Nijat Huseynov (L) of Azerbaijan competes with Yunior Alcantara Reyes of Dominican Republic during the boxing men's 51kg preliminaries round of 16 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
PARIS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The fourth full competition day of Paris 2024 saw seeded boxers showcase exceptional skill and determination to progress into the next round.
2023 Pan American Games gold medalist Yunior Alcantara Reyes from the Dominican Republic downed Azerbaijan's Nijat Huseynov 5-0 to reach the men's 51kg quarterfinals, while Pang Cholmi of DPR Korea also sealed a 5-0 victory against Nigina Uktamova of Uzbekistan.
In the women's 57 kg bout, China's Xu Zichun faced Irma Testa of Italy. Despite a challenging start, Xu adjusted her strategy and defeated Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Testa 3-2.
"It's my first match in Paris, and my opponent was very strong, which put a lot of pressure on me. I lost the first round, and my coach told me not to worry about the result but to fight until the end, so I gave it my all," said Xu.
As the eighth seed in the women's 54 kg, Chang Yuan of China cruised past Ireland's Jennifer Lehane 5-0.
"As I came here in Paris, what I did was to relax myself. I was fully concentrated in the match today, seeing it as my last match of the Games, hoping to achieve a greater breakthrough from it, instead of thinking too much on winning the gold," said Chang.
All Chinese male boxers were knocked out of the event, as Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan lost to Cristian Javier Pinales of the Dominican Republic 5-0. Tuohetaerbieke, the top seed in the men's 80kg, struggled to overturn the situation in the second round, hitting Pinales' head with consecutive punches and once knocking him down, but could not turn the tables.
"He is a strong rival, but it's a pity that I focused too much on the tailored strategy of close and mid-range movements to the opponent, and didn't fully execute my own advantage," said Tuohetaerbieke. ■
Yunior Alcantara Reyes (R) of Dominican Republic has his hand raised after winning Nijat Huseynov of Azerbaijan during the boxing men's 51kg preliminaries round of 16 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (red) of China competes against Irma Testa of Italy during the boxing women's 57kg preliminaries round of 32 match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (red) of China competes against Irma Testa of Italy during the boxing women's 57kg preliminaries round of 32 match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (red) of China greets Irma Testa of Italy after the boxing women's 57kg preliminaries round of 32 match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Xu Zichun (L) of China competes against Irma Testa of Italy during the women's 57kg preliminaries round of 32 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
Patrick Chinyemba (R) of Zambia competes with Amit Amit of India during the boxing men's 51kg preliminaries round of 16 match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Patrick Chinyemba of Zambia celebrates after winning Amit Amit of India during the boxing men's 51kg preliminaries round of 16 match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Thitisan Panmot (L) of Thailand competes with David de Pina of Cape Verde during the men's 51kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
David de Pina (L) of Cape Verde has his hand raised after winning Thitisan Panmot of Thailand during the men's 51kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (L) of China competes against Cristian Javier Pinales of Dominican Republic during the men's 80kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (L) of China competes against Cristian Javier Pinales of Dominican Republic during the men's 80kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Murad Allahverdiyev (L) of Azerbaijan competes against Abdelrahman Abdelgawwad of Egypt during the men's 80kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Murad Allahverdiyev (L) of Azerbaijan has his hand raised after winning Abdelrahman Abdelgawwad of Egypt during the men's 80kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Chang Yuan (R) of China competes against Jennifer Lehane of Ireland during the women's 54kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Chang Yuan (R) of China competes against Jennifer Lehane of Ireland during the women's 54kg preliminaries round of 16 of boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
