Sunday, 7 August 2016

Fighting for Honduras, US-born teen loses to French boxer (The Associated Press)

Honduras' Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera, left, fights France's Sofiane Oumiha during a men's lightweight 60-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

His heart in the United States and his fight for Honduras, Teofimo Lopez stood in the Olympic ring feeling like a boxer without a country. The 19-year-old fighter was born in New York, raised in Florida, and developed into a prime candidate for the United States in the boxing tournament. With a win in the Olympic trials, Lopez certainly had the credentials to land a spot in USA Boxing.



Fighting for Honduras, US-born teen loses to French boxer (The Associated Press) Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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