Richard Torrez Jr. Rallies To Beat Dainier Pero, Advances To Super Heavyweight Medal Round
Richard Torrez Jr. dug deep when it mattered most.
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Roniel Iglesias Dominates Andrei Zamkovoi, Meets Pat McCormack For Welterweight Gold Medal
Roniel Iglesias could not have picked a better time to even up his rivalry with Andrei Zamkovoi. The four-time Olympian and three-time medalist for Cuba advances to the final round after outclassing Zamkovoi (ROC) in their welterweight semifinal Sunday evening at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.
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Tokyo Olympic Men's Featherweight Results—Ragan, Takyi, Alvarez, Batyrgaziev Advance To Semis
The men's featherweight semifinal bracket is set, with USA, Cuba, ROC and Ghana sending its divisional representatives to the medal round.
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Eumir Marcial Knocks Arman Darchinyan Out In 1st Round, Joins Khyzhniak, Sousa, Bakshi In Middleweight Semifinals
Eumir Marcial put his pro career on hold in order to leave his mark on amateur boxing's highest stage. The Manny Pacquiao-promoted representative of Philippines advances to the semifinal round of the men's middleweight division following a first-round knockout of Armenia's Arman Darchinyan. A right hook put Darchinyan down and out at 2:11 of round one.
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Tokyo Olympics Women's Flyweight Quarterfinals - Full Results
Buse Naz Cakiroglu has taken the lead on the first-ever women's boxing team to represent Turkey in the Olympics. The number-one seed at flyweight, Cakiroglu picked up her third win of the Tokyo Olympics, this one good enough to secure a medal following a points win over Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong. Scores were 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Cakiroglu in their quarterfinal bout Sunday at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.
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Benjamin Whittaker, Arlen Lopez To Vie For Light Heavyweight Gold Medal
If the first three rounds of light heavyweight competition has proven anything, it's that it would take a near-perfect performance to fend off Imam Khataev. Benjamin Whittaker was up to the task. Great Britain is assured of at least a Silver medal at light heavyweight following Whitaker's split decision win over ROC's Khataev in the semifinal round Sunday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. Khatav won 30-27 on the card of Moroccan judge Makfouni Abdellatif, overruled by scores of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 in favor of Whittaker.
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Aidan Walsh (Ankle) Out, Pat McCormack Advances To Welterweight Gold Medal Round
Aidan Walsh never gave himself less of a chance at beating his longtime amatuer boxing nemesis than the manner in which he left the ring following his last bout. The welterweight representative for Ireland will have to settle for a Bronze medal without actually stepping in the ring. An ankle injury sustained by Walsh surrounding a quarterfinal win over Merven Clair (Mauritius) left him unfit to compete with Great Britain's Pat McCormack in the welterweight semifinals.
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Duke Ragan Edges Ireland's Kurt Walker, Advances To Men's Featherweight Medal Round
Duke Ragan enjoyed a series of firsts for the U.S. Olympic boxing team competing in Tokyo. Included among the list is the first American male boxer in this year's competition to advance to the medal round. The fighting pride of Cincinnati is assured of at least a bronze medal following a split decision win over Ireland's Kurt Walker. All five judges scored the contest 29-28, two for Walker and three for Ragan who becomes the first boxer from the U.S. to earn an Olympic medal after turning pro following his win Sunday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.
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Sena Irie Outlasts Karriss Artingstall, Advances To Women's Featherweight Gold Medal Round
Sena Irie is one win away from delivering a Gold medal to the hosting nation. The featherweight representative for Japan gutted out a split decision win over Great Britain's Karriss 'Kaz' Artingstall in a terrific semifinal round battle Saturday evening at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. All five judges had the bout scored 29-28, three for Irie and two for Artingstall.
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Frazer Clarke Reflects on "Great Feeling" To Make Olympic Debut
Frazer Clarke says it was a great feeling to finally make his debut at the Olympic Games, as he booked himself a quarter-final place at super heavyweight in Tokyo with a split decision win over Ukraine’s Tsotne Rogava.
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