Olympics-Boxing-Muhammad Ali suffers the sting of defeat (Reuters)

By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – There was no rhyme or rhythm, no talk of bees or butterflies, only the savage sting of defeat as British flyweight Muhammad Ali lost on his Olympic debut on Monday. With cheers of ‘Ali, Ali’ echoing around the arena from a home crowd enjoying the chance to hail his late heavyweight world champion namesake, Ali was outmanoeuvred 3-0 by Venezuelan southpaw Yoel Segundo Finol. Questions about the name are well worn by now – his father is a boxing-mad taxi driver – and reporters were warned by a team official not to land any more as a distraught Ali struggled to come to terms with what had happened.
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