Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Men's Flyweight - Medal Ceremony - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Gold medallist Galal Yafai of Britain, Silver medallist Carlo Paalam of the Philippines, Bronze medallists Ryomei Tanaka of Japan and Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan stand on the podium during the medal ceremony. REUTERS/Leah Millis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Unheralded Brazilian Hebert Sousa won the Olympic middleweight boxing gold on Saturday with a stunning third-round knockout of Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak, turning around a fight he had all but lost to win Brazil's second-ever Games gold in the sport.
Khyzhniak had the edge in the fight with quick and big punches but Sousa, who has no championship titles to his name, fought hard to stay in the match and from nowhere unleashed a fierce left that sent his opponent to the floor.
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