Adams gets gold!... By @Danemicus

Inspired by Amir Khan's Olympic success and with childhood heroes such as Muhammad Ali, Nicola Adams proved to any remaining doubters that women can be just as technically sound a pugility as their male counterparts. Unphased by the occasion in the first ever Olympic final for women's boxing, Adams' performance will have issued a statement. Not only is women's boxing here to stay, but it may yet throw the ailing sport a lifeline with what is a new and unfamiliar dimension for many. It became evident in the opening round just why Adams considered her opponent, China's Ren Canan, to be her nemesis.

It was the Chinese southpaw who was victorious in their previous meeting and early indications were that this would be a competitive encounter when an impetuous Adams found her left root inside the right southpaw's lead, walking square on to a stern left cross. Canan had moderate success on the frontfoot, thanks in part to Adams not moving quickly enough to her own left in order to negate the angles for Canan's left hand. Alas, it wasn't long before Adams talent came into play when she started to land good, clean counter shots towards the end of the round, punishhing Canan for whenever she came came forward in straight lines. In truth, the score of 4-2 seemed flattering score for what seemed a very even round overall, but there would be no such room for debate in round 2 on wards. Canan plodded forward with intent, but her efforts to reduce the deficit were in vain with Adams' lateral movement opening up good angles for which to land her combinations. The left hook and straight right are the classic counters against the southpaw, and Nicola was able to land plenty of both. Indeed, it was a right cross followed by a left hook which floored Canana towards the end of the round, opening up a 9-4 lead.

With an ever-increasing deficit in the scores, Canan had no choice but to take risks and it soon became clear that just like many southpaws, Canan is much more comfortable on the backfoot and at holding the center of the ring than she is at coming forward. Adams was able to keep her opponent off-balance with her superior handspeed and accuracy, controlling range seemingly at will, as well as working much more effectively on the inside. With a score of 14-6, Adams commanded what would proved to be an insurmountable lead going into the fourth, but rather than remain on the backfoot, Adams, was even content to trade in the second half of what proved to be another dominant round.

An excellent overall performance for Nicola Adams, the first ever Olympic gold medalist in women's boxing, and such a worthy winner on the night!

Medzhidov is the one to beat!

Azerbaijan super-heavyweight Magomedrasul Medzhidov proved once again why he is regarded by almost everyone that knows the sport as the No.1 super-heavyweight in the world.

The 25-year old was the first boxer to enter the ring in the super-heavyweight division and his opponent was Meji Mwamba of Congo. It was clear from the beginning that Mwamba and his team knew exactly what they were getting themselves into. They knew that were facing the most dangerous amateur fighter in the world. Mwamba started very hesitantly but it was only a matter of time before Medzhidov landed one of his explosive right hands. And that's exactly what he did. As soon as one of them did land, it sent a jolt through the Congo native's body. Once a few more landed, the referee had to step in and issue one of the first eight-counts of the tournament. The momentum did not change throughout the whole time the fight lasted, which was only one and a half rounds. It was one-way traffic throughout the whole fight. Medzhidov actually knocked the headguard off of Mwamba's head just before the referee stepped in and stopped the fight just over two minutes into the second round.

Great Britain's Anthony Joshua.

Medzhidov is the reigning world champion after he picked up the gold medal in the World Championships that were held in his home country of Azerbaijan last year. He actually beat Great Britain's biggest Olympic hopeful in the final. It was a very close fight that could have gone either way, but I think it's fair to say that the 6"3 powerful tank probably just deserved to win. Not many people had heard of Medzhidov before the Olympics had started but I think there's no doubt that most of the 10,000 fans at the Excel Arena and the thousands of people watching at home know his name now.

Personally, I think the Olympic super-heavyweight division is a two-horse race. Anthony Joshua is the only man that stands a chance of stopping the man who has looked unstoppable so far. Joshua faces a tough challenge later today against Erislandy Savon of Cuba, but if he manages to get through that, I think he's guaranteed a place in the final.