Background[]
- Boxer in United States (also known as USA)
striving for 2008 Olympics
Insights[]
- Report: Olympic ban to be reversed for U.S. boxer - 07/16/08 - Luis Yanez, the 19-year-old light flyweight who was banned from the United States (also known as USA) boxing team for the 2008 Olympics after skipping several workouts, apparently has reached an agreement to be reinstated.
- Yanez to appeal removal from U.S. boxing team 07/02/08 - Light flyweight Luis Yanez will fight his removal from the U.S. Olympic team after requesting a hearing next week to appeal USA Boxing's decision.
- U.S. boxer Yanez says he's off Olympic team - 07/01/08 - NEW YORK (AP) -- Luis Yanez, the light flyweight on the U.S. Olympic boxing team, said the sport's governing body plans to remove him from the squad for a rules violation, according to a report on the Dallas Morning News' Web site.