Tokyo Olympics: Pat McCormack wins boxing silver at Tokyo 2020
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Tokyo Olympics: Pat McCormack wins welterweight boxing silver
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Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 |
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Pat McCormack won a silver medal for Great Britain after losing a hard-fought men's welterweight contest to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias in Tokyo.
McCormack, 26, was ranked as the top seed but lost on unanimous points as Iglesias, 32, joined an elite list of boxers to win three Olympic medals.
McCormack later said he is "ready for the professional ranks now".
Earlier, fellow Briton Galal Yafai, 28, guaranteed himself a medal by winning his men's flyweight quarter-final.
That means Team GB has secured a record six medals in the boxing events at Tokyo 2020.
But 20-year-old Caroline Dubois missed out on the podium after a narrow loss on points to Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee in the women's lightweight quarter-final.
McCormack's silver was Britain's seventh medal of an excellent day which saw them climb up to fifth in the Tokyo 2020 medal table.
McCormack made a slow start as Iglesias, who won gold at London 2012 and bronze at Beijing 2008, took command and the Briton rarely looked like being able to turn the scorecards back in his favour.
Trailing on all five cards after the second round, the Tyne and Wear boxer knew he would need a knockout in the final round to win gold but the savvy Iglesias remained untroubled.
"I lost to a very, very good fighter; I've got no complaints," said McCormack. "I'm ready for the pro ranks now. It's been a long time coming.
"Obviously with the lockdown and everything, it got pushed back a year. I was hoping to be professional now but I'm an Olympic silver medallist. It's a good platform to turn pro."
Karriss Artingstall has also medalled for GB, winning women's featherweight bronze. These are all the British boxers with guaranteed medals and when they next fight:
Frazer Clarke - super heavyweight semi-finals (Wednesday, 07:03 BST)
Ben Whittaker - light heavyweight final (Wednesday, 07:35)
Galal Yafai - flyweight semi-finals (Thursday, 06:48)
Lauren Price - middleweight semi-finals (Friday, 06:00)
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