Boxing at the Olympics: Day 11 Results Including Glory for Ireland

The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway, and boxing is again at the leading international sporting event.

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This day saw several boxers, book their place in the final in addition to one boxer who won gold. Below are the results from today’s boxing at the Olympics.

Boxing at the Olympics: Day 11 Results

Boxing Results at the Olympics

Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Uzbekistan) won on points against Omari Jones (United States). While two judges saw Jones winning the men’s 71kg bout, the other three had it for Muydinkhujaev. As a result, Jones departs the Olympics with a bronze medal. Muydinkhujaev proceeds to the final with a chance to win gold.

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Marco Verde (Mexico) won on points against Lewis Richardson (Great Britain). While two judges had the men’s 71kg clash in favour of Richardson, the other three saw it for Verde. As a result, Richardson departs the Olympics with a bronze medal. Verde proceeds to the final to face Muydinkhujaev, with a chance to win gold.

Wu Yu (China) won on points against Nazym Kyzaibay (Kazakhstan). While one judge had the women’s 50kg fight for Kyzaibay, the other four had it for Yu. As a result, Kyzaibay departs the Olympics with a bronze medal. Yu proceeds to the final with a chance to win gold.

Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (Türkiye) won on points against Aira Villegas (The Philippines). All five judges had the women’s 50kg contest in favour of Çakıroğlu. As a result, Villegas departs the Olympics with a bronze medal. Çakıroğlu heads to the final to face Yu with a chance to win gold.

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Imane Khelif (Algeria) won on points against Janjaem Suwannapheng (Thailand). All five judges had the women’s 66kg bout in favour of Khelif. As a result, Suwannapheng departs the Olympics with a bronze medal. Khelif heads to the final with a chance to win gold.

Yang Liu (China) won on points against Chen Nien-chin (Chinese Taipei). While one judge had the women’s 66kg clash in favour of Nien-chin, the other four had it for Liu. As a result, Nien-chin departs the Olympics with a bronze medal. Liu heads to the final to face Khelif with a chance to win gold.

Kellie Harrington Wins Gold

Kellie Harrington (Ireland) won the first boxing gold medal of the tournament with a points win over Yang Wenlu (China).

While one judge had the women’s 60kg final 29-28 for Wenlu, the other four saw it 29-28 for Harrington. The Irish boxer won gold in the same weight class at the Tokyo Olympics. Wenlu walks away with a silver medal.

The opening round saw some holding between the pair. In between the holding, Harrington was the one landing the cleaner punches and would usually step back whenever Yang came forward to land her shots. Four of the five judges scored round one for Harrington. The Tokyo gold medalist extended her lead in the second, sealing the win barring point deductions or a knockout. Although most of the judges saw Wenlu do better work in round three, it was not enough to overcome the deficit, allowing Harrington to become a gold medalist for a second time.

Wu Shih-yi (Chinese Taipei) and Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil), who lost in the semifinals to Wenlu and Harrington respectively, leave Paris with bronze medals.