Olympics Welterweight Semifinals: Evans Goes For Gold
Aug 10, 2012 • 5:10 AM ET
By Jake Donovan
Freddie Evans became the second fighter from hosting nation Great Britain to advance to the finals, pulling off a major upset in securing his invitation to the dance.
Evans rode an early lead all the way to the finish line in pulling out a 11-10 win over top seed and defending World Amateur champion Taras Shelestyuk of Ukraine in Friday's semifinals.
The Welsh boxer will face Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan in the finals. Sapiyev earned his trip with a decisive 18-12 win over Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia.
The welterweight finals take place Sunday, August 12.
Welterweight Semifinals (Medal round - Friday, August 10):
Freddie Evans (Great Britain) def.
Taras Shelestyuk (Ukraine), 11-10
Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) def.
Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia), 18-12
* Shelestyuk and Zamlkovoy share Bronze medal honors
Welterweight Finals (Gold medal round - Sunday, August 12):
Freddie Evans (Great Britain)
vs. TBA
Welterweight Quarterfinals (Tuesday, August 7):
Taras Shelestyuk (Ukraine) def. Alexis Vastine (France), 18-18 (countback)
Freddie Evans (Great Britain) def. Custio Clayton (Canada), 14-14 (countback)
Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia) def. Errol Spence (United States), 16-11
Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) def. Gabriel Maestre (Venezuela), 20-9
Round of 16 Results (Friday, August 3):
Taras Shelestyuk (Ukraine) def. Vasiliji Belous (Moldova), 15-7
Alexis Vastine (France) def. Tuvshinbat Byamba (Mongolia), 16-12
Custio Clayton (Canada) def. Cameron Hammond (Australia), 14-12
Freddie Evans (Great Britain) def. Egidijus Kavaliauskas (Lithuania), 11-7
Vikas Krishan (India) def. Errol Spence, 13-11
Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia) def. Adam Nolan (Ireland), 18-9
Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) def. Yasuhiro Suzuki (Japan) , 25-11
Gabriel Maestre (Venezuela) def. Siphiwe Lusizi (South Africa), 18-13
Welterweights - Round of 32 Results (Sunday, July 29):
Vasiliji Belous (Moldova) def. Selemeni Kidunda (Tansinia), 20-7
Tuvshinbat Byamba (Mongolia) def. Yannick Mitoumba (Gabon), 17-4
Alexis Vastine (France) def. Patrick Wojcicki (Germany), 16-12
Custio Clayton (Canada) def. Oscar Molina (Mexico), 12-8
Cameron Hammond (Australia) def. Moustopha Abdoulaye Hima (Niger), 13-6
Freddie Evans (Great Britain) def. Ilyas Abbadi (Algeria), 18-10
Errol Spence (USA) def. Myke Carvalho (Brazil), 16-8
Adam Nolan (Ireland) def. Carlos Sanchez (Ecuador), 14-8
Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia) def. Qiong Maimaitituersun (China), 16-11
Siphiwe Lusizi (South Africa) def. Abdulkareem Ahmed (Iraq), 17-13
Gabriel Maestre (Venezuela) def. Amin Ghasemi (Iran), 13-8
Yasuhiro Suzuki (Japan) def. Mehdi Khalsi (Morocco), 14-13
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of Boxingscene.com. Follow Jake on Twitter:
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Jake Donovan is an award-winning journalist who served as senior writer for BoxingScene from 2007-2024, and news editor for the final nine years of his first tour. He was also the lead writer for The Ring before his decision to return home.
