Saturday, 11 August 2012

Boxing: Murata hands Japan rare gold in the ring (Reuters)

Japan's Ryota Murata departs the ring after being declared the winner over Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino after their Men's Middle (75kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympics August 11, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Ryota Murata denied Brazil a first Olympic boxing gold medal on Saturday when he fought smart to win his country's first in the ring for 48 years by beating middleweight Esquiva Falcao Florentino. Falcao, whose brother Yamaguchi won bronze in the light-heavyweights, appeared to serve notice to the rest of the middleweight division when he demolished Britain's Anthony Ogogo in the semi-final. ...




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