In the afternoon outing of bouts, lightweight Anastasia Belyakova of Russia was put to the test as she had to give her all to best Mikaela Mayer of United States. Belyakova was more aggressive and had the higher volume, but Mayer landed the cleaner straight punches, which seemed to frustrate many

U.S. Olympic flyweight Antonio Vargas may have lasted longer than Charles Conwell, but not that much longer as he was eliminated by Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan. The bout wasn’t close as Zoirov, one of the favorites to win the tournament, put together a masterful performance that saw him win by the scores

USA Boxing Mikaela Mayer outclassed a game, but inexperienced Jennifer Chieng of Micronesia in the afternoon bouts from Rio. Mayer ate a few more right hands then desired in the first round, which could have been a testament to some Olympic nerves, but once she was in her groove was