He cheered with each punch Richard Torrez Jr. landed on Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov, the man towering over him, and lauded his teammate’s courage. Three minutes later, after a one-sided final round, the outcome was obvious enough that Davis didn’t argue. “But at least David got his slingshot, right?”As a result, the Americans will head into the 2024 Paris Games without a men’s Olympic boxing gold medal since Andre Ward struck gold in Athens 20 years earlier. It’s the country’s biggest boxing medal haul since 2000. AdvertisementUzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov punches USA’s Richard Torrez Jr. during the gold medal match.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2021 13:43 UTC