Idaho’s southpaw Alyssa Mendoza clinches Paris Olympics bout
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In her opening featherweight bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA’s 20-year-old southpaw Alyssa Mendoza wins a tight Round of 32 opener against Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan in a 3-2, split-decision thriller.