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

I think we all need weigh-in pics.

 

Gotta figure it's a 30-27 x5 UD for Khyzhniak here.

Wanderley was simply never in this.

Ukrainian is a tireless 1-2 machine.

 

It was actually 30-26 x5 to Khyzhniak.

 

Arlen López Cardona (CUB) vs. Turabek Khabibullaev (UZB), Men's 80kg (176.3lb, light heavyweight) Quarterfinals

 

Uzbekistan vs. Cuba in amateur boxing is always reason to sit up and take notice.

Couple of very talented southpaws here.

 

Both cautioned for butts (unintentional).

Superb mutual level of both offensive & defensive skill on display.

 

3-2 López in the first.

 

Three judges went Khabibullaev's way in the second, interesting...could be anyone's game here.

 

Ref has ****ing had it with the holding.

 

29-28 2, 30-27, 28-29, 27-30, SD for López.

Scraped by. Khabibullaev is desolate, in tears. Ref gives him a thattaboy cuff upside the head as he's exiting the ring.

 

Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze (FRA) vs. Gerlon Gilmor Congo Chala (ECU), Men's 92+kg Quarterfinals

 

Both of these brick shitehouses are just air mailing bombs.

 

Congo's work looked that little bit cleaner to me, but the home fighter Moindze gets it on three of five cards.

 

Surely a Congo round, that?? Some gourmet French cooking here.