LONDON (AP) — Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg of Mongolia pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the Olympic boxing tournament Wednesday night, stunning second-seeded light welterweight Tom Stalker of Britain and his home crowd with a 23-22 victory.
Yamaguchi Falcao of Brazil also upset top-seeded Cuban light heavyweight Julio La Cruz 18-15 in an eventful final day of quarterfinal bouts.
Chinese light flyweight Zou Shiming barely avoided an upset as well, holding off Kazakhstan’s Birzhan Zhakypov 13-10 to clinch his third Olympic medal.
Zou’s next bout is against Ireland’s Paddy Barnes, a tantalizing rematch of Zou’s 15-0 victory in Beijing.
Cuban light welterweight Roniel Iglesias also clinched his second Olympic medal.
