Lewis Richardson Keeps Team GB's Boxing Hopes Alive at Paris Olympics
Richardson's victory prevents first Olympic wipeout for British boxing since 1996, advancing to quarter-finals.
- Richardson secured a 3-2 split decision win against Serbia's Vakhid Abbasov.
- He is the only British boxer to advance past the first round in Paris.
- Five other British boxers were eliminated in their opening bouts.
- Richardson will next face Jordan's Zeyad Eashash in the quarter-finals.
- The British boxing team faced several contentious decisions in their losses.
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