Jalolov on course for early clash with Teremoana

Looking for a repeat: Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov beat Australia’s Teremoana Junior en route to the gold medal at the World Cham­pionship in Tashkent last year. — AP

PARIS: Defending super heavyweight champion Bakhodir Jalolov was drawn in the same quarter as Australian Teremoana Junior after the draws for the boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics were made at the North Paris Arena.

Uzbekistan’s Jalolov, who is also the 2023 World and 2022 Asian Games champion, beat Teremoana en route to the gold medal at the World Championship in Tashkent last year.