LEWIS Richardson says he is enjoying the moment after keeping his Paris Olympics dream alive.

The Colchester boxer secured a unanimous victory over Iran's Kasra Tahmasebi to progress to the last 16 of the Boxing Road to Paris World qualification event, in Thailand.

Richardson boxes again tomorrow against Mozambique’s Tiago Muxanga (3.30pm UK time) in his pursuit of a Team GB place at this summer's Olympics and the light middleweight says he is striving to be even better. 

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Richardson told GB Boxing: "It feels good.

"Another victory under my belt and onto the next!

"We go again tomorrow and keep pushing and pushing.

"Two down, two to go - it's a mindset.

"It was a better performance than it was on Sunday and it'll be an even better performance tomorrow and the next day will be even better.

"So I'll just keep improving, get that familiarity about being in the ring and in this arena.

"It's a great set up and I feel blessed to be here.

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"I'm just trying to make the most of it, enjoy the moment and perform well in there.

"I've had a lot of support from back home.

"I've raised the focus to get the job done but I do see a lot of the messages and a lot of the support so massive thank you.

"I've got great support here from GB Boxing and great support back home with my friends and family and sponsors."

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Richardson has so far chalked up two wins in Bangkok, which is the final qualification event for Paris.

He put in a confident performance across all three rounds to secure a unanimous points victory over Honduras’ Brandon Chavez.

The former Thomas Lord Audley School pupil says he is relishing the intense schedule.

"The back-to-back days suit me, to be honest," added Richardson.

"I'm super fit and condition my body in the best way possible, so I know I'm good to go back to back to back."

A total of 578 boxers from 133 countries have been competing in Bangkok to earn the final quota places available for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which begin in July.