TOKYO (Reuters) - Uzbek flyweight Shakhobidin Zoirov kicked off his Olympic title defence with a comfortable unanimous points victory on Monday while Venezuelan Yoel Finol's bid to improve on his silver medal showing from Rio de Janeiro ended in disappointment.
In women's featherweight, world champion Nesthy Petecio ousted top seed Lin Yu-Ting in a closely-fought bout to set up a quarter-final against Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda.
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