Boxing - Uzbek Gaibnazarov wins men's light-welter gold

2016 Rio Olympics - Boxing - Final - Men's Light Welter (64kg) Final Bout 272 - Riocentro - Pavilion 6 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 21/08/2016. Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) of Uzbekistan celebrates after winning his bout. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Gaibnazarov won the Olympic light-welterweight gold by beating Azerbaijan's Cuban-born Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo on a 2-1 split decision on Sunday.

The gold was Uzbekistan's second of the afternoon and third of the boxing tournament.