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

Lasha Guruli (GEO) vs. Erislandy Álvarez (CUB), Men's 63.5kg (139.99lbs, light welter) Semifinal #2

 

Almost forgot about that nasty cut Guruli sustained against Mukhammedsabyr.

 

Yep, five card 10-9 shutout. Guruli kept looping and missing.

 

Never want to see cuts end it, but Guruli probably doesn't have a path to victory anyway.

 

With the bandages winged out from the outer edge of both eyebrows, Guruli kind of resembles the archetypal kung fu movie villain from the seventies.

 

Álvarez toying with him.

I think he could stop this, but is being honorably restrained because of Guruli's cuts.

 

30-27 x3, 30-26 x2, UD for Álvarez

 

...and the Georgian leaves with three gifts that will last a lifetime - a bronze medal, and symmetrical matching scars.

 

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Khyzhniak (UKR) vs. Arlen López Cardona (CUB), 80kg (176.3lb, light heavyweight) Semifinal #2

 

At least 350+ amateur matches between them. First ever meeting, as Khyzhniak normally competes down at middleweight (a division this Olympics forewent)