Paris 2024

Mexican Boxer Verde Defeats Muxanga in Olympic Opener

Marco Alonso Verde Álvarez, a Mexican boxer, makes his Olympic debut in Paris 2024 with a victory against Tiago Muxanga from Mozambique by split decision. Despite a challenging second round, Verde managed to secure the win and advance to the quarterfinals.

Mexicanist

Jul 31, 2024 — 2 min read

Mexican boxer Marco Verde made his debut with a victory over Mozambique's Tiago Muxanga at the Paris Olympics. Credit: CONADE

After passing the first round bye, the moment arrived and Marco Alonso Verde Álvarez made his debut in Olympic boxing in Paris 2024 this Wednesday by winning by split decision against Tiago Muxanga of Mozambique in the ring of the Paris Nord Arena.

“I have to control myself because we can't go crazy, we have to take one fight at a time and that's how we're doing well. The second round was complicated for us, but that's when my coach tells me that we have to throw, to press, and I'm very well, happy, we knew how to develop the fight well,” declared the Pan American champion in Santiago 2023.

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