LONDON (AP) — A few hours after the U.S. men's boxing team thought it was done at the Olympics, amateur boxing's governing body decided Errol Spence deserved to fight on. AIBA overturned Spence's loss to Indian welterweight Krishan Vikas late Friday night, five hours after the defense-minded Vikas had apparently clutched and grabbed his way to a 13-11 victory. After the American team protested the result, AIBA's competition jury reviewed the bout and ruled Vikas had committed nine holding fouls in the third round alone. He also intentionally spit out his mouthpiece in the second round, which should have resulted in at least four points of deductions. Spence advanced into the quarterfinals to face Russia's Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia on Tuesday. If he wins, the American men's team will avoid leaving the Olympics with no medals for the first time ever.
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United States' Errol Spence reacts after losing to India's Krishan Vikas in a men's welterweight 69-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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United States' Errol Spence reacts after losing to India's Krishan Vikas in a men's welterweight 69-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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United States' Errol Spence reacts after losing to India's Krishan Vikas in a men's welterweight 69-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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United States' Errol Spence reacts after losing to India's Krishan Vikas in a men's welterweight 69-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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France's Nordine Oubaali, left, reacts after defeating the United States' Warren Raushee in a men's flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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United States' Warren Raushee, right, fights France's Nordine Oubaali during a men's flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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United States' Warren Raushee makes his way to the ring to fight France's Nordine Oubaali in a men's flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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United States' Warren Raushee looks on after losing to France's Nordine Oubaali in a men's flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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United States' Warren Raushee sits in his corner during a fight with France's Nordine Oubaali in a men's flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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