LONDON (AP) — Bantamweight Luke Campbell won Britain's first Olympic boxing gold medal in his division since 1908, dramatically knocking down rival John Joe Nevin of Ireland midway through the third round of a 14-11 victory Saturday night. Zou Shiming of China defended his light flyweight gold medal from Beijing with a 13-10 victory over Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon, who angrily protested the result. Light welterweight Roniel Iglesias beat Ukraine's Denys Berinchyk 22-15 for Cuba's first boxing gold in London after failing to win gold in Beijing. Middleweight Ryota Murata narrowly won the second boxing gold medal in Japan's Olympic history, beating Brazil's Esquiva Falcao 14-13 on the strength of a two-point holding penalty against Falcao in the final round. Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk capped the night with a 14-11 gold-medal victory over Clemente Russo of Italy, celebrating with a nimble Cossack dance in the center of the ring.
Britain's Campbell leads 1st night of boxing golds
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Luke Campbell of Great Britain, celebrates winning his fight against John Joe Nevin of Ireland, after their bantamweight 56-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Gold medalist Luke Campbell of Great Britain, carries his country's flag after the medals ceremony for bantamweight 56-kg boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Gold medalist Luke Campbell of Great Britain, carries his country's flag after the medals ceremony for bantamweight 56-kg boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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John Joe Nevin of Ireland, in red, and Luke Campbell of Great Britain, in blue, fight during their men's bantamweight 56-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Luke Campbell of Great Britain, celebrates winning his fight against John Joe Nevin of Ireland, after their bantamweight 56-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon, in blue, lies on the mat after losing to China's Zou Shiming in the men's light flyweight 49kg boxing gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Zou Shiming of China, in red, and Kaeo Pongprayoon of Thailand, fight during their men's light flyweight 49-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Zou Shiming of China, in red, is jubilant and Kaeo Pongprayoon of Thailand, is distraught after their fight in light flyweight 49-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Cuba's Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo celebrates on the medals stand after winning the men's light welterweight 64kg boxing gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba, in red, and Denys Berinchyk of Ukraine, fight during their men's light welterweight 64-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Esquiva Falcao Florentino of Brazil, in red, and Ryota Murata of Japan, in blue, fight during their men's middleweight 75-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Japan's Murata Ryota, leaves the arena after winning his match against Brazil's Esquiva Falcao Florentino, for the men's boxing middleweight 75-kg gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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