Boxing at Paris 2024 (Les Jeux de la XXXIII Olympiade)

Im Ae-ji (KOR) vs. Tatiana Regina De Jesus Chagas (BRA), Women's 54kg

 

SD for the South Korean, 30-27 x 4 and 27-30.

 

Preeti Pawar (IND) vs. Yeni Marcela Arias Castañeda (COL), Women's 54kg

 

Arias Castañeda the more compact puncher and the aggressor. Four of five judges go her way in the opener.

 

SD for Arias Castañeda, deservedly.

30-27 x 2, 29-28, 28-29 x2.

One victory away from medaling; Im Ae-Ji awaits in quarterfinals. That'll be a good one.

 

Zichun Xu (CHN) vs. Irma Testa (ITA), Women's 57kg

 

Xu in a Philly shell as she cuts the ring off, with "Butterfly" Testa playing matador.

Nice game of chess here in the penultimate bout of the day.

 

He might well be pronouncing her name correctly but it sounds like the commentator is repeatedly saying "Juicy Jew".

 

This is as much violence as we've seen all day. Both came to do battle.

 

Testa up on two cards, the other three judges have it level at 19 apiece.

 

SD for Xu

29-28 x3, 28-29 x2

 

Omailyn Carolina Alcalá Cegovia (VEN) vs. Julia Szeremeta (POL), Women's 57kg

 

Julia Szeremeta is the queen of mind games in there... jumping around, laughing spontaneously, dangling her fists behind her knees.

The last time I saw a Polish fighter with such an awkward and unorthodox style was the largely self-taught middleweight contender (and briefly hyped HBO investment) Grzegorz Proksa.

 

Pole won the first round, Venezuelan the second.

 

Alcalá warned for butts, tired. I think Szeremeta nicked this.