olympic boxing coach gloria peek has come to the box off to get a look at the first female olympic hopefulsbaby. good luck, baby. okay, lady. good luck. >> after 33 years of coaching men, coach peek has her eyes on the top two women. esparza versus cruz. >> i think out of the 112, these are the two top girls. christina, her frame and her size and everything makes her perfect for international boxing. however, marlen has learned all the tricks of the trade for boxing international. so, you know, the clash of the titans. >> these two women are bracing for a fight. >> christina runs, runs, runs, one-two, runs, runs, runs, one-two. it's the same thing. >> how about marlen? what kind of boxer is she? >> she likes to come forward. she's a pressure fighter. she likes to stay on top of you. >> the day of the fight, christina is relaxed. getting wrapped and ready at the gym. marlen arrives quietly. >> i feel like i'm going to throw up. christina cruz boxes as a hobby. i box as a lifestyle. >> we're in the same weight class. we both want the same thing. this is a sport. someone has to lose. >> just a

olympic boxing coach gloria peek has come to the box-off to get a first look at the future olympic hopefuls luck. >> reporter: after 33 years of coaching men, coach peek has her eyes on the top two women, esparza versus cruz. >> i think out of the 112, these are the two top girls. christina, her frame and her size and everything makes her perfect for international boxing. however, marlen has learned all of the tricks of the trade for boxing internationally, so, you know, clash of the titans. >> reporter: these two women are bracing for a fight. >> christina runs, runs, runs, 1-2, runs, runs, 1, 2, runs, 1-2, like the same thing. >> reporter: how about marlen? what kind of a boxer is she? >> she likes to come forward. she's a pressure fighter. she likes to stay on top of you. >> reporter: the day of the fight, christina is relaxed, getting wrapped and ready at the gym. marlen arrives quietly. >> christine cruz boxes as a hobby. i box as a lifestyle. >> we're in the same weight class and we both want the same thing. this is a sport. someone has to lose >> reporter: just as marlen predicted, c

they're champions who have won 63 olympic boxing medals, 32 of them gold. here is where those olympians are made. cuba's national boxing academy on the outskirts of havana. it doesn't look like much, but because of its reputation, it is considered a top training facility. and boxers here have come from all over the world to learn from the best like coach michael romero who won a gold medal in atlanta at the summer games in 1996. how does cuba treat its champions when you come back after winning a gold medal at the olympics, what do they do for you here? >> translator: there is a festival he says, and the government gives you a house, a car, and a stipend for life. a good life, but not the glamorous life of big money boxing. after the 1959 revolution, castro banned professional sports. declaring that athletes should serve the glory of the nation. cuba's most famous boxer stevenson, seen here winning one of his three olympic gold medals. a national hero who died just last month. he is remembered as one of the greatest amateurs in the sport's history. >> he has

they've already made history with the women's boxing set to make its olympic debut london these are the three russian women who have fought for their right to represent the country on the biggest stage of all. sofia to go over holder of two world and european gold medals has proven time and time again she has what it takes although adding an olympic medal in the sixty kills category would top all her previous achievements sample totals to be faster than your opponent to reach your mind to neutralize her to be virtually untouchable in the ring that's the greatest feeling you can experience in the sport you can't always be in such but when you're richard that's what i enjoy most in boxing kelty often turns out to be the key factor of big wins and dramatic fails russia is hoping the heaviest olympic class under seventy five years adorable are listed as paramount. mental training this is where i believe i can improve on psychology plays an essential role in any preparation even my coaches now and then say to me come on you're the european champion i still have to gain some confidence i need

olympic glory. but regardless of reaching that goal you will not having already secured their berth in boxing history is something that can never be taken away. from marty. america's basketball player about to kick start the europe a logo the olympic gold medal holders are due to play in manchester on thursday before moving on to barcelona for two more exaggeration matches but before leaving brazil eighty to sixty night in a friendly send out signal to their rivals at the london games coach mike can see jeff ski doesn't write off the south american side adding that their parents could also cause an upset i think it's a great chance to be in contention for a gold medal. we're going to play in a couple other teams in exhibitions. also will be their origin teen and spain and wanting we will. cross cross over to france france was tony parker weeding them in all the n.b.a. players to be really good. in the meantime the third step will amputee to compete at the olympics oscar pistorius has been playing down his medal chances nicknamed blade runner the south african will run in the four hundred meter and ta

that training sure helped win the battle for olympic glory it's up but regardless of reaching the podium or not having already secured their berth in boxing history is something that can never be taken away. or. the main olympic stadium in london is one hundred percent ready for the games but its future after the lympics and paralympics is still unclear the venue called the ball is able to see eighteen thousand spectators the london legacy development corporation who are tasked with finding a future owner for the venue aiming for a decision by next october but what is known is that the stadium will host the twenty seventeen. ships. it seems quite likely that the stadium is an eighty thousand seat stadium probably with multiple uses. obviously used for thirty six people also useful for probably concerts as well. as a rest day on the tour de france and french been perique fed three go will fail it's well and after winning stage fifteen the former national rate champion got himself into a breakaway early on and then i explain to the american christian van de velde in the final dash britain's bradley wiggins finished in the main group of ride

mistakes it's all down to mentality it's all in here with women find a way to do battle in the olympic boxing ring you're going to surveil ever expect london twenty twelve to be simply a cold room and i think women are driven by anger in the ring more often than men competitive anger women's boxing is also more emotional sometimes guys from the russian man steam say hey you're emotionally overwhelmed you should calm down but of course that voice is great but getting firsthand experience is crucial but these women the talk is made real when they get in the same room with men. or team has been training with men for quite a long time three times a week it's common practice for us especially you have big events and every wednesday the girls even spar with men but for us the guys didn't take it seriously but after a while it became very real and it's really paid off at the top of training short to help win the battle for olympic glory it's up but regardless of reaching the podium or not having already secured their berth in boxing history is something that can never be taken away. all righty. so t

olympic boxing squad they've been using his gloves a community gym in bolton to train ahead of the games which begin next week team usa show their gratitude by handing the twenty five year old one of the olympic tracksuits can himself was an olympic silver medalist in athens in two thousand and four but now to formula one where seven time former world champion michael schumacher is aiming to win his home a german grand prix this weekend the forty three year old is yet to reach the checkered flag for his coming out of retirement two years ago where he secured a place on the podium in the recent european round miss a day's meanwhile are looking for their first win on home soil since one manuel fangio want to bring in one thousand nine hundred fifty four schumacher says he and the table are closing in on that elusive victory. this is the truth it does i hope soon but it's what drives me on and what of course has given me great pleasure as we have already shown this year we're capable and i hope will be able to win a race hopefully in hockenheim and it will be a great challenge to stand on t

i think it'll be a benefit for us and finally ten sets of medals will be awarded in the olympic boxing but russia is in the hunt for any seven of them as the country has entered its lowest number of participants since one thousand nine hundred six or on closer every ports from the team's training camp in cyprus. though none of the european nations participating in the london twenty twelve have more than seven licenses russia's entry in just as many weight classes is widely considered as below average by previous standards despite that legendary head coach nikolai crumb off believes any one stands and that in big chance all seven of very experienced boxes and among them a european and world champions a lot will depend on the draw already at the olympic games and in what form they will approach the competition. to russia will be captained by european champion john in london who will make his second attempt at the olympic podium in the under forty nine weight class yes there's only one objective for everybody and that's goal plus we definitely want to win overall first place in london as

olympic boxing squad the team have been using his gloves community gym in bolton to train ahead of the games which begin next week team usa showing their gratitude by hunting over to the twenty five year old one of their pick. for the lump exposure medalist enough and in two thousand and four. to form a one where seven time former world champion michael schumacher is seeking to win his home german grand prix this weekend the forty three year old has yet to reach the checkered flag ahead of the field since coming out of retirement two years ago although he secured a place on the podium at the recent european grand prix for c.b.s. meanwhile are looking for their first win on home soil since one manuel fangio one afternoon bring ring in one nine hundred fifty four is he on the team are getting closer to the victory. does hope soon but it's what drives me on and would of course has given me great pleasure as we have already shown this year we're capable and i hope we'll be able to win a race hopefully in hockenheim it will be a great challenge was to stand on the podium was one of the burs

touch down the first athletes arrive in london for the start of the approaching summer olympic. boxing champion vitaly klitschko is to keep the challenger charger in their top the fight in moscow. football first and former england manager fabio capello is set to be appointed the new head coach that sixty six year old is expected to arrive in moscow to finalize his deal if it comes through who will be reportedly taking home at least six million dollars a year they tell ends first match in charge would be an average coast friendly next month with what's come twenty fourteen qualifiers against northern ireland and israel due in september capello resigned as england boss in february after four years in charge while his biggest success came on a problem with more than half a dozen national crowns to his name capello also guided ac milan to the champions league title almost two decades ago. with just eleven days to go before the start of the olympics athletes from russia and china were among hundreds of compared to flying into london russia's sailing team were among the early arrivals what i

. >> coveted gold medal for tremendous victory in the light heavyweight division of the olympic boxing. >> he made headlines when he claimed to have done what with that olympic gold medal? >> the answer is, threw it in a river. >> that wasn't nice. >> whoops. >> would have been nicer if he gave t to a waitress as a tip. >> that's right. very astute observation. >> doocy breaks on top but don't panic he usually falls back. here is question number two swimmer mark spitz. won a world record seven gold medals. >> this final victory spitz had broken every existing olympic record. >> spitz was an amazing talent. he also attributed some of his success to what he called his good luck piece. and what was that? the answer is, yes, his mustache. just like gracho marks. the same sort of situation except good groucho couldn't sw. >> maccallum thought he was cute i guess it was. 1936 summer olympics took place in berlin, germany with adolf hitler in attendance. jesse owens stole the show winning four gold medals. >> and the games are on. here in the semi final heat of the 100-meter dash catching bli

head to london 2012 for a look at a sport that's making his debut in the olympics, women's boxing. >>> new details tonight in the emotionally charged case of william lynch, accused of beating up the priest he claims molested him decades ago. within the last hour, closing arguments wrapped up and the jury is now in deliberations. nbc bay area's arturo santiago has the late-breaking details. >> reporter: the case went to the jury just before 4:00 this hour. they'll take care of procedural business and then start deliberations after a full day of closing arguments from the defense and prosecutor. the fate of william lynch is moving closer to a conclusion. closing arguments were made in his trial on charges of felony assault and elder abuse. the prosecution wants to paint lynch as somewhat of a vigilante, someone who took the law into his own hands. >> the case from the d.a.'s point of view is about the rule of law and they did a good job explaining that even when their victim is someone who is a despicable human being, that they still have to prosecute the case. >> reporter: the defense

olympics. >> i see on the box every day, and the people i talk to.n this country, they will be taking in serious money. >> the global betting industry brings in hundreds of billions of euros a year. gamblers bet on every sport and game, down to the smallest decision. it goes on even during the games. it is easy to get lost in the jungle of ever-changing data, and this opens the door to manipulators. and here we are in the main hub, the fortifications system. as you can see, we have a number analysts today. >> the analysts are like detectives, hunting down manipulators. their clients include the union of european football associations and national sports associations. >> the technical system is set up monitoring over 300 book makers worldwide, processing 100 million data sets a day and using approximately 25 different betting algorithms to attack the same problem, to identify potential irregularities in a betting market. the most irregularities occur in soccer. an example from an eastern european first division match. in the 50th minute, the score was

for top of the boxing legend and former olympic champion lennox lewis he gave his views on how russia might fare in the boxing ring at these olympic games we're going to have to see because there's a lot of competition you know really when you look professional boxing mostly eastern block countries are doing well boxing so this time i believe that the russian boxing team should do better everybody action continues of a team sports for russia on sunday as a very much fancied for men's volleyball team will take to because of their. and second in the world as well as face stiff competition from the likes of brazil. usa as well as the competition gets underway into the latter rounds but certainly they'll be looking for a medal also britain's basketball team will be coming up against the russians in a much anticipated and counter the russians probably won't be able to get on the medal podium you have to play out of the skins are going to do so but certainly will be hoping to get their competition off to the best possible start has been a couple of busy days for maria sharapova of course sh

boxing. we're going to open up a lot of eyes. >> reporter: and the world will be watching when they take their best shot at olympic gold. drew levinson, cbs news, colorado springs. >> 22-year-old marlin is the third woman on the u.s.a. boxing team. she's 112-pound fly weight from houston. >> she's tough. those women are tough. >>> you're watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck with all the ladies. none of them are boxers either that i know of. >> but we're all tough. just test me. >> i won't test any of you. i promise. anny is in for howard. please take it away. >> we love you. >> we do love you, mike. >>> we're looking at a very hot day today. i think we could challenge some records especially at dulles where the record high is 100 degrees. we're going to get close to that, if not maybe even exceed t. here's a look at our day planner for this

she dreamed of fighting at the olympics even though boxing was the only sport that didn't allow womenike if i go to the olympics and medal that i could probably be totally happy for the rest of my life. yeah, like completely happy. >> reporter: and now the olympic glass ceiling has been shattered. women will be boxing at the london games for the first time in history. sponsors have lined up behind marlen, nike, cover girl, coca-cola. and her community is excited to have a latina star. >> the mexicans are totally going to love it. they will freak when it happens. >> reporter: esparza was the first american female boxer to qualify for the games. her dream of going to the olympics is now just around the corner. >> i think that the atmosphere and the energy is going to be just like something that i have never felt and that is one of the main things that i'm kind of looking forward to. that is going to put me over the top and ready to compete. >> reporter: marlen arrived in london this week just as she is appearing all over the united states in advertising for mcdonald's and coca-cola and

olympics. the international boxing association last week decided she would not be allowed to compete citing concerns about her safety in the ring. >> i do believe that if the situation hadn't happened, was somewhat of a blessing in disguise. if they feel she wasn't prepared sherks obviously wasn't. the circumstances and the facility and the coaching she is getting out there is obviously horrible. she knows that i know it, and everybody over there knows it. >> reporter: he owns a power gym in san francisco and has been in touch with the olympic committee in afghanistan and said he plans to train and fund her himself. >> the ultimate mission here is keeping the program alive and her motivated. and hope for that nation. that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: azim is already working to get enough to train in san francisco, his hope is to get her here by spring. in san francisco, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> now, just ahead, we're going to have a live report from london, including an exclusive look inside the preparations for the world's biggest event tonight, that you'll see here. >>> the

the excelsior is no longer there and we had someone vying to get an olympic spot in boxing. a woman in bayview and it seems like there was a program that could be something -- maybe that midnight basketball program is not the best fit but another program. >> boxing would be a huge resource. there have been other -- the straight forward club, we have a tight relationship that i've been working with them for over 10 years. we have been trying to get kids to get internships and we need things like that across the city. boxing is a healthy way for these young men to get these aggressions out and learn discipline. we support those types of activities and part of the thing is when we look at the community mobilization, we try to do things these young men who are at the most risk of being perpetrators and victims are not engaged in. we try to have basketball tournament and sporting events where they could be involved in those types of things because the gunmen who are the shooters are not the ones signing up and so we try to create an alternative. we had turfs intermingling and it

hope flip if her horse can stay sound, she's got a chance to take the olympic box. >> and she looks determinedorn to wear a tiara, years of hard physical work has brought olympic glory within reach. again, the medals are being handed out today after the final discipline, jumping. the u.s. is currently in fifth place. >> the royals are out in force again. there at the dressage event we have camilla and william and cate. coming up, we'll preview the womens in gymnastics right after this. >>> this morning on "today," we shared missy franklin's first moment with her parents. and misty may-treanor and kerri walsh, a "today" exclusive from london, tomorrow. your punching r if you opened your stance a bit. because if you win gold, i could win prizes. so chop, chop, marlen. let me know when you're ready to start. there you go, sting like a gnat. [ male announcer ] keep an eye on your us athletes when you enjoy select favorites under 400 calories at mcdonald's. when they wigold, you could win prizes. remember, the ukranians are doing this in the snow. [ male announcer ] the simple joy of winning. [ mus