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

You talking about Parker or Senior? Or both?

 

Yep, popped for a weight cutting diuretic (furosemide) last month; she never even laced up gloves.

 

He and Khyzhniak are going to put on a show in today's main event. (opportunity for revenge along with the gold medal; the Ukrainian beat him by SD in February of 2023)

He's only 24 so plenty of time for a build up in the pros.

 

TODAY'S LINEUP - starting at 2030 local time in Paris (3:30pm EST)

Women's 57kg Semifinals #1: Yu Ting Lin (TPE) vs. Esra Yıldız Kahraman (TUR)

Women's 57kg Semifinals #2: Nesthy Alcayde Petecio (PHI) vs. Julia Szeremeta (POL)

Men's 92+kg Semifinals #1: Nelvie Raman Tiafack (GER) vs. Bakhodir Isomiddin Ugli Jalolov (UZB)

Men's 92+kg Semifinals #2: Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze (FRA) vs. Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui (ESP)

Men's 63.5kg FINALS: Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) vs. Erislandy Álvarez Borges (CUB)

Men's 80kg FINALS: Nurbek Oralbay Rahatuly (KAZ) vs. Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Khyzhniak (UKR)


A lot of hard ones to pick here, besides Jalolov and Álvarez.

 

Let's go!

 

2016 bronze medalist (and current unbeaten pro and WBC Silver welterweight champion) Souleymane Diop Cissokho is out to bang the ceremonial fabric-wrapped stick on the floor to set things off.

 

Yu Ting Lin (TPE) vs. Esra Yıldız Kahraman (TUR), Women's 57kg Semifinals #1

 

Yıldız Kahraman is being very aggressive, launching hooks up on her toes pushing Lin back.

 

Judges went 5-0 in favor of Lin in the first.

 

4½″ height difference. It's been Turkish gal's body flurries versus Taiwan's straight pool noodles.

 

Male commentator relentlessly roasting his broadcast partner Mikaela Mayer for not remembering that she fought Esra Yıldız Kahraman eight years ago in Kazakhstan.

Lost to her, no less.

 

Lots of lateral hopping and minimal engagement from Lin, just throwing long straight right pot shots. Yıldız Kahraman far busier, just can't get inside consistently. She had a case in the first two rounds (which both went unanimously to Lin) but is being outboxed cleanly in round three.