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Keyshawn Davis Drops Split Decision To Andy Cruz, Claims Silver For USA At Men's Lightweight

Keyshawn Davis Drops Split Decision To Andy Cruz, Claims Silver For USA At Men's Lightweight

Jake Donovan

•Aug 8, 2021

Keyshawn Davis entered the Tokyo Olympics with the best shot at becoming the first American male boxer since 2004 to bring home a Gold medal. That goal fell one fight short, to an old amateur rival. Davis will take home a Silver medal for the U.S., following a decision in favor of Cuba’s Andy Cruz in their men’s lightweight division. Davis won 29-28 on one card, trumped by scores of 29-28 on four cards in favor of Cruz, who is now 4-0 versus Davis following his Gold medal haul Sunday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Kellie Anne Harrington Decisions Beatriz Ferreira, Claims Women's Lightweight Gold For Ireland

Kellie Anne Harrington Decisions Beatriz Ferreira, Claims Women's Lightweight Gold For Ireland

Jake Donovan

•Aug 8, 2021

Ireland now has its second Olympic Gold medal in the women’s lightweight division. Kellie Anne Harrington overcame a stiff challenge from Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira in the Tokyo Olympics women’s lightweight final Sunday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena. Harrington won by scores of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 to become the first Irish boxer in the division to medal since Katie Taylor went the distance in 2012, the first year of competition for women’s boxing in the Olympics.

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Busenaz Surmeneli First Turkish Boxer To Win Olympic Gold Medal, Beats Gu Hong In Women's Welterweight Final

Busenaz Surmeneli First Turkish Boxer To Win Olympic Gold Medal, Beats Gu Hong In Women's Welterweight Final

Jake Donovan

•Aug 7, 2021

An hour after watching her Tokyo Olympics teammate fall short in her own Gold medal fight, Busenaz Surmeneli was able to provide the history her nation sought at the start of the day.  Surmeneli became the first ever Turkish boxer—male or female—to win an Olympic Gold medal, doing so after outpointing China's Gu Hong in the women's welterweight final. Surmeneli rode a strong round two all the way to the finish line, winning by scores of 29-27 from three judges to overrule a pair of 28-28 cards.

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Hebert Conceicao Sousa Scores Bailout Knockout of Oleksandr Khyzhniak, Wins Men's Middleweight Gold

Hebert Conceicao Sousa Scores Bailout Knockout of Oleksandr Khyzhniak, Wins Men's Middleweight Gold

Jake Donovan

•Aug 7, 2021

Hebert Conceicao Sousa was three minutes away from having to settle for a silver medal. A single left hook now puts him in the running for the coveted Val Barker Trophy. Brazil's Sousa waded through a sea of punches to score a dramatic, one-punch knockout of Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak to win the Gold medal in the men's middleweight division. A single left hook put Khyzhniak down on the canvas, with referee Muhammad Arisa Putra Pohan signalling an immediate end to the fight at 1:29 of round three. 

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Stoyka Krasteva Tops Number-One Seed Buse Naz Cakiroglu For Women's Flyweight Gold

Stoyka Krasteva Tops Number-One Seed Buse Naz Cakiroglu For Women's Flyweight Gold

Jake Donovan

•Aug 7, 2021

Stoyka Krasteva never made a better decision than to come out of retirement. The two-time Olympian brought home the first-ever Gold medal for women's boxing in Bulgaria following a dominant win over Turkey's Buse Naz Cakiroglu. Krasteva outboxed the number-one seed Cakiroglu, nearly pulling a clean sweep in their Tokyo Olympics women's flyweight final Saturday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena.

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Galal Yafai Defeats Carlo Paalam To Win Men's Flyweight Gold For Great Britain

Galal Yafai Defeats Carlo Paalam To Win Men's Flyweight Gold For Great Britain

Jake Donovan

•Aug 7, 2021

Galal Yafai postponed plans to join his brothers in the pro ranks in order to realize his dream of winning an Olympic Gold medal. Mission accomplished the second time around.

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Julio La Cruz Wins Second Olympic Gold Medal, Beats Muslim Gadzhimagomedov In Heavyweight Final

Julio La Cruz Wins Second Olympic Gold Medal, Beats Muslim Gadzhimagomedov In Heavyweight Final

Jake Donovan

•Aug 6, 2021

Julio La Cruz adds his name to the rich history enjoyed by Cuba at the Olympic level, particularly in the heavyweight division. A masterclass boxing performance was offered by La Cruz in his heavyweight final with Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (ROC), becoming a two-time Olympic Gold medalist following a decision win Friday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. 

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Keyshawn Davis Outlasts Hovhannes Bachkov, Will Face Andy Cruz For Lightweight Gold

Keyshawn Davis Outlasts Hovhannes Bachkov, Will Face Andy Cruz For Lightweight Gold

Jake Donovan

•Aug 6, 2021

Keyshawn Davis began 2021 not of the belief that he would not join the U.S. boxing team in Tokyo. He is now the nation’s best shot at a Gold medal. The blue-chip prospect and number-one ranked American lightweight edged Armenia’s Hovhannes Bachkov to advance to the men’s lightweight final Friday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Lauren Price, Li Qian To Fight For Women's Middleweight Gold Following Semifinal Wins

Lauren Price, Li Qian To Fight For Women's Middleweight Gold Following Semifinal Wins

Jake Donovan

•Aug 6, 2021

Lauren Price once again found a way to turn a potential loss into a win over Nouchka Fontijn. Their fifth career meeting came with a shot at fighting for Gold at stake in the Tokyo Olympics. The opportunity goes to Great Britain’s Price, who defeated Netherland’s Fontijn by split decision in their women’s middleweight semifinal Friday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

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Duke Ragan Drops Split Nod To Albert Batyrgaziev, Takes Home Men's Featherweight Silver Medal

Duke Ragan Drops Split Nod To Albert Batyrgaziev, Takes Home Men's Featherweight Silver Medal

Jake Donovan

•Aug 5, 2021

Duke Ragan will bring a Silver medal home to Cincinnati.  The inspiration featherweight representative for the United States came up one fight short of bringing home Gold, following a split decision loss to Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC). Ragan won 29-28 on two cards, overruled by scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for Batyrgaziev who is the first featherweight from the Russian Federation since 1992 to win an Olympic Gold medal.

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