Filipino rising boxing star Paalam suffers heartbreak at the hand of Britain's Yafai in flyweight Olympic final

Carlo Paalam, of the Philippines, left exchanges punches with Britain's Galal Yafai during their men's flyweight 52kg boxing gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. - PA

TOKYO, Aug 7 (AFP): Britain's Galal Yafai defeated Carlo Paalam to win the flyweight Olympic title on Saturday, denying the Philippines a first boxing gold medal in the country's history.

On the other hand, despite their best medal haul for 101 years – six in all – the British contingent from the noble art had not managed to turn any of their precious metals into gold.