Thursday, 9 August 2012

Boxing: Silky Shields storms to gold and fame (Reuters)

Claressa Shields of the U.S. celebrates after being declared the winner over Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova following their Women's Middle (75kg) semi-final boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - American teenager Claressa Shields crowned her rags to riches story in emphatic style on Thursday by outfoxing and outgunning experienced Russian Nadezda Torlopova to win the first women's Olympic boxing middleweight gold. The 17-year-old from the tough streets of Flint, Michigan, known for one of the worst murder rates in America, overcame a height disadvantage to claim the country's only gold medal in the boxing ring, outdoing her nine male counterparts who all failed to reach the semi-finals. ...




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