American men off to 3-0 start in Olympic boxing

The American men are off to a 3-0 start in Olympic boxing.

The American men have gotten off to a strong start in Olympic boxing.

Lightweight Keyshawn Davis, featherweight Duke Ragan and welterweight Delante Johnson won their opening matches to reach the Round of 16 in their divisions and give the U.S. a 3-0 start.

Davis, a 3-0 professional and gold medal hopeful from Norfolk, Virginia, defeated Enrico Lacruz 5-0 on Sunday in Tokyo. On Saturday, Johnson, from Cleveland, defeated Argentina’s Brian Arregui 3-2, and Ragan, a 4-0 pro from Cincinnati, outpointed Samuel Kistohurry of France 3-2.

In women’s competition, American flyweight Virginia Fuchs of Houston defeated Svetlana Soluianova of the Russian Olympic Committee 3-2 on Sunday. And the U.S.’ Yasiel Ramirez, a native of Cuba who lives in Las Vegas, lost to Croatia’s Nikolina Cacic 5-0 in a featherweight bout Saturday.

Middleweight Troy Isley is the next American in action. The resident of Alexandria, Virginia, faces Vitali Bandarenka of Belarus on Monday Japanese time.

American men off to 3-0 start in Olympic boxing

The American men are off to a 3-0 start in Olympic boxing.

The American men have gotten off to a strong start in Olympic boxing.

Lightweight Keyshawn Davis, featherweight Duke Ragan and welterweight Delante Johnson won their opening matches to reach the Round of 16 in their divisions and give the U.S. a 3-0 start.

Davis, a 3-0 professional and gold medal hopeful from Norfolk, Virginia, defeated Enrico Lacruz 5-0 on Sunday in Tokyo. On Saturday, Johnson, from Cleveland, defeated Argentina’s Brian Arregui 3-2, and Ragan, a 4-0 pro from Cincinnati, outpointed Samuel Kistohurry of France 3-2.

In women’s competition, American flyweight Virginia Fuchs of Houston defeated Svetlana Soluianova of the Russian Olympic Committee 3-2 on Sunday. And the U.S.’ Yasiel Ramirez, a native of Cuba who lives in Las Vegas, lost to Croatia’s Nikolina Cacic 5-0 in a featherweight bout Saturday.

Middleweight Troy Isley is the next American in action. The resident of Alexandria, Virginia, faces Vitali Bandarenka of Belarus on Monday Japanese time.