The Sligo man was beaten by Jordan’s three-time Olympian and three-time Asian medallist Abada Alkasbeh.
DEAN CLANCY HAS fallen at the first hurdle at his maiden Olympic Games after losing a 3-2 split decision — on a tiebreak — to Jordan’s Abada Alkasbeh in the 63.5kg division.
Advertisement Though he nearly cost himself with a third-round point deduction, three-time Olympian and three-time Asian medallist Alkasbeh was full value for his victory, out-hustling the more naturally gifted Clancy on the inside and dictating the tempo of the bout through his sheer come-forward aggression.
Clancy, the rangier, more stylish boxer by trade, did have his eye-catching moments: though he lost the first round on four of the five judges’ scorecards, he finished with an exhilarating flurry and he carried that momentum into a more evenly contested second round. His chances of overturning his deficit were seemingly helped when Alkasbeh received a point deduction for hitting Clancy on the floor — for a second time — after a slip.
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