Friday, 3 August 2012

Boxing: Clayton one fight from a rare Canadian medal (Reuters)

Canada's Custio Clayton (L) leaves the ring after he defeated Australia's Cameron Hammond in their Men's Welter (69kg) Round of 16 boxing match during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Custio Clayton moved to within one win of claiming Canada's first boxing medal in 16 years on Friday but has impressive Briton Freddie Evans in his way after the Welshman maintained the hosts' early momentum. In two strikingly similar welterweight bouts, Clayton and Evans were level with their second-round opponents going into the final round before streaking away, with Evans all but ending his within a minute after a flurry of early third-round shots. ...




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