Lewis Richardson Olympic Boxing Odds: Team GB star 7/1 to capture gold ahead of semi-final bout on Tuesday

Lewis Richardson has been priced up at 7/1 to capture an Olympic gold medal after guaranteeing himself at least a bronze with his run to the semi-finals of the men's 71kg competition.

Lewis Richardson Olympic Boxing odds

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The light-middleweight star overcame Zeyad Eashash by split-decision in a closely-contested quarter-final showdown at the weekend, and will hope to keep his gold medal hopes alive with a victory over Marco Verde on Tuesday evening.

The Mexican second seed is the 4/11 favourite to progress after impressing in each of his successes in Paris to date, with Richardson priced up as the 2/1 outsider.

The Essex-born fighter is already guaranteed at least a bronze medal however, after advancing to the semi-final stage of the event, which now moves from the North Paris Arena to the tennis courts of Roland Garros.

Defeat for the 25-year-old last time out would have seen Great Britain depart the Olympic Games without a single boxing medal for the first time since 1996.

"This is amazing - securing a medal is one of the most special moments of my life," Richardson said following his victory over Eashash on Saturday.

"People can keep doubting me all they want but I can definitely go all of the way. These last two weeks have been what I have dreamed about, so I am living my dream right now."

Richardon v Verde is scheduled to get underway at 20:45 (BST) on Tuesday, with the winner advancing to take on either Omari Jones or even-money gold medal favourite Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev in the final.

Mark Mothershaw

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