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Arlen Lopez earned his second Gold medal in as many weight divisions, outboxing Great Britain's Benjamin Whittaker to win out the light heavyweight division at the Tokyo Olympics. Lopez won on four of the five scorecards to deliver Cuba its second consecutive Gold medal win at light heavyweight.
Tomorrow is the most important day of this year for amateur boxing. Today all preparations for that day were finished as the finalists of the 2019 World Amateur Championship were defined in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The 2019 world amateur championship is presently under way in Ekaterinburg, Russia, which is rightfully labeled as Ural’s first boxing hotbed. After almost two thirds of the tourney, the championship is about to enter its most important rounds – quarterfinals (on Wednesday), semifinals (on Friday) and finals (on Saturday) – with Thursday being the championship’s single day off.
With only three matches on the docket, three gold medals were handed out during Day 15 at the Rio Olympics. Nicola Adams impressed in her gold medal match, becoming a two-time Olympic champion in the process. Adams defeated France's Sarah Ourahmoune via unanimous decision.