Bulgarian national Javier Ibanez has advanced to the quarterfinals in the 57-kilogram category of the Olympic boxing tournament in Paris.
Ibanez, who is seeded second and is a champion from the European games, secured a unanimous 5:0 victory in his debut match against Ukrainian Ayder Abduraimov, with all judges scoring the bout 30:27. The naturalized Cuban displayed superior skill, giving little opportunity to hi