Boxing: Controversy as Zou Shiming retains gold
China's Zou Shiming became the first man to retain the light-flyweight Olympic title but only after claiming a controversial victory in the gold medal match against Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon.
-
-
Watch: Paddy Barnes v Zou Shiming
Watch Paddy Barnes fantastic bout with Chinese World and Olympic champion Zou Shiming. (Ireland only)
-
Barnes brilliant in defeat
The studio panel were full of praise for Paddy Barnes fantastic perormance in defeat to Zou Shiming
-
Boxing: Paddy Barnes goes down fighting
Ireland's Paddy Barnes lost to Zou Shiming of China on countback after a hugely entertaining light flyweight semi-final in London this afternoon.
-
Barnes falls in thriller
Marty Morrissey describes Paddy Barnes narrowest of losses to Zou Shiming of China
-
Zou takes one last swing for China
Trailblazer Zou Shiming struck a thunderous blow for China when he won his country's first Olympic boxing gold at the Beijing Games and has again chosen national glory over the lure of professional riches to defend his title in London.
-
Barnes presented with bronze medal
Paddy Barnes was presented with his bronze medal on Sunday as his conqueror Zou Shiming claimed the gold medal.
-
Barnes bruised in Beijing
Ireland's Paddy Barnes has lost to China's Shiming Zou in the semi-finals of the Olympic Light Flyweight semi-finals by a massive but misleading 15-0.
-
Shiming pleases home supporters
China's top boxing prospect Zou Shiming started his Olympic campaign with a comfortable win over Venezuela's Eduard Bermudez Salas to deafening roars from a partisan crowd on Wednesday.
-
Taylor impresses in Chicago exhibition
Reigning Irish, World and three times European lightweight (60kg) champion Katie Taylor claimed yet another victory after stopping Canadian Katie Dunn at the University of Illinois in Chicago on Saturday evening.