Thursday, 9 August 2012

Boxing: Ireland's Taylor sweeps to lightweight gold (Reuters)

Ireland's Katie Taylor carries her country's flag after she was declared the winner over Russia's Sofya Ochigava following their Women's Light (60kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's Katie Taylor beat Russian Sofya Ochigava to win the women's Olympic lightweight boxing gold medal on Thursday. Taylor, roared on by passionate crowd at the Excel Arena, beat the taller Russian 10-8. Losing semi-finalists Mavzuna Chorieva of Tajikistan and Brazilian Adriana Araujo took bronze. (Reporting by Patrick Johnston, editing by Mark Meadows)




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