2012 | Olympic Games Paddy Barnes
barnes @ 2016 olympics
at 2012 summer olympics defeated thomas essomba cameroon 15–10 beat india s devendro singh in quarter-final bout guarantee himself @ least bronze medal. in doing so, became first irish boxer win medals @ 2 consecutive olympic games.
for semi-final, barnes once again drew chinese superstar zou shiming, had defeated barnes in 2008 semi-finals before taking gold. barnes gave fearless performance against 3 time world champion, judges tying them 15–15 on scorecards, barnes lose via 45–44 countback. shiming once again went on win gold.
round of 16 – defeated thomas essomba cameroon 15–10
quarter final – defeated devendro singh india 23–18
semi-final – lost zou shiming china 15–15 / 44–45 (cb)
^ live: paddy barnes loses olympic semi-final on countback . rtÉ news. rtÉ. 10 august 2012. retrieved 10 august 2012.
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