In the Olympic heavyweight semi finals tonight, number 7 ranked Vassiliy Levit pulled the upset by beating the betting gold medal favourite, Cuban Erislandy Savon, to secure his place in the final... The rangy Savon started the bout boxing at long range, keeping the Kazakh fighter on the end of the jab, Levit did close the gap towards the end of the first round but it seemed as though Savon had bossed the opener. Round two however was a different story, Levit drawing Savon into a brawl, closing the gap and scoring frequently at close range.. The scoring after 2 rounds slightly favoured Levit by scores of 20 20 19, the single point deficit from some curious judging of round 1.. Going into the final 3 minutes, the place in the final was anyone's, but it seemed that Savons unwillingness to let his hands go on the inside, paired with his lack of urgency when it mattered lost him the bout.. Vassiliy Levit winning a majority decision.. Levit now meets the Russian Evgeny Tishchenko in the battle for gold..
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