Aust boxers chase Olympic gold

PETER CAVE: Well boxing is the only Olympic sport where injuring a competitor is the traditional route to victory, but Australia's boxers say that the Olympic competition has come a long way over the years and the bouts are now more a battle of wits than anything else. Australia hasn't won a boxing medal in 20 years and has never won gold. Olympics reporter Karen Barlow. (Sounds of boxers training) KAREN BARLOW: Nine Australian Olympians are punching their way to gold. Heavy training is underway in Canberra. But today, it's a strength and conditioning class. The boxers are shifting weights and testing their fancy footwork in the gym. (Sounds of training, continued) KAREN BARLOW: The fighters say they got into the sport for self defence or to get off the street. Twenty-one-year-old bantamweight fighter Luke Boyd has been... [read full story]