Saturday, 11 August 2012

Boxing: Campbell hands Britain second gold (Reuters)

Britain's Luke Campbell (L) is declared the winner over Ireland's John Joe Nevin after their Men's Bantam (56kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympics August 11, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Luke Campbell emulated team mate Nicola Adams's golden performance on Saturday when he handed the host's men's team their first success, beating Irish bantamweight John Joe Nevin in front a buzzing London crowd. World championship silver medalist Campbell, who beat Nevin in the semi-finals of last year's event by the tightest of margins, came out on top of another close contest, knocking the Irishman down in the final round to seal a 14-11 victory. ...




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