1.   Weir is hoping to defend this belt before trying to win two more world titles at light flyweight and flyweight.

2.   Next stop, hopefully, the light flyweight title held by Dickie Camacho.

3.   Bennett may be the best-known of the American fighters, but the team is led by its smallest fighter, light flyweight Brian Viloria.

4.   In the light flyweight division, Daniel Petrov Bojilov will meet the Filipino Mansueto Velasco for the gold medal.

5.   Joining Gonzalez as state champions from Cowtown are light flyweight Jabbar Hurd and light welterweight Nelson Alexander.

6.   Light flyweight Eric Griffin, for example, clearly won his fight in Barcelona.

7.   The Americans have nine boxers left, with Albert Guardado to face Anicet Rasonnaivo of Madagascar in a light flyweight bout Friday.

8.   The evening did not start out well for the celebrated Cuban boxing team Thursday when their light flyweight Maikro Romero lost a controversial decision to Brahim Asloum of France.

9.   The latest dispute involved the unexpected defeat Friday of light flyweight Brian Viloria, a gold medal favorite for the United States.