Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight

The women's flyweight 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 was joined by three women's events: flyweight, middleweight, and lightweight.Women's Boxing to make Olympic debut at London 2012. Accessed 2 May 2012.

Nicola Adams from Great Britain won the gold medal — the first Olympic gold ever awarded in women's boxing. Adams beat China's Ren Cancan by 16 points to seven in the final.

Competition format The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-finalists, Marlen Esparza of the United States and Mary Kom of India. Each bout comprised four rounds of two minutes each.Women's competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.

Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) Date Time RoundSunday 5 August 2012 13:30 Round of 16Monday 6 August 2012 13:30 Quarter-finalsWednesday 8 August 2012 13:30 Semi-finalsThursday 9 August 2012 16:30 Final

Results

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