Recap: Nico Hernandez ends USA boxing medal drought

August 12, 2016 at 8:56am PT
By: Connor Mannion

Nico Hernandez may not be leaving Rio with Olympic gold, but he will be standing on that medal podium as the US’s first light flyweight medalist in nearly 30 years. With his Friday loss to Hassanboy Dusmatov (UZB), Hernandez will medal bronze alongside Joahnys Argilagos of Cuba.

Nico Hernandez ‘exemplifies’ USA boxing
Hernandez has enjoyed an unexpected run to the semifinals, following his unexpected defeat of the top seeded Vasilii Egorov (RUS).

Congratulations on your win for USA!