Boxing - Women's Fly, Light & Middle Weights - London 2012 Olympics - Results

By Tina Bradley · 2012-08-09

Top athletes from Great Britain, China, Russia, Ireland and the United States fought for the first Olympic medals ever to be awarded in the sport of Women's Boxing at the London 2012 Olympics. Matches were contested in the Fly, Light and Middle weight divisions.

Here are your medal results:

Women's Fly:

Nicola Adams of Great Britain took on China's Ren Cancan in the first gold medal bout of the day. Adams would bring home the gold for a roaring partisan crowd by winning the four round bout: 4-2, 5-2, 5-1, 2-2. Go Team GB!

Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte of India and Marlen Esparza of the United States won bronze in their repechage matches.

Results:

Gold: Nicola Adams - Great Britain

Silver: Ren Cancan - China

Bronze: Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte - India & Marlen Esparza - United States

Women's Fly

Women's Fly Results

Women's Fly Celebration

Women's Fly Medals

Women's Light Weights:

Katie Taylor of Ireland carried the weight of a boxing obsessed nation on her shoulders as she battled for gold with Russian Sofya Ochigava. It was a close bout, but Taylor would emerge victorious in front of an ecstatic pro-Ireland crowd. The rounds were scored 2-2, 1-2, 4-1, 3-3.

Mavzuna Chorieva of Tajikistan & Adriana Araujo of Brazil took bronze in their repechage matches.

Results:

Gold: Katie Taylor - Ireland

Silver: Sofya Ochigava - Russia

Bronze: Mavzuna Chorieva - Tajikistan & Adriana Araujo - Brazil

Women's Light Winner

Women's Light Celebration

Women's Light Crowd

Women's Light Medals

Women's Middle Weights:

American Claressa Shields squared off against Russian Nadezda Torlopova in the gold medal match. With the crowd enthusiastically chanting USA! USA!, Shields would win this bout handily. The rounds were scored 3-3, 7-4, 5-3, 4-2. At just 17 years of age, Shields became just the second youngest boxer ever to win gold at the Olympics.

Marina Volnova of Kazahstan & Li Jinzi of China took bronze in their repechage matches.

Results:

Gold: Claressa Shields - United States

Silver: Nadezda Torlopova - Russia

Bronze: Marina Volnova - Kazahstan & Li Jinzi - China

Women's Middle