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But there was heartbreak for 18-year-old welterweight Billy Joe Saunders, who was well beaten 13-6 by world-class Cuban Carlos Banteaux and became the second British boxer to exit the competition.

Jeffries, 25, could hardly contain his relief at edging the verdict which takes him into the quarter-finals and a clash with Hungary's Imre Szello, whom he beat by a single point in the EU Championships in Poland in June.

Jeffries said: "I've only ever dreamed of winning an Olympic medal since I was six years old, and I'm so close now.

"You never know how the countback score is going to go and I was praying to God to let me win.

"There was a lot of pressure on me because the Olympics is the biggest sporting event going and it has been a long week for me. With the rest of the team doing so well that added to the pressure."

Head coach Terry Edwards urged a heartbroken Saunders to look to the future after his defeat to Banteaux, insisting: "Billy Joe is awesome already. So he's going to be doubly awesome in 2012."