Superheavyweight (+91 kg) David Price has qualified for the Olympics at the third and final opportunity. He won the silver medal at the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens, Greece. Having secured Olympic qualification, he did not contest the final.He been forced to withdraw, with a broken bone in his hand, from the quarter finals at the AIBA World Boxing Championships and fell short at the first European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Pescara, Italy.
Price advanced to the final with victories over;
- Mahamed Adbusalamau of Belarussia (stopped in Round 3)
- Alen Beganovic of Montenegro (stopped in Round 3)
- Cristian Ciocan (15:6)
The boxing competition takes place throughout the Olympic period. The final of the super-heavyweight division takes place on 24 August 2008.
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