Australian heavyweight Jason Whateley’s Olympic dream is over at the hands of Brazilian Juan Nogueira and a deafening home-crowd support in the Preliminary Round of the first Olympic boxing session at Riocentro today.
Whateley bows out of boxing
Whateley bows out of boxing
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