Claressa Shields Wins USA's First-Ever Women's Boxing Gold Medal
Claressa Shields won the first ever gold medal in women’s middleweight (165 lbs) boxing beating Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova 19-12.
2012 Olympics - Boxing
American Claressa Shields Advances To Gold Medal Match, Teammate Marlen Esparze Wins Bronze
Marlen Esparza won bronze in the women's flyweight division, while Claressa Shields won her semifinal to qualify for the women's middleweight final.
Americans Shut Out In Men's Boxing; 2 American Women Remain
The American men have been shut out of the boxing medals for the first time ever, while two American women remain in the medal hunt.
