Men's Light Fly, Light Welter and Light Heavyweight boxing semifinal line-ups decided
Medals were assured for the twelve winners of the Men's Light Fly (46-49kg), Light Welter (64kg) and Light Heavyweight (81kg) quarter-finals in the evening session of day twelve of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The atmosphere inside the ExCeL arena was electric as 24 boxers took to the canvas looking to move into the last four of their respective weight categories.
In the first bout, reigning Light Flyweight (46-49kg) Olympic Champion Shiming Zou was up against 28-year-old Birzhan Zhakypov of Kazakhstan in an extremely competitive bout between two top class boxers. The 31-year-old Chinese orthodox fighter had to be at his best in the early stages, having to repel several big shots from Zhakypov to keep the scores level after the first round. The Kazak southpaw was very positive in the second but was being expertly countered by the three-time AIBA World Champion, who took the round by two ...
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