He is the first-ever boxer from his country to win the title and only the second to claim a medal in the event after Rustam Saidov took bronze in Sydney 2000. The young opponent fought right to the end of the third round, cheered on by his US teammates, but again Jalolov, who also battled hard, won by a unanimous decision and was crowned Olympic champion in the last boxing bout of Tokyo 2020. The judges unanimously awarded the round to the Uzbekistan athlete. He guarded well, determined there would be no knockouts during this bout, but the world champion looked dangerous and despite Tozzer’s valliant efforts, he landed several right jabs. The referee briefly stopped the fight so that Tozzer could have a cut treated, but the American got straight back into the affray. He went back to his corner and his US coach Billy Walsh as the winner of the first round.īy the second Jalolov, who came fifth in the event at Rio 2016, began landing his killer blows. Jalolov, who turned professional several years ago, missed shots as the American, an amateur, ducked to avoid the impact. The Uzbekistan towered over him, but Torrez was more agile and quicker on his feet. In the first round he went on the attack, setting a frenetic pace, putting in the punches. He was there to exact revenge, and he meant business. The two opponents had last squared up at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships but the memory of his defeat didn’t seem to phase Torrez, as he calmly and confidently walked into the Kokugikan Arena to the strains of Beethoven’s 'Moonlight Sonata'. It was also one of my dreams when I was a child. I think a lot of sportsmen would love to be the Olympic champion. I still feel as if I’m dreaming right now, being a champion.
“I still feel as if I’m dreaming right now, being a champion. “The last bout was really hard," the Uzbekistan athlete said later. The 22-year-old, with more experience under his belt, fought hard in the bruising battle but was denied the victory, which the judges awarded to Jalolov 5-0.
It was the second time they had faced each other in the last two years ago, but this time the 27-year-old did not brutally knock-out the American. Uzbekistan boxer Bakhodir Jalolov lifted his arms at the end of the super-heavyweight 91kg bout after conquering his old rival, United States’ Richard Torrez Jr, to claim gold and his country's first-ever Olympic title in the event.
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