Eccles suffers surprise split-decision defeat
Welsh boxer Rosie Eccles is out of the women’s 66kg after a surprise split-decision loss to Poland’s Aneta Rygielska. Eccles was on the front foot throughout the three-round bout but after edging the first on the judges' scorecards, she was deemed to be second best to Rygielska in the next two. Only one judge actually had Rygielska ahead on the scores, 29-27, while two gave it to Eccles, 30-26 and 29-27.
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