Great Britain’s Yafai wins flyweight boxing gold, Ukrainian KO’d

Britain’s Galal Yafai crushed Carlo Paalam to win the Olympic flyweight title on Saturday, denying the Philippines a first confining gold award the nation’s set of experiences.

The men’s middleweight last created a shock as Ukrainian favorite Oleksandr Khyzhniak was taken out in the third round of his session by Brazil’s Hebert Sousa.

The 28-year-old Yafai, a previous vehicle assembly line laborer, won on split focuses in a captivating challenge against Paalam to procure Britain’s first enclosing gold Tokyo.

Yafai, supported from the stands by his British partners – large numbers of them with the nation’s banner hung over their shoulders – had the Filipino down in the first round of the planned three get-togethers sharp three-punch mix.

Paalam was continually playing get up to speed after that against Yafai, whose two more established siblings are both expert fighters.

England, who like the Philippines have a pleased boxing history, have now won one gold, two silvers and two bronze in the game in the Japanese capital.

Regardless of the mistake for 23-year-old Paalam, the Philippines have partaken in an advancement fortnight in boxing at the Games.

Nesthy Petecio won ladies’ featherweight silver and Eumir Marcial took men’s middleweight bronze.

Ukraine’s Khyzhniak was ahead on the appointed authorities’ scorecards and seemed bound for middleweight gold however out of the blue the unfancied Sousa amazed him with a left flush on the cheek.

The arbitrator quickly waved the session off, with Khyzhniak unbalanced on his feet and looking sleepy.