Day Two - 4 March

W 57kg            (R16) Amy Andrew      lost to Sena Irie (Japan) 5-0

W 60kg            (R16) Troy Garton                   lost to Raykona Kodirova (Uzbekistan) 3-2

M 69kg            (R32) Dominic Roe                  defeated KW Chan (Honk Kong) 5-0

Amy Andrew v Japan

Next up is another women's featherweight second round contest, between Amy Andrew of New Zealand and Sena Irie of Japan, who is only 19. Both women making their first appearances in Amman, having received first-round byes. The winner fights world champion Nesthy Petecio.

Amy Andrew was born in Belfast, shares her time between England and New Zealand and is the English champion. Lovely left jab by the Japanese boxer, who is a real dynamo. Andrew has it all to do here, it's all coming from the blue corner. The Japanese sweeps round one. Better from Andrew in round two, but Irie takes it across the board. The Kiwi needs something special in round three.

Irie on her toes in round three, she knows she doesn't have to do much more to win this. Some nice, crisp jabs from The Japanese boxer, as Andrew is coming in, is enough to win that last round and seal an unanimous decision. Irie boxes world champion Nesthy Petecio in the quarter-finals, the Philippine will not have it all her own way.

Kodirova beats Garton in thriller

Another women's lightweight contest now, New Zealand's Troy Garton up against Uzbekistan's Raykhona Kodirova. Both women going at it from the opening bell, the Kiwi having some success with her right cross, the Uzbek southpaw returning fire with her left. That's the theme of the first round - right versus left - and the judges prefer Kodirova's work, she takes the opener 3-2.

Garton comes out firing in round two, and it's tricky for the judges to work out whether her work on the front foot is more effective than Kodirova's countering on the back. Kodirova's right cross is certainly the most cultured weapon on display and it's enough to earn her another 3-2 round.

Garton ploughs forward in round three but Kodirova continues to time her on the way in. Both boxers look exhausted heading into the final minute and there are big smiles from the Kiwi at the final bell, she knows they put on a show. Kodirova looks less impressed but it's the Tajik who wins through to the last eight, courtesy of a split decision win.

Comfortable win for Kiwi Roe

Onto the men's welterweights now and first up its Hong Kong's Ka Wa Chan versus Dominic Roe. New Zealand are the only country not competing in either blue or red in this tournament, preferring all black.

A cagey opening couple of minutes, not much in it, but the more experienced Roe does get through with a couple of combinations and a left over the top. Roe sweeps that first round 5-0.

Big right hand by Roe, followed by a juddering left, and this is turning into quite a one-sided match. Chan lucky to get through that round without having to take a standing count and its 5-0 again to the Kiwi, including three 10-8s.

The Auckland man dominates round three and perhaps the referee or the corner should have intervened there, the Hong Kong man took a bit of a pounding. There is finally a standing eight with 15 seconds to go, before Roe is awarded a unanimous decision. Roe's reward is a second-round bout against top seed Bobo-Usmon Baturov of Uzbekistan.

Source: Olympic Channel          Live Blog – day two

Article added: Thursday 05 March 2020