Antonio Vargas (52kg) was the only American to win on Friday in the semifinals of the Olympic Boxing World Qualification Event as he advanced to Saturday’s final. Losing on Friday and not qualifying for Rio in this event was Marlo Moore (+91kg). Vargas didn’t need long to win his semifinals defeating Mongolia’s Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu at 0:02 of the second round by TKO due to injury. He was ahead on all three judges scorecard after the first round. Vargas will face Bulgaria’s Daniel Panev Asenov in Saturday’s final. Moore was beaten by Italy’s Guido Vianello 3-0 with two judges scoring it 29-28 and one 30-27. With only 18 +91kg fighters qualifying for Rio Moore needed to win this event to grab the spot.

Having already qualified for Rio the pressure was off Gary Russell (64kg) and he did not participate in his scheduled bout with Richardson Hitchins of Haiti.

Previous 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Event Coverage:
Preview
Thursday Update
Friday Update
Saturday Update
Sunday Update
Monday Update
Tuesday Update
Thursday Update