Tommasone makes boxing history as first Games professional (Reuters)

Carmine Tommasone made boxing history when he became the first fully professional fighter to compete in the Olympics on Saturday, winning his opening bout against an amateur from Mexico. Tommasone, a 32-year-old lightweight from Italy, is competing after AIBA, the sport’s governing body, made a constitutional change in June that ended 112 years of amateur exclusivity at the Games. “The Olympics is the top dream of any athlete,” said Tommasone.