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Australian boxer Damien Hooper signalled his immediate intention to turn professional after his pursuit of an Olympic medal ground to a halt on Saturday.
Light heavyweight Hooper, considered Australia's best hope of ending a Games medal drought that stretches back to Graham `Spike' Cheney in 1988, was thumped 19-11 by Russian fourth seed Egor Mekhontcev.
The defeat signalled not only the end of Hooper's London Games, but also his amateur career.
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Light heavyweight Hooper, considered Australia's best hope of ending a Games medal drought that stretches back to Graham `Spike' Cheney in 1988, was thumped 19-11 by Russian fourth seed Egor Mekhontcev.
The defeat signalled not only the end of Hooper's London Games, but also his amateur career.
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