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- ↑ "Damian Durkacz". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ↑ "Boxing: Men's Light (57-63kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
