Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight


The women's middleweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
For the first time at an Olympic Games, the 10 men's boxing events were joined by three women's events: flyweight, lightweight and middleweight.
Seventeen-year-old American Claressa Shields won gold in the women's middleweight, defeating Russia's Nadezda Torlopova by a score of 19–12 in the final. Her victory will be depicted in the film Flint Strong.

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were four rounds of two minutes each.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time
DateTimeRound
Sunday 5 August 201215:30Round of 16
Monday 6 August 201215:30Quarter-finals
Wednesday 8 August 201214:30Semi-finals
Thursday 9 August 201217:15Final

Results