China's Wu punches down first boxing gold at Hangzhou Asiad

HANGZHOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Wu Yu beat Chuthamat Raksat of Thailand in the women's 50kg final on unanimous decision to clinch the first boxing gold of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday, while Davlat Boltaev of Tajikistan won the men's 92kg title.

Wu cruised into the final on unanimous decision in all of her three bouts, while Raksat advanced to the final on split decision in the semifinal. The two had a cautious start before beginning to exchange punches. Wu then outperformed her opponent in all three rounds en route to clinching the gold.