Team USA Olympic Boxing Results from Paris – Day 2: Roscoe Hill Shines with Unanimous Decision Victory

PARIS – Roscoe Hill (Spring, Texas) shined vibrant underneath the lights for america as he picked up Group USA’s second victory, through a unanimous choice. 

Hill dominated in all fashions along with his distinctive boxing fashion within the first spherical. Hill rapidly tailored to his opponent’s fashion and made changes all through the bout. The boxer from Texas took the primary and third rounds unanimously over Omid Ahmadisafa, who represented the Refugee Olympic Group.

“At all times be first and never wait on him,” Hill mentioned about what kind of changes he needed to make. “First one is completed and out the way in which. On to the following one.” 

Group USA can have two boxers going tomorrow as Joshua Edwards will make his debut within the Tremendous Heavyweight division. Edwards will go up towards Italy’s Diego Lenzi at 6:36 a.m. ET. Following Edwards is Jajaira Gonzalez, who can be on the hunt for her second Olympic victory, this time towards Brazil’s Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira, starting at 12:32 p.m. ET.

Followers can keep up to date on all of the motion, together with every day schedules, recaps, outcomes and stay stream data by clicking right here! All broadcasts can be accessible on NBC and Peacock. 

Group USA is being coached by USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, Colo.), together with Nationwide Resident Coach Timothy Nolan (Rochester, N.Y.), in addition to Nationwide Improvement Coach Chad Wigle (Colorado Springs, Colo.), together with assistant coaches Adonis Frazier (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Christine Lopez (Rowlett, Texas). 

Sunday, July 28 Outcomes 

51 kg: Roscoe Hill, Spring, Calif./USA choice over Omid Ahmadisafa/EOR, 5-0 

Monday, July 29 Schedule 

6:36 a.m. ET 

92+ kg: Joshua Edwards, Houston, Texas/USA vs. Diego Lenzi/ITA 

12:32 p.m. ET

60 kg: Jajaira Gonzalez, Glendale, Calif./USA vs. Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira/BRA

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