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Boxing: U.S. hope Shields will go for golden hat-trick (Reuters)
By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. boxing team won no more golds in Rio than in London four years ago — none for the men and one for the women — but there were signs of progress even as others piled up the medals. While French fiancĂ©es Tony Yoka and Estelle Mossely both won gold, and Uzbekistan and Cuba won three each, the U.S. tally of a gold, silver and bronze represented an improvement on 2012 for the former powerhouse. Retaining Claressa Shields, now a two times women’s middleweight champion at the age of 21 and full of confidence, will be important going forward to Tokyo 2020.
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