Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

Coming up:

8:30am EST/1:30pm UK - Flyweight finals: Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Mongolia) vs. Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana (Cuba)

8:45am EST/1:45pm UK - Lightweight finals: Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) vs. Soonchul Han (Korea)

9:15am EST/2:15pm UK - Welterweight finals: Fred Evans (UK) vs. Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan)

9:45am EST/2:45pm UK - Light heavyweight finals: Egor Mekhontcev (Russia) vs. Adilbek Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan)

10:15am EST/3:15pm UK - Super heavyweight finals: Anthony Joshua (UK) vs. Roberto Cammarelle (Italy)

 

Round 1

Nyambayar attacks with the 1-2 but finds himself blocked. Carrazana gets cuffed with a left hook to the side of the head but keeps patiently skipping back and covering up looking for spots to counter. Finally he lets a left hand go and chisels through Nyambayar's guard with it. Another nice left hand counter by Carrazana as Nyambayar comes axing in. 1-2 to the guard and an uppercut to the elbow by Nyambayar. Right hand between the arms by Nyambayar. Carrazana hits the body but gets his head snapped back by a left jab coming forward.

IB's score: 5-4 Nyambayar

 

Judges' scores: 6-5 Carrazana

 

Round 2

Left hook and right hand by Nyambayar, ducked. Carrazana forks a low left above the belt line. Nyambayar pumps out jabs and rights like pistons but Carrazana is blocking and bounding around him. Light right jabs by Carrazana. Right hand lead by Nyambayar splitting the gloves. Lots of shots missing by Nyambayar as Carrazana leans back and ducks to slip. Carrazana throws to the body and hits elbow, then a left hand to the forearms. Right hand by Nyambayar.

IB's score: 4-2 and 9-6 to Nyambayar.

 

Judges' scores: Even, 4-4 and 10-9 to Carrazana

 

Round 3

Nyambayar walks into a right jab. Carrazana darts in and out and pecks with the jab, quick and agile. Carrazana ducks and swoops with his guard up in front of Nyambayar, elusive. Big right jab/hook hybrid coming up out of a crouch and snapping Nyambayar's head back. Left hand to the body by Carrazana moving in and down then up and out swiftly, with a right hook on the way out. Carrazana is pressing Nyambayar back with the right jab and then leaning out of the way of Nyambayar's right hands. Carrazana tying up and letting go or spinning Nyambayar away. Right hand by Nyambayar gets through, but he's tired and winging shots.

IB's score: 5-1 to 11-10 to Carrazana.

 

That huge third saved it for Ramirez Carrazana, IMO. That was a "hit and don't get hit" clinic.

 

Judges' scores: 7-5 and 17-14 to Carrazana.

 

Robeisy's victory dance is even more entertaining than the Cossack one.

It includes push-ups and shadowboxing. :bbb :hammertime