened by severe illness or aging. Some anabolic steroids are given as appetite stimulants. but unlike in Britain, he was warmly welcomed back into his country's fold. And the 30-year-old used all his ring savvy and experience to outthink out·think tr.v. out·thought , out·think·ing, out·thinks 1. To outdo (another) in thinking. 2. To outwit by thinking. and outbox An area in memory or on the disk that holds messages or files that have not yet been sent to their destination. Contrast with inbox. the 19-year-old from Edgbaston to book his place in the quarter finals. But Yafai insists he can learn from the experience and vowed to bounce back with a vengeance in 2012. He said: "I did everything I could out there and I thought it was closer than the score suggested. "I am not going to make any excuses and I'm not saying he didn't win. The Cuban's a very good, experienced fighter and he'll probably go on to win the gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize . "He used his experienced well. Hopefully by the time London 2012 comes around I'll have that sort of experience to go much further. "One year ago I wasn't even thinking of reaching the Beijing Olympics, I was boxing in the juniors. "I'm definitely staying amateur for London." Yafai struggled to find his range throughout but after an even first round, the Birmingham ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. fighter tried to go on the attack. With his low slung defence, Hernandez appeared an inviting target but every time Yafai looked to move in he was stung by the Cuban's rapid fire right jab. By the end of the second, Yafai was trailing 6-1. In February, the Brit had come back from a seven-point deficit to beat Moldavia's Igor Samoilenco and secure his place at the Olympics. Heroics There was to be no repeat of those heroics, Hernandez was far too smooth an operator for that and British boxing coach Terry Edwards Terry Edwards (b. August 10, 1960) is a musician from Hornchurch, England. Edwards gained a degree in music from the University of East Anglia in 1982,[1] where he was also a founding member of The Higsons. is adamant there was no shame in losing to the division's gold medal favourite. He said: "He is just 19 and that other lad was 30. "It was a controlled performance from Yafai but the Cuban was very elusive. "He was tense in the first round and in the second the Cuban got away. After that he was always chasing." Middleweight James De- Gale had more luck as he outclassed out·class tr.v. out·classed, out·class·ing, out·class·es To surpass decisively, so as to appear of a higher class. Adj. 1. Shawn Estrada to reach the quarter finals where he joins fellow Brits super-heavyweight David Price and light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries. CAPTION(S): BEATEN: Khalid Yafai |
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