(Adds fighter comments, details of second fight featuring pro boxer) By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Professionals posted mixed results on Saturday, the first day that non-amateur boxers have been allowed to compete at the Olympics. Cameroon's Hassan N'Dam N'jikam, a former WBO interim middleweight champion who is now fighting as a light heavyweight, lost to Brazilian amateur Michel Borges in a unanimous decision that delighted a raucous home crowd. Earlier on Saturday, Italy's Carmine Tommasone made boxing history when he became the first fully professional fighter to compete, winning his opening bout against a Mexican amateur.
Saturday, 6 August 2016
Olympics-Boxing-Pro fighters win and lose in first ever day at Games (Reuters)
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