Reigning Olympic champion Zou Shiming of China set up a fight for gold again on Day 12, while there was a historic moment as the first women's Olympic Boxing medals were won.

Zou defeated Kazakhstan's Birzhan Zhakypov to contest another gold in the [men's Light Fly Weight](http://www.olympic.org/boxing-46-49kg-men) quarter\-finals\. 

The three\-time world champion won the bout by 13 points to 10 as Zhakypov could not match him\. 

Devendro Singh Laishram made an exit after losing to Irishman Paddy Barnes 23\-18\. Devendro was the last of the eight Indian boxers to bid farewell to the ring as the nation failed to claim a single medal in the men's [Boxing](http://www.olympic.org/boxing)\. 

Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon won a well\-fought bout against Aleksandar Aleksandrov from [Bulgaria](http://www.olympic.org/bulgaria)\. 

Pongprayoon guaranteed at least a bronze as he booked his place in the semis, continuing his winning form on his [Olympic Games](https://www.olympic.org/content/archive/olympic-games-old/) debut\. 

In the [men's Light Welter Weight](http://www.olympic.org/boxing-60-64-kg-men) category, world bronze medallist and third seeded Vincenzo Mangiacapre defeated Kazakh Daniyar Yeleussinov 16\-12 with a bout ending in a tense finish\. 

British boxer Thomas Stalker missed out on a medal as he lost to Mongolia's Munkh\-Erdene Uranchimeg 23\-22\. 

Uranchimeg said: 'My soul is full of emotion\. I have been in the Olympics three times now \- [Athens](http://www.olympic.org/athens-2004-summer-olympics-old), [Beijing](https://www.olympic.org/content/archive/olympic-games-old/all-past-olympic-games/summer/beijing-2008-old1/) and now [London](http://www.olympic.org/old-london-2012-summer-olympics)\. 

'It has been my long\-standing dream to get a medal, which I have now achieved\.' 

Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino caused another upset as he defeated top seed and reigning world champion Julio la Cruz Peraza from [Cuba](http://www.olympic.org/cuba) 18\-15 in the [men's Light Heavy Weight](http://www.olympic.org/boxing-75-81kg-light-heavyweight-men) division\. 

After a tied first round, Florentino overpowered the Cuban champion giving him little time to recover from his aggressive jabs and hooks\. 

Despite the [USA](http://www.olympic.org/united-states-of-america) men going home without a medal for the first time in [Olympic Games](https://www.olympic.org/content/archive/olympic-games-old/) history, their women's team have a shot at gold after 17\-year\-old Claressa Shields overpowered Kazakhstans Marina Volnova 29\-15\. 

She was one of the big winners on a day when history was made, as the first women's Olympic Boxing medals \-bronzes \- were won\. 

Shields will face powerful Russian Nadezda Torlopova in the final on Thursday after Torlopova, a former world champion at [Super Heavy Weight](http://www.olympic.org/boxing-more-than-91kg-super-heavyweight-men), powered through 12\-10 in a close fight with Li Jinzi of [China](http://www.olympic.org/people-s-republic-of-china)\. 

Katie Taylor moved into the [Light Weight](http://www.olympic.org/boxing-60-kg-light-women) final with a 17\-9 win over Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva at the ExCeL\. 

Her final will be against Russia's Sofya Ochigava, who advanced from her semi\-final against Brazil's Adriana Araujo\. 

Meanwhile, Great Britain's Nicola Adams will fight rival Ren Cancan of China for the [women's Fly Weight](http://www.olympic.org/boxing-52kg-men) gold after getting the better of five\-time world champion Mary Kom in their semi\-final\. 

Ren made it through following her victory over Marlen Esparza of the USA, who was guaranteed a bronze medal \- along with all the other semi\-final losers\. 

Zou through as women reach a landmark - London 2012 - Women's Boxing