18:00, 10 August 2012

Boxer from Stavropol Territory wins bronze at Olympics in London

Today, David Ayrapetyan, a boxer from the delegation of the Stavropol Territory at the Olympic Games in London, has added his bronze medal to the "treasury" of the Russian team.

In the semi-final of the weight category of up to 49 kg, Ayrapetyan was defeated by Kaeo Pongprayoon from Thailand – 12:13, the "Interfax" reports.

The starting round passed in positional fight: the boxers did not force up the events, but mostly looked for each other's weak points. Ayrapetyan often fought as the first number; his opponent defended and counterattacked; the found did not reveal a victor – 3:3. In the second round, the Asian boxer became more active, running serial attacks; the Russian neutralized them and did not concede the initiative, but the referees preferred Pongprayoon (9:8).

In the final round, Ayrapetyan once again began to work as the first number, The Thai tried to keep the advantage by means of seizures and clinches and was successful in his tactics, the RIA "Novosti" describes the course of the fight.