10 August 2012 Last updated at 08:45 ET
Paddy Barnes will now bring home a bronze for Ireland.
Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes has narrowly missed out on winning an Olympic gold medal after losing to his Chinese rival in the semi-final.
Barnes drew his light-flyweight semi-final with Zou Shiming 15-15, but bowed out 45-44 after a countback.
Barnes, who will now be awarded a bronze, is the first Irish boxer to win a medal at consecutive Olympic Games. He also won bronze in Beijing.
There, he was also defeated by the same fighter at the semi-final stage.
Barnes drew his semi-final with Zou Shiming 15-15, but
Friday, 10 August 2012
Barnes misses out on Olympic gold
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