Boxing on the Paris Olympics is in full swing!
We’ll have every day dwell protection and updates, plus we’ll be retaining monitor of all the outcomes from the 2024 Summer time Video games on this publish, which can replace with each session every day by way of the ultimate bouts on Aug. 10.
Full outcomes, newest to oldest, listed under.
Thursday, August 1st
Second Session
Girls’s 50kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 16
Nazym Kyzaibay (Kazakhstan) def. Caroline de Almeida (Brazil), 5-0: Only a robust, class efficiency by Kyzaibay, who was clinched after two rounds after which 4 judges gave her the third spherical, too, which was in all probability de Almeida’s greatest. Kyzaibay strikes on to face Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia within the quarters.
Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) def. Fatima Herrera (Mexico), 5-0: Good effort from Herrera, however not sufficient for the judges. Cakiroglu gained silver and Tokyo and has dominated tournaments since then, she’s a powerful contender within the division.
Pihla Kaivo-Oja (Finland) def. Jennifer Lozano (United States), 5-0: A full sweep, and one other “seeded” American goes dwelling rapidly. Kaivo-Oja gained each spherical on each card, she was simply the clear higher boxer.
Girls’s 66kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 16
Anna Luca Hamori (Hungary) def. Marissa Williamson (Australia), 5-0: Hamori seemed good once more, scored a knockdown within the second spherical. Williamson hung round however simply by no means discovered her method really into the struggle.
Chen Nien-chin (Chinese language Taipei) def. Barbara dos Santos (Brazil), 5-0: My kingdom for an precise aggressive struggle proper now. I do not need a kingdom, which is dangerous information.
Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzbekistan) def. Morelle McCane (United States), 3-2: I’ve misplaced my kingdom! A aggressive struggle! Khamidova began effectively, McCane bought again in it with a spirited second spherical, after which Khamidova landed the standard pictures within the third when each had been a bit extra tentative. She additionally held to chew up some valuable time, which was a craft transfer. Khamdiova gained two of three playing cards that had been up for grabs in spherical three, and that sealed it. Frankly the choose who had it 30-27 for McCane was fairly wild.
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Quarterfinal
Pang Cholmi (North Korea) def. Widad Bertal (Morocco), 4-0-1: Bertal was docked a degree within the first spherical which all however ruined her possibilities since she additionally misplaced the spherical on 4 playing cards, then she misplaced the second spherical on 4 playing cards and it was tremendous over, however they nonetheless needed to do the third spherical! And Pang gained 4 of these playing cards, too. The Estonian choose did give Bertal two rounds for an excellent card.
Hatice Akbas (Turkey) vs Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg (Mongolia), 5-0
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Quarterfinal
Sofiane Oumiha (France) def. Richard Kovacs (Hungary), 5-0: Oumiha secures his second Olympic medal, after successful silver at Rio 2016, in his third Olympics, having fallen brief in Tokyo. He actually is only a terrific beginner boxer, and he had the house followers going wild with a powerful efficiency.
Males’s 92kg (Heavyweight) – Quarterfinal
Loren Alfonso (Azerbaijan) def. Aibek Oralbay (Kazakhstan), 3-2: Alfonso ensures a medal at his second straight Olympics, nicking this one in opposition to Oralbay, who can also be fairly good. Oralbay had a very nice begin within the first spherical however Alfonso turned it on to take the second and third and head to the semifinal.
First Session
Girls’s 50kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 16
Wu Yu (China) def. Zareen Nikhat (India), 5-0: Nikhat was within the combine for it, however Wu swept the ultimate spherical to advance to the quarterfinals.
Chuthamat Raksat (Thailand) def. Sabina Bobokulova (Uzbekistan), 5-0: Huge victory for Raksat, who solely misplaced one spherical on one choose’s scorecard.
Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) def. Monique Suraci (Australia), 5-0: Suraci began off very effectively, however the expertise of the 35 12 months previous former bronze medalist Valencia shone by way of because the struggle went on. Valencia constructed a secure lead within the first two rounds, however stored attacking within the third to make it unanimous.
Girls’s 66kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 16
Busenaz Surmeneli (Turkey) def. Aneta Rygielska (Poland), 4-1: Rygielska answered numerous doubters who felt her first spherical win over Nice Britain’s Rosie Eccles was a “theft.” Surmeneli, who gained gold at Tokyo and is a powerful favourite once more this 12 months, needed to earn it, touchdown two large punches within the closing 30 seconds which will have secured the break up choice win.
Janjaem Suwannapheng (Thailand) def. Brigitte Mbabi (Congo), 4-1: Mbabi had a wonderful begin, forcing a standing eight rely throughout the first 15 seconds of the opening bell. However, there’s no necessary 10-8 scoring for that within the Olympics, and two judges nonetheless gave Suwannapheng that opening spherical. Very shut struggle, with a third spherical sweep giving Suwannapheng the break up choice.
Imane Khelif (Algeria) def. Angela Carini (Italy), Abandonment: Carini stopped after one punch to get her headgear adjusted, then deserted the struggle. No actual rationalization offered in the course of the broadcast, as Carini wept and dropped to her knees after the choice was formally introduced, however there was immense controversy involving Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Chinese language Taipei, who had been disqualified from a earlier IBA-run occasion because of allegedly testing for “XY chromosomes” however had been cleared to compete in Paris by the IOC’s advert hoc boxing governing physique.
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Quarterfinal
Chang Yuan (China) def. Stanimira Petrova (Bulgaria), 4-1: Chang advances to the semifinals and a assured medal. A tangle within the third spherical ended up with each flipping over to the canvas, however no in poor health intent or hurt achieved. Petrova was enjoyable to observe, a dwell wire of fixed vitality, however reaches the top of her event right here.
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Quarterfinal
Wyatt Sanford (Canada) def. Ruslan Abdullaev (Uzbekistan), 4-1: Very back-and-forth struggle, with a number of motion. Abdullaev took a number of warnings for holding, however no deductions issued. Glorious work each methods, as implied by the 5 29-28 scorecards. I’d in all probability have shaded it to Abdullaev, but it surely’s Sanford who impressed the judges, claiming the break up choice win and at the least a bronze medal.
Males’s 92kg (Heavyweight) – Quarterfinal
Enmanuel Reyes (Spain) def. Victor Schelstraete (Belgium), 5-0: Reyes was a notch above. Schelstraete began displaying fatigue within the second, slowing down and dropping his fingers whereas retreating from the regular method of Reyes. Reyes swept two of the three rounds, and advances to the medal rounds by unanimous choice.
Wednesday, July 31
Third Session
Males’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 16
Munarbek Seitbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) def. Saidel Horta (Cuba), 3-2: An upset and comes about in unlucky style for Horta. This was stopped about 20 seconds into the third and closing spherical when Horta was reduce on a conflict of heads. A professional struggle doesn’t get stopped on that reduce, however an beginner event bout does, it was bleeding fairly badly. Judges needed to rating these 20 seconds and 4 of them went to Seitbek Uulu, which determined the struggle. Horta began effectively and Seitbek Uulu did get again into the struggle in spherical two, however that is unfinished enterprise, actually. If Horta had gotten the nod there’s a superb probability he would have needed to withdraw with that reduce.
Shudai Harada (Japan) def. Yilmar Gonzalez (Colombia), 5-0: Good efficiency from Harada and a clear, clear win. Gonzalez did cling in there.
Javier Ibanez (Bulgaria) def. Aider Abduraimov (Ukraine), 5-0: Born in Cuba, Ibanez lives in and represents Bulgaria now. He’s bought the Cuban fashion and just about had his method on this struggle, successful each spherical on each card.
Males’s 71kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 16
Lewis Richardson (Nice Britain) vs Vakhid Abbasov (Serbia), 3-2: A really aggressive struggle, simple to argue Abbasov might have gotten the win right here, however Richardson held on because of getting the third spherical from two judges.
Nishant Dev (India) def. Jose Rodriguez (Ecuador), 3-2: Not the classiest show of method you’ll ever see. Dev secured the win by taking 4 playing cards within the closing spherical.
Marco Verde (Mexico) def. Tiago Muxanga (Mozambique), 3-2: A stiff problem for Verde, who swept the primary spherical however noticed Muxanga rally within the second and third, with the Indonesian choose giving Verde a difference-making 10-9 within the third to safe his win.
Girls’s 75kg (Middleweight) – Spherical of 16
Atheyna Bylon (Panama) def. Valentina Khalzova (Kazakhstan), 4-1: Technically, the scores had been 29-27 Bylon, 29-27 Khalzova, and three playing cards of 28-28 thanks to a degree deduction in opposition to Bylon within the second spherical, which finally was erased for all it actually issues because the tiebreak went to Bylon.
Elzbieta Wojcik (Poland) def. Aoife O’Rourke (Eire), 3-2: These two had loads of historical past in competitors and Wojcik had by no means crushed O’Rourke. Arguably, she nonetheless shouldn’t have a win over her, however 4 judges gave her the third spherical and that gave her two playing cards and an excellent card that she gained on tiebreak.
Girls’s 60 kg (Light-weight) – Quarterfinal
Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil) def. Chelsey Heijnen (Netherlands), 5-0: Ferreira’s win units her up for a Tokyo gold medal rematch with Eire’s Kellie Harrington. This time, they’re within the semifinal in opposition to each other, each assured bronze however clearly wanting extra.
Second Session
Males’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 16
Carlo Paalam (Philippines) vs Jude Gallagher (Eire), 5-0: One other 5-0 that was fairly aggressive, and in addition pleasing to observe. These boys have some quick fingers and so they got here to throw them. Paalam, who gained silver as a flyweight in Tokyo, swept a second spherical that the Irish nook thought ought to have gone their method, so that they’ll really feel they bought some onerous luck right here on the very least. Gallagher fought effectively and fought onerous, and he tried to make one thing wanted occur within the third, however Paalam goes by way of.
Charlie Senior (Australia) def. Vasile Usturoi (Belgium), 4-1: Good displaying for Charlie Senior, who reveals numerous promise and has the Aussies excited.
Jahmal Harvey (United States) def. Luiz Gabriel Oliveira (Brazil), 3-2: Harvey is taken into account Staff USA’s greatest hope for a gold medal, however this was no simple struggle. Oliveira is the grandson of Servilio de Oliveira, who gained bronze on the 1968 Olympics (the legend lives on!) and he’s a difficult southpaw who successfully uglied up components of the struggle, however Harvey sealed it with the third spherical on the very least.
Males’s 71kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 16
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Uzbekistan) def. Omar Elawady (Egypt), 5-0: This was successfully and really over after two rounds regardless of the sport effort from Elawady. Actually good fighter, the Uzbeks have actually constructed a incredible program.
Nikolai Terteryan (Denmark) def. Makan Traore (France), 4-1: Terteryan was born in Armenia however has made his dwelling in Denmark. He sends the house fighter … dwelling, which in all probability isn’t very far-off, with a clear win.
Zeyad Eashash (Jordan) def. Sewon Okazawa (Japan), 3-2: Okazawa, a medal contender who was in his second Olympics, will get upset. He tried to fashion on Eashash and it simply didn’t work out for him. Good struggle, however the fundamental, efficient, and constant method bought the W.
Girls’s 75kg (Middleweight) – Spherical of 16
Cindy Ngamba (EOR) def. Tammara Thibeault (Canada), 4-1: One other upset of somebody thought of a high medal contender who already had Olympic expertise, as Ngamba — representing the refugee staff — pulls it out with a powerful third spherical. This was a very good struggle, too, this was medal rounds stage and the group confirmed their appreciation. Ngamba was born in Cameroon and developed as a boxer with Staff GB.
Davina Michel (France) def. Baison Manikon (Thailand), 5-0: Swept 4 of the playing cards and the house fighter was the clear deserving victor right here. As at all times, loads of help for the house boxer, and he or she seemed good.
Girls’s 60 kg (Light-weight) – Quarterfinal
Wu Shih-yi (Chinese language Taipei) def. Maria Jose Palacios (Ecuador), 4-1: Wu is assured at the least a bronze medal with the win, which didn’t come simple in any respect however was earned.
Kellie Harrington (Eire) def. Angie Valdes (Colombia), 5-0: One other fairly dominant efficiency from the Tokyo gold medalist, who has not misplaced a step in three years. She’s wanting like a powerful wager to repeat. Valdes was actually sport right here, although, gave a superb effort in defeat and is a fairly good boxer herself.
First Session
Males’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 16
Abdumalik Khalokov (Uzbekistan) def. Nebil Ibrahim (Sweden), 5-0: Good struggle to open the day, a lot better matched than the unanimous 30-27 scorecards would counsel. Sensible work from Ibrahim, who made an inexpensive case in each spherical. Khalokov is a medal favourite for a motive, although, and strikes on.
Jose Quiles (Spain) def. Makhmud Sabyrkhan (Kazakhstan), 4-1: Quiles with an elusive fashion that Sabyrkhan couldn’t constantly crack. Undecided if it was a misunderstanding of the ten second warning, however a discouraged Sabyrkhan walked away from the motion and again in the direction of his nook with time nonetheless left within the struggle.
Males’s 71kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 16
Rami Kiwan (Bulgaria) def. Shannan Davey (Australia), 5-0: Kiwan solely bought right here as a result of his first spherical opponent couldn’t cease getting level deductions, however now he’s by way of to the quarterfinals. I felt Davey earned the second spherical, however his predictable simple march made him very simple for Kiwan to search out and hit, and that will need to have performed higher for the judges. Davey had one or two energy pictures get by way of in every spherical, however he’d preserve strolling immediately into much more left hooks from Kiwan to get them off.
Omari Jones (United States) def. Kan Chia-wei (Chinese language Taipei), 5-0: Regular efficiency from Jones, who used his measurement benefit effectively and stored Kan on the finish of a constant jab. Jones actually discovered his groove within the second, getting a 10-8 spherical from one choose, finally sweeping the rounds on all playing cards.
Girls’s 75kg (Middleweight) – Spherical of 16
Li Qian (China) def. Hergie Bacyadan (Philippines), 5-0: Li was in whole management all through. She already has a bronze medal from Rio 2016 and a silver from the Tokyo video games. 30-27 playing cards from all judges right here preserve her within the combine for a gold to finish her assortment.
Lovlina Borgohain (India) def. Sunniva Hofstad (Norway), 5-0: Tokyo bronze medalist Borgohain advances. A rally on the finish from Hofstad bought her a 3-2 break up of the ultimate spherical, however got here too late to vary the consequence.
Caitlin Parker (Australia) def. Citlalli Ortiz (Mexico), 5-0: Massive top differential on this one, the place Ortiz solely got here as much as Parker’s neck. Ortiz had restricted success getting inside to land punches, dropping one second spherical card 10-8.
Khadija Mardi (Morocco) def. Chantelle Reid (Nice Britain), 3-2: Reid swept the primary spherical, however Mardi did sufficient after to separate the playing cards and transfer on.
Girls’s 60 kg (Light-weight) – Quarterfinal
Yang Wenlu (China) def. Natalia Shadrina (Serbia), 0-2-3: Messy struggle to shut out the early session. Yang misplaced a degree for ducking the pinnacle within the second spherical, and the third spherical was a gradual collection of hugs and tangles. Due to the deduction, Shadrina was the one one to really win scorecards, however all three 28-28 playing cards went to Yang on a tiebreaker, sending her to the semifinals and a assured medal consequence this 12 months.
Tuesday, July 30
Third Session
Males’s 51kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 16
Saken Bibossinov (Kazakhstan) def. Samet Gumus (Turkey), 5-0: 4 of the playing cards had been sweeps.
Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) def. Juanma Lopez (Puerto Rico), 5-0: Younger Lopez actually does have a terrific preventing spirit and got here right here to shock the world however Tokyo gold medalist Dusmatov mentioned, “No, I’m merely higher at boxing,” and that’s life for probably the most of us sooner or later or 100 others. Dusmatov is a transparent gold medal favourite once more.
Males’s 80kg (Gentle Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) vs Pylyp Akilov (Hungary), 4-0-1: Khyzhniak is the betting favourite to win gold. He ought to have gained gold in Tokyo, however his aggressive, borderline conceited fashion bought him spectacularly knocked out within the gold medal match there. He hasn’t modified how he fights, and appears decided to improve silver to gold. Akilov tried, but it surely wasn’t shut, and the choose who scored it even ought to in all probability be examined by a mind or eye physician.
Wanderley Pereira (Brazil) def. Cedrick Belony-Duliepre (Haiti), 5-0: Khyzhniak stands out as the favourite and clearly so, however one other Brazilian has an opportunity to hang-out him, as a result of Pereiera is an actual contender.
Turabek Khabibullaev (Uzbekistan) def. Eumir Marcial (Philippines), 5-0: No run this 12 months for Marcial, who gained bronze in Tokyo. 4 of the playing cards had been 29-28.
Arlen Lopez (Cuba) def. Kaan Aykutsun (Turkey), 5-0: Younger Aykutsun fought effectively right here, man, he was simply in opposition to a two-time Olympic gold medalist, an actual nice. Kaan took three of the playing cards within the first spherical, however as soon as Lopez flipped the change there wasn’t a lot Kaan might do. However the defeated younger man did himself proud with this effort. If we get to Lopez vs Khyzhniak it may very well be fairly particular.
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Spherical of 16
Im Aeji (South Korea) def. Tatiana Chagas (Brazil), 4-1: Chagas seemed actually disillusioned with the loss; perhaps that appears apparent however what I imply to say is much more than the common individual taking the L on the Olympics.
Yeni Arias (Colombia) def. Preeti (India), 3-2: Stable, aggressive struggle that Arias pulled out within the closing spherical by taking the 10-9 on the cardboard of choose Muhammad Pohan of Indonesia, who didn’t realize it going into the spherical, but it surely all rode on his card.
Girls’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 32
Xu Zichun (China) vs Irma Testa (Italy), 3-2: Fairly large upset right here as “Butterfly” Testa was the betting favourite to win gold. She competed at Rio and gained bronze in Tokyo, and at 26 this was her third Olympics, however she’s one-and-done in Paris in a scrappy, powerful struggle the place Xu Zichun swept the third spherical two win three of the playing cards on scores of 29-28.
Julia Szeremeta (Poland) def. Omailyn Alcala (Venezuela), 4-1
Second Session
Males’s 51kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 16
Junior Alcantara (Dominican Republic) def. Nijat Huseynov (Azerbaijan), 5-0: Pleasant present, although each males had been so fast and jittery, they may barely join with one another. Pity the judges, who needed to attempt to parse a winner in a struggle outlined by elusiveness and energetic fingers that not often discovered the goal. Huseynov discovered one other gear late after getting reduce on his cheek, however was already in a gap too deep to beat. Possibly probably the most enjoyable struggle you’ll ever see the place you could possibly rely the clear punches in your fingers.
Patrick Chinyemba (Zambia) def. Amit Amit (India), 4-1: A little bit little bit of lefty vs righty awkwardness, however total a stout problem between two Olympic veterans. Chinyemba threw huge and unfastened whereas Amit favored a decent, stalking assault, and each had arguments for the win. Amit beat Chinyemba in beginner competitors earlier than, however Chinyemba swept the essential closing spherical to get revenge on the most important stage and finish Amit’s event.
David de Pina (Cabo Verde) def. Thitisan Panmot (Thailand), 4-1: Powerful consequence for Panmot, who certified for Tokyo as a young person, however tore his ACL in coaching and needed to withdraw. His event ends rapidly by the hands of de Pina, who strikes very effectively and appears like a tricky opponent for anybody.
Males’s 80kg (Gentle Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Nurbek Oralbay (Kazakhstan) def. Callum Peters (Australia), 3-2: Unbelievable motion struggle, with the medal favourite Oralbay sweeping the primary, however Peters staying after it regardless of the early deficit. The 2nd was probably the greatest rounds of this Olympics up to now, with Peters touchdown an early cracking punch inflicting a standing eight rely for Oralbay, virtually clipping him once more shortly thereafter, then consuming a number of large punches from Oralbay late within the spherical. An excellent present that neither man deserved to lose. Oralbay continues within the event, however Peters possible earned himself a pleasant promotional deal if he decides to go professional after these Olympics.
Murad Allahverdiyev (Azerbaijan) def. Abdelrahman Abdelgawwad (Egypt), 5-0: Disappointing finish for the 36 12 months previous Abdelgawwad, who exits in his third and certain closing Olympics. He gave it his all to swing the end result late, however the judges favored the 21 12 months previous Allahverdiyev within the deciding closing spherical.
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Spherical of 16
Pang Cholmi (North Korea) def. Nigina Uktamova (Uzbekistan), 5-0: Pang Cholmi swept all rounds on all playing cards. Uktamova bought a pleasant little shoulder toss that despatched Pang to the canvas, however couldn’t get a lot going in any other case.
Hatice Akbas (Turkey) def. Tiana Echegaray (Australia), 5-0: Fascinating dichotomy right here, with Akbas coaching beneath her father for the reason that age of 9 with the final word objective of Olympic gold. In the meantime, Echegaray, 30, joined a boxercise class in 2019 to blow off stress from her “bulls–t” workplace job, and thought she was simply having fun with a passion for train till being satisfied to strive qualifying for Paris. It seems a lifetime of preparation makes a distinction, as Akbas advances on unanimous 30-27 playing cards. However, Echegaray completely seemed like she belonged, and that’s a triumph for her AND an inspiration for anybody sitting on their sofa proper now, contemplating taking on pole vault or breakin’. Possibly you could possibly make it to Los Angeles in 4 years!
Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg (Mongolia) def. Lacramioara Perijoc (Romania), 4-1: Swarming strain from Perijoc led to swinging hooks each methods, and sadly numerous tie-ups. A lot of choose disagreement because the wrestling turned extra pronounced, as Munguntsetseg advances with just one 30-27 card for both fighter.
Girls’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 32
Alyssa Mendoza (United States) def. Mijgona Samadova (Tajikistan), 3-2: Not numerous hole between these two. Mendoza trailed after the 2nd, however swept the third spherical to swing the struggle and progress to the Spherical of 16.
Nesthy Petecio (Philippines) def. Jaismine (India), 5-0: Jaismine had the numerous top and attain benefit, however Petecio was intelligent about sneaking by way of incoming hearth to attain punches whereas seldom getting hit cleanly at distance.
First Session
Males’s 51kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 16
Billal Bennama (France) def. Roscoe Hill (United States), 3-2: Hill’s leaky guard and reliance on attain ran right into a nightmare matchup in fellow 113 pound slenderman Bennama. The 5’9” Bennama landed lengthy, clear jabs proper into Hill’s face from a distance Hill couldn’t reliably lunge to cowl in return. 29-28 scores on all 5 break up playing cards, but it surely didn’t look that shut.
Alejandro Claro (Cuba) def. Michael Trinidade (Brazil), 5-0: Clear win for Claro, who pressured a standing eight rely within the third spherical. Trinidade favored counter punching, and Claro was just a bit too fast for him to get a lot going with it. Clear sweep for Claro, who additionally bought a pair of 10-8 playing cards within the closing spherical.
Rafael Lozano (Spain) def. Yusuf Chothia (Australia), 4-1: Glorious timing and countering by Lozano. Chothia tried to smother him with aggression within the third, and gained 4 playing cards that method, but it surely was too late to swing it. The dissenting choose had it 30-27 for Chothia.
Males’s 80kg (Gentle Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Cristian Pinales (Dominican Republic) def. Tuohetaerbieke Tanglaithan (China), 5-0: Pinales seemed very fluid and comfy in opposition to a medal favourite in Tuohetaerbieke. USA Peacock feed dropped Spherical 2, the place Pinales apparently took a debatable knockdown. No necessary 10-8 scoring, although, so it didn’t change the consequence as Pinales advances on 5 29-28 scorecards.
Gabrijel Veocic (Croatia) def. Hussein Iashaish (Jordan), 5-0: Nicely matched and effectively fought within the first two rounds, and a tricky struggle to attain there. Veocic misplaced a degree within the 2nd after a number of warnings for lunging in along with his brow. Third spherical was a little bit of a slog as Veocic held usually to expire the clock, a lot to Iashaish’s frustration. It labored, although, as Veocic advances by unanimous choice.
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Spherical of 16
Stanimira Petrova (Bulgaria) def. Huang Hsiao-wen (Chinese language Taipei), 4-1: Attention-grabbing mixture of kinds between Petrova with a wiry, springy vitality, and Tokyo bronze medalist Huang with a extra methodical method. Huang took a knockdown simply earlier than the top that may have made the distinction, because the 33 12 months previous Petrova swept all third spherical scorecards and strikes on.
Chang Yuan (China) def. Jennifer Lehane (Eire), 5-0: It’s again to the day job educating elementary faculty for Lehane, who gave a superb account however couldn’t fairly match the extra skilled Chang. Clear sweep on the playing cards throughout all rounds for Chang, however a a lot better displaying from Lehane than these scores may counsel.
Widad Bertal (Morocco) def. Jutamas Jitpong (Thailand), 3-2: Two judges 30-27 for Jitpong, one 30-27 for Bertal. The others got here in 29-28 for Bertal.
Girls’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 32
Sitora Turdibekova (Uzbekistan) def. Marcelat Sakobi (Congo), 3-2: Muddy struggle, with frequent referee warnings all through, most aggressively to Sakobi for holding. Decisive third spherical was the cleanest and greatest, tilting the struggle to Turdibekova.
Esra Yildiz (Turkey) def. Marine Fatoumata Camara (Mali), 5-0: The Olympic veteran Yildiz advances after a really even struggle. 5-0 choice, however all playing cards had been 29-28. Stable work from each.
Monday, July 29
Third Session
Girls’s 60kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 16
Angie Valdes (Colombia) def. Donjeta Sadiku (Kosovo), 3-2: Valdes jumped to an early lead within the first spherical and three of the judges simply noticed it her method from there, scoring it 30-27 in her favor. One other choose had it 30-27 for Sadiku, and the opposite had it 29-28 for Sadiku.
Chelsey Heijnen (Netherlands) def. Received Ungyong (North Korea), 4-1: Heijnen has an fascinating, Roy Jones Jr-esque fashion. You see it infrequently. Only a few individuals make it work however she bought by way of right here, anyway.
Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil) def. Jajaira Gonzalez (United States), 5-0: Gonzalez is a medal-quality boxer however bought one hell of a draw. First she needed to face Estelle Mossely, the 2016 gold medalist and an undefeated professional, who was additionally boxing at dwelling in France. She beat Mossely, which led her to Ferreira, the Tokyo silver medalist who additionally occurs to presently maintain the IBF light-weight championship of the world in skilled boxing. She was aggressive right here, she gave it a go, however Ferreira was higher. Two playing cards had been 30-27, the opposite two had been 29-28.
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 16
Lasha Guruli (Georgia) def. Malik Hasanov (Azerbaijan), 5-0
Bazarbay Uulu Mukhammedsabyr (Kazakhstan) def. Lai Chu-en (Chinese language Taipei), 3-2
Males’s 92+kg (Tremendous Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Gerlon Congo (Ecuador) vs Abner Teixeira (Brazil), 3-2: Scores had been 29-28 on each card. Teixeira was mainly preventing on one leg, which is price noting but it surely’s Congo who strikes on to the quarterfinal. A questionable choice however not a horrible theft or something, simply debatable.
David Chaloyan (Armenia) vs Scrumptious Orie (Nice Britain), 3-2: Orie was hyped by some as a attainable “subsequent Anthony Joshua,” however he’s one-and-done in Paris. Orie swept the primary spherical, however Chaloyan rallied, taking three playing cards within the second and 4 within the fourth. One choose did have it 30-27 for Orie.
Ayoub Ghadfa (Spain) def. Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Kazakhstan), 3-2: A reasonably notable upset right here, as Kunkabayev was a bronze medalist in Tokyo and plenty of anticipated a Jalolov vs Kunkabayev closing this time round. To not be! Ghadfa, 25, strikes on in a bracket the place he appears to have nearly as good a shot as anybody within the backside half of constructing the closing.
Second Session
Girls’s 60kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 16
Wu Shih-yi (Chinese language Taipei) def. Cynthia Ogunsemilore (Nigeria), DSQ: Ogunsemilore was disqualified after failing a drug take a look at, Wu advances.
Kellie Harrington (Eire) def. Alessia Mesiano (Italy), 5-0: Milano had a small quantity of buzz as a attainable upset selection, however the defending gold medalist from Tokyo dominated this struggle as she goes for a second.
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 16
Sofiane Oumiha (France) def. Obada Alkasbeh (Jordan), 5-0: The French veteran is again on the Olympics, having gained silver at Rio 2016 earlier than dropping to Keyshawn Davis within the second spherical in Tokyo. He was sharp as standard. Alkasbeh gave this a superb effort, Oumiha was simply higher.
Erislandy Alvarez (Cuba) def. Jugurtha Ait-Bekka (Algeria), 5-0: Dominant win for the Cuban Alvarez, who’s a medal favourite and has seemed great twice now in Paris.
Bunjong Sinsiri (Thailand) def. Jesus Cova (Venezuela), 5-0: This one was way more aggressive than the prior two within the division, as Cova was up 3-2 after a spherical, however Sinsiri simply did the higher work, although none of it got here simple.
Males’s 92+kg (Tremendous Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Teremoana Junior (Australia) def. Dmytro Lovchynskyi (Ukraine), KO-1: The Aussie threw some warmth on the market, Lovchynskyi was boxing advantageous however Teremoana completely overpowered him, scoring a number of knockdowns and forcing the referee to cease it.
Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) def. Omar Shiha (Norway), 5-0: Shiha walked right into a near-impossible matchup and gave it his all, however Jalolov is simply method too good. This was a dominant clear sweep that noticed Shiha dropped within the first, deducted a degree within the second, and given a standing eight within the third.
Djamili Aboudou (France) def. Mourad Kadi (Algeria), 4-1: Enjoyable sufficient struggle, enjoyable crowd. Aboudou isn’t a honest risk for gold or something, however he’s one (1) win away from a assured bronze at worst.
First Session
Girls’s 60kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 16
Yang Wenlu (China) def. Thi Linh Ha (Vietnam), 5-0: Yang wins a repeat of her 5-0 sweep of Linh on the 2023 Asian Video games. Yang had some lovely counters that actually caught the attention within the many vigorous exchanges.
Natalia Shadrina (Serbia) def. Dounia Khelif (Algeria), 5-0: Shadrina deserved the win however didn’t dominate the best way the rating may counsel. 4-1 and 3-2 break up scorecards in each spherical.
Maria Jose Palacios (Ecuador) def. Tyla McDonald (Australia), 5-0: Palacios only a stage above, even taking a 10-8 scorecard within the opening spherical from one choose.
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 16
Wyatt Sanford (Canada) def. Radoslav Rosenov (Bulgaria), 5-0: Sanford’s expertise allowed him to use the aggression that makes Rosenov such a enjoyable man to observe. Rosenov bought a standing eight rely within the first spherical, took a legit knockdown within the second, and couldn’t make it up within the third. Plenty of potential within the 20-year-old Rosenov, however Sanford strikes on.
Ruslan Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) def. Miguel Angel Martinez (Mexico), 5-0: Abdullaev appears composed and disciplined past his 21 years. Very affected person, very clean motion. Martinez gave a stable effort, however simply couldn’t corral him as Abdullaev swept all rounds on all playing cards.
Richard Kovacs (Hungary) def. Harry Garside (Australia), 5-0: Kovacs with some taunting, which you don’t usually see within the Olympics. Awkward struggle between a crazy-eyes heel in Kovacs and an ungainly windmilling fashion from Garside, and the judges all most well-liked the work from Kovacs. Early exit for Garside, who gained a bronze in Tokyo however gained’t repeat right here.
Males’s 92+kg (Tremendous Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Diego Lenzi (Italy) def. Joshua Edwards (United States), 3-1-1: Powerful work from the fireplug Lenzi, who did extra and seemed like he had superior conditioning. Edwards relied closely on one jab at a time, then misplaced a degree within the second spherical for dropping his head. Edwards simply didn’t do sufficient to take it, and exits after one bout.
Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) def. Mahammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan), 5-0: Tiafack appears formidable, with thumping energy and sharp placement. He and Lenzi are each constructed like beefy rectangles, and ought to be enjoyable to observe within the quarterfinals.
Sunday, July 28
Third Session
Males’s 71kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 32
Tiago Muxanga (Mozambique) def. Magomed Schachidov (Germany), 4-1: Some of the entertaining fights we’ve seen up to now, with Mozambique’s Muxanga bringing good warmth and Schachidov assembly it both by selection or necessity. Both method, good things, and the suitable winner.
Males’s 92kg (Heavyweight) – Spherical of 32
Keno Machado (Brazil) def. Patrick Brown (Nice Britain), 4-1: One other enjoyable one, Machado needed to cling on a bit right here, Brown gave him a superb struggle. However once more it was the suitable winner.
Jack Marley (Eire) def. Mateusz Bereznicki (Poland), 4-1
Davlat Boltaev (Tajikistan) def. Georgii Kushitashvili (Georgia), 3-2: Very aggressive, each felt they’d gained, and both might have been given the nod. Boltaev and Marley meet within the spherical of 16.
Girls’s 50kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 32
Pihla Kaivo-Oja (Finland) def. Margaret Tembo (Zambia), 5-0: Tembo gave her greatest effort however didn’t throw sufficient or appear to need to throw sufficient. Only a little bit of a mismatch.
Aira Villegas (Philippines) def. Yasmine Mouttaki (Morocco), 5-0: Not a complete blowout, 4 of the 5 playing cards had been 29-28 and the struggle was on the road going into the ultimate spherical.
Girls’s 66kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 32
Chen Nien-chin (Chinese language Taipei) def. Maria Moronta (Dominican Republic), 4-1: A few Olympic veterans, Chen strikes on, closing it out with a powerful third spherical.
Alcinda dos Santos (Mozambique) vs Jessica Triebelova (Slovakia), 5-0: dos Santos scored a pointy knockdown within the first spherical, which doesn’t essentially make any scoring distinction within the amateurs, but it surely was an announcement. Triebelova by no means gave up on this and was looking for a wanted stoppage within the third, however dos Santos was intelligent offensively and good at staying away defensively. An fascinating fashion matchup to observe for 3 rounds.
Second Session
Males’s 57kg (Featherweight) – Spherical of 32
Nebil Ibrahim (Sweden) def. Wasim Abusal (Palestine), 5-0: A simple win for Ibrahim, simply too expert and too skilled. Abusal had little or no success as Ibrahim gained each spherical on each card. Abusal was Palestine’s first-ever Olympic boxer, although, and has a lot to be pleased with along with his journey to Paris.
Males’s 71kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 32
Zeyad Eashash (Jordan) def. Aslanbek Shymbergenov (Kazakhstan), 3-2: Very shut struggle, powerful to name. These two had histroy, with Shymbergenov having gained their earlier conferences, and Eashash lastly will get the nod of their greatest one but.
Males’s 92kg (Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Victor Schelstraete (Belgium) def. Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali (Samoa), 5-0: Plodzicki-Faoagali went down within the first spherical, which doesn’t actually imply something in beginner boxing, but it surely’s nonetheless uncommon sufficient that it’s notable.
Loren Alfonso (Azerbaijan) vs Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba), 3-2: La Cruz is denied on his quest for a 3rd gold medal by Cuban-born Alfonso, who gained bronze in Tokyo as a light-weight heavyweight. This was the highest-level struggle we’ve seen up to now with two top-tier abilities paired up in a tricky draw for each. These are two medal-quality fighters for certain.
Lazizbek Mullojonov (Uzbekistan) def. Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine (Italy), 4-1: One other higher-level matchup. Mouhiidine fought fairly effectively, Mullojonov just a bit higher.
Girls’s 50kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 32
Nazym Kyzaibay (Kazakhstan) def. Giordana Sorrentino (Italy), 4-1
Fatima Herrera (Mexico) vs Laura Fuertes (Spain), 3-2: Good struggle. Very shut. Herrera strikes on to face Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu, who gained silver in Tokyo, and that’s going to be even more durable.
Girls’s 66kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 32
Luca Anna Hamori (Hungary) def. Grainne Walsh (Eire), 4-1: Not the tidiest struggle or most inspiring efficiency, however Hamori advances. She was docked a degree within the second spherical and will have been within the third for holding, however she strikes on.
First Session
Males’s 51kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 32
Roscoe Hill (United States) def Omid Ahmadisafa (EOR), 5-0: Hill advances, however fought a retreating, hands-at-waist fashion that may not serve him effectively in the remainder of this event. Ahmadisafa seemed aggressive, if not at all times clear in type, with very fast fingers and a bouncy step indicative of his background in kickboxing. Hill had the attain benefit, and did sufficient with it to take the playing cards.
Males’s 71kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 32
Rami Kiwan (Bulgaria) def. Damian Durkacz (Poland), 5-0: Durkacz seemed the higher man, preventing a bit like Radoslav Rosenov from yesterday’s motion, with numerous quick work and busy ft. However he misplaced factors within the second and once more within the third for dropping his head, giving Kiwan the struggle.
Makan Traore (France) def. Aidan Walsh (Eire), 4-0-1: Very cautious method from two males who each wished to counter, so gradual in motion that it prompted the referee to pause and inform them to really struggle midway by way of the primary. Traore picked up the depth after falling behind on the playing cards, then Walsh had a degree deducted for holding within the third.
Males’s 92kg (Heavyweight) – Spherical of 16
Aibek Oralbay (Kazakhstan) def. Adam Olaore (Nigeria), 5-0: Oralbay clipped Olaore to get a standing rely within the first, then Olaore misplaced a degree for dropping his head within the 2nd. Powerful to get out of a 20-17 gap in a single spherical, and Olaore didn’t.
Enmanuel Reyes (Spain) def. Han Xuezhen (China), 4-1: Unbelievable motion each methods, with Han usually on the entrance foot however Reyes touchdown cleaner. Very enjoyable wrap as much as the lads’s morning, test it out on replay when you have 12 minutes to spare.
Girls’s 50kg (Flyweight) – Spherical of 32
Zareen Nikhat (India) def. Mazi Kloetzer (Germany), 5-0: Dirty struggle, powerful to attain, with a number of entanglements and never numerous clear, heavy punches landed both method. Each girls deducted a degree within the second, and spent a lot of the third tangled up like heavyweights on the finish of a 12-rounder.
Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) def. Yesugen Oyuntsetseg (Mongolia), 5-0: Superb begin for the 35-year-old Valencia, who gained bronze in 2016 and sweeps all rounds on all playing cards in her 2024 opener.
Girls’s 66kg (Welterweight) – Spherical of 32
Aneta Rygielska (Poland) def. Rosie Eccles (Nice Britain), 3-2: Baffling consequence right here, as Eccles appeared the clear winner. A really questionable dominated slip saved Rygielska from a knockdown. Rygielska had a degree deducted with lower than 20 seconds to go, but it surely got here after 4 warnings within the closing spherical. Nonetheless not sufficient to value Rygielska the struggle, and Eccles exits in her opening match.
Saturday, July 27
Second Session
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Spherical of 32
Hatice Akbas (Turkey) def. Charley Davison (Nice Britain), 3-2: Good, aggressive struggle. Akbas deserved the primary, Davison in all probability deserved the second, after which the third might have gone both method. However the cleaner work was Akbas, actually, and that in all probability tipped it for her.
Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg (Mongolia) def. Sirine Charaabi (Italy), 5-0: Munguntsetseg had an actual come-forward fashion, and that gave Charaabi suits. The Italian misplaced two factors within the second spherical for holding, however she merely misplaced the struggle both method.
Preeti (India) def. Thi Kim Anh (Vietnam), 5-0: Extra aggressive than “Preeti gained all 5 playing cards” may make it appear, additionally not one of many higher fights of the day, let’s go away it at that.
Girls’s 60kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 32
Alessia Mesiano (Italy) vs Gizem Ozer (Turkey), 4-1
Donjeta Sadiku (Kosovo) def. Thananya Somnuek (Thailand), 3-2
Jajaira Gonzalez (United States) def, Estelle Mossely (France), 4-0-1: Massive win for Staff USA to get their Olympic boxing marketing campaign began. Mossely had nice fan help in Paris as a 2016 gold medalist and faux world champion within the professional ranks, however that didn’t sway the judges, who rightly noticed that Gonzalez was the higher boxer.
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 32
Erislandy Alvarez (Cuba) def. John Ume (Papua New Guinea), RSC-2: Ume got here in on brief discover to interchange another person, and he was simply nowhere close to the Cuban’s class. He tried, however Alvarez is a medal favourite for a motive. Ume bought a pleasant applause, together with Alvarez, for a honest effort in opposition to an enormous ability hole.
Bazarbay Uulu Mukhammedsabyr (Kazakhstan) def. Oier Ibarreche (Spain), 5-0
Males’s 80kg (Gentle Heavyweight) – Spherical of 32
Kaan Aykutsun (Turkey) def. Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy), 4-1: Aykutsun is fairly enjoyable to observe, has a character to how he fights.
First Session
Girls’s 54kg (Bantamweight) – Spherical of 32
Huang Hsiao-wen (Chinese language Taipei) def. Bojana Gojkovic (Montenegro), 5-0: Huang gained bronze in Tokyo and seemed sharp once more right here, however Gojkovic gave this a powerful effort in defeat to kick off the boxing in Paris.
Jutamas Jitpong (Thailand) def. Sara Cirkovic (Serbia), 4-1: I’m guessing we’ll see Cirkovic, 20, again on the Olympics if we nonetheless have boxing for 2028, she will clearly field, however Jitpong — a flyweight quarterfinalist in Tokyo — had the expertise edge and it proved out on this matchup.
Nigina Uktamova (Uzbekistan) def. Yomna Ayyad (Egypt): A walkover win to advance Uktamova to the subsequent spherical.
Girls’s 60kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 32
Thi Linh Ha (Vietnam) def. Feofaaki Epenisa (Tonga), 5-0: Linh was simply the higher boxer. Epenisa tried her greatest to search out her method into it all through, however Linh has medal aspirations.
Maria Jose Palacios (Ecuador) def. Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden), 4-1: Break up choice, and a rally win for Palacios. Alexiusson gained the primary spherical on each card, however Palacios turned it round and took 4 of the 5 playing cards in the long run. Aggressive and a superb fashion conflict.
Wu Shih-yi (Chinese language Taipei) def. Oh Yeonji (South Korea), 5-0: Aggressive first spherical, however Wu fairly effectively took over from there.
Males’s 63.5kg (Light-weight) – Spherical of 32
Radoslav Rosenov (Bulgaria) def. Bakhodur Usmonov (Tajikistan), 5-0: Glorious efficiency, however he did endure a reduce that may very well be an issue going ahead. He faces Canada’s Wyatt Sanford, the “high seed,” subsequent, so long as the reduce passes a test. Actually fascinating matchup.
Obada Alkasbeh (Jordan) vs Dean Clancy (Eire), 3-2: Alkasbeh gained it regardless of a degree deduction within the third spherical, which was a good name by the ref. The youthful Clancy scrapped onerous right here, however Alkasbeh lastly will get a win in his third Olympics look, going one-and-done in Rio and Tokyo.
Males’s 80kg (Gentle Heavyweight) – Spherical of 32
Cristian Pinales (Dominican Republic) def. Weerapon Jongjoho (Thailand), 5-0: The widest win of the session and a reasonably simple one for Pinales.
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