Hello and welcome to Sports Mole's live text commentary of day eight of the Olympic boxing.
It is the round of 16 for the light flyweight, light welterweight and light heavyweight competitors.
Great Britain's Tom Stalker makes his first appearance at the Games in the evening session. He is up against India's Manoj Kumar at around 9.30pm.
Highly-rated Cuban Julio Cesar le Cruz also makes his bow in the tournament against Jordan's Ihab Almatbouli at around 3.30pm.
Please not that the action gets underway at 1.30pm
Full list of bouts:
Light flyweight: (1.30pm)
Zou Shiming (China) vs Yosbany Veitia (Cuba)
Mark Barriga (Philippines) vs Birzhan Zhakypov (Kazakhstan)
Paddy Barnes (Ireland) vs Thomas Essomba (Cameroon)
Devendro Singh Laishram (India) vs Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (Mongolia)
Light welterweight: (2.30pm)
Everton Lopes (Brazil) vs Roniel Iglesias (Cuba)
Uktamjon Rahmonov (Uzbekistan) vs Yakup Sener (Turkey)
Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan) vs Mehdi Toloutibandpi (Iran)
Gyula Kate (Hungary) vs Vincenzo Mangiacapre (Italy)
Light heavyweight: (3.30pm)
Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba) vs Ihab Almatbouli (Jordan)
Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino (Brazil) vs Fanlong Meng (China)
Elshod Rasulov (Uzbekistan) vs Yahia El Mekachari (Tunisia)
Damien Hooper (Australia) vs Egor Mekhontcev (Russia)
Light flyweight: (8.30pm)
David Ayrapetyan (Russia) vs Jantony Ortiz (Puerto Rico)
Ramy Elawady (Egypt) vs Ferhat Pehlivan (Turkey)
Carlos Quipo (Ecuador) vs Kaeo Pongprayoon (Thailand)
Jonghun Shin (South Korea) vs Aleksandr Aleksandrov (Bulgaria)
Light welterweight: (9.30pm)
Tom Stalker (Great Britain) vs Manoj Kumar (India)
Richarno Colin (Mauritius) vs Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg (Mongolia)
Jeff Horn (Australia) vs Abderrazak Ouya (Tunisia)
Denis Berinchyk (Ukraine) vs Anthony Yigit (Sweden)
Light heavyweight: (10.30pm)
Carlos Gongora (Ecuador) vs Adilbek Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan)
Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) vs Ehsan Rouzbahani (Iran)
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine) vs Osmar Bravo (Nicaragua)
Abdelhafid Benchabla (Algeria) vs Enrico Kolling (Germany)
11.59pmPlease join us again from 1.30pm tomorrow for all the action from the ExCel Centre. Until then, farewell!
11.58pmThe men's competiton is really heating up now with the first of the quarter-finals taking place tomorrow.
11.57pmTomorrow sees a first in Olympic history, with the women's tournament getting underway. Natasha Jones has a tough opening assignment against USA's Quanita Underwood.
11.55pmThat's it for day eight of the Games.
11.54pmBenchabla has secured the final quarter-final spot in the light heavyweight draw with a 12-9 win.
11.41pmOn now: Abdelhafid Benchabla (Algeria) vs Enrico Kolling (Germany)
11.23pmRouzbahani finished strongly to take an 18-12 decision. On now is Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine) vs Osmar Bravo (Nicaragua)
11.08pmRouzbahani goes 5-4 in front. Bombs are being thrown.
11.06pmNext up: Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) vs Ehsan Rouzbahani (Iran)
11.05pmAdilbek Niyazymbetov has won 13-5.gongora gave up in the final round, which kind of suited the Kazakh.
10.55pmIt's 8-3 to Niyazymbetov. Final round.
10.50pmNiyazymbetov takes a 4-1 lead after the first three minutes.
10.47pmNext up: Carlos Gongora (Ecuador) vs Adilbek Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan)
10.46pmWow... what a fight! Truly relentless! Berinchyk has come through it, but only by the skin of his teeth! 24-23
10.38pm19-15 to Berinchyk after a bruising second round. Fantastic stuff!
10.33pmLevel at 6-6 after the first.
10.28pmNext up: Denis Berinchyk (Ukraine) vs Anthony Yigit (Sweden)
10.26pmHorn wins 17-11. A good performance from the Aussie.
10.21pmHorn leads 12-7. Final round.
10.16pmHorn takes a 5-3 lead after the first.
10.12pmNext up: Jeff Horn (Australia) vs Abderrazak Ouya (Tunisia)
10.12pmUranchimeg has struggled more than the 20-12 scoreline suggests. Fitting scoreline for London 2012.
9.53pmNext up: Richarno Colin (Mauritius) vs Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg (Mongolia)
DecisionKumar takes the final round 7-4, but Stalker progresses 20-16!
End of Round 3Stalker battled through that last round but he should be comfortably into the last eight!
Round 3Stalker is holding on slightly, but still landing scoring shots. Kumar is not giving up the ghost though!
Round 3The pace seems to be getting to Stalker a bit. He is trying to fight at range now to see out this victory. Barring a calamity Great Britain should see eight fighters into the quarter-finals...
End of Round 2Stalker leads 16-9. Final round!
Round 2Kumar has come on strong in this second round.
Round 2Left uppercut penetrates Kumar's guard. Nice shot.
Round 2Kumar lands a decent right hand.
Round 2Stalker is moving nicely, but he is having to weather a storm. Does so nicely and replies with a nice left.
Round 2Nice left on the inside from Stalker.
End of Round 1Stalker leads 7-4 after the first. Not a bad start by either fighter!
Round 1Kumar clips Stalker as he finishes a swift combination.
Round 1It has been a fast start by Stalker. He is throwing plenty of punches and doing all the early work.
Round 1Stalker is straight out of the blocks. He is all over Kumar and hurts him with a decent body shot.
9.38pmHere we go... it's Stalker time!
9.38pmNext up: Tom Stalker (Great Britain) vs Manoj Kumar (India)
9.35pmAleksandrov has taken a close one-point victory.
9.19pmUp next: Jonghun Shin (South Korea) vs Aleksandr Aleksandrov (Bulgaria)
9.18pmPongprayoon presses by virtue of a 10-6 decision.
9.12pmThe Thai leads by two as we enter the final round.
9.07pmPongprayoon leads 2-1.
9.01pmNext up: Carlos Quipo (Ecuador) vs Kaeo Pongprayoon (Thailand)
9.00pmThe Turk wins a one-sided 20-6 encounter.
8.55pmPehlivan is deservedly leading 13-5 after two rounds.
8.46pmNext up: Ramy Elawady (Egypt) vs Ferhat Pehlivan (Turkey)
8.45pmThe Russian came under some pressure in the closing stages but just squeezes through 15-13.
8.42pmAyrapetyan leads by two. Final round.
8.35pmIt is 4-4 after the first round. It is going to be a close one this, both men look skilled.
8.30pmWelcome back for the evening session! First up: David Ayrapetyan (Russia) vs Jantony Ortiz (Puerto Rico)
4.59pmThat brings to an end the afternoon session at the ExCel Centre. Join us from 8.30pm for the evening session, where Tom Stalker will kick off his gold medal challenge. Bye for now!
4.52pmMekhontcev wins 19-11. He outgunned Hooper in that one. There is only one Australian left in the draw now.
4.45pmThe Russian has increased his lead to 10-5.
4.41pmMekhontcev has taken a two-point lead after the first round.
4.37pmUp next: Damien Hooper (Australia) vs Egor Mekhontcev (Russia)
4.36pmRasulov wraps up a 13-6 victory. It was all too easy for the Uzbek.
4.29pmRasulov leads 8-3 as they enter the final three minutes.
4.27pmEl Mekachari has not got inot this bout at all and Rasulov leads 5-1 after the first.
4.21pmUp next: Elshod Rasulov (Uzbekistan) vs Yahia El Mekachari (Tunisia)
4.21pmFalcao has won it on a countback. It's heartbreak for Meng. It could have gone either way, but someone has to lose.
4.11pmScores are level... final round... exciting finish!
4.06pmMeng takes a one-point lead after a close opening round.
4.02pmUp next: Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino (Brazil) vs Meng Fanlong (China)
4.02pmLe Cruz has triumphed by a 25-8 scoreline. That was impressive.
3.54pmLa Cruz leads... by 18-5 - Wowza. Two heavy shots in that round has put him firmly in control of this contest. Almatbouli looks a defeated man.
3.50pmLa Cruz takes a 7-3 lead.
3.45pmNext up: Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba) vs Ihab Almatbouli (Jordan)
3.44pmMangiacapre takes a 20-14 decision. He took his foot off the gas in the final round but still comfortably books his place in the last eight.
3.37pmThe Italian looks superb. Fast on the back foot, great footwork and movement. Powerful on the front foot. He extends his lead to four points.
3.34pmMangiacapre looks comfortable in this one and he has taken a three-point lead after the first.
3.28pmNext up: Gyula Kate (Hungary) vs Vincenzo Mangiacapre (Italy)
3.27pmYeleussinov seals a 19-10 victory. It was a rather comfortbale win for the Kazakh.
3.21pmThat lead has been stretched to seven now. The Kazakh is dictating the pace and is in full control.
3.17pmYeleussinov takes a 5-2 lead.
3.12pmUp next: Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan) vs Mehdi Toloutibandpi (Iran)
3.11pmThe Uzbek sails through thanks to a 18-8 decision. Sener tired dramatically from the second round onwards.
3.05pmRahmonov leads 12-6 after the second. Sener is exhausted.
3.02pm5-5 after the first round, which was fought in fits and starts. A few furious exchanges.
2.56pmNext up: Uktamjon Rahmonov (Uzbekistan) vs Yakup Sener (Turkey)
2.53pmThe Cuban wins 18-15 to knock out the number-one seed Everton Lopes.
2.48pmIglesias leads 13-9 after a lively second round.
2.45pmAnother good punch sends Iglesias down but the referee, again, does not count.
2.44pmIglesias leads 4-3, but it is very nip and tuck. Both men are taking it in turns to launch their attacks.
2.40pmThis contest promises to be a cracking encounter.
2.39pmNext up: Everton Lopes (Brazil) vs Roniel Iglesias (Cuba)
2.37pmA great performance from Laishram sees him prevail 16-11.
2.32pmLaishram leads 8-3. Final round.
2.29pmReferees have taken the unusual stance of not scoring knockdowns in this Olympic boxing tournament.
2.27pmEnergetic start from Laishram, who takes a 4-3 lead. The better quality is coming from the Mongolian.
2.22pmUp next: Devendro Singh Laishram (India) vs P�revdorjiin Serdamba (Mongolia)
2.20pmBarnes wins 15-10. A very solid start.
2.14pm11-7 to Barnes. Final round.
2.10pmBarnes leads 5-3. Strong start from the Irishman.
2.05pmUp next: Paddy Barnes (Ireland) vs Thomas Essomba (Cameroon)
2.04pmZhakypov takes a 16-17 decision. Close contest, but the right call.
1.56pmBarriga got into his flow in that round. He leads 10-8 thanks to some nice counter-punching.
1.52pmZhakypov takes a 5-4 lead. Solid start from the Kazakh.
1.50pmOn now: Mark Barriga (Philippines) vs Birzhan Zhakypov (Kazakhstan)
1.45pmZou takes a close contest 14-11.
1.36pmZou leads 4-3, but it is very even. Both men look in good shape.
1.30pmWelcome to day eight. First up: Zou Shiming (China) vs Yosbany Veitia (Cuba)
Written by
Michael Penkman
Michael Penkman
