Olympics | Alvarez secures men's 63.5kg title for Cuba's first boxing gold at Paris 2024


  • World
  • Thursday, 08 Aug 2024

PARIS, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez triumphed in the boxing men's 63.5kg category to give Cuba its first boxing gold at Paris 2024, defeating home favorite Sofiane Ouhima in a close split decision 3-2 on Wednesday.

The Cuban was comfortably best in the first round, fighting at distance and beating Ouhima to the punch on multiple occasions, winning the round on every scorecard. The second and third rounds were much closer, with the Frenchman chasing down the slicker Cuban. However, much to the disagreement of the French crowd, Alvarez was able to outlast Ouhima through the third, winning three of the five judges' favor.

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