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Roniel Iglesias punches through to second Olympic boxing gold

The 2012 light-welterweight Cuban champ secured his new Olympic title after a unanimous win against Britain's Pat McCormack in the men's welterweight boxing final at the Tokyo Olympics

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 03 Aug 2021 8:50PM

Roniel Iglesias punches through to second Olympic boxing gold — Britain's Pat McCormack (red) faced a tough match when he went up against Cuba's Roniel Iglesias in the men's welterweight boxing final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games earlier today − pix courtesy of AFP, August 3, 2021

TOKYO − Cuba's Roniel Iglesias defeated British hope Pat McCormack on unanimous points to win his second Olympic boxing gold medal today in Tokyo.

The 32-year-old's masterclass brought him the welterweight title in the Japanese capital, to go with his London 2012 light-welterweight gold and bronze at Beijing 2008.

McCormack, 26, had to settle for silver. His twin brother, Luke, lost in the round of 16 in the lightweight category in Tokyo.

It capped a mixed day for Britain's strongly-fancied boxing team.

In the men's flyweight quarterfinals, another of Britain's highly rated boxers, Galal Yafai, claimed a split-points decision over Cuba's Yosbany Veitia to earn himself at least bronze.

The 28-year-old, who has two brothers that are also boxers, faces Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov in the semi-finals on Thursday.

But there was defeat for Caroline Dubois − sister of hard-hitting heavyweight pro Daniel − as she was squeezed out in the women's lightweight quarterfinals. – AFP, August 3, 2021