Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault beat Panama's Atheyna Bylon to win gold at the Pan Am Games on Friday in Santiago, Chile. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press - image credit)Canada's Tammara Thibeault will arrive in Paris next summer looking to complete her golden collection. The Shawinigan, Que., native beat Panama's Atheyna Bylon in the 75-kilogram final to win the Pan Am Games title on Friday in Santiago, Chile. The two combatants were tied after two rounds, but Thibeault earned a unanimous decision in the third and final round to take gold. A tense final round saw the combatants take turns holding the seeming advantage, with Bylon controlling much of the pace.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2023 23:45 UTC