Sessions one and two complete, twenty-six to go in the tournament. Initial impressions: As is usually the case in Amateur Boxing, there have already been several fights in the tournament that were very competitive and ended in split decisions. What there has not been, however, is much controversy and it really seems like what was established by the Olympic Boxing taskforce that oversaw the tournament in 2021 has remained in place with the new association that is now overseeing things after the IBA (Then known as the AIBA) was ousted following the 2016 games.
I like how they have kept the open scoring format, which should limit controversy due to the open transparency in being able to know the scores of five judges while a fight is in progress. Women's Boxing was a significant feature of day one and I'm happy to see that women are being allowed to compete in three minute rounds as they were in 2021, the same as their male counterparts and something that I have been screaming to see universally adapted in the professional ranks for years.
If there is one slight criticism, as has been the case since 2016, there are some professional fighters competing and one world champion so far. Although that world champion was defeated earlier today, I remain firm in my stance that the Olympic Boxing tournament is supposed to be the pinnacle of Amateur Boxing before fighters choose to enter the professional side of the sport. With all due respect to the professionals competing, it should stay a strictly amateur tournament even though the pro fighters that have competed in the tournament since 2016 have not done well.
Short break for me before the pro fights tonight. Will be getting that content I mentioned this morning out before the pro fights. Though I wanted to get that done this morning, I got into session one and needed a little rest before the second session began. Hope everyone has a pleasant evening. #Olympics #Boxing #TheBoxingTruth
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