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Eliad Mourad, of France refuses to leave the ring after losing a men's super heavyweight over 91-kg boxing match against Britain's Frazer Clarke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
EXPLAINER: Why is there so much drama in Olympic boxing?

By Greg Beacham Aug. 02, 2021 01:50 AM EDT

Eliad Mourad, of France, speaks to colleagues as he sits near the ring in protest after a men's super heavyweight over 91-kg boxing match against Britain's Frazer Clarke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
French boxer sits on ring apron in protest after DQ loss

By Greg Beacham Aug. 01, 2021 01:28 AM EDT

France's Maiva Hamadouche, right, exchanges punches with Finland's Mira Majut Johanna Potkonen during their women's lightweight 60-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Pro boxers losing early and often at the Tokyo Olympics

By Greg Beacham Jul. 27, 2021 09:23 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday.  (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

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