2012 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Lightweight (women)

sport	Boxing
discipline	lightweight
gender	Women
place	Exhibition Center London
Attendees	12 athletes from 12 countries
Competition phase	August 5th to 9th, 2012

The lightweight boxing competition for women (up to 60 kg) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from August 5th to 9th, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 12 female boxers took part in the Olympic premiere.

The competition was carried out in a knockout system . It started with the round of 16, which included 16 starting places. Since only 12 boxers competed, four byes were drawn. The winners made it to the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals fought for the gold medal, both losers received the bronze medal.

Round of 16

5th August 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Katie Taylor	bye
Quanitta Underwood	13 - 21	Natasha Jonas
Dong Cheng	10 - 5	Mihaela Lăcătuș
Mawsuna Choryeva	bye
Mahjouba Oubtil	bye
Saida Khassenova	14 - 16	Adriana Araújo
Alexis Pritchard	15 - 10	Rim Jouini
Sofja Otschigawa	bye

Quarter finals

August 6, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Katie Taylor	26 - 15	Natasha Jonas
Dong Cheng	8 - 13	Mawsuna Choryeva
Mahjouba Oubtil	12 - 16	Adriana Araújo
Alexis Pritchard	7 - 16	Sofja Otschigawa

Semifinals

August 8, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Katie Taylor	17 - 9	Mawsuna Choryeva
Adriana Araújo	6 - 11	Sofja Otschigawa

final

Olympic Champion Katie Taylor (IRL)

August 9, 2012, 5:45 p.m. (CEST)

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Katie Taylor	17 - 9	Sofja Otschigawa

Medals

Mavzuna Chorieva's bronze medal is the only medal for Tajikistan at the London Games.

space	Surname	nation
01	Katie Taylor	Ireland
02	Sofja Otschigawa	Russia
03	Adriana Araújo	Brazil
03	Mawsuna Choryeva	Tajikistan

Web links

• Lightweight women