Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Flyweight - Last 32 - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Mandy Bujold of Canada in action against Nina Radovanovic of Serbia Pool via REUTERS/Luis Robayo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mandy Bujold won a lengthy fight outside the ring to punch her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics but the Canadian flyweight ultimately ran out of steam on Sunday, going down to Serbian Nina Radovanovic in the opening round.
Bujold was among the top flyweights in the world before taking maternity leave in 2018 but after qualifying events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was left with no other option but to seek legal help.
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