Comments Thread For: Tokyo Olympics Men's Lightweight Round of 16 - Keyshawn Davis, Andy Cruz Win Big

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In a more perfect world, Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) and Jayid Chalabiyev (Azerbaijan) would have met much later in the tournament. Their all-out slugfest instead came in the Round of 16, which meant one fighter had to exit well beyond the medal round. Bachkov avoided such a fate, as he advances to the lightweight quarterfinals after edging Chalabiyev on four of the five cards Saturday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. Chalabiyev forced an aggressive pace early and the fight never slowed down from there. The Azerbaijani had his right hand ready to launch every time Bachkov worked his way inside. It set the tone for a savage brawl that deserved a crowd and better stakes than a second round pairing.
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[James Hunt]

Davis and Cruz in the finals?

Which would probably be their last fight against each other.