Results of Olympic boxing semifinals

Following are the results from the 11-category boxing semi-final matches in the Athens Olympic Games here on Friday:

Zou Shiming claimed China's first Olympic boxing medal

Flyweight (51kg)

Rustamhodza Rahimov, Germany, lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano, Cuba, 20-11

Fuad Aslanov, Azerbaijan, lost to Jerome Thomas, France, 23-18

Featherweight (57kg)

Kim Song Guk, DPR Korea, bt Vitali Tajbert, Germany, 29-24

Jo Seok Hwan, South Korea, lost to Alexei Tichtchenko, Russia, 45-25

Light Welterweight (64kg)

Yudel Johnson Cedeno, Cuba, bt Boris Georgiev, Bulgaria, 13-9

Manus Boonjumnong, Thailand, bt Ionut Gheorghe, Romania, 30-9

Middleweight (75kg)

Gennadiy Golovkin, Kazakstan, bt Andre Dirrell, United States, 23-18

Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, Russia, bt Suriya Prasathinphimai, Thailand, 24-18

Heavyweight (91kg)

Odlanier Solis Fonte, Cuba, bt Naser Al Shami, Syria, 25-5

Viktar Zuyev, Belarus, bt Mohamed Elsayed, Egypt, walkover

Light Flyweight (48kg)

Sergey Kazakov, Russia, lost to Atagun Yalcinkaya, Turkey, 26- 20

Zou Shiming, China, lost to Yan Bhartelemy Varela, Cuba, 29-17

Bantamweight (54kg)

Bahodirjon Sooltonov, Uzbekistan, lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz, Cuba, 27-13

Worapoj Petchkoom, Thailand, bt Aghasi Mammadov, Azerbaijan, 27- 19

Lightweight (60kg)

Serik Yeleuov, Kazakstan, lost to Amir Khan, Britain, 40-26

Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa, Cuba, bt Murat Khrachev, Russia, 20- 10

Welterweight (69kg)

Kim Jung Joo, South Korea, lost to Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros, Cuba, 38-10

Oleg Saitov, Russia, lost to Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakstan, 20- 18

Light Heavyweight (81kg)

Andre Ward, United States, bt Utkirbek Haydarov, Uzbekistan, 17- 15

Ahmed Ismail, Egypt, lost to Magomed Aripgadjiev, Belarus, 23- 20

Super Heavyweight (+91kg)

Alexander Povetkin, Russia bt Roberto Cammarelle, Italy, 31-19

Mohamed Aly, Egypt, bt Michel Lopez Nunez, Cuba, 18-16