Five gold medalists have been crowned already, and another eight Olympic champions will be crowned this weekend in Tokyo. Saturday will feature the most exciting action fighter of the games and the final of an excellent flyweight tournament. On Sunday, we will be treated to a rematch of two of the finest talents in amateur boxing in the lightweight final and Richard Torrez defying the odds against overwhelming favorite Bakhodir Jalolov in the super heavyweight final.
Saturday, 1am EST:
Men’s Flyweight final: Carlo Paalam (Philipines) vs Ghalal Yafai (Great Britain).
Each fighter upset a gold medal favorite in the quarterfinals, Paalam beat Uzbekistan’s reigning world and Olympic champion Shakobidin Zoirov in the while Yafai defeated Cuba’s former world champion Yosvany Veitia.