Russia's Elena Savelyeva, right, fights North Korea's Kim Hye Song, during a flyweight 51-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London.
Russia's Elena Savelyeva, right, fights North Korea's Kim Hye Song, during a flyweight 51-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. Patrick Semansky, Associated Press
By Associated Press

Russia's Elena Savelyeva is the first woman to win a boxing match in Olympic history. She defeated North Korea's Hye Song Kim 12-9 in the first female match on Sunday.

Kim took the first swing, a hooking right cross that missed the mark. The bout also had a female referee, Algeria's Kheira Sidi Yakoub, who also referees male fights.

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