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August 16th
Middleweight James DeGale is through to the quarter-finals of the competition after winning 11-5 over Shawn Estrada of the United States.
After a no-scoring first round, the Londoner upped his work rate and cruised to a comfortable win. He will now face Kazakhstani Bakhtiyar Artayev, who caused an upset in the last round, beating Russian world number one Matvey Korobov.
Birmingham flyweight Khalid Yafai lost his flyweight contest to Andry Laffita, of Cuba, 9-3
The 19-year-old kept his cool throughout and boxed well against a tough opponent. He was a surprise contender for the 2008 Olympics and his experience in Beijing will no doubt spur him on to greater things at London 2012.
David Price, Tony Jeffries and James DeGale are all one win away from a medal.