Monday, 6 August 2012

Boxing: Ukrainian lightweight confirms his class (Reuters)

Ukraine Vasyl Lomachenko celebrates after defeating Puerto Rico's Felix Verdejo Sanchez in their quarterfinal Men's Light (60kg) boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 6, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian lightweight Vasyl Lomachenko, who has been dubbed the best pound-for-pound fighter in the amateur ranks, did no more than he needed to advance to the semi-finals of the Olympic boxing competition on Monday. The 2008 Beijing Olympic featherweight champion defeated Puerto Rican Felix Verdejo 14-9 in the first quarter-final of the evening, advancing throughout the three rounds and scoring to both the head and body. ...




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