three British women's boxers got frenzied receptions, and the fans quickly realized Shields and Russian lightweight Sofya Ochigava were singular athletes as well. Shields, the 17-year-old middleweight with the vicious right hand, made new
Taylor also advanced with another strong performance, moving into the championship bout Thursday against Russia's Sofya Ochigava . The 17-year-old Shields beat Volnova 29-15. She is the last American boxer left in London after flyweight
Bronze: Nicola Adams, Britain; Elena Savelyeva, Russia Lightweight (60kg) Gold: Katie Taylor, Ireland Silver: Sofya Ochigava , Russia Bronze: Natasha Jonas, Britain; Mavzuna Chorieva, Tajikistan Middleweight (75kg) Gold: Savannah Marshall
Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday. Taylor scored an 11-7 win over two-time Russian world champion Sofya Ochigava in a competitive final that saw both boxers score two points each in the first two rounds for a 4-4 scoreline
United States, def. Sandra Kruk, Poland, 24-21. Lightweight (60kg) Final Katie Taylor, Ireland, def. Sofya Ochigava , Russia, 11-7. Light Welterweight (64kg) Final Pak Kyong Ok, North Korea, def. Magdalena Stelmach, Poland
60-kilogram bout at the women's boxing world championships. Also progressing were two-time boxing world champion Sofya Ochigava of Russia, who defeated Adriana dos Santos of Brazil 15-6, and England's Natasha Jonas, who beat Ingrid Egner
when the two met in her home own of Bray. If she does the double over Falk, she will meet either Russian captain Sofya Ochigava or Denista Eliseeva of Bulgaria in Saturday s final. Henson signs for Cardiff Blues RUGBY : Cardiff Blues have confirmed