In the first ever Olympic finals for the women’s middleweight division of boxing, American Claressa Shields dominated, defeating Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova 19-12. Shields, at just 17, won America’s only boxing gold in London and the first for...
BY DAN WOIKE, Orange County Register: Sports
Thu, 08/09/2012 - 10:01am
In the first ever Olympic finals for the women’s middleweight division of boxing, American Claressa Shields dominated, defeating Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova 19-12. Shields, at just 17, won America’s only boxing gold in London and the first for...