Australia’s wait for Olympic boxing gold goes on as Parker and Senior secure bronze

* Caitlin Parker loses semi-final to Tokyo silver medallist Li Qian
* Charlie Senior goes down to Abdumalik Khalokov in men’s 57kg




Australia will have to wait another four years for a chance to win a first Olympic boxing gold medal after Charlie Senior and Caitlin Parker both lost semi-finals at Roland Garros on Thursday night. But the two bronze medals won at the 2024 Games still represent the equal-best return for an Australian team, tying the haul at the 1960 Games in Rome.

Senior went down to IBA world champion boxer Uzbekistani Abdumalik Khalokov in the men’s featherweight division in a unanimous decision. The 22-year-old can consider himself unlucky, after an even second round was given to his opponent by four of the five judges. Continue reading...


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