Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

Round 1

Berinchyk storms in and hurls a right hand up top, then drums the body. Iglesias covers up and pushes out at Berinchyk, then pops his right jab and left cross out. Right uppercut by Berinchyk on the inside. Right hand follow-up by Berinchyk blocked. Light body shots by Berinchyk as Iglesias swallows him up into a hold. Flush 1-2 by Iglesias. Chopping right to the side of the helmet. Berinchyk bobs and weaves inside and crashes a right to the shoulder of Iglesias. Hooks to the upper arms and outer elbows by Berinchyk, unable to reach. Short counter right jab by Iglesias jolts Berinchyk back as he's trying to work the body. 1-2 by Berinchyk blocked. Jab by Iglesias stepping around him.

IB's score: 6-4 Iglesias

 

Judges' scores: 5-4 to Iglesias.

 

Round 2

Berinchyk pushes out with his left forearm as he marches up to Iglesias and tries to swing the right hand into his middle to fold him in half. Iglesias spins with him, holding onto Berinchyk's arms. Break. Iglesias blocks a few hooks up top and threads the needle with a few right jabs. They lean together and Iglesias taps Berinchyk with a right hand rabbit punch. Uppercut to the lungs by Berinchyk. Iglesias looses a left upper while creating some space with a big step backward. Berinchyk has his head down and is boring his way in, trying to get at the body. Right uppercut and a quick hook off the punch by Iglesias, fast hands scoring on Berinchyk. Shoeshine by Iglesias stepping into the pocket, landing one of his four quick flashes. Berinchyk circles right and then charges in with a few tomahawks, missing. Berinchyk winds up facing in one direction squared up with Iglesias practically behind him, a miscalculation of footwork. Iglesias whirls and taps him with quick combos, mostly hitting arm.

IB's score: 6-2 and 12-6 to Iglesias.

 

Judges' scores: 6-5 and 11-9 to Iglesias.

 

Round 3
Berinchyk is barging in and trying to hook wide around the side, but Iglesias has the straight left waiting to catch Berinchyk on the chin. Iglesias squeezes his elbows together forming a V-shaped guard and clapping his fists together to trap Berinchyk's hands when he goes headhunting. Iglesias is slipping and rolling with shots on the inside and stepping around Berinchyk to keep him constantly having to readjust his footing. Wild shots by Berinchyk, loading up and trying to scythe Iglesias to the body. Iglesias is countering, moving around the Ukrainian, and tying up where he needs to. Straight left scoring low and high for Iglesias. 1-2 up top. Jab to the chin by Berinchyk, but he's forced to the back foot. Iglesias keeps Berinchyk in retreat and covering up, clapping shots off his guard. Berinchyk gets a right uppercut to the belt line while holding. Iglesias slaps him with a right hook stepping around after getting cautioned for a hit on the break. Wild shots by Berinchyk, missing. Iglesias backs up and bends his knees, then springs in to hold until the bell.

IB's score: 7-3 and 19-9 to Iglesias.