New York Olympians In London 2012 Summer Games: Boxing

Team USA

Marcus Browne and Jamel Herring

Today, we we learn a bit more about two first-time Olympians in boxing. Both of these young men have shown tremendous potential despite being relative newcomers to the sport's competitive circuit.

Name: Marcus Browne

Age: 21

Olympic Event: Boxing

Hometown: Parkhill, NY

The Staten Island native experienced a staggering loss during Monday's summer games. After a mere 9 minutes, he was defeated by Australian Damien Hopper. In the days leading up to the event, Browne had given several interviews with the Daily News where he confidently spoke of returning home with a gold medal.

While Browne's dreams of gold will have to be put on hold until he returns to another Olympic games, it's still been a promising year for Browne, 21. Brown has taken several gold medal victories in the US Championships as well as the Golden Gloves championship in 2010 and 2011. Boxing fans can get inside the mind of the athlete by following him on Twitter, @Marcus_Browne, where he tweeted "Came up short didn't listen to the coaches & I paid for it, just a bump in the road on this journey GOD has me on!!" shortly after his defeat.

Name: Jamel Herring

Age: 26

Olympic Event: Boxing

Hometown: Coram, NY

A Marine-turned-boxer, Jamel Herring has been active in the sport for over a decade. After a friend encouraged him to join a boxing gym, Herring found himself addicted to the sport. Herring is a first-time Olympian and is currently the top ranked amateur boxer in U.S. Light Welterweight. Before making the Olympic team, he earned a silver medal at the 2010 World Military Games and gold medals at the 2011 and 2012 Armed Forces Championships. Prior to his victories in competitive boxing, Herring was deployed to Iraq in 2005 and 2007.