Saturday, 11 August 2012

UPDATE 1-Olympics-Boxing-Slick Sotolongo ends Cuban gold drought (Reuters)

LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Classy Roniel Iglesias Sotolongowon Cuba's first boxing gold in eight years on Saturday when hebeat Ukraine's Denys Berinchyk in a battle that pitted the greatamateur boxing nation against the rising force of the sport. Sotolongo, one of the most clinical boxers at the Games whobeat world light-welterweight champion Everton dos Santos Lopesof Brazil on his way to the final, caught the aggressiveUkrainian with one left upper cut too many to win 22-15. ...

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