2012 United States Olympians
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The United States sent a contingent of twelve boxers (nine male, three female) to the 2012 Olympic games in London, England. Claressa Shields was the only United States olympian to win a gold medal. The only other athlete to capture a medal was Marlen Esparza, who won a bronze.
- Flyweight - Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH
- Bantamweight - Joseph Diaz, South El Monte, CA
- Lightweight - Jose Carlos Ramirez, Avenal, CA
- Light welterweight - Jamel Herring, Coram, NY
- Welterweight - Errol Spence, Dallas, TX
- Middleweight - Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, OH
- Light Heavyweight - Marcus Browne, Staten Island, NY
- Heavyweight - Michael Hunter Jr., Las Vegas, NV
- Super Heavyweight - Dominic Breazeale, Alhambra, CA
- Women's Flyweight - Marlen Esparza, Houston, TX
- Women's Lightweight - Quanitta Underwood, Seattle, WA
- Women's Middleweight - Claressa Shields, Flint, MI
Women's Results
Round of 16
- 132 lbs: Natasha Jonas DEF Quanitta Underwood Points 21-13
Quarterfinals
- 112 lbs: Marlen Esparza DEF Karlha Magliocco Points 24-16
- 165 lbs: Claressa Shields DEF Anna Laurell Points 18-14
Semifinals
- 112 lbs: Ren Cancan DEF Marlen Esparza Points 10-8 (Esparza wins bronze medal)
- 165 lbs: Claressa Shields DEF Marina Volnova Points 29-15
Finals
- 165 lbs: Claressa Shields DEF Nadezda Torlopova Points 19-12 (Shields wins gold medal)
Men's Results
Round of 32
- 123 lbs: Joseph Diaz DEF Pavlo Ishchenko Points 19-9
- 132 lbs: Jose Carlos Ramirez DEF Rachid Azzedine Points 21-20
- 141 lbs: Daniyar Yeleussinov DEF Jamel Herring Points 19-9
- 152 lbs: Errol Spence DEF Myke Carvalho Points 16-10
- 165 lbs: Terell Gausha DEF Andranik Hakobyan RSC3
- 178 lbs: Damien Hooper DEF Marcus Browne Points 13-11
Round of 16
- 114 lbs: Nordine Oubaali DEF Rau'shee Warren Points 19-18
- 123 lbs: Lazaro Alvarez DEF Joseph Diaz Points 21-15
- 132 lbs: Fazliddin Gaibnazarov DEF Jose Carlos Ramirez Points 15-11
- 152 lbs: Errol Spence DEF Vikas Krishan Yadav Points 15-13
- 165 lbs: Vijender Singh DEF Terrell Gausha Points 15-14
- 201 lbs: Artur Beterbiyev DEF Michael Hunter Jr. Points 10-10
- 201+ lbs: Magomed Omarov DEF Dominic Breazeale Points 19-8
Quarterfinals
- 152 lbs: Andrey Zamkovoy DEF Errol Spence Points 16-11