Winning 'Wolf': Arthur Biyarslanov victorious in Olympic boxing opener
Canadian, 2015 Pan Am gold medallist blanks Jordan opponent 3-0 in Rio
By Doug Harrison, CBC Sports
Canada's Arthur Biyarslanov scored a 3-0 victory over Obada Alkasbeh of Jordan in his opening fight in the men's 64-kilogram light welterweight division of the Olympic boxing tournament in Rio on Thursday.
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The Russian-born Biyarslanov took the first round 29-28, followed by 30-27 and 29-28 in Rounds 2 and 3 in Brazil.
Last summer, Biyarslanov won Canada's first Pan Am gold in boxing since Chris Clarke in 1975, fighting in the junior welterweight category.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Arthur Biyarslanov landed some shots in his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boxing?src=hash">#Boxing</a> victory over <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JOR?src=hash">#JOR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK">https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK</a> <a href="https://t.co/Lz3zHX0k42">https://t.co/Lz3zHX0k42</a>
—@CBCOlympicsThirteen years ago, he left Chechnya with his mother and settled in Toronto and since has become affectionately known as "The Chechen Wolf."
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Arthur Biyarslanov now sets his sights on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GER?src=hash">#GER</a> in the Round of 16 on Sunday. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boxing?src=hash">#Boxing</a> <a href="https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK">https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK</a> <a href="https://t.co/o5DIpAM5tI">https://t.co/o5DIpAM5tI</a>
—@CBCOlympics