You'll be hard-pressed to find a more inspiring Olympic athlete right now than light-heavyweight boxer Ihab Almatbouli of Jordan.
He understands this, and he won't fade away into the sunset after falling to Cuba's Julio La Cruz Peraza 25-8 in their round of 16 bout Saturday at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jordan prince Feizal Al Hussein was a motivational presence for Almatbouli during his bout at ExCel.
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