Marco Verde Alvarez Wins Bronze and Advances to Finals
Marco Verde Alvarez won against Lewis Richardson at Roland Garros, claiming a bronze medal and advancing to the finals in Paris to face Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev.
In a thrilling match at the Roland Garros Tennis Centre, Mexico’s Marco Verde Alvarez won against Team GB’s Lewis Richardson claiming a bronze medal for Richardson and a place for himself in the finals. The closely contested bout was live-streamed on one of the USA TV channels where the decision was split 3-2 in favor of Verde. Despite being behind on the scorecard on two of the judges, Verde won the final round convincingly.
In what could have been a deciding factor in the course of boxing history, Britain will now not have a gold medalist in regular weight since the game was started way back. Nevertheless, despite Richardson expressing disappointment after narrowly missing out on the opportunity to grace the finals, he expressed his pride and took the defeat with dignity. Congratulations, Marco Verde Alvarez, after overcoming his competitor, his career has now been transformed and now he has to set his sights on the finals in Paris where he is scheduled to tackle Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev of Uzbekistan. Way to go, Marco Verde, exhibiting your tenacity and slickness in the ring is absolutely amazing.
