Boxer Marco Verde Brings Home a Medal for Mexico
Mexican boxer Marco Verde secures Olympic boxing medal after an eight-year drought for his country. Defeats Indian opponent in quarterfinals, faces British boxer in semifinals for a gold medal chance. The coach praises Verde's skills and resilience.
After eight years, boxing puts Mexico back on the podium of the Olympic Games, because, after the bronze obtained by Misael Rodríguez (75 kg) in Rio 2016, Marco Alonso Verde Álvarez harvests a medal for the national delegation in Paris 2024.
Verde Álvarez, Central Caribbean champion in San Salvador 2023 and Pan American champion in Santiago 2023, will return to the ring this Tuesday, August 6, to define the color of the medal, which he secured on August 3 after reaching the semifinal of the 71 kilogram category.
