Mikaela Mayer thwarted in quarterfinals by Anastasiia Beliakova

Phil Gurnee ♦ August 15, 2016 ♦ 1 Comment

Woodland Hills Olympic lightweight boxer Mikaela Mayer lost a split decision to Anastasiia Beliakova. It was a close bout, with Mayer winning the opening round,  and even though the announcers thought that Mayer had won the second round, the judges all went with Beliakova. It was so close that until the announcer said the name of Beliakova you had no idea who had won.

Mayer’s bout was the first bout in the evening schedule. This takes Mayer out of a shot at an Olympic medal. If she had won, she would have had a good shot at a gold medal as two of the other main gold medal competitors had also lost. Alas, she put up a good fight and came oh so close to advancing to the medal bout.