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Joe Cordina: 'I lost to the better man'

Great Britain's Joe Cordina says that he lost to the better man after being defeated by Uzbekistan's Hurshid Tojibaev on Tuesday.

Great Britain's Joe Cordina has said that he had no complaints over his defeat to Uzbekistan's Hurshid Tojibaev.

The Welsh lightweight lost by split decision but he insisted that the judges had made the correct choice as he bowed out in the second round.

The 24-year-old told BBC Sport: "I can't complain, the better man won on the day. I just couldn't get going in the last round.

"He's the hardest hitter I've been in the ring with, but I've got a lot to take from this experience."

On Wednesday, British bantamweight Qais Ashfaq makes his first appearance of the Games against Chatchai Butdee.

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