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

Omar Elawady (EGY) vs. Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (UZB), Men's 71kg (156.5lb, middleweight)

 

Far too slick for this stiff Egyptian mummy.

 

Muydinkhujaev cruised.

 

Makan Traoré (FRA) vs. Nikolai Terteryan (DEN), 71kg (156.5lb, middleweight)

 

Traoré warmed up slowly but he's putting the pressure on the Dane now, fighting like he means business and wants the rare amateur KO.

He may need one.

 

29-28 x4, 28-29, SD for Terteryan

 

Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa (JPN) vs. Zeyad Hussein Eashash (JOR), 71kg (156.5lb, middleweight)

 

These guys have already fought a trilogy, with Okazawa up 2-1 against Eashash. It has been over thirteen months since the Afro-Japanese fighter last tasted defeat. He started this 7-0 run with a MD over the Jordanian.

Eashash is 8-1 so far in 2024.

 

Ref not loving Okazawa's antics.

 

30-27 x2, 29-28, 28-29 x2, SD for Eashash.

 

Tammara Amanda Thibeault (CAN) vs. Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba Ninon Mateu (EOR), Women's 75kg

 

Hard luck for Ngamba there - came out aggressive and ate a flush counter right hand. It halted her in her tracks but she wasn't that badly hurt but the ref gave her a standing eight count in the first minute anyway. That'll be a deep hole to dig out from in a three rounder.

 

Ngamba is Cameroonian but here representing "EOR", which is European Olympic Refugees.