US boxer Nico Hernandez scores big upset of Russian star (Yahoo Sports)

Nico Hernandez realized the enormous odds he faced when he stepped in the ring with Russia’s Vasilii Egorov, the second-seeded light flyweight in the Olympic boxing tournament. Hernandez pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the Olympics’ first three days on Monday night with a unanimous decision over Egorov, the European champion and runner-up at last year’s world championships. ”I knew he was one of the top seeds, and I knew I wasn’t expected to win,” said Hernandez, a 20-year-old former cross-country runner who trains back home in Kansas with his father, Lewis.