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800-927-2770 U.S. boxer Warren to go for record 3rd Olympic
berth Updated  | Comment  | Recommend E-mail | Print | Former
Olympic gold medalist USA Rau'shee Warren, of the USA, boxes
during a flyweight (112 pounds, 51kg) preliminary bout at the
Workers' Gymnasium at the Beijing Olympics. By Jack Gruber, USA
TODAY World champion flyweight boxer Rau'shee Warren has decided
to stay in the amateur ranks for four more years in an attempt
to become the first three-time Olympian in U.S. history.
Warren, a three-time national champion, was the first two-time
American Olympic fighter in 30 years when he lost a
heartbreaking one-point decision in his opening bout in Beijing.
That profound disappointment, along with his relative youth —
and a big push from his mother, Paulette — persuaded the
21-year-old Warren to bypass several unappealing professional
prospects for another shot at a gold medal. He also welcomes the
chance to be the face of the U.S. boxing team a