LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ireland's Katie Taylor beatRussian Sofya Ochigava to win the women's Olympic lightweightboxing 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 andBrazilian Adriana Araujo took bronze. (Reporting by Patrick Johnston,editing by Mark Meadows)
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