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Road to Paris 2024: USA Boxing Star Destroys Rival to Advance in Boxing Olympic Qualifiers

Published 03/07/2024, 6:00 AM EST

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As the 2024 Paris Olympics is approaching, athletes are gearing up for the upcoming big event. Along the same lines, one of the USA’s boxing phenoms embarked on a mission to dominate the World Qualification Tournament in Italy. “I don’t feel like I have a lot of pressure; I know how to handle it; I just do what I do best!

Soon after entering the boxing ring, Roscoe Hill made it to the spotlight for his impressive performance. Vying for the 2024 Paris Olympics spot, Hill recently accomplished a triumphant victory at the Qualifiers to get one step closer on the road to the upcoming Summer Games.

Roscoe’s triumphant win

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Hailing from Texas, Roscoe has been among the top contenders on the USA’s remarkable roster. To share this ecstatic news of his recent win at the World Qualification Tournaments, USA Wrestling took to their official Instagram account. They penned, “@scoe4thebread picked up another @teamusa win today! Hill won on a unanimous decision and advanced to the next round!” while sharing a glimpse of the showdown. 

 

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Roscoe kicked off the 2024 Paris Olympics World Qualification Tournament with dominance to take the USA’s impressive record to 6-1 after four initial boxing days. Recently, the 2023 Pan American Games bronze medallist came up to the boxing ring to face off against Trofimus Johannes of Namibia. Soon after overcoming Johannes’ height and dominance, Hill closed the showdown at 5-0 at the end of the bell. 

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Directly after the bell, the American flyweight used his quick movements in the second round to pick up four judges’ cards to strengthen his base. Finally, he closed the round by securing a unanimous decision victory. Now, Roscoe has taken another step towards accomplishing his goal. Currently, Hill is in the Sweet 16 individuals competing against each other. However, he is not the only USA player competing at the event. 

USA’s upcoming matches

Apart from Roscoe, Naomi Graham is competing against Cindy Ngamba of the IOC Refugee team. Despite Naomi’s impressive portrayal of boxing, she fell short of overcoming intense pressure from the opponent and handed over a unanimous decision win to Ngamba at the 75kg weight class. 

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Tomorrow will be a busy day for Team USA as five of its remarkable boxers come to the ring, featuring Shera Mae Patricio and Jamar Talley, making their tournament debuts. While Patricio will be facing Angel Yris Lopez, Talley will be competing against Ayoub Maanni of Morrocco. On the other hand, Hill will be facing off against Jordan’s Huthaifa Eshish this Sunday.

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Yashika Dutta

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Yashika Dutta is an Olympic Sports writer at EssentiallySports who actively covers NCAA Division 1 Volleyball. This state-level basketball player showcased her journalistic skills by covering live stats of the 2023 Big Ten Volleyball Championships and the 2023 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Volleyball Championships. Beyond the thrill of the court, Yashika delves into the combating realm covering NCAA wrestling, especially the celebrated careers of David Taylor and Spencer Lee. To know more about her, follow Yashika on:-
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