And the final Team USA medal recipient in Tokyo is … boxer Richard Torrez Jr.!
Sunday’s bout was a rematch for the pair.
At the 2019 AIBA world championships, the American, who is six inches shorter than his gold medal-winning opponent, suffered his first career knockout and was stretchered out of the ring following a punch from Jalolov.
At the time, Torrez Jr.’s knockout went viral and has since been viewed onYouTubemore than a million times.
The boxer, who was only 8 years old when he first competed, is the No. 1 ranked American and No. 3 in the world. (He also likes to listen to Ludwig van Beethoven before training and bouts.)
The last American to win in the super heavyweight class at the Olympics was Tyrell Biggs, back in L.A. in 1984, the same year the division debuted at the Olympics as well as the year Torrez Sr. fought at trials.
Torrez Jr. is the third generation of his boxing family after his great grandfather, Juan Torrez, who emigrated from Mexico in 1920. Torrez Jr.’s late grandfather Manuel Torrez, who died in 2000, was a southwest Golden Gloves champion.
Earlier on Sunday, American Keyshawn Davis also won silver after dropping a 4-1 decision from the judges to Cuba’s Andy Cruz in the men’s lightweight division.
The U.S. is the only country to take home more than 100 medals in Tokyo with an overall total of 113 and will finish the Olympics with the highest medal count, including the most golds, after trailing China for several days.
To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.
source: people.com
