US' Claressa Shields advances to gold-medal bout

Shanghai : China | Aug 08, 2012 at 7:55 AM PDT

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

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U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields dominated Kazakhstan's Marina Volnova in the semifinals of the first Olympic women's boxing tournament Wednesday, earning a spot in the gold-medal bout against Russia's Nadezda Torlopova. Irish world champion lightweight Katie Taylor also advanced with another... FULL ARTICLE AT San Diego Union-Tribune

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