Two more golds earned on day twelve as the boxing action continues

The boxing continued yesterday with a further two finals and four semi-final bouts taking place on day 12 of the competition.

In the Women’s 54kg, China’s Yuan Chang secured a gold medal by defeating Turkey’s Hatice Akbas in a dominant 5:0 win.

In the other gold medal bout of the day, Uzbekh boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov won his second gold medal, following up on his 2016 win, beating France’s Billal Bennama by unanimous decision in the Men’s 51kg final. Defeat sees Bennama take home silver fighting on home soil.

Next up were the semi-final bouts across two weight categories. Firstly, in the Men’s 57kg, Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan got the better of Australia’s Charlie Senior with a 5:0 win. Awaiting him in the final is Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu after he defeated Bulgaria’s Javier Ibanez by a 4:1 scoreline.

Then, in the Women’s 75kg, Li Quian of China, reached the final after a close-fought 3:2 win over Australia’s Caitlin Parker. Atheyna Bylon of Panama awaits in the final after she defeated Cindy Ngamba of the Refugee Olympic Team via a 4:1 win. Ngamba made history as the first ever medallist from the Refugee Olympic Team.

All the semi-finals are now complete, meaning today’s bouts are all finals in the Men’s 71kg, Men’s 92kg, Women’s 50kg and Women’s 66kg categories.

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