Tokyo, Aug 7 (UNI/Xinhua) Hebert Sousa of Brazil enjoyed a knockout victory over top seed Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine to win the Olympic gold in the men's middle division here on Saturday.
The 23-year-old let out roars after the KO, repeatedly shooting "Brazil" in front of the camera.
This is the first boxing gold for the South American country at Tokyo 2020, following Abner Teixeira's bronze in men's heavy.
An aggreseive Khyzhniak earned 10-9 favorable scores from all five judges in the first two rounds but Sousa unleased a heavy punch that knocked Khyzhniak on the ground one minute and 29 seconds from time.
Russian Gleb Bakshi, the reigning world champion, and world silver medalist Eumir Marcial of the Philippines shared the bronze.
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