2016 Olympic boxing results: Shakur Stevenson wins silver for USA; Cuba wins 2 golds

Team USA men have not won a bantamweight medal in boxing since the 2000 Olympics, but Shakur Stevenson clinched at least a bronze when he advanced to the semifinals, and then at least a silver when he advanced to Saturday’s Rio 2016 Olympics final. Unfortunately, his run ended there, as he fell to Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba in the gold medal match.

But a silver medal is still a huge accomplishment, and Stevenson may have exceeded expectations overall. A silver medal will be more than enough to send him home happy, while Ramirez earned his well-deserved gold. Ramirez won, 29-28, on two of the three judges’ scorecards. All three judges gave Ramirez the first round and Shakur the second round, but two felt that Ramirez won the third while another thought it went to Shakur.

In the women’s flyweight division, Nicola Adams of Great Britain toppled Sarah Ourahmoune of France in the gold medal match on Saturday. It was the first match of the day and ended 39-37 on all three judges’ scorecards. The judges agreed on every single round, including a third round win for Ourahmoune. But it wasn’t enough to get her through, and she will take home the silver medal.

The last gold medal match on the day saw Arlen Lopez of Cuba and Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan face off in the men’s middleweight division. Lopez dominated Melikuziev for much of the match, taking the first two rounds unanimously. The third round was also given to him by one judge, but two others gave it to Melikuziev. In the end he won, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.