U.S. lightweight Keyshawn Davis clinches medal; looks to end men s gold-medal drought
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As Davis entered the third and final round of his quarterfinal fight with ROC s
Gabil Mamedov, four judges had the bout scored as a draw, and the final judge had it scored in favor of Mamedov. Needing an emphatic, dominant third-round performance to keep his gold medal hopes alive, Davis delivered: his combo consisted of a right jab, left hook, then a final right hook to the head, forcing Mamedov to lose his balance. The referee proceeded to stop the match for a standing eight-count, and although Mamedov gestured to the referee that he was ready to continue the fight, Davis had already taken control.
France s Maiva Hamadouche, right, exchanges punches with Finland s Mira Majut Johanna Potkonen during their women s lightweight 60-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) tokyo 2020 olympics
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Keyshawn Davis rout caps 3-0 start for U.S. men s boxing in Tokyo Olympics
Keyshawn Davis, a 3-0 pro widely hailed as Team USA s best hope to end the gold-medal boxing drought for the men, advanced to the round of 16 with a 5-0 victory over the Netherlands Enrico Lacruz on Saturday evening in Tokyo.
Davis, 22, won all three rounds on all five cards. He s looking to become the first male boxer to win gold for Team USA at the Olympics since Andre Ward in 2004. (Ward is currently an ESPN boxing analyst.)
Fighting out of Norfolk, Virginia, Davis won over the judges with a sharp jab and smooth combinations that he was able to deliver before evading incoming shots.