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Tokyo Olympics Men's Light Heavyweight Round of 16 - Andy Cruz Advances, Number One Seed Nurdauletov Falls

Tokyo Olympics Men's Light Heavyweight Round of 16 - Andy Cruz Advances, Number One Seed Nurdauletov Falls

Jake Donovan

•Jul 28, 2021

Misery continues to find the Kazakhstan Olympic boxing team in Tokyo. Bekzad Nurdauletov entered Tokyo as the number-one seed at light heavyweight, but is instead shown the door following a split decision defeat to Imam Khataev (ROC) in a sensational Round of 16 battle Wednesday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. Khataev prevailed by scores of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28, while Nurdauletov—who fought back tears as the decision was revealed—managed a 29-28 on just one scorecard.

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Tokyo Olympics Men's Featherweight Round of 16 - Alvarez Advances, Mirzakhalilov Eliminated

Tokyo Olympics Men's Featherweight Round of 16 - Alvarez Advances, Mirzakhalilov Eliminated

Jake Donovan

•Jul 28, 2021

Kurt Walker (Ireland) delivered arguably the biggest upset of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to date, following a split decision win over number-one seeded featherweight Mirazizbek Murzakhalilov (Uzbekistan). Walker overcame cuts over both eyes to prevail on four of the five judges. Mirzakhalilov won 30-27 on one card, overruled by scores 29-28 on each of the remaining four cards Wednesday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics Women's Middleweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Tokyo Olympics Women's Middleweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Jake Donovan

•Jul 28, 2021

Lauren Price (Great Britain) fittingly kicked off the women's middleweight Round of 16, retaining her number-one seed following a landslide unanimous decision win over Myagmarjargal Munkhbat (Mongolia).

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Naomi Graham Outpointed By Zenfira Magomedelieva, Eliminated From Middleweight Bracket

Naomi Graham Outpointed By Zenfira Magomedelieva, Eliminated From Middleweight Bracket

Jake Donovan

•Jul 28, 2021

The U.S. stranglehold on the women's middleweight division is no longer.  Naomi Graham fell short in her Round of 16 matchup with Zenfira Magomedalieva (ROC), losing on four of the five scorecards Wednesday evening at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. 

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Artingstall, Petecio, Testa, Irie Advance To Women's Featherweight Semifinals

Artingstall, Petecio, Testa, Irie Advance To Women's Featherweight Semifinals

Jake Donovan

•Jul 28, 2021

Nesthy Petecio continues her storybook run on the road to an Olympic medal. The first quarterfinal bout of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ends with Philippines' Petecio defeating Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias by unanimous decision to advance to the final four of the women's featherweight bracket. 

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Duke Ragan Beats Serik Temirzhanov, Advances to Featherweight Quarterfinals

Duke Ragan Beats Serik Temirzhanov, Advances to Featherweight Quarterfinals

Jake Donovan

•Jul 28, 2021

Duke Ragan is the latest American boxer to find success in Tokyo. The featherweight representative of the U.S. Olympic boxing squad advances to the quarterfinal round following a three-round unan win over Kazakhstan's Serik Termizhanov. Scores were for Ragan and for Termizhanov in their Round of 16 battle Wednesday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics Men's Heavyweight Round of 16 - Enmanuel Reyes Drops, Stops Vasiliy Levit

Tokyo Olympics Men's Heavyweight Round of 16 - Enmanuel Reyes Drops, Stops Vasiliy Levit

Jake Donovan

•Jul 27, 2021

Enmanuel Reyes fled Cuba to Spain due to believing he would never get a chance to compete at the sport's next level The heavyweight Olympian delivered in the biggest fight of his career to date. The moment for 'El Profeta' ('The Prophet') came in the form of a stunning second-round knockout of 2016 Olympic Silver medalist Vasiliy Levit.

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Tokyo Olympics Women's Lightweight Round of 32 - Live Results

Tokyo Olympics Women's Lightweight Round of 32 - Live Results

Jake Donovan

•Jul 27, 2021

Caroline Dubois advances to the quarterfinal round of Olympic competition, where her next opponent also hails from a proud boxing family.  The lightweight representative for Great Britain advanced to the Round of 16 following a three-round win over Kosovo's Donjeta Sadiku. Dubois prevailed by scores of Tuesday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Delante Johnson Moves To Quarterfinals Following Split Nod Over Zhussupov

Delante Johnson Moves To Quarterfinals Following Split Nod Over Zhussupov

Jake Donovan

•Jul 27, 2021

Delante 'Tiger' Johnson once again roars. The Cleveland native becomes the first member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic boxing team to advance to the quarterfinal round. The win came in a hard-fought split decision over Kazakhstan's Ablaikhan Zhussupov in the Round of 16 at welterweight Tuesday evening at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics Men's Welterweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Tokyo Olympics Men's Welterweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Jake Donovan

•Jul 27, 2021

Pat McCormack (Great Britain) proved his worth as the number-one seed at welterweight, outclassing Aliaksandr 'Sasha' Radzionau (Belarus) to advance to the quarterfinal round. McCormack won on all five scorecards (30-27 on four, 29-28 on one) in the first bout of competition Tuesday morning at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. 

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