Jalolov wins super-heavy Olympic boxing gold
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Uzbekistan's towering Bakhodir Jalolov won the Olympic super-heavyweight boxing title on Sunday with victory over Richard Torrez as Team USA's hopes of a first men's gold since 2004 evaporated in Tokyo.
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It was double disappointment on the day for the US, with lightweight Keyshawn Davis also settling for silver after losing his final.
The 22-year-old Torrez was defeated by the taller man on unanimous points as Jalolov added Olympic gold to his 2019 world champion crown.
Torrez caught Jalolov with a thudding left in the first round and rattled him again early in the second.
But he then had a point deducted for use of his head and took a standing count as Jalolov clicked ominously into gear.
Torrez briefly needed medical treatment in the second round for a cut over his eye.
Earlier in the day, classy Andy Cruz won Cuba's fourth Olympic boxing gold in Tokyo with a tough victory over Davis.
Cruz, who used to do karate, was all feints and flicks as he went ahead on the judges' scorecards after the first round.
Davis, 22, likes a scrap and was able to disturb the Cuban's rhythm in the second round.
But Cruz got the decision – and celebrated with a Michael Jackson-like dance in the middle of the ring.
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