Olympics: Shakur Stevenson loses to Cuban in gold medal match
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Shukur Stevenson came close but couldn’t get it done.
Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana of Cuba, the Olympic flyweight gold medalist in 2012, defeated Stevenson by a split decision to win gold in the bantamweight division Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. Stevenson won silver.
No American man has won a boxing gold medal since Andre Ward in 2004. Claressa Shields won gold in 2012.
Stevenson, who had never lost an international fight, split the first two rounds with the more-experienced Cuban — losing the first, winning the second — but was outworked in the third and final round to lose the fight.
The 19-year-old from Newark, New Jersey, wept during a post-fight interview but didn’t dispute the decision. He was asked whether he should’ve gotten the nod.
“I had to make it clear. I like all my fights to be clear victories. I felt like he got his victory. Much respect for him,” he said through the tears.
He was then asked whether found solice in winning the silver.
“No. I don’t like to lose,” he said.
Photo: USA Boxing