Shakur Stevenson held back most of the tears during his post-fight interview on NBC, but it clearly wasn’t easy for him. Eventually, though, in the moments after losing the Olympic bantamweight boxing gold-medal bout by split decision, the 19-year-old from Newark, N.J., dropped his head onto his still-gloved hands and cried unreservedly.
Asked if he could find any satisfaction in earning a silver medal, Stevenson got out, “No. I don’t like to lose."
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Until Saturday afternoon in Rio de Janeiro, Stevenson never had lost in an international bout, entering the ring at 26-0.