Rio 2016: Ariane Fortin eliminated in split-decision loss

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.

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Women's 75kg – Dariga SHAKIMOVA #KAZ WP 2:1 vs Ariane FORTIN #CAN#Boxing #AIBA pic.twitter.com/cEwQGlH7ng

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Earlier, Canada’s Mandy Bujold and Arthur Biyarslanov won their opening bouts to keep their Olympic medal hopes alive.

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