Friday, 10 August 2012

Boxing: Nevin stuns Cuban, eyes more Irish gold (Reuters)

Ireland's John Joe Nevin (L) is declared the winner over Cuba's Lazaro Alvarez Estrada after their Men's Bantam (56kg) semi-final boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 10, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's John Joe Nevin upset Cuban world bantamweight champion Lazaro Alvarez Estrada to move a step away from emulating team mate Katie Taylor's rare Irish gold after 10 men's Olympic finalists were decided on Friday. Men's semi-final day, when the fights come thick and fast, is often the highlight of boxing's two weeks at the Olympics but after the women's stunning exploits on Thursday, the opening session felt like one big come down. ...




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