Team GB boxer Delicious Orie feels Olympic gold has been 'taken away' from him after losing by split decision to Davit Chaloyan.
Team GB boxer Delicious Orie feels Olympic gold has been 'taken away' from him after losing by split decision to Davit Chaloyan. A cagey start in the men's super-heavyweight category saw Chaloyan throw some good hooks, but Orie grew into the round and took control with some solid jabs. A closer contest followed in the next round, where the Armenian put on a stronger display, but Orie continued to land well.
'At the end of the day that was the result, I had to just accept with both hands and move on.' Eccles and Davison also exit for Team GBEccles was left in tears on Sunday after a controversial defeat to Poland's Aneta Rygielska that she said 'really shocked' her. The Welsh boxer, who missed the Tokyo Games three years ago through illness and injury, was eliminated by a 3-2 split decision that drew boos and jeers around the North Paris Arena.
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