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Isley, lightweight Keyshawn Davis (3-0) and featherweight Duke Ragan (4-0) will become the first pro fighters ever to represent America in the Olympics after a pandemic-related change loosened the U.S. team’s eligibility requirements. The change gave Isley a chance to revive an Olympic dream he thought was dead after a disappointing upset loss in the 2019 U.S. Olympic trials. He’s determined to take advantage of his second chance when boxing begins in Tokyo on Saturday: Fighting at 165 pounds, he knows that he can become the first American boxer to win gold since Andre Ward in 2004. He understands such an accomplishment would be the perfect launching pad for an unheralded middleweight who so far is only 2-0 with one knockout.