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Article: Boxers win worlds, earn olympic berths.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Rau'shee Warren and Demetrius Andrade )(Brief article)
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- November 19, 2007
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Flyweight Rau'shee Warren and welterweight Demetrius Andrade earned spots on the Olympic team next year during their recent performances at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago.
The two also became the first Americans to win gold medals at the world championships since the Americans captured four in 1999.
Warren, of Cincinnati, OH, beat Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor, 13-9, ...