Quebec’s former two-time world boxing champion Ariane Fortin lost a split-decision to Kazakhstan’s Daria Shakimova this morning in her opening bout at Rio 2016.
Shakimova, a former two-time Asian champion, emerged with a 2-1 victory and advances to the next round. The official scores were 37-39, 39-37 and 38-38.
The loss eliminates Fortin from Olympic competition.
Welcome back to The Crossfire.
#Rio2016 #OlympicGames
Women's 75kg – Dariga SHAKIMOVA #KAZ WP 2:1 vs Ariane FORTIN #CAN#Boxing #AIBA pic.twitter.com/cEwQGlH7ng— AIBA (@AIBA_Boxing) August 14, 2016
Earlier, Canada’s Mandy Bujold and Arthur Biyarslanov won their opening bouts to keep their Olympic medal hopes alive.
