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Watch: Omari Jones wins bronze at Olympics, only American boxer to medal
Updated: 11:11 AM EDT Aug 7, 2024
ABOVE VIDEO: At the 2024 Paris Olympics, welterweight boxer Omari Jones of the United States loses his semifinal to Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev. In advancing to this round, Jones secured a bronze medal. Can’t view the above video? Click here. Welterweight boxer Omari Jones has won Olympic bronze. The 21-year-old boxer dominated early at the Paris Olympics with unanimous decisions in each of his first two bouts. He defeated Taiwan’s Kan Chia Wei in his debut, then downed Bulgaria’s Rami Mofid Kiwan in the quarterfinals. But in the semifinals, Jones faced Uzbekistan’s two-time national champion Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev.Jones earned the favor of two judges. But Muydinkhujaev impressed the remaining three judges to win a tightly contested bout 3-2 in a split decision.
ABOVE VIDEO: At the 2024 Paris Olympics, welterweight boxer Omari Jones of the United States loses his semifinal to Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev. In advancing to this round, Jones secured a bronze medal. Can’t view the above video? Click here.
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Welterweight boxer Omari Jones has won Olympic bronze.
The 21-year-old boxer dominated early at the Paris Olympics with unanimous decisions in each of his first two bouts.
He defeated Taiwan’s Kan Chia Wei in his debut, then downed Bulgaria’s Rami Mofid Kiwan in the quarterfinals.
But in the semifinals, Jones faced Uzbekistan’s two-time national champion Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev.
Jones earned the favor of two judges. But Muydinkhujaev impressed the remaining three judges to win a tightly contested bout 3-2 in a split decision.
