Five more gold medals were handed out in boxing Saturday and the host country won one of them when Great Britain’s Luke Campbell took home gold in the men’s 56kg category.
Great Britain’s Luke Campbell, China’s Shiming Zou Win Boxing Gold
Campbell defeated John Joe Nevin from Ireland, winning 14-11. The 24-year-old Campbell won the first round 5-3 before dropping the second round 4-5. The fighters went into the third round with Campbell holding a slight 9-8 lead, but he secured the gold medal with a 5-3 third round. Campbell’s gold was Great Britain’s second boxing gold of these Olympics and third medal overall.
China picked up their third boxing medal as well, with Zou Shiming winning gold in the 49kg category. Roneil Iglesias of Cuba won gold in the 64kg weight class with a 22-15 win.
In the closest match of the day, Japan’s Ryota Murata knocked off Brazil’s Falcao Florentino 14-13 for gold in the 75kg category. Ukraine won the final gold of the day with Oleksandr Usyk winning in the 91kg weight class.
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