Actually in the Rio olympics, Richardson Hitchins lost against Gary Russell in the olympic trials (he beat Russell early and then lost against him), his parents are from Haiti so he could fight for Haiti in the olympics, he faced Russell again in the World Olympic Qualifier and again in the Olympics but lost close fights both times, TMT signed him and he is already a pro (19/20 years old i believe), but if it wasn't for the fact that his parents were from Haiti so he could have the Olympic exposure he wouldn't have been signed by Mayweather.
There have been plenty of good fighters that didn't qualified for their Olympic team, Tommy Hearns, Aaron Pryor (both eliminated by Howard Davis), Mike Tyson, Michael Nunn, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Andre Berto, Austin Trout and recently Thurman, Crawdord and Porter.
There have been plenty of good fighters that didn't qualified for their Olympic team, Tommy Hearns, Aaron Pryor (both eliminated by Howard Davis), Mike Tyson, Michael Nunn, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Andre Berto, Austin Trout and recently Thurman, Crawdord and Porter.
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