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Junior lightweight contender Robson Conceicao feels like three could be his lucky number.
After all, it took the Brazilian national hero three appearances in the Olympics to become his country’s first boxing gold medalist after being ousted with losses in his opening bouts at the 2008 and 2012 Games (to Josh Taylor).
But when he boxed at home in the 2016 Rio Games, Conceicao won gold and national glory.
As a professional, Conceicao has had two opportunities to win world titles but come up short both times. He lost a debatable decision in a very close fight to Oscar Valdez in 2021 and suffered a wide decision loss to Shakur Stevenson last September.
Now he has a third chance for a 130-pound world title and when Conceicao thinks about what is at hand, his mind drifts to his Olympic experiences.
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