The Cuban fell in a close fight against the Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak.
Cuban Arlén López lost in a close fight against Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak and will not be able to seek his third Olympic gold in Paris.
López won bronze and thus opened the medal table for the Islanders.
After winning the first round, the two-time Olympic champion fell 2-3 in the second and 0-5 in the third against a Ukrainian boxer who did not stop throwing punches.
In the previous cartel fight, Erislandy Álvarez He beat up Georgian Lasha Guruli to secure silver and a place in the 63kg Olympic final.
The Guantanamo native dominated his rival all along the line and that is how the judges saw it, who saw him win by a unanimous vote of 5-0.
The young Cuban will have a difficult obstacle in the final that will pit him against the local Sofiane Oumiha, triple world champion and Olympic runner-up in Rio 2016.
Other results from Sunday’s session
On another fateful morning for the Cuban delegation in Paris, the beginning of the Sunday session was marked by the defeat in three sets in the round of 16 of the beach volleyball pair Díaz-Alayo.
Jorge Luis Alayo and Noslen Diaz They fell to the Swedish pair of Ahman and Hellvig, world number 1, in three hard-fought sets (11-21, 28-26, 11-15) and said goodbye leaving a pleasant image in the city of lights.
In athletics, long jumper Alejandro Parada was left out of the long jump final after a poor sequence of 7.62-7.02-x.
Olympic champion Leuris Pupo finished 16th in the 25m rapid fire pistol, in an event dominated by China’s Y. Li.
In a duel of Cubans in boxing, the one representing Azerbaijan Loren Alfonso He defeated Enmanuel Reyes, competing for Spain.
For the second time, Alfonso defeated a compatriot to secure his place in the heavyweight final.
In the evening, Reinaldo Espinosa will compete in the 100m of athletics; while Rose Mary Almanza and Dayli Cooper will compete in the 800m.
Arlenys Sierra finished in 48th place in the road cycling event.
