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By: Hans Themistode The Olympic experience for United States standouts Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. was near perfect. Davis, a gold medal hopeful

Frances Maiva Hamadouche, right, exchanges punches with Finlands Mira Majut Johanna Potkonen during their womens 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 Pro boxers losing early and often at the Tokyo Olympics Today 03:26 am JST Today | 07:01 am JST TOKYO Professional boxers are getting knocked out of the Olympics early a...

Conceicao (16-0, 8 KO) ran the table at the 2016 Games, beating the likes of Lazaro Alvarez and Sofiane Oumiha without ever surrendering a round. He hasn’t made much of a splash as a pro, however; Luis Coria might be his best professional win, and at 32 years old, it’s past time to step things up. And what a step this is. Valdez (29-0, 23 KO) stumbled out of the gate at 130 pounds and found himself written off by most against Miguel Berchelt, only to put on a career-best performance and dem...

Pat McCormack and Lauren Price react to their triumphs at the European Olympic qualification event

The 26-year-old Frenchman beat a number of standouts during his time in the unpaid ranks, including Teofimo Lopez, Amnat Ruenroeng, Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai, and Lazaro Alvarez. Queensberry are so convinced of his abilities “that he could challenge for a fringe championship” in his aforementioned debut, which takes place on a Queensberry Poland show. I’m sure the WBA has a few to spare. Promoter Francis Warren explained: “We are hopeful that Sofiane can start winning championships and...