Olympics-Boxing-Hernandez poised to end U.S. medal drought (Reuters)
The U.S. men’s boxing team will be assured of its first Olympic medal since 2008 when Nico Miguel Hernandez faces Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the semi-final of the light-flyweight competition on Friday. The rules of Olympic boxing guarantee that the losing semi-finalists both receive a bronze medal, meaning that whatever the outcome of Hernandez’s bout it will mark an end to the medal drought that plagued U.S. boxing at the 2012 London Olympics.