First Round v Marios Kaperonis (Greece) -- stopped in third round
THE fight was stopped on the 'outclassed' rule, whereby a fighter automatically wins the contest if they go 20 points ahead. However it was a scrappy and nervous first round performance from Amir. The first round was scored 6-6, and Khan looked disorganised at times. He did much better in the second round, winning that 12-5, and began to settle down. By the third, it was one-way traffic, and Kaperonis became more and more frustrated. The contest was stopped due to the 20 point gap. After a shaky start, Amir had turned in a totally dominant performance, an impressive first Olympic contest.
Second Round v Dimitar Stilianov (Bulgaria) -- won 37-21
AMIR made a positive start and took the fight to his experienced opponent. Stilianov is a respected counter-puncher who caught him with a couple of decent shots in the first minute. However, Amir was a lot quicker than the Bulgarian and landed a couple of decent right hands himself. He held a narrow 8-7 advantage at the first bell, but turned on the style in the second round and nailed his opponent with some brilliant combinations. He dominated the next two rounds to open up a seven-point lead going into the last.
Quarter-final v Baik Jong-sub (South Korea) -- stopped in first round.
AMIR became the youngest ever British boxer to win an Olympic medal with a sensational victory over the Asian champion. He did it in sensational style as he stopped the man ranked fifth in the world after just 97 seconds of a one-sided contest. It was a supreme lightweight division victory over the Asian champion which proved the Bolton student's incredible potential. He proved a serious gold medal hope as he put Baik on the canvas with a sweet right hand after just 60 seconds. The referee stopped the fight with 23 seconds of the first round left.
Semi-Final v Serik Yeleuov (Kazakhstan) -- won 40-26
AMIR withstood an early barrage from his gritty rival and swapped punches for four gruelling rounds. It did not look so good after the first as southpaw Yeleuov built up a 7-5 lead. The combinations started to flow in the second round but the man from Kazakhstan gave as good as he got. But as his opponent tired, Khan stepped up a gear in the third to claw back the deficit and power into a 27-21 lead.
Final v Mario Kindelan(Cuba) -- lost 30-22
IT looked like gold might be Amir's when he took the first round by a point after a cagey opening when he outpunched the defended Olympic champion, but Kindelan bounced back with a decisive second round. Amir bounced back to take a share of the final round, stalking his 33-year-old opponent around the ring with menace, but although he closed out in typical aggressive style, he could not stop the Cuban winning a third straight title. The damage had already been down by southpaw Kindelan, who now plans to retire unbeaten.
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