Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Men's Heavyweight - Last 16 - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov of the Russian Olympic Committee in action against Abdelhafid Benchabla of Algeria REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavyweight boxing world champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov's bid to add Olympic gold to his resume got off to a convincing start on Tuesday before New Zealander David Nyika's Games debut was blighted by an attempted bite from his Moroccan opponent.
Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nyika won the first two rounds comfortably, leaving a frustrated Youness Baalla to try and dig his teeth into his opponent's ear during a hold in the final round.
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