Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Boxing: Stunning Shields batters her way to dream final (Reuters)

Claressa Shields of the U.S. fights Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova (not shown) during their Women's Middle (75kg) semi-final boxing match at the London Olympic Games August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

LONDON (Reuters) - Feeling disrespected by her Kazakh opponent, American boxer Claressa Shields unleashed a barrage of blows to win an Olympic slug fest on Wednesday which only fuelled the comparisons to the sport's film legend Rocky Balboa. The 17-year-old fighter from Flint, Michigan, tagged as one of the dangerous cities in America by the FBI, romped to a 29-15 success in her women's middleweight semi-final against Kazakh Marina Volnova to set up a gold medal bout on Thursday [ID:nL6E8J88R4]. ...




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