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Lightweight Rovshan Huseynov of Azerbaijan beat Vicente Escobedo 36-18, leaving only five U.S. boxers in the tournament. Two will be in the ring Saturday: 112-pounder Ron Siler against Tulashboy Doniyorov of Uzbekistan and 165-pounder Andre Dirrell against Nabil Kassel of Algeria. “It’s tough to swallow,” U.S. coach Basheer Abdullah said. Escobedo said: “I felt like I was going at his pace. He fought smart. He smothered my punches.”
