2012 Olympic boxing: Recap and Medal winners
By: Travis Kennedy
The 2012 summer Olympics in London awarded over 900 medals to some of the best athletes in the world. These men and women compete in a wide variety of different sports such as: archery, diving, swimming, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing, and many more. Every four year’s we get the priviledge to witness records being broken, and history being made. This year’s boxing offered us a little bit of everything! Whether you watch the Olympics for the excitement, to follow some of your favorite athletes, or just out of shear boredom, every viewer should have left with some memorable moments to talk about for the rest of the summer!
The United States boxers this year just so happened to have the worst Olympic showing in history. For the first time ever, they failed to win a single medal! The closest The United States came to a medal, was when Errol Spence moved on to the quarter finals after having a loss against India’s Krishan Vikas overturned. Spence would later go on to lose the quarter finals match to Russian opponent Andrey Zamkovoy 16-11. The failure to win a single medal at this year’s game’s is not only shocking, but unheard of coming from the most successful Olympic boxing team in history. The United States boxer’s have won more medals than any other country. USA Boxing has already announced plans for changes, and adjustments to be made on their end. There are also talks swirling around that by time the 2016 Olympics kick off, there will be changes made universally that will greatly affect the way the boxing is scored, and judged at the Olympics. A pro-style scoring system is expected to be one change that could be utilized. Many people have criticized the computer scoring system that is currently in effect. Men’s boxers could also be fighting without headgear soon. These changes would be very big for the sport!
For the first time ever, womens boxing was introduced at The Olympics. The women’s debut was a big hit. 36 women competed for their chance at a gold medal. Claressa Shields (US) won gold in the middleweight division, and Marlen Esparza (US) won a bronze medal in the flyweight division. The United States women did very well this year. Olympic officials are already predicting that the womens field of fighters should at least double for the 2016 games. Currently there are three divisions: fly (51kg), light (60 kg), and middle(75kg). With the publicity and attention the fighters created, more countries should be able to qualify women by time the 2016 Olympics start. There could also be more weight divisions added for the next Olympics.
A few notable gold medal winners were: Anthony Joshua(GB), Serik Sapiyev(KAZ), Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana(CUB), Vasyl Lomachenko(UKR), and Luke Campbell(GBR) who became the first briton since 1908 to win a bantamweight gold. Many countries did very well this year. Cuba, Great Britain, Ukraine, and Russia, to name a few, all performed great at the games this year and won multiple medals.
A person can never predict exactly how a sporting event will go until it’s complete. In every game or match, there will always be the favorites and the under dogs. Often times the favorites fail, and the under dogs succeed. That’s the beauty of being a sports fan. No matter how poorly the team or athletes you support play, they all have the ability to win at any time. The Olympics are no different. All summer long athletes are put to the test, and have to consistently perform under pressure in order to walk away with a medal. Sure, any athlete or sports team can win a game, but winning a gold medal requires multiple wins to get there, and 100% focus and determination. It will be four long years before we get to see the boxers back in action in 2016. The next Olympics will be hosted in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Just think, 2012 could turn out to be the last year we witness Olympic boxing being scored in the amateur style, and with fighters wearing head gear. If so, we are all witnesses to a large historical change in Olympic boxing.
*All medal winners in the 2012 Olympics posted below in order of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Bronze
Men’s Light Fly: Zou Shiming(CHN) PONGPRAYOON Ra(THA) Barnes Paddy(IRL) Ayrapetyan Dav(RUS)
Men’s Fly: Ramirez Carraz(CUB) Nyambayar Tugs(MGL) Conlan Micheal(IRL) Aloian Misha(RUS)
Men’s Bantam: Campbell Luke(GBR) Nevin John Joe(IRL) Shimizu Satoshi(JPN) Alvarez Estrad(CUB)
Men’s Light: Lomachenko Vas(UKR) Han Soonchul(KOR) Toledo Lopez(ITA) Petrauskas Eva(LTU)
Men’s Light Welter: Iglesias Sotol(CUB) Berinchyk Denys(UKR) Mangiacapre Vi(ITA) Uranchimeg Mun(MGL)
Men’s Welter: Sapiyev Serik(KAZ) Evans Freddie(GBR) Zamkovoy Andrey(RUS) Shelestyuk Tar(UKR)
Men’s Middle: Murata Ryota(JPN) Falcao Florent(BRA) Atoev Abbos(UZB) Ogogo Anthony(GBR)
Men’s Light Heavy: Mekhontcev Egor(RUS) Niyazymbetov(KAZ) Facao Florent(BRA) Gvozdyk Oleksa(UKR)
Men’s Heavy: Usyk Oleksandr(UKR) Russo Clemente(ITA) Pulev Tarvel(BUL) Mammadov Teymur(AZE)
Men’s Super Heavy: Joshua Anthony(GBR) Cammarelle Rob(ITA) Dychko Ivan(KAZ) Medzhidov Mago(AZE)
Women’s Fly: Adams Nicola(GBR) Ren Cancan(CHN) Hmangte Chungn(IND) Esparza Marlen(USA)
Women’s Light: Taylor Katie(IRL) Ochigava Sofya(RUS) Chorieva Mavzu(TJK) Araujo Adriana(BRA)
Women’s Middle: Shields Clares(USA) Torlofova Nade(RUS) Volnova Marina(KAZ) LI Jinzi(CHN)
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