Sunday, 5 August 2012

Boos ring out after Italian in holding farce (Reuters)

Italy's Clemente Russo (L) is warned by referee Rene Just (R) during his Men's Heavy (91kg) Quarterfinal boxing match againts Cuba's Jose Larduet Gomez at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Italian heavyweight Clemente Russo was booed on Sunday after reducing his Olympic quarter-final against Cuba's Jose Larduet Gomez into a holding farce in the third round. The first two rounds were entertaining enough but a packed crowd at the ExCel arena then began chanting 'Cuba, Cuba' as Russo looked like he should have been taking part in one of the wrestling bouts that are also being held at the east London venue. ...




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