Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 883 - 631: Shot Put Event Finals

After Haylof got up, he resorted to a strategy of evasion to make it through the first match.

At the start of the second round, Link unleashed a barrage of quick fists and heavy punches, leaving his opponent defenseless.

In the second round, at 36 seconds and then at 84 seconds, Link knocked down his opponent twice in succession, with the second knockdown leaving the opponent down for the 10-count.

Link won the preliminary bout smoothly, advancing to the top eight in the 69 kg category.

"Bob, how about that?"

In the sports hall stands, the agent Sean Gibbons turned to ask Bob Arum, the boss of the top-tier promotion company.

After the world championship, he had recommended Link to the company multiple times, believing that Link had huge potential and was worth signing for a large sum.

However, as Link had attended few amateur competitions over the past year, the company couldn't fully comprehend his abilities through videotapes alone, hence they hesitated to commit to a 5 million US Dollar signing.

That's why, after the Olympic Games started, he invited Bob Arum to observe Link's bouts in person.

Link did not disappoint him, successfully knocking out his opponent at 84 seconds into the second round.

In all amateur boxing contests, the Olympic boxing competitions are regarded as the highest level of amateur events. Many boxers who emerge from here go on to become World Boxing Champions, including Ali, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, De La Hoya, and others.

In such prestigious competitions, Link only needed two short rounds to knock out his opponent, showcasing his formidable strength.

"This Link is really impressive, with exquisite skills and a strong punch. He's very aggressive in the match, which also makes the bout highly entertaining," said Bob Arum as he nodded in approval, watching the audience cheer and applaud Link's victory.

"Haha, yes, Link is really strong. I've told you before that signing him would be a very cost-effective deal. So, Bob, you're going to sign him, right? I'd be more than happy to be his agent," Sean Gibbons asked eagerly.

"Yes, Sean, Link is a promising young man. But there's no rush; let's watch the upcoming matches and hope he maintains his current form," Bob Arum responded.

Sean Gibbons frowned and turned his gaze to the stands a short distance away.

There were more than just their top-tier promotion company people attending to watch Link's bout today.

The agent Dmitry Salita from the rival promotion company Matchroom Boxing was also present, sitting with Eddie Hearn, the son and deputy CEO of Matchroom's owner Barry Hearn.

Salita bringing Eddie Hearn to watch the match was surely with the intention to sign Link.

And there was also Nora Duwa, current vice president of Main Events, another rival promotion company.

Nora Duwa, the daughter-in-law of Main Events head Lou Duva, joined Main Events over ten years ago as a young woman in her early thirties, working as Lou Duva's assistant. She is sharp, capable, and regarded as one of the successors to the Main Events leadership.

Also present was Frank Warren of Queensbury Boxing Promotion, who became the vice president of the company at the beginning of the year and definitely came well-prepared to watch Link's bout.

Thinking of this, Sean Gibbons secretly fretted, wishing he had signed Link earlier on.

With Link performing so outstandingly and so many people eyeing him up, 5 million US Dollars might not be enough to sign him.

"Bob, I think we should be more proactive. If we're too late, Link might get signed by someone else," Sean Gibbons couldn't help saying.

"Haha, Sean, you really don't need to worry about that. Our top-tier promotion has the most resources, and we represent the most World Boxing Champions. We can offer the fastest route to fame and money, and Link certainly knows this, so we don't need to be too proactive. As long as we are here, Link won't easily cooperate with others," Bob Arum reassured him, patting his shoulder.

Sean Gibbons opened his mouth but swallowed the words he was about to say.

Having been in the boxing scene for over thirty years, Bob Arum was a major figure alongside Don King and Lou Duva. If he was this confident, there wasn't much else Sean Gibbons could say.

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After the competition, Link answered a few questions from CCTV5 and local Athens TV station reporters before leaving the venue with the coaching team. The next round of the round of 16 was tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning there was also a shot put competition, and the day after tomorrow, there would be qualifiers and finals for javelin.

With a tight schedule for the events, he didn't even have half a day to rest.

On the first day of the Olympics, Du Li from the Huaxia team's shooting team won the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition, earning the first gold for the Huaxia team at the Athens Olympics.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the second day, Link went with his coaching team to the Ancient Olympia Stadium to compete in the shot put.

The Ancient Olympia Stadium was constructed in the 6th century BC and was once the main venue for the Olympic Games, having held numerous events like shot put, javelin, and marathon.

It was destroyed in wars but restored with partial funds from the 1936 11th Olympiad's organizing committee, allowing the Ancient Olympia Stadium to relive its former glory.

Because the competition venue is ancient and of great commemorative significance, when the shot put competition began, over thirty thousand spectators and more than six hundred media journalists and writers arrived, creating an even more spectacular and enthusiastic scene than yesterday's boxing match.

Today, twenty athletes participated in the shot put event, three athletes from each continent, making eighteen, plus two from the host nation Greece.