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Zou Shiming defeats Birzhan Zhakypov

China's Zou Shiming defeats Kazakhstan's Birzhan Zhakypov to secure his spot in the semi-finals of the light flyweight tournament.

China's Zou Shiming has guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal thanks to a victory over Kazakhstan's Birzhan Zhakypov.

Zou ended the first round strongly, but the scores remained level at 3-3. He tagged the Kazakh with a few right hands in the second to take a two-point lead.

Zhakypov took the front foot in the final round and landed with some great shots as the time ebbed away.

Despite a late onslaught, the judges felt that Chinese fighter did enough to hang for a 13-10 win.

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