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The American men were a big disappointment in boxing at the London Games, but Claressa Shields helped to make up for that on Thursday when she won the US' first ever gold medal in women’s middleweight (165 lbs), beating Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova, 19-12. It's also first-ever women's boxing medal won by the United States, in any weight class (the sport is making its Olympic debut in 2012).The 17-year old Shields drew even with Torlopova in the first round, but then won each of the next three rounds on her way to gold. Shields looked good in all her matches at the Olympics, with her closest bout being her quarterfinal 18-14 win over Anna Laurell.While it may not carry the cultural significance of the classic Balboa over Drago win, it’s always nice to beat the Russians in boxing (at no point during the match did Torlopova scream, "I fight for me! FOR ME!"; yes, Rocky has ruined all real boxing for me.)Shields' gold medal is the first won by Team USA boxing since Andre Ward in 2004.Marina ...
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Claressa Shields of the United States was one of three fighters to claim historic gold medals, as the inaugural Olympic women's boxing competition came to a close Th...
U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields dominated Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova in the semifinals of the first Olympic women's boxing tournament Wednesday, earning a spot i...
The American men may have been shut out of the medals in the 2012 Olympics, but two American women will be heading home with hardware after their solid performances ...
Upon completion of their in-ring careers, a lot of fighters opt for a simpler existence.Clearly, Terri Moss is not a lot of fighters.The 5-foot-1 dynamo, who consist...
Top-ranked lightweight Katie Taylor rode a dazzling swell of Irish fan support to a 26-15 victory over Britain's Natasha Jonas on Monday in the quarterfinals of the ...
Eddie Johnson (Palm Coast, Fla.) found the back of the net twice as the U.S. Men's National Team scored a 2-1 victory over Antigua & Barbuda in the semifinal round o...
From the history being made on the track to world record falling to trouble on horses, we present some of the best photos from the second week at the 2012 Summer Oly...
For the first time ever, the United States men will not medal in boxing. Their final chance at a medal was dashed on Tuesday, when welterweight Errol Spence was defe...
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