Jalolov wins super-heavy Olympic boxing gold

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.