Paris Olympics: Adekuoroye Falls 10-8 To Hong Kexin

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7 months ago

August 8, 2024

Joel Ajayi

It was heartbreak for Paris Olympics medal hopeful in women’s freestyle wrestling, Odunayo Adekuoroye as she lost to China’s Kexin Hong in the 57kg quarterfinal on Thursday.

Adekuoroye, rated World no 3, showed signs of hope after she dismantled Chaimaa Aouiss (Algeria) in Round of 16.

Adekuoroye, three times Commonwealth Champion won the bout by Victory by Injury.

In the quarter final, it was a close call as she lost by 8-10 points (Pin Fall).

A painful defeat for the Nigerian, as she now hopes to fight for a bronze medal if the Chinese makes it to the final for her to compete in the repechage.

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Rather than reschedule his bout against Parker, International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Dubois had hoped for a return clash with Usyk, who defeated the Briton by ninth-round knockout in August 2023.

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6 days ago

March 13, 2025

The Gleamer

Dubois re-established himself in the heavyweight ranks with stoppage wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic before most recently knocking out compatriot Anthony Joshua, himself a former world champion, at Wembley in September to take his professional record to 22 wins, with two losses and 21 knockouts.

The 27-year-old Dubois was understood to be in talks to face Usyk in a fight that would see all four major world heavyweight titles up for grabs but the WBO’s announcement has complicated the picture in a sport where the lack of a single global governing body means there are often multiple world champions in the same weight class.

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