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By Jake Donovan - And then there were two... American boxers remaining in the 2008 Olympics, that is. Light flyweight Luis Yanez fails to advance beyond the Round of 16, with a failure to heed the advice of his corner resulted in a disappointing 8-7 loss to Mongolia's Purevdorjiin Serdamba, Saturday evening in Beijing, China.
It was a big night of drama all around. Hometown hero and heavily favored light flyweight Zou Shiming had to go all the way to a countback tie breaker to escape the Round of 16 after rallying back to a 3-3 tie against France’s Nordine Oubaali. [details]
It was a big night of drama all around. Hometown hero and heavily favored light flyweight Zou Shiming had to go all the way to a countback tie breaker to escape the Round of 16 after rallying back to a 3-3 tie against France’s Nordine Oubaali. [details]