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American bantamweight Shakur Stevenson is moving on to the gold-medal final at the Rio Olympics. Brandon Marshall Jersey .Stevenson, who dazzled in decision wins in his first two Olympic fights, was supposed to face Vladimir Nikitin of Russia in the semifinals on Thursday. But Nikitin was so battered by Irelands Michael Conlan in his controversial decision win on Tuesday that he withdrew from the tournament.That gave Stevenson a walkover to the finals of the 123-pound weight class. He will face fellow southpaw Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba for the gold medal on Saturday afternoon.Ramirez, 22, won the flyweight gold medal at the 2012 London Games before moving up in weight for the Rio Games.Stevenson, 19, of Newark, New Jersey, has the opportunity to win the first mens boxing gold medal for Team USA since Andre Ward -- now an undefeated, dominant professional -- won the light heavyweight gold at the 2004 Athens Games.Im ready to put on a show and were about to turn this place out. I think its about to be a great matchup, said Stevenson, who was cheered on by Floyd Mayweather during his quarterfinal victory.Weve got the 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Cuba, a great fighter, and youve got the up-and-coming, rising superstar from USA. Were about put on a show and I plan on coming out victorious.Stevenson heard about Nikitins withdrawal from the tournament on Wednesday night, but had to wait for the official notification of the walkover on Thursday morning, when they were supposed to weigh in for the semifinal bout.I found out [Wednesday], but I wasnt really too sure, so I had to stay in the mindset that Im fighting, Stevenson said. I got up, went to weigh-ins and once I weighed in, they told me that Im not fighting.Stevenson said has spent a lot of time studying video of Ramirez, who won a unanimous decision against Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan in their semifinal match on Thursday.I came up watching Robeisy in the Olympics. Its work time, just me and him, mano y mano, Stevenson said. Ive watched a lot of his fights. I know what Im in for. Hes a great fighter. I definitely watched his fight [Thursday]. I paid close attention to it. He had a tough opponent from Uzbekistan and he got it done.Im competitive, so I like competitive fights. I like being in the ring with people that I think are good. For an Olympic gold medal, its going to be a great fight. I promise. Its going to be two talented, skillful fighters and were going to see whos going to come out on top. Doug Kotar Jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Roger Lewis Jersey . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. www.nygiantsproshop.com/authentic-andrew-adams-jersey.html . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. LOS ANGELES -- All the attention on quarterback Josh Rosens health and UCLAs struggles to run have overshadowed what the Bruins have accomplished on defense.Coach Jim Mora expects that to change this week against No. 19 Utah.Its going to be a heck of a defensive battle I hope, Mora said. Thats what I foresee because were playing pretty well on defense too.Rosen seems to be on track to return after missing the 27-21 loss at Washington State with undisclosed injuries, participating in the open portion of practice Wednesday, but Mora does not expect a decision regarding the sophomores availability to be made before Saturday.As much as you want to know, I promise you I want to know, Mora said. I promise you our team wants to know. Were just like you, hoping and crossing our fingers he is able to go on Saturday.Instead of focusing on Rosens status, Mora has spent the week directing his team to successfully close out games. All four of UCLAs losses this season were decided on the final possession, and have won only one of its last five conference games under such circumstances. The lone victory came against the Utes last season, a 17-9 decision in Salt Lake City.Good teams finish, and you have to create that environment in practice and we try to do that all the time but this week we have put an added emphasis on it, Mora said. Really you get what you emphasize. Hopefully it pays off.Those lessons seem to have paid off on defense. Though UCLA ranks in the middle of the Pac-12 in most categories on a per-game basis, their per-play aaverages hint at an excellent unit that is not getting much help from the offense. Mark Herzlich Jersey. Allowing 4.63 yards per play, UCLA trails only Washington and Colorado among conference members and ranks No. 16 nationally. However, the 521 snaps the defense has faced is 116th out of the 128 FBS teams. The pass defense is best in the Pac-12, allowing just 5.2 yards per attempt.Linebacker Jayon Brown leads the conference in tackles, defensive end Takkarist McKinley ranks second in tackles for loss, and defensive backs Fabian Moreau and Randall Goforth are in the top six in passes defended.The secondary limited quarterback Luke Falk to 261 yards passing and the Cougars FBS-best streak of 41 consecutive games with a touchdown pass came to an end.We always bill ourselves on being underrated and under-appreciate so we kind of feed off that type of thing, and thats ok by us as long as we keep playing good and put our team into position to win, defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin said. Once it starts transferring into wins well ask for a little bit of love.If the ground game can provide any respite for the defense, Mora believes UCLA can salvage its season. That will be a difficult assignment against an always-stout Utah defense.If we can have some success against them, then I think that shows we are taking progress in that area, which is the one area of our football team that has held us back, Mora said. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '